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

Monday, June 17, 2013

Parent Meeting Restorative Practice

After coffee on Friday Mornings Janice organizes parent education meetings. They are a lot of fun and  a time for discussion and learning. Last week was about Restorative Practice and how that works at school.
The parents  have decided that they would like a couple of sessions with Leanne our Social Worker in Schools to go over some parenting tips. It's never too late to pick up new ideas. Being a parent is a hard job and it's good to know that we are not alone with the issues we have to address with our children.
The parents would also like a session on iPad apps and how and when to use them to help with the children's learning. The leadership team had just learnt about Augmented Reality and we were keen to show off the knowledge so that parents could engage children in reading.
So here we are-one cup of coffee and a fresh muffin later. Learning together is the way to go at WSS.
 
 
 
 
 

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