Congratulations to our year 6 children who had their graduation last night. A massive thank you to the teachers and the organising committee for giving our year 6 children such a lovely send off. As part of this evening our school awards are presented.
Our award winners for 2022 are:
Sportsman and Sportswoman – Ava Laursen and Max Cook
Excellence in the Arts – Miller Oram
Digital Recovery Cup for Excellence in Writing – Georgia Saunders
Digital Recovery Cup for Excellence in Maths – Joanna Li
Citizenship Cup (donated by Mr John Key) for PRIDE – Honour O’Hagan
Lions Citizenship Award for PRIDE – Soul Foreman-Chittenden
Cup for Excellence – Alicia Yang
Lupton Family Cup for Diligence – Rebecca Qi
Perserverance – Manawanui Certificates
Kimberly Marais, Riley Maskell, Walker Hamlyn, Finn Morgan Cao, Sofia Turner and Guy Yerushalmy Safronov
Principal’s Cup for Outstanding Academic Achievement in all areas of the curriculum – Joanna Li
Staffing 2023
Farewells
It is a sad time of year when we farewell departing staff. While it is sad for us to lose our amazing people, we are very grateful for their contribution to the children and our wider community. This year we are farewelling Trudy Freeman, who has been part of our staff for over 12 years and has been our international student director, who is leaving to take up a similar role at Carmel College. Suzanne Cresswell, who has been an amazing class teacher and board member for our school, Suzanne moves, after 9 years with us, into a learning support role across different schools, specialising in literacy. Charlotte Pollard-Brown, who has been with us for 2022 is leaving to travel and teach in London and Sam Wijnstok is leaving us to become a mum for the second time. We wish them the best of luck for their next steps.
We have employed Katie Barnston Wells for 2023. She will be a big asset for us.
2023 School structure
Year one
Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Leader
Year two
Mrs. Mowat, Ms. McCubbin, Mrs. Strombeck and Mrs. Sussex
Year three
Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Fitzgerald and Ms. Barnston Wells
Year four
Ms. Alexander, Mrs. Lupton and Ms. Erceg
Year five
Mrs. Bate, Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. Snowden
Year six
Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Mcdowell-Pakieto, Ms. Pierce and Ms. Sheppard.
Building Work
During the summer we will continue to have building and maintenance work going on to help us to create the best learning environment for your children. If your child comes to use the site or playgrounds during the holiday, please remind them to stay out of any building areas.
Final Reflections
As we come to the end of another year, I would like to say a few thank yous!
Firstly, our amazing staff. I am so grateful to have a team of such dedicated, passionate and caring educators working to realise the potential of your children. In a year where we have faced staffing shortages due to covid, they stepped up every time, supporting each other and our community. I am very proud of our team.
I would also like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of our parent community. We thank you for your support with everything you do to support our school and the children. Whether this is joining us on a trip, attending a sports event to cheer on the team, managing or coaching a team, supporting our PTA events or being one of our road crossing supervisors, I thank you for your support of our school.
I would like to thank our PTA team, what an amazing group you are. To pivot our Summer Festival to ensure we were still able to have a fun afternoon for the children was remarkable. Your work throughout the year has been thoroughly appreciated. A special mention to Gaynor Topham for her leadership of the PTA. I have enjoyed working alongside you and it has been a privilege to see your dedication to the children of our school.
Finally, our amazing children. Being on the gates at the start and end of the day is an everyday highlight for me. I love the way they chat, share their achievements and just greet me each day with a smile. I have loved watching each child work hard and show our values. I am so proud of every one of our children. They remind me on a daily basis why my job is the best one in the world.
The summer break is a time to catch up with whānau and reset. I am looking forward to jetting back to the UK to see my family after being separated for so long, and I know there are many plans to have similar breaks with family.
I hope the summer break allows everyone to relax, enjoy the holiday and return in February safe and ready for an exciting 2023.
Ngā mihi
Stephen Grady
Tumuaki/ Principal
Greenhithe School
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