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, August 20, 2018

Robocup Competition

Jared and Tam give up hours of their own time to teach the children how to write code, in order for them to programme their robots to complete a series of challenges. The competition has stepped up over the years we have been involved. I did notice a teacher from another school making changes to her teams coding to improve their performance. Tut tut naughty adult. It is about the children, and their ability to problem solve by changing the codes so that the robot can complete a challenge within the prescribed time.
I was so impressed with the  ways in which Cameron B dealt with the frustration of faulty coding and how he just kept plugging away at the possible solutions without once losing his cool. I could smell the brain cells burning.
Selwyn House hosted the competition and I must say I love the configuration of their outdoor quad as a learning and hanging out space. Anyone out there with a spare million or six?
Congratulations team and thanks whaea Maata for the ice creams.

















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