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.

Friday, April 30, 2010

ESOL students






























What I love about our school is the determination of all of our children to learn. We have about 20 children in our ESOL programme. The ESOL children have Jan Murray as their teacher. I am in the best position where I get to spend time in the classrooms each week, so I get to observe top teaching. Jan has the knack of making the students feel treasured and special. Her learning programme reflects "Attitude, Adventure and Achievement." She is highly skilled and incredibly modest. I enjoy having the opportunity to blow her trumpet loud and long.

Last week the students were learning their addresses and phone numbers through role play; one was a lost child and the other a policeman. Some of the children are making huge gains in language learning and I nearly fell off my chair laughing when one wee fella ad libbed after his partner had given her name and address. He looked at her with his best policeman's attitude and said"Mmmm, yes. I think I have seen your house." I knew then that he was getting the hang of English.

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