Classroom

Masterton Intermediate School is currently comprised of twelve composite Year 7 and 8 classes which are divided into three syndicates. Each syndicate has at least one teacher aide attached to them.

Each term the school has a school based theme which encompasses the learning programme within each classroom. Each classroom will used integrated learning across the core curriculum areas of literacy, health and social sciences to study and develop awareness and understandings of a key topic within the theme.
 
Masterton Intermediate School is dedicated to improving the literacy levels of all students and is actively involved in continual professional development for its staff in this area. Literacy is integrated across the curriculum with children having the opportunity each year to work with professional writers during 'writers camp'. As well as the core literacy and Te Reo programme offered, Masterton Intermediate School has made available another second language for all students. At present, each student is able to learn either Japanese, Spanish or French.
 
For mathematics, students are grouped according to needs and abilities and work with their classroom teacher to develop their abilities in a particular area. This is reviewed at the beginning and end of each unit to ensure students' needs are continuing to be met across the five maths strands. Each year students are selected to represent the school at the annual Matharapa which includes schools from across the Wairarapa. As well as this, students travel away to compete in other North Island Schools in the Mathletics competition. 
 
For the last two year the staff have been involved in the Numeracy Contract to help enhance numeracy skills for students and to be able to assess this against the National Standards, this will continue.