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Phil Anthony

Principal

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To tatou Kura

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Keysborough Gardens

Ko te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Keysborough Gardens he kura hou kei Homeleigh Rd Keysborough South. I whakatuwherahia nga kuaha o te kura i te 28 o Hanuere 2020 tau kura me te whakaurunga o nga tauira 166.  Kua piki haere nga whakaurunga mo te tau 2021 ki te 261 nga tauira, me te hanganga karaehe 13 nga karaehe. E tata ana ki te 550-600 nga tauira kua tohua mo te wa roa.

E tu ana te kura ki runga i te whenua 2.2 heketea i Keysborough ki te Tonga, tata ki te 27 kiromita ki te tonga-rawhiti o Poipiripi me te 7 kiromita ki uta mai i Port Phillip Bay. I roto i tetahi waahi i hangaia he maara maakete me nga waahi tuawhenua, kei te tipu haere a Keysborough South inaianei.

 

Kei te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Keysborough Gardens tetahi hapori e tipu haere tonu ana me nga tikanga kanorau, me te maha o nga kainoho i whanau ki tawahi.

Kei roto i nga reanga e rua o te whare matua te maha o nga waahi ako mahi tahi, nga rūma karaehe tohutohu marama, nga waahi whakaaturanga, te panui ata, nga kokonga roopu iti ranei, nga toi tohunga, nga taiwhanga mahi putaiao me nga mahi auaha, nga keemu me nga waahi hangahanga/puoro korero, he papa ako. mo nga mahi ako o waho, nga waahi mahi a nga kaimahi me nga wharepaku.

Ko te whare Whakaakoranga Toi me te Whakaako tinana he whare tapere hakinakina me te whare toi toi kua oti te hanga. Kei roto he whare omaoma nui, he rūma Toi Toi, he waahi whakaako Hainamana Mandarin, te wharekai kura, nga wharepaku, nga tari kaimahi me nga waahi ratonga. Kei roto hoki to maatau kaupapa Tiaki Kura i mua me muri.

Kei roto i te papa he kooti hakinakina, he waahi ako o waho, he whare tapere ampi, he papa tapere tarutaru me te papa o te pokapū, me nga maara whenua e whakaoti ana i te taiao akoranga whakaihiihi o waho.

Ko te hanganga o te karaehe o te kura ka uru tonu ki te tipu o te whakaurunga. I te tau 2021 ka whakaratohia nga karaehe totika i te Takotoranga, Tau 1 me te Tau 2, me nga karaehe hiato i te 3/4 me te 5/6.  Ahakoa ka hangaia nga roopu kaainga ki nga reanga katoa, he kaupapa rerekee te whakatutuki i nga matea ako takitahi.

He maha nga momo kaupapa motuhake e whakaratohia ana: Whakaako tinana, Toi Toi, Toi Ataata me te Mandarin. Ka whakaratohia e tetahi Kaiako Kaiako he kaupapa Whakanui Ako/Hiahia Takitahi, me te piki haere o nga kaupapa whakarangatira marautanga e whakaoti ana i te whakaratonga marautanga matawhānui.

Kua hangahia te tohu kaimahi i runga i nga maataapono o te Hapori Ako Ngaio tino whai hua, te kimi i nga kaiwhakaako me te whānuitanga o nga wheako whakaako, nga ahuatanga me nga tohungatanga.

Ko nga kaiarahi me nga kaiako o Keysborough Gardens PS e whakaatu ana i te ngakau nui me te kaha o te piripono ki te kaupapa ako-a-parekereke, i runga i nga taunakitanga, i whakamohiotia e te aromatawai haere tonu, me te akiakihia e nga raraunga ako takitahi a nga akonga. E whakaatu ana ratou i te tino kaingākau ki te whakamahere mahi tahi me te whakaako i roto i nga waahi ako ngawari o te ao. Ka whai oranga ratou i runga i te ahurea o te whaihua me te mahi tahi me te whakaaro pai. He pai ki a ratou nga wero ka puta mai i te whai waahi ki tetahi kura hou, me te maioha ki a raatau mahi nui ki te whakapai ake i te kura.

