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OTHER INFORMATION
School Hours:
Classes commence at 8.55a.m. and finish at 2.45p.m. Morning Interval is
from 10:40a.m. to 11:00a.m. and lunch from 12:30pm to 1:15p.m. It is
important children arrive at school on time as this is often the time
that teachers go over important information and talk about aspects of
the days programme. Children are not permitted in classrooms before
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Absences
The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that children attend
school whenever it is open, unless they are sick or absent for any valid
reason.
To ensure that all children arrive safely at school each day we operate
the following system to account for all students.
It your child will be absent we ask that you inform the school (phone
426 4849) between 8am - 9am. After roll check in each room, at the start
of the day, the names of all children absent is sent to the office. The
parents of any student unaccounted for will be contacted to check the
reason for absence.
Accidents or Sickness at School:
While every care is taken, accidents do happen from time to time. Minor
accidents are treated in the School Medical Room. Where the injury is
more serious, or a child becomes ill at school the parents will be
informed. It is important for this reason that parents keep the school
informed of changes of address, phone numbers and alternative contact
people.
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School Fees:
The current fee is $30 per term per child ($120 per year); $40
per term per family ($160 per year). At times
classes may need to pay a charge when involved in school activities.
A paper charge and ICT levy of $10.00 each is charged per year to
help meet the cost of the photocopied work and activity sheets used by
the children.
At the time of swimming, a fee is set to meet the cost of the hirage of
Pools.
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Fund Raising:
Through the excellent activities organised by the P.T.A. the school is
able to raise funds that increase the range of facilities and resources
within the school. Without this excellent work the school would not be
able to offer the same high level of educational opportunities that they
do. It is important that we have a good level of parent support for
these activities.
Raffles, the selling of various products, an annual athon and other activities at times
also help fill the school coffers!
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Behaviour Management:
The main focus of the School Behaviour Management Programme is to assist
children to develop the responsibility to make the appropriate choice.
At the class, syndicate and school level, systems are developed that
reward appropriate behaviour and provide for steps to deal with
inappropriate behaviour. These steps wiIl involve parents for those who
continually behave inappropriately.
The number one rule is
'Think and Use Your Common Sense'. We do however
put in place a few requirements that in most cases ensure safety for all
children. These include:
- only use the pedestrian crossing to get to the other side of Centreway
Road
- walk (not run) around all school buildings and corners
- no playing on grass areas in long pants
- only hand playing with balls on the court area
- watches and ear studs only Jewellery needed at school
- Hats to be worn outside in Terms 1 and 4
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School Arrival and Departure:
We encourage children to arrive at school between 8.30am - 8.50am. With
the ever increasing size of the school, the collection of children at
the end of the day is becoming more congested. If you only have children in
Areas 8 to 14, we ask that they are collected from Nukumea Common or to
arrange to either drop children off or collect them from areas away from
the school gate.
School Pedestrian Crossing
The School Pedestrian crossing is patrolled by
students with the supervision of parents between 8.30am and 8.55am each
morning and by teaching staff at 2.45pm.
Any parent able to assist with patrolling the crossing please contact the Principal.
Transport to and From School:
Buses : A free bus service is available to all children who live north
of Hatfields Bridge.
This bus is also used by Orewa College.
A fare paying service is available to
children who live
in the Hatfields Beach area. It departs Hatfields at 8.20am and from
school at 3.25pm.
Students are permitted to cycle to School as long as they are
responsible road users and wear cycle helmets.
Lunches:
Lunches are available through an ordering system from the office in
association with
Orewa New World. The instructions for ordering and the current price
list are available
from the school office
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Fun on the
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Stationery:
At the end of each school year or on enrolment, children will receive a
list of their stationery requirements that can be purchased from local
retailers. Throughout the year replacements of exercise books, pads,
pens and pencils etc. can be purchased through the office before school
each morning. The Dental clinic phone number is 4278375.
Dental Services:
Although there is a Dental Clinic at the school there is not always a
Dental Therapist in attendance as they service several schools in the
area. The Office will always be able to tell you where a Therapist can be contacted and
through the newsletter parents will be informed of when they are at Orewa North.
Concerns of Parents
If parents have concerns about aspects of their child's learning or
behaviour, they should contact the School to make an appointment. Early
intervention or awareness can make things much easier for all concerned.
We also will contact parents when we have a concern.
Damage to School Property:
If children cause damage to School property due to carelessness,
disregard for School requirements, it is School policy that parents are
advised and payment of costs met by the parents. We seek parents
co-operation in making pupils responsible for their actions.
Newsletters
Each family will receive a copy of a weekly newsletter every Monday.
Parent Teacher Association
The P.T.A. meet on Thursday of weeks 2 and 7 each School Term, when
aspects of the School programme are reported on by the Principal and
Deputy Principal. This is an excellent opportunity to meet other parents
and find out about the school. Meetings are advertised through the School
Newsletter.
Board of Trustee Meetings
These are held on the 3rd and 8th Wednesday of each term.
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