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
Thursday, April 12, 2018
School Leaders Development and Challenge Day
Jude runs an amazing programme that provides a wide range of physical and critical thinking challenges. The teachers closely observe the students and take detailed notes on things like: ability to co-operate, share ideas, take a leadership role, listen to others, include others, work with the weakest team member, evaluate, reflect, accept advice, cope with failure and frustration and determination to complete a task. They gather all of the information from other observations and choose the students who in these situations show the traits of potential leadership. I was, as always thrilled to see some of the children who gave up easily with the first tasks, come back into focus with renewed determination. There was so much noise and laughter. The wettest challenges were at the end of the day, which is just as well because everyone was saturated.
Thanks Harakeke Team for the opportunities you open up for our children.
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