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, August 23, 2020

Names to faces

 Finally we have some photos of Rachael and Helen the new office/admin team. They are a force to be reckoned with.

They are the first faces you will see in the school office and they are the first port of call for our tamariki who are feeling poorly or lonely. I've eavesdropped on their conversations with children and they are so kind and patient. They have already attracted their "frequent flyer" group who make their way to the office just for a little extra attention. Some days we all need that.

We are so happy to have them join our team and look forward to working with them here, and on our home campus.

Rachael has been doing two jobs since Tricia passed away, and she has given up study and family time to help us out. We asked Rachael at her interview if she could learn new tasks quickly. Apparently she can! 



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