 

Ko nga kaiarahi me nga kaiako o Keysborough Gardens PS e whakatapua ana hoki ki te tipuranga hapori, whatumanawa, matauranga hoki o ia tauira. Ko te pou herenga o nga mea katoa e mahia ana e ratou ko te kaha ki te aro tonu ki te tipu o te ako a nga akonga tae atu ki to ratau ake tipuranga hei kaiako o te kounga kairangi.

Ka whai wāhi nui ngā kaimahi Tautoko Mātauranga ki te angitu o te kura i roto i te maha o ngā huarahi, i roto i te whakahaere tari me te waahi ako.

 

Ko nga uara matua o te Ataahua, Te Manaakitanga, Te mihi, te whakaute me te Kairangi e arahi ana i nga taunekeneke o ia ra o nga mema katoa o te hapori kura o Keysborough Gardens.  

 

I Keysborough Gardens matou:

Whakatauira me te whakaatu i te atawhai me te whai waahi ki te awhina i etahi atu e matea ana.

A faaite i te Aumauiui na roto i te hi‘opoaraa e te taa-maitai-raa i te huru o te tahi atu taata, na roto i te “tuuraa ia tatou iho i roto i to vetahi ê tiaa”.

 

Whakaatuhia te mihi ma te maioha, te whakanui me te mihi ki nga tangata me nga mea kei a tatou i roto i to tatou oranga.

Whakahonoretia tatou, to tatou kura me tetahi ki tetahi, me te mohio kei te whai paanga o tatou waiaro me o tatou whanonga ki nga tangata huri noa i a tatou.


Kia kaha mo te Kairangi, ma te whakapau kaha me te whakapau kaha. Takitahi. Huihuinga.

To Tatou timatanga

Ko te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Keysborough Gardens tetahi o nga kura hou 10 i whakawhanakehia i raro i te Growth Area Schools Project (GASP) e te Victorian School Building Authority mo te Victorian Department of Education. I hangaia enei kura ki te whakakotahi i nga hapori hou e whakarite ana i nga huarahi ako mai i te kohungahunga ki te tohu paetahi me te tohu paetahi.

I te tau 2015 ka timata nga kainoho ki te tono kia hanga he kura o te rohe.  I panuitia i te Paenga-whawha 2018 ka hangaia he kura hou ki runga i te waahi 2.5 heketea ka timata te mahi i te Hanuere 2020.

I te tau 2018 i tu nga awheawhe hapori ki te matapaki me pehea te mahi a te kura me te hapori whanui ki a raatau ano. I tu nga huihuinga matua ki te matapaki i nga akonga me nga akoranga, te kanorau, te hapori, te oranga, te oranga me te hangarau.

I timata te hanga whare i te mutunga o te tau 2018 me tetahi hoahoa kura poutū i tohua.  Ko te whare matua e rua nga papa kei roto ko te powhiri, nga tari kaimahi, nga ruma hui me te Whare Pukapuka. Hei taapiri, ko nga waahi whakaako me nga waahi ako, nga waahi ako mahi tahi, nga waahi whakaaturanga me nga waahi panui ata. Ko te papa tuarua kei roto nga waahi ako marama, nga waahi ako mahi tahi, nga waahi korero pakiwaitara hanga me nga kokonga panui ata noho, tae atu ki nga waahi toi, pūtaiao me nga waahi taiwhanga auaha.

I hoahoatia hei tautoko i muri i nga haora ka whakamahia e te hapori tae atu ki nga mahi a te kura kei roto i te whare Toi Whakaari me te Whakaakoranga Koiri (PAPE) he whare takaro me nga mahi toi toi. He whare omaoma, rūma waiata, whaowhao/te waahi ako opaki, whare kai me nga wharepaku.

Our Beginnings

Founding Principal

Phil Anthony

2019 - 2021

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Mr Phil Anthony commenced as the founding Principal of Keysborough Gardens Primary School in July 2019 and opened the school in January, 2020.

