Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki

Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki
Welcome back to a new year in our lovely kura. Our goal is to be a locally based school that partners with and is supported by our local community. Everyone who knows us and the last 2 decades of the school's history remarks on the exceptional local community who are a central point for our development and growth. The community is changing in terms of housing and we are now part of the intensive housing projects that have developed across Christchurch City since 2011. We thrive on our close relationships with whanau and local organisations who want to be a part of our journey as a school. Generosity is the key word that we see in action every day to make life better for our tamariki. We do have high expectations for learning and behaviour. Our achievement data over the past few years has been amazing and this is a direct reflection on the relentless work of our kaiako to deliver great teaching programmes every day. Our teachers work closely together and they cross check planning and data. That's why we made it to the Gazette in 2024. We are child development/attachment based and our staff is well trained in how children's brains develop and how we can build amazing relationships with the children in our care. There's a lot of laughter and fun in the classrooms (and in our office with The Fab Five) every day . Please make a point of stopping for great coffee on Friday mornings and take the time to connect with other parents. Haere mai. Welcome to our little corner of paradise

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Team Work and Co-operation

The object of the game was to work together to hit the balloon from one end of the classroom to the other, ensuring that everyone touches the balloon on it's journey. Mmmmm. Sounds simple I agree.
Suzanne has the patience of a saint. She kept redirecting and encouraging the children to include everyone and to keep the balloon off the floor but I have to admit it looked like "Mission Impossible."
We do a lot to assist our children to work together and to have fun. Learning life skills and key competencies is an important part of our focus as a school. Teachers have wonderful imaginations and use games to reinforce learning. There was a lot of laughter so I guess that took care of the fun part.

















Tomorrow is another day.
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