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NAU MAI, HAERE MAI - WELCOME TO ABS BOROUGH & ABS LAGMHOR

 

Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Borough

 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.


I 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

 


 

Upcoming Events in June

Fri 13

School DISCO

13 Jun 2025

Mon 23

Year 4-6 SWIM week @ EA Networks

23 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

Latest Notices

Hakatere Cultural Festival
13 Jun 2025

Kia ora koutou,

Please see the attached notices for more information on the Hakatere Cultural Festival that our Kapa Haka students are performing at.

Further details and a permission slip will follow in a separate notice.

 

Mauri ora!

Brad

USB/DVD orders - Heartland Bank Music Festival
12 Jun 2025

Kia ora koutou,

Please see the attached form for more information on how to order a USB or DVD copy of the Music Festival performance.

I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every student that performed last night. It is a big deal to perform in front of a crowd like that, and they should feel proud of themselves.

 

Please see the following message below from Musical Director Kerrin Corcoran. Well done everyone!

 

What a fantastic night last night!  The Music Festival team were so impressed with how students lifted their performance and sung their little hearts out on stage.


The children on stage were wonderful - they did everything that we asked of them and sang beautifully!  All of the school songs added their own unique part to the night with the variety and spirit they brought to the stage.  Thank you to everyone who took part - thank you for your bravery to overcome the nerves of being on stage, whether it be singing in a large group, singing in a small group or singing solos.


Thank you again to you, our choir leaders, who have prepared the students for the Massed Choir items and your school items - we have said it before but the night would not be what it is without the hard work you do in your own schools with your choirs.

Rātā - home learning
11 Jun 2025

Hi everyone!

 

We are continuing on with our Inquiry focus for this term (Perspective - in particular Culture and Identity.) Through this, we have been doing a lot of work around the story Kupe and Te Wheke. Kupe sailed from Hawaiki in pursuit of a giant octopus, Te Wheke, which led him to Aotearoa New Zealand. Our next step with this learning, is to find out how our family and/or ancestors come to be in New Zealand, and where did we come from?

Today I have sent home some work that should encourage some discussions around learning where the students are from and how their families arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand.

It would be great if you could have some discussions about this with your child at home and fill out the remaining questions for us to share back in class.

If they could be back by Friday that would be amazing!

Let me know if you have any questions,

 

Thanks

Eirinn

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