End of Term 2

And then one day we woke up and it was the end of term two.  It feels strange to be ending the week, let alone the term, after not being here for the last two days.  The course was very worthwhile and taught me so much I did not know about Maori history and just how rich the history is here in the Bay. I'm looking forward to working with the people at Rapaki Marae, together with our students, to develop this knowledge further.
As I write this we've had yet another shake to remind us of what we have been through and it leads me to think of the tremendous resilience of everyone here. Despite everything, we continue to move forward and not let it affect our resolve to become the best we can. I have just been talking to Suzanne Lewis, our ERO reviewer from Dunedin. She told me that one of the foci for our visit next term is resilience and innovation. I don't think we'll have any problems covering that area, our resilience is second to none and with it comes the innovation to do what we need to to make it.
Thank you to everyone for everything you have done this term. I think, at times, people forget to recognise just how much they are doing for the school and community. The simple act of giving your child clean clothes to wear, supplying breakfast and getting them to school in the morning is huge and as some schools who don't have this will attest, it can not be overstated how important to a school simple acts like this are. So when I say thank you to everyone I really do mean everyone.
Thank you.