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Ōrewa Beach Kindergarten provided long standing head teacher, Viv Wilcock, with a fitting send off when she left last week after 21 years as a teacher there, including eight as head.
A picnic with families past and present was held on Monday, April 11 and the kindergarten also put together a scrapbook of messages, memories and photos for her.
Fellow teacher Lauren Loader, says Viv is warm and welcoming to all the children and their families and makes everyone welcome.
“She is also a friend to the whole team and will be very much missed,” she says. “She is not retiring, she is just stepping back from the demands of the head teacher role.”
Viv’s connection with Ōrewa Beach Kindergarten began 25 years ago, when her two daughters attended. Viv began teaching there six weeks before her son James turned five.
The Wilcock family have all been involved with the kindergarten, with husband Dave its electrician, daughters Nat and Heather supporting fundraisers and events and James now the kindergarten’s handy man.
Viv was responsible for the name change from Hibiscus Coast Kindergarten to Ōrewa Beach Kindergarten, and also played a major part in fundraising, including the well-known Ducky Derby.
Viv’s final day as head teacher was on April 14, but she will return from time to time as a reliever.
