Introducing... Pasepa Topeni

Pasepa and her family
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Who are you?

Malo e lelei ! My name is Pasepa Topeni, a full time mother of seven children. It is my privilege to be part of the SPS BoT.

How long have you been part of the Sylvia Park School whānau?

About six years now.

What’s your dream job?

Always wanted to be a chef…….

What kinds of things do you like to do?

Cooking and baking

What do you think is the best thing about being at school?

Seeing kids enjoying their learning, and having a can do attitude towards their learning.

Minutes of BoT meeting, 14 October 2013

The minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting held on Monday 14th of October are here.  If you have any questions or thoughts, we invite you to comment below or to contact us directly.


Esther

Introducing.... Paul Tetley

Paul and his family
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Who are you?

I mostly do property maintenance with a growing interest in landscaping as well, I try to make the best use of what a property has to offer. I'd like to be self sufficient and have a lot more time to spend `building stuff' with the boys and their mum!

What would you like to do for a holiday?

Go back to Arrowtown and look for more Gold! or to Australia or America and go real treasure hunting with the boys...

What do you enjoy about being on the Board of Trustees?

Our BOT is privileged to have a great administration team at the school who work tirelessly to improve all aspects of the school and teachers. It's great to be a part of this and in contact with that team and understand so much more about all the different levels of `our education system'. It is a very good way to learn so much more about how wonderful the school is on a deeper level also.

What other connection do you have to the school?

My wife grew up in this school, some of her teachers are still here! We have three boys, we expect all of them will grow up right here too! I, on the other hand, went to primary and intermediate school in the Philippines.

World Teachers' Day

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Dear Sylvia Park School teachers,

Happy World Teachers’ Day!

We want to take this opportunity to say thank you for all of your very hard work, so much of it outside of what we as parents see.

We know that it takes many hours of professional learning, planning and creating to give our kids the learning opportunities they experience at school.  We know it takes energy and passion to make sure our kids are excited about learning every day and we really do appreciate the generosity of each and every SPS teacher in this.

There are many, many extras that so many of you take on, these build the riches of our school in our confident, talented tamariki and the fabulous Sylvia Park School community.

SPS teachers – you are amazing.

Thank you.