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Tena koutou, Talofa Lava, Mālō e lelei, Mālō ni, Kia Orana, Kumusta, Salam, Namaste, Halo, Namaskāra, Āyubōwan, Helo, Xin chào and Greetings to you all.
I am delighted to present myself as your Principal and Tumuaki of Ashburton Borough School, including the Lagmhor site.
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started here at the beginning of 2025 and have taken my time to get to know parents, students and staff and to reacquaint myself with the community. I began my teaching career here at Ashburton Borough in the late 80’s so much of the environment feels familiar and comfortable to me.
A lot has changed in that time and I am excited to be part of a very diverse and inclusive community. Students at Ashburton Borough are accepted for who they are and yet are encouraged to be the best they can be by living our school values: Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Borough.
I am impressed by the dedication and commitment of staff to provide learning experiences that excite and challenge students but also how they strive to build respectful positive relationships with them and their whānau.
We are a family/whānau based school, where we care and look after each other. My big dream is to make Ashburton Borough School, including our Lagmhor site, the best place to be.
I look forward to sharing our special place with you. Please feel free to contact me or ask any questions at principal@ashborough.school.nz .
Dianne Prendergast
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Good morning,
Just a heads up to you all , we have had two cases of chickenpox in the school recently.
Symptom often start with a fever, headache, tiredness and loss of appetite before the rash appears in waves usually on the face, chest and back and can spread body-wide including the mouth, scalp and eyelids, beginning as small red bumps (similar to a insect bite) that turn into fluid filled blisters that then turn crusty that are usually very itchy. It is really important that this is treated and the patient does not scratch as this will leave scarring.
Cooler showers or baths followed by a lotion with antihistamine , pamol and an oral antihistamine will help ease the discomfort.
The virus is contagious for 48 hours before the rash appears and can take 10 - 14 days to recover from.
I hope you all have a nice weekend
Brigid
Good afternoon,
Please find attached a brief questionnaire requesting feedback from parents and caregivers in regards to social media. Some of you may have already completed this at your recent parent / teacher interviews, if not can you please take a couple of minutes to compete and return to the office at your earliest convenience or email to me at brigid@ashborough.school.nz
Thank you
Brigid
Ashburton Borough School
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