Phil was instrumental in laying strong foundations and creating a caring, supportive and innovative learning environment.

Thank you Phil for your vision, dedication and passion that has led to the establishment of our wonderful school.

Thank you for your many years of work with the Department of Education and for your service as our Founding School Principal  2019-2021.

Nga waahi ako o te toi

WHARE MAHI

Ko to matou whare matua te waahi mo te nuinga o nga mahi ako okawa, opaki hoki o te kura.  I tua atu i nga waahi mo te whakaako marama, te ako mahi tahi, te panui marie me nga mahi maku me nga mahi pokanoa, kei te whare matua nga whare powhiri, nga tari kaimahi, nga ruuma hui me te whare pukapuka matua.

He wai te taiao katoa engari e whai kiko ana me nga kaimahi me nga akonga e neke haere ana ki te whakamahi i aua waahi hei tautoko pai i o raatau hiahia me o raatau mahi.  

 

WHAKAMAHI TOI & HANGA WHAKATAURANGA TINANA

Ko te whare PAPE e whakahaere ana i te taunekeneke i waenga i te kura me te hapori whanui.  Ka taea te whakamahi i nga wa o te kura, i muri hoki i nga haora kura e nga tini roopu hapori. Ko nga waahi o roto me nga hononga kaha o waho e tika ana mo nga roopu nui me nga roopu iti.

 

Wāhi Ako Whānui

Ko o tatou waahi ako whanui he mea hanga ngawari ki te hanga i nga taiao akoranga mahi tahi e whai hua ana. Kei ia rohe hapori ako te iti o nga waahi kaaiti me nga waahi motuhake me nga waahi mahi tahi. Ka taea e enei waahi whakamiharo te maha o nga huarahi ako puta noa i te ra, penei i te whakaako me te whakaatu tika, te korero pakiwaitara me te hapori pakirehua, te hanga, te ako i runga i te takaro, te korerorero me te whakatau, te mahi, te whakaata ata, te rangahau takitahi ranei, nga mahi auaha, nga huihuinga, huihuinga.

PERFORMING ARTS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDINGS

The PAPE building is used during the day for Physical Education, Mandarin, Performing Arts and Before and After School Care. After school hours this space is used by various community groups. 

 

YEAR 5/6 BUILDING

The 5/6 Learning space is separate to the main building.  This two storey building contains 4 classrooms, additional withdrawal spaces and small group areas.

 

GROUNDS

Our school grounds include sports courts, grassed play spaces, junior and senior playgrounds, a sandpit, an veggie garden, an outdoor stage and an astro-turf 'green zone' to facilitate calm outside play.

Learning Spaces
Meet the Team

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Kaiarahi Kura

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Sherri Jenkins

Kaiāwhina Tumuaki 

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Jacinta Conway

Kaiako Matua

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Deanne Barrie

 Assistant Principal

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Rebecca Matlock

P-2 Subschool Leader

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Simon Gliddon

3-6 Subschool Leader

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Andrea Cadby

Inclusion Leader

Hapori Ako Whakaritea

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Ripeka Matlock

Kaihautū Rōpū Whakaritea

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Kirsty Cipriano

Prep Teacher (Shared)

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Molly Nugent

Kaiako Whakaritea

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Sanny Pillay

Kaiako Tau Tuatoru/Tuawha

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Sanny Pillay

Kaiako Tau Tuatoru/Tuawha

Hapori Ako Tau Tuatahi

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Rebecca Matlock

Year One Team Leader

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Vivian Phan

Kaiako Tau Tuatahi

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Jack Capicchiano

Kaiako Tau Tuatahi

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Kelly Heins

Year One Teacher

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Emily Jeffrey

Year One Teacher

Hapori Ako Tau Tuarua

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Elinor Hansen

Year Two Team Leader/Learning Specialist

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Emily McCluskey

Year Two Teacher

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Emma Littlejohn

Year Two Teacher

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Sophie Wood

Year Two Teacher

Hapori Ako Tau Tuatoru & Tuawha

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Liz Matthews

Year Three Team Leader

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Jason Dang

Year Three Teacher

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Emily Bourke

Year Three Teacher

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Steph McGorlick

Year Three Teacher

Year Four Learning Community

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Simon Gliddon

Year Four Team Leader

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Courtney Grigg

Year Four Teacher

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Kyle Moldrich

Year Four Teacher

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Kristen Harly

Year Four Teacher

(Shared)

