What a great day it was yesterday at Freeville School, due to the generosity of our new whānau from Hastings.
It was great to catch up with many of our school community, most for the first time since the quake. It was also fantastic to have other members of our community in our school. School is part of the community and the community has never been more a part of the school than they were yesterday.
I must acknowledge and thank Gerard and Andrew from Hastings Intermediate for bringing the container of goods to us; their school community, the other schools who contributed, and the sponsors who donated product and services to make yesterday's distribution of care packages possible. You are now well and truly part of us.
Thanks also to Henare and the team from Tunutunu who provided the free BBQ lunch. You guys are amazing.
He waka kotuia kāore e tukutukua ngā mimira. The waka that is bound together will never be broken. You are now bound to us.
He mihi maioha, he mihi whakawhetai, he mihi matakuikui ki a koutou katoa.
John
Andrew and Gerard with the Freeville Team.
Emptying the container.
I am Chair of the BOT for Hastings Intermediate. I wish I could have been in Christchurch with our Principal Andrew and Gerard yesterday. I am looking forward to see the photos that were taken, and feel humbled by the comments made by your staff and members of your community, on our Web site. We look forward to strengthening our bond with your school in the future. In the mean time Kia Kaha and God Bless. Jeannette Mackenzie - BOT Hastings Intermediate School
ReplyDeletewell done hastings intermediate, what awesome people you all are, my son a freeville flyer as he would say and was so excited to see his school and friend on the news receiving all of this, we have come to auckland, due to house damage and he just loved seeing his school and friend on the news . well done. jordan b-h's mum
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