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

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

"Canterbury Can"

Last week we organized Chris Williams to come to school to sing the Canterbury Can Anthem with the children. It was fantastic. Our children can sing!
We also took the opportunity to acknowledge the heroism of all of our staff and students. Each staff member was acknowledged with a certificate from the board for their actions on February 22. What a day!
Later that afternoon all of the children were given a chocolate bar donated by John Allen from Shell Garage Barrington.






Bill Earle our caretaker was presented with a special award. He has been solid as a rock for us over the past months and has gone way beyond the call of duty. Bill is one of the main reasons everyone was kept safe and why our school was able to open so quickly after so much damage. Sorry folks. You can't have him. Bill is one in a million and he is a West Spreydoner through and through.
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