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

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Gold Awards Two Years Running

Our beautiful Hangi Garden entry was a Gold Award winner at the Oderings School Gardens' Competition held in conjunction with the Christchurch Horticulutral Society.
Dan Rutherford who is a landscaper and Gold Medal winner in many prestigious Garden Shows was such a fantastic adjudicator. His narrative about the individual entries was cleverly informed and gave respect and understanding to every entry.
As he talked about ours I was convinced that we would earn a Gold Award and by golly we did.
I am so proud of Bill, Trish, Janice and the children who put in so much creativity and work to make this such an ourstanding contribution to the story of our school.
It is the joy of something like this that makes being a principal such a privilege.












 
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