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.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Toe Toe Swimming Sports

 Oh my goodness. The job of the junior school teacher is amazing. It is like herding cats all day. It was so lovely to see nearly all of the children find their courage and do their best to complete the races in the pool. There was so much encouragement for others and a lot of laughter. A resident from next door was so enamoured of the laughter that she came onto the school grounds to see what was causing such a "joyous sound." Sadly we couldn't let her come in, but she was so chuffed by the sounds coming from the pool. For some children the problem was not about getting them into the water but getting them out. We had to try every trick in the book. Special thanks to the PALs who were a wonderful help. Five year olds are slippery customers. Brilliant job teachers and well done  tamariki.

































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