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

Friday, April 30, 2010

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Over the years there has been a small group of parents who work relentlessly to raise money to buy the things that we cannot afford in our budget. Last week Michelle, Lisa, Michelle and Deborah were at our school assembly to present seven laptops to our students. the children were very excited as the laptops have built in cameras and do everything except the cooking!
The money has been earned through hard work over the past 3 or 4 years; a little bit at a time.
Thank you so much for what you have done for us.
This weekend Michelle, Lisa and Michelle are attending the PTA conference. This was a real thrill for us to support as one of the board's strategic goals is around providing high quality professional learning for all of our school personnel.
I know they will come back fired up and ready to take on new challenges. The next biggy is the new playground for the school to which the board has already committed $20,000. We want a playground that has challenge and fun at the centre of its design. The students and staff will have opportunity to make suggestions about the ultimate design. I might even sneak down in the weekends to swing across the tyres and ropes! Yeah right!

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