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, September 18, 2016

Athletics Day September 2016

Thank you to Rochelle and her team for the fantastic day of athletics. There was a glitch in the final communication and I know that that was disappointing for some and an oopsy from the staff. Thanks for bearing with the hitch and for turning up to support the children if you were able to.
We had so many parents and staff willing to take part in the parents v teachers v students relay! I was "afeared" that someone would rupture an achilles and that we would have staff and children on crutches.

It is magic to see children discover their strengths and there are some great little athletes amongst the children. Ethan Waller has fantastic form for high jump and long jump and it was a pleasure to watch him give his best on every round.
We have so many 5 year olds and they struggled to understand the routine and to copewith the changes. It was very funny that the teachers didn't know the names of the very new children and that the children didn't know their own names either! It's just like hearding cats. A few of our children are very talented athletes and they give everything to succeed. They are a pleasure to watch.






























 

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