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.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Harakeke Team Writing Inspiration. The Sorting Hat

I was so pleased to be a part of the Sorting Hat Ceremony in the hall. Thank you for all of the inspiration and effort that our lovely teachers went to to make this such an exciting and fun time for the children. 
Believe it or not, a voice could be heard from under the hat. It called each child by name, identified special qualities about him/her and placed the child in a house based on The Harry Potter books. Such fun.
There was so much anticipation and laughter. No surprise I was allocated to Sltheryn for cunning, ambition and leadership. How well the Sorting Hat knows me. 
Teachers are using the books as a source of descriptive language. It's not about the spells, magic or wizards. J.K. Rowling has a gift for painting a word picture with one or two beautifully chosen words.
We are seeing so much more engagement in writing. Our goal is to raise engagement, learning and ultimately achievement.  I'm looking forward to seeing some of the end products and definitely to seeing overall student capability rise over this term.




































 

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