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

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Year 4 camp

Jared, Natalie and Lucy organised and ran the Year 4 camp. Thanks so much. It takes a lot of work outside of the classroom and away from your families and friends. Parent helpers were much appreciated too as we can't do these extras without people taking time from work and other commitments. I always look forward to looking for the children that shine on camp that we might miss in the classroom. I wasn't disappointed as we saw some of our shy and retiring children become the bold adventurers.
I love the sounds of children and staff laughing as they face new challenges and take the time to have fun together.
A special thanks to Mike who set up Team Challenges in Centennial Park so the children had to work as teams to complete the tasks. Maata and I had a great deal of fun in the supervisory capacity!!!



















"I'm a Chubby Bunny," can't be a good expression when ones mouth is full of large marshmallows.




There's trouble when the teachers decide to set a terrible example and fight each other with shaving cream. 

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