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.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Teacher Only Day

 We had a keynote from Jo McCeachen from NPDL which was very confirming for us as we changed our thinking around children, our relationships with them and how they learn, several years ago.

We made brunch, or branch as Marina spelt it, and spent some time connecting and talking. We don't really get the time to do this in the work week so it was a luxury.


The rest of the day was led by Ryan and we have completed risk identification for spaces around our school and for out of school events. Every event in our school is covered by a risk management assessment and then we do our best to avoid accidents and injuries. If we have learned anything over the years it is that the unpredictable is likely to happen.  

We are appreciative of the time to think, talk together and  plan.

Now comes the long weekend. Woo hoo. 

















 

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