Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki

Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki
Tēnā koutou e te whanau. This is my 16th year as tumuaki of our lovely kura. I am one-eyed when it comes to providing the very best education for all of our tamariki, strong connections to whanau and applying attachment theory so every child has a champion adult at our school who believes in them unconditionally. I just can’t see past it. Our kaiako and kaiawhina go the extra 50 miles to give our children the best chances to succeed. My family is number one. After 20 years of camping holidays in Kaiteriteri, Graham and I are recidivist “glampers “ and ready for new adventures in our latest caravan. It’s brilliant when our family joins us too.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Teacher professional learning

 We had a staff hui via Zoom last night and Janice and Glen did a fantastic job of leading the staff. We had so many laughs as we did the learning. We have been working with  Rob Proffitt-White Director of Maths, Teaching and Learning, The Learner First Aotearoa and Australia. Janice lead us through some fun activities and in between eating a few snacks we did a lot of thinking and learning.











Glen took us outside onto the basketball court and he taught us some folk dance steps. Now that was hilarious. There were a couple of lads on the court playing basketball and they looked astonished at the teachers' capers. So be it. We have a team who keeps learning, despite the public humiliation. I think we may have discouraged the lads from considering a career in teaching.

























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