Whaea Georgia was ready and geared up with her rashie and hair tied up. The day before the Cycle safe Crew rode the bikes through the hose. I guess that was to practise for torrential rain and slippery road conditions.
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, February 25, 2021
How To Deal With Hot Hot Days at Chernobyl.
And it's getting closer...
We had staff playing "bagsies" for spaces and kitchens. It was very funny. I'm looking forward to the singing with the whole school again.
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| I checked the paint! NO green. Phew. Sorry Tricia. |
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| the big sinks are for outdoors, especially for washing paint brushes. |
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| one of the 5 maker space areas with a kitchen |
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| reception area and the window onto the hauora room |
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| the reception desk with rimu repurposed from the old school |
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| the reception area. Rachael and Helen will love it |
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| teacher resource room with some built in furniture |
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| I don't think that these loos are ready for use! |
And We're Off. The new year has begun.
We are on the countdown on our borrowed site. We are going home and we'll reopen at home on March 30. It made such a difference to have the children back at the start of the year. The sounds of laughter and the warm greetings fill our buckets. We love the hugs and hellos. Schools are like ghost towns without the children. Our staff are training in Attachment theory again this year, so we are setting the scene for inclusion and understanding so that every child has the opportunity to flourish at Te Ara Koropiko West Spreydon. Happy learning with us for 2021.
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