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School commences
9:00am Children are allowed into school after 8:30am.
It would be appreciated if parents or caregivers could advise the school by telephone by five to nine each morning if students will not be attending school that day, or if they will be arriving late. If you received a phone call about your son’s/daughter’s absence it is for our information and for your child’s protection. A daily check is kept on arrivals and departures and also on punctuality. It is very important that students attend school every day unless they are sick. However, if students are leaving during the term for any reason please advise the class teacher and Principal.
Various agencies exist to assist pupils and teachers. Some personnel make regular calls to the school while others visit on request. Agencies available to the school include:
Apart from routine visits, parents are generally consulted when the services of outside agencies are required
Parents of new entrant children are invited to bring the child to school for one, two or three visits from 9:00am – 11:00am. Suitable dates are to be arranged with the New Entrant teacher. Children attend school full time unless the parents or teacher feels it is too tiring for the child, in which case an arrangement can be made between the parents and teacher to allow the child some time off school until they become used to the full day. Parents are asked to enrol their child(ren) with the Secretary on the day they start school.
The school telephone is only to be used by pupils for an important message or in an emergency.
All children may bring bicycles to school. Helmets are compulsory and children are to cycle in single file. If younger children are cycling to school it is advisable for a parent to accompany them. However, we strongly recommend that pupils below Year 5 do not cycle as road sense takes many year to mature. Cyclists are to cycle to and from school by the most direct route.
Dental treatment is available at Kaiapoi Borough School Dental Clinic, Telephone (03) 327 7233 Contact: Jill or Diane Pre school children can enrol from the age of fifteen months.
All Junior children are required to have a named handtowel with a loop attached for hanging the towel.
Our school encourages children to carry out homework. This can range from reading, tables and spelling, the amount of homework is left to each teacher. As children move into Year 7 – 8 they should be completing approximately 45 minutes a night. Parents are requested to encourage and where necessary assist children to complete set homework.
Any minor illness or accident is dealt with at school by the teachers. If a doctor is required and parents cannot be contacted the teachers will take the injured or sick child to a doctor. Please ensure that the telephone numbers of both parents are at school and in the case of either parent being difficult to contact, another telephone number of a relative or friend would be useful.
When a family leaves the district it is essential that all school property is returned prior to leaving.
All Year 7 – 8
children attend Technicraft Training at The Technicraft Centre telephone number is (03) 327 7615.
These are a regular feature of school life and are sent home to each school family with the oldest or only child every Thursday. The newsletter is an endeavour to keep you informed with past and future events at school. Often included with the newsletter is a form to be filled in and we would appreciate this being returned by the stipulated date. Special notices from the PTA and local organizations are also issued on their behalf.
The Psychological Service of the Ministry of Education is used when a child has a problem that requires specialist diagnosis and treatment. No child is referred to the Psychologist without prior discussion with and consent of, the parents. Information about other sources of counselling or psychological help for children or their families is available from the Principal.
The school has adopted a virtues programme based around five key virtues or values. The virtues are integrated into the curriculum and form this basis of our behaviour managed plan. The five virtues are:- Respect - having respect for ourselves, other, property and the environment Honesty - being truthful to yourselves and others and taking responsibility for own actions Tolerance -valuing the differences we see in each other Independence - developing confidence in their ability to manage life situations Co-operation - value the part everyone plays to make the whole
Present research shows there is a relationship between good eating habits and behavioural traits. Therefore parents are asked to provide their children with a realistically sized, well-balanced lunch containing sandwiches, cake, fruit etc. During the winter term, the PTA provides a hot lunch as a supplement to the children’s lunch. There is a modest cost for this. Newsletters provide further information on cost and commencement dates.
The school offers only a small supply of stationery for sale during the school year. Children need to bring the correct change in an envelope to their class teacher
We do our best to cater for the individual needs of each child. In line with the new requirements from the Ministry of Education the Junior School will classify the children entering school the following way:-
January –
February: Year 1
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