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

Monday, August 10, 2026

Bike Monitors and Fono Hui. But wait there's always more.

 Bike and Scooter Bosses, Wardens, Sheriffs, Constables, Officers ???????

We have a large group of students who give up morning tea and lunchtime to look after the bikes and scooters and to make sure that everyone can have a good time on the bike track. They tend to be a little forgotten amongst the leaders in our school and it’s time to celebrate them. Please remind your children that it’s not ok to give them a hard time and they need to be patient while the bikes and scooters are being signed out. Our children need to take good care of the bikes and scooters too please, as the bills for repair will be mounting. They can be really careless and throw the gear down or use the bikes and scooters too roughly.  Steve Haase,one of our dad’s, is willing to undertake repairs for us. Nga mihi nui Steve. 

Our fono hui was a lovely event. It was very special to see new whanau join us to celebrate their languages and cultures. The dinner was delicious and made up for the frustration of folks not being able to complete the Bingo challenge. The children had also prepared a Samoan Language video and it included the bloopers. When I say the children, I do mean our kaiako. Thank you to all of our kaiako who stayed until 7.30 last night to make this such a lovely evening.I know I go on but the kaimahi at this school are totally committed to our kura even when it means giving up their own  family time to provide a special event for our school families.


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