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= Tokomaru School =
 * Country School-Country kids **

** Our Vision ** //To be a caring community which aims to provide academic and social foundations that will foster confident and responsible lifelong learners who will strive for excellence. //

** Our Motto ** //Striving for Excellence //

**The Foundations of our Teaching **

· We are all learners · The working partnership of child, student and parent is critical to success · Strong values and a positive attitude are critical to learning success · We want to recognise individual needs and develop strengths · We want to acknowledge and celebrate difference · We are a learning community that uses teamwork to recognise and solve problems · Developing sophisticated levels of thinking and questioning is a focus · Having strength in Literacy, Numeracy and Communication is important in our community · We want to prepare our students for the world today and in the future so they feel confident about themselves as citizens in their sets of knowledge and skills · We want our learning experiences to be authentic, interesting and meaningful
 * Who’s who - Staff **

**Principal: **Mr Jared Ratana //<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">B.A, Dip Tching // **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Teachers: ** <span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Miss Rebecca Ballingall //<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">B.Tch &Lng //<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> Yr 0-1 (Room 2) <span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Mrs Melanie Bismark //<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">B.A,Grad Dip Ed //<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> Yr 2-4 (Room 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Mrs Teresa Alcock/Mr Jared Ratana Yr 5-8 (Room 6) **<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Part Time: **<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Mrs Marilyn Laing //<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Dip Tching // **<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Office Manager: **<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Mrs Christine Earle **<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Groundsperson: **<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Mr Anton Williams <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">**Cleaner:** <span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Mrs Carmen Daniela