Nor'West News: February 20, 2018

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Tuesday February 20 2018
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Principal’s exciting opportunity
Justin
Perriam
has just
stepped
into his
new role as
Northcote
School
principal.
He writes
an introduction to the local
community and some of the
things he wants to tackle in
the job
Kia ora, talofa lava, hello. My
name is Justin Perriam and I am
extremely proud to introduce
myself as the new principal of
Northcote School.
For me, this is a very exciting
opportunity. I live in the local
community, my daughters attend
local schools and I relish the
opportunity to help play a role
in nurturing our tamariki by
installing values and the learning
they will need to be successful
and happy adults.
Adults who positively
contribute to their community
and the wider world around
us. I have been teaching for 20
years, both in Christchurch and
overseas, and in that time have
learnt so much about what makes
a child not just learn but thrive.
At Northcote we’re really proud
of our little school and what we
can offer our families who live in
our community.
Our pupils are proud to
attend Northcote School and,
when asked, identified so many
Readers respond to last
week’s article regarding
overflowing rubbish in
Bishopdale Park
Julier Roberts-Bye – I am
also a resident of Leacroft St. The
extra rubbish bins were removed
because of the people emptying
household rubbish in them. The
city council gave myself and my
neighbour extra rubbish bags.
We would empty the bins and
give picnickers a bag to put the
rubbish in. But my health has
deteriorated and we no longer get
bags given to us. This problem
has been around for a while.
positives about being a Northcote
pupil.
Some of these were having
our own heated swimming pool,
caring teachers and learning
assistants, kapa haka, learning
being fun and educational,
going on school camp to Living
Springs, having a big playground
and participating in activities
like ‘dancing like the stars’ and
gardening competitions.
We also have extremely
exciting changes coming up, with
community consultation around
the design of our future school
beginning later this year.
This will involve the
redevelopment of our school
curriculum, as well as the
refurbishment of our classroom
spaces.
They cut back emptying the bins
to twice a week.
Readers also
respond to the
article regarding
potholes in the
area
Graham
Weatherby – I
read the article in he Nor’West
News, February 3. I am always
reporting cracked footpaths and
potholed roads which seem to
take ages to be repaired. Sawyers
Arms Rd is particularly bad
being a route for buses and heavy
now bigger than ever
Our new look Northcote is set
to wow.
Northcote staff are a group
of extremely dedicated, valued
people who work hard to provide
quality education and care for all
of our students.
As a school we provide our
students with stationery, have
smaller class sizes, we are
involved with the Fonterra Milk
in Schools, Kids Can and the
Fruit in Schools programme. We
have a close relationship with the
Belfast Community Network and
other local organisations.
So my request to you all, visit
your local schools when making
decisions about schooling for
your child. Find out how they can
best meet the needs of your child.
I welcome inquiries from you –
our community and look forward
to working with you all to help
further develop our school and
our future.
•‘He aha te mea nui o te ao? He
tangata! He tangata! He tangata!’
What is the most important
thing in the world? ‘Tis people!
‘Tis people! ‘Tis people!
trucks does not help.
I understand later in the year
the entire road is due to be
resurfaced, hopefully,
done properly rather
than cheap patch-up jobs
that are being carried out
and do not last.
The path on the corner
Ferry Rd and St Asaph St
is bad and very bumpy as
if it has risen up caused by tree
roots. I have reported this twice
but nothing done.
It’s near the ARA goods
entrance near the bus stop on the
corner of Ferry Rd and St Asaph
St.
• By Andrew King
CHRISTCHURCH Girls’ High’s
Lauren Tucker and Canterbury
University’s Julia Harrison have
made the Archery New Zealand
transtasman team.
They will join the 24-strong
team which will compete against
an Australian team ​in Morwell,
Victoria, from April 19-23.
Lauren, 16, is in year 12
and will compete in the cadet
women’s compound section,
while Harrison will shoot in the
junior women’s recurve.
Both qualified with solid
scores in competitions throughout
the country last year.
But Lauren is not the only
talented shooter in the family.
Her mother, Maria Tucker,
54, will shoot for the Archery
New Zealand World Cup team
SPORTS
SHARP-SHOOTERS: Maria (left) and Lauren Tucker and Julia
Harrison have been selected in two New Zealand archery
teams to compete overseas.
Archers aim up
Australasian
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titles, World Cup
in Shanghai, China, from April
23-29 in the senior women’s
recurve.
Tucker qualified for the event
for the first time in a meet in
Rotorua last week and will join a
team of 16 to compete for a title.
“It is pretty awesome. I always
wanted to do it. (I’m) really quite
stoked about it,” she said.
Tucker has also qualified for
the Oceania Championships in
New Caledonia from July 9-13.
All three are members of the
Grey Goose Wing Archery Society,
based on Ferry Rd. Lauren
and her mother are coached by
Colin Tucker, who is the society’s
president, Tucker’s husband
and Lauren’s father.
•Also included in the
trans-Tasman team is North
Canterbury’s Rebecca Jones and
Ellesmere’s Ryley Griffiths.
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