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

Thursday, September 4, 2025

"What In The World Are We Eating?"

 Week 4 nearly done and dusted. Thank you to WSFW for their fantastic behind the scenes work to raise extra funds for the school and to support so many extra activities for our tamariki. These are busy folk, even busier with the extra work they do in the school to make this place special.

Sometimes one volunteers for something without really thinking it through. The ignition for our deep learning on "What In The World Are We Eating?" was a blind test, tasting competition.

Needless to say I was in last place. Glen was the winner but I think that the decision was rigged. It wasn't as bad as I expected, because I still remember the games that Jude Lange used to organise for the children on Year 5 and 6 camp and that involved blind tasting and feeling of objects that included sago, a sheep's eye, tripe and lemons. My goodness the children used to shriek. Oh how we laughed.






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