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

Monday, June 24, 2024

Jumping June

 Amy organised heaps of activities as part of the Jumping June skipping focus and to help to raise money. I was so proud of the children who gave the activities their best shot and really tried to master the skills of turning the rope and jumping in time. We have seen a slight resurgence of skipping since then and it's great to see so many children active around the school doing so many different play activities.

















One little lad had the following conversation with me.

Him: You're a bit old for this eh?

Me: cheeky brat. I'm quite young really.

Him: so how old are you?

Me: 29.

A long disbelieving pause followed.

Him: (still looking skeptical) Oh. You're not that old really are you?


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