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, September 26, 2019

Prime Minister's Surprise visit to Te Ara Koropiko West Spreydon School September 13 2019





It was a fantastic surprise to find out that the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was planning a surprise visit to our school. It was very exciting to meet with her driver and then her security team because that is when we started to believe that she was really coming here. The Prime Minister was here to see how schools are using Sparklers to support student hauora,
and to view some of the work of Te Mana Ake.
She was genuinely interested in the children and took a lot of time out to speak with them and the staff. We were able to show her some of the trees that Jim and Carol Anderton had planted here over the years. Dr Megan Woods accompanied her to the school and we were delighted to see her as she has had a long time interest in our school and our community.
Te Ara Koropiko rocks it again.
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