REFLECTION - This made me smile today - have to remember these kinds of messages from children!

Dear Mrs Clarke,

Thank you for being such an amazing and caring Principal from behalf of breens.

You are my favourite Principal by far. You are such an inspiration for me and so positive

To everyone. You always have something positive to say and you never let us down.

You are my favourite person at Breens and I will always come to you for help. You are awesome and you make Breens such an amazing and safe place for me to come!

Thank you,

From Ema Mokoupu.

Dear Mr M and Mrs Clarke,

Thank you for setting up the licence program that we all know and love. I am very grateful for the opportunity that Breens Students get and the variety of tasks we can all work on and enjoy. It teaches everybody to show Belonging, Beauty, Boldness, Bravery, and Brilliance. Thanks to you two us Breens students are never bored. The licence program is a really good thing about the school, and it takes up a lot of both of your time. Thank you.

From

Nina R. :)

On days when I question why I do this job and struggle with the ongoing challenges that are presented, I need to remember these kinds of messages from our students ..... this is the why - it is about making a difference to individual children.

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