Punk The Clown Entertains The students at West Spreydon School on PhotoPeach
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, December 15, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Edible Garden
I couldn't resist taking photos of the edible garden on the school driveway. Our caretaker Bill takes incredible care of the fruit trees, berries and spuds. Last year some meat heads came in over the weekend and destroyed the potatoes and yams so it has been a case of holding our collective breath until the potatoes have had a chance to mature. The children and parents love the blueberries and raspberries.
Sometimes we do have a gardening group who "plough the bottom forty " under Bill's watchful eye.
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| New potatoes for Christmas |
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| Blueberries are a favourite |
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| Old fashioned gooseberries |
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| Blueberries and raspberries |
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| An apple a day , so they say... |
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| Nectarines have to ripen so we can get them before the birds do |
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| Pears add another flavour to the fruit salad mix of plants on the school driveway. |
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