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.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Tug 'o War

Suzanne organized an inter house tug 'o war for the children. Talk about competitive and I don't mean the children! I can't remember who won because I was laughing too much to hear.
The children then took on the staff at 100 to 10 and dragged us across the grass with great glee.
Now, me being a fair player and never giving in to a loss, insisted that it had to be mano e mano; one on one, head for head.
The children chose 10 of the best and we matched them with the adults who quite frankly were disadvantaged in every area like strength, fitness, determination, skill and planning. HOWEVER, we beat them and triumphantly dragged them around the field. Youth and beauty will always come second to age and cunning.





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