Showing Courage

This morning we got a wonderful surprise when Regan played the guitar for our National Anthem. He had butterflies in his stomach at the idea of following in Mr Drury's footsteps but proud of him we were because he did an amazing job.  Geoff went on to talk about the courage that Mr Swan showed by stepping up and taking on this important role and likened it to a courageous call made by the umpire at the cricket yesterday when he called Marsh out from Henry's bowl that hit his foot before he caught it. Our children were reminded, and that is what our quote is about today, that sometimes it is hard to make that right decision but the right decision is always the best decision in the long run.

Courage is one of our 6 C's here at Puketaha School. The reason being, that in the world we live in, it is becoming more and more essential that we are developing the ability to be 'courageous' and to make brave decisions. When we design our learning programmes we ensure that there are opportunities for our students to take risks, be resilient, try new things, enjoy challenge and to seek support if and when they need it. We are a school where we encourage intelligent mistakes. Nobody is expected to be perfect at Puketaha School.