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

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Easter Egg Hunt

 Thank you so much to our Te Ara Koropiko West Spreydon School Friends and Whanau for another gorgeous Easter Egg Hunt. It was beautifully organized and our tamariki supported each other so everyone found their quota of chocolate.

Our parent volunteer team spend hours hiding clues and the treasures. The school was a total buzz of excitement and crazy rushing around, missing clues, back tracking, and yelling in triumph.

I won an Easter Treat Basket Woohoo me.

Thank you, thank you to a very small group of very busy people who once again sacrificed their own time to make a special event for our tamariki.










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Baby Shower for Whaea Ashleigh

 There's nothing left to do but to celebrate when wahine number 7 is hapu and is going to take leave to look after her baby son. So we celebrate and give gifts. Congratulations Mummy Ashleigh. We look forward to seeing you back in our school whanau in a few months' time. Enjoy being a mum and we all bags a baby cuddle. 








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Year 4 Camp. Oh The Excitement. Oh The stress. Oh The Magic

 Our kaiako are so kind and generous. The organization for an overnighter at school and all of the activities requires a lot of extra work. This is a stand out for our kura because our staff go the extra 20 miles.

Thank you to our lovely, long suffering parent helpers who are there with bells on to support their tamariki, and everyone elses. They had so much fun amidst the snoring, constant toilet visits during the night and the lost undies and socks.

The children have built happy memories of an overnight stay and adventures around the Port Hills the next day.

Thank you everyone for your mahi. Congratulations to all of the children who found their courage to be away from mum and dad for a night. That takes a lot of brave.























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