Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki

Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki
Tēnā koutou e te whanau. This is my 16th year as tumuaki of our lovely kura. I am one-eyed when it comes to providing the very best education for all of our tamariki, strong connections to whanau and applying attachment theory so every child has a champion adult at our school who believes in them unconditionally. I just can’t see past it. Our kaiako and kaiawhina go the extra 50 miles to give our children the best chances to succeed. My family is number one. After 20 years of camping holidays in Kaiteriteri, Graham and I are recidivist “glampers “ and ready for new adventures in our latest caravan. It’s brilliant when our family joins us too.

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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