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Bodeane Bruce

Year Four Teacher

(Shared)

Hapori Ako Tau Tuarima me te Ono

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Zarli Brodie

Year Five/Six Team Leader/ Learning Specialist

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Stuart Hill

Year Five/Six Teacher

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Ryan Serpanchy

Year Five/Six Teacher

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Vivian Phan

Year Five/Six Teacher

Kaimahi Tohunga

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Jayne Setford

Toi Toi

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Kirsty Cipriano

Performing Arts

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Tong Sha

Mandarin

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Richard Hayward

Whakaako tinana

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Fiona Grace

Toi Ataata

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Carol Kancachian

STEM

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Molly Nugent

Learning Enhancement Program

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Natasha Green

Learning Enhancement Program

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Anna Lam

Teaching and Learning Support

Kaimahi Tautoko Matauranga

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Te Mete

Kaiwhakahaere Pakihi

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Raheera Khan

Tautoko Ako

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Kaiwhakahaere Tari

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Rachel Condon

Learning

Support

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Bonnie Stewart

Tautoko Tari

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Cassie Barker

Learning

Support 

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Rafaella Lawson

Tautoko Ako 

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Dorothy Hinton

Learning Support 

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Alicia Cox

Tautoko Ako

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Danielle Fraser

Learning Support 

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Sam Sellers

Learning Support 

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Veronica Mitroudis

Learning

Support 

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Kira Hayward

Learning Support 

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Elle Robertson

Learning Support 

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Tracy Lucas-Lely

Learning

Support 

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Briar Brown

Learning

Support 

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Mia Nguyen

Learning Support 

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Russell McLeod

Maintenance Manager

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Tina Xia

Learning Support 

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Luke Jenkins

Maintenance  

Manager

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Bill Wong

Kaihanga Kura

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Buddy

Wellbeing Dog

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Policies
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  Ko nga haora mahi ko:

I mua i te Tiaki Kura 6.30am ki te 8.45am

After School Care 3.30pm ki te 6.30pm After School Care 3.00pm ki te 6.30pm (Wenerei)

Ka whakahaerehia nga kaupapa hararei ia wahanga hararei

  Ka taea e koe te whakapā atu ki to matou Kaiwhakahaere OSHC, i te 0421 897 819 ranei

keysboroughgardens@bigchildcare.com

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Ko nga kakahu o te kura e mau ai te ahua o to tatou hapori o te kura, me te whakahihi e mau ana nga tamariki. 

Ko nga tauira katoa me mau kakahu kura ia ra. 

Kia mahara ko nga hu kura pango, ko nga kaihoroi ranei tetahi waahanga o te kakahu o te kura.  

 

Kei te waatea o maatau kakahu i te toa PSW Hampton Park. 

Waeine 1, 9-11 Hononga Tonga, 

Dandenong ki te Tonga, 3175 

Waea: 03 9768 0343

 

Nga haora Hokohoko

Mane ki te Paraire: 9:00am - 5:00pm,   

Rāhoroi: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Our uniform is available at PSW store Hampton Park. 

Unit 1, 9-11 South Link, 

Dandenong South, 3175 

Phone: 03 9768 0343

 

Regular Trading Hours

Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm,   

Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Further Developments and Projects

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'Green Zone' Upgrades

The front of our school is looking fantastic with the addition of a teepee, cafe cubby house and 'buddy bench'. Our students are already putting them to good use at recess and lunchtimes!

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Tikiake i to tatou taupānga kura

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