TUMUAKI/Principal's News

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

It is with mixed emotions that I wish to inform you I will be leaving Templeton School at the end of the 2025 school year. In 2026, I am excited to be moving to Our Lady of Victories to serve their school community as a Deputy Principal. Having been a Principal for 12 years in the mainstream sector, including being the Lead Principal in a Kāhui Ako, I am looking forward to joining the Catholic education network and further growing as an educational leader at Our Lady of Victories. 

I have genuinely valued my time here and greatly appreciated the opportunities to contribute to the Templeton School community. Over the last six years we have made child-centred progress as a school. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished together, particularly in our ongoing curriculum design, working through COVID, rebuilding the school, developing a strong set of schoolwide values and creating a collegial teaching and learning environment. 

The time is right for a new Principal to come in and contribute the next chapter in Templeton School alongside our amazing people. I want to express my gratitude for the support, guidance and collaboration I have received from many of you as we set our children up for success in their bright futures. 

Over the next five school weeks I am fully invested and committed to ensuring a smooth transition of my responsibilities as a Principal. The Board and Senior Leadership Team have confirmed that we will be engaging an interim Principal to lead our school in Term 1 while the appointment process is completed. This will be a similar process to that of Term 2 last year when an experienced Principal led our school while I was on sabbatical. The new permanently appointed Principal is planned to start in Term 2, 2026. 

Thank you again for everything over the last six years. It has been an honour to have served this community as a Principal. I wish Templeton School and the wider community continued success as you work together to prepare the children to become positive contributors to society.

Noho ora mai nā,

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome to the last week of term, here are a couple of reminders on this lovely sunny day! 

Please use your Hero app to book conference times for your children/tamariki this week. These are being held on Tuesday from 3:20-5:30pm and Wednesday 3:20-7pm. We will be closing this off at 3pm today.  After that, you can book in with your child's class teacher.  These are three-way conferences, which include your child as they will want to share their successes and show you around their learning space. 

At 3pm today, we will be turning on the assessment and reporting data as part of our mid-year reporting.  This information will be discussed at your conference this week, as well as celebrating the first semester of learning.  Here is a link to a slideshow to help explain the new curriculum and reporting requirements. Please email me at penny@templeton.school.nz if you would like to book a time to discuss the changes in more depth.  If there is interest, then we can run a group session early next term. 

Thank you for your understanding as we navigate these new and exciting curriculum changes. 

Ngā mihi nui

Penny McCauley

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora e te whānau,

On Wednesday 5th March, some University of Canterbury researchers will be at school distributing surveys to our kaimahi/staff, tamariki/children and whānau/families.  This research is to share with us the strengths our school has and the opportunities for growth.  We have included a PDF below with more information and hyperlinks to even further information.  If your child is in Year 5-8 they will be bringing a paper flyer home today with QR codes to look into as well.  

Very importantly, participating in this study is voluntary; it's your choice and your child's choice. No one is under any obligation to participate. Whether you choose to participate or not will in no way affect your relationship with our school or the University of Canterbury. 

This year, we will be working with the team at E Tū Tāngata,  to help introduce some strategies that we hope will improve the teaching, learning, and social-emotional environment of our school.

Please open the link below to read more.  We are hoping that you will support us with this research and future E Tū Tāngata initiative. 

Parent information re University of Canterbury research 

Ngā mihi nui

Nick Pratt

Tumuaki / Principal

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,

Here's a link to this week's newsletter.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Gary Roberts

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

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Ngā mihi

Gary Roberts

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

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Ngā mihi

Gary Roberts

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

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Ngā mihi

Gary Roberts

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

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Ngā mihi

Gary Roberts

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

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Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt

Kia ora koutou Templeton families, whānau and friends,    

Here is a link to this week's newsletter.

Ngā mihi

Nick Pratt