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General Information

Assemblies
We have full school assemblies at 2.00 p.m. every Wednesday afternoon. Each time we have a full assembly; one class takes responsibility for the programme and presenting. At these assemblies, we give out very special certificates for achievement. Class and Principal Achievement certificates are awarded. An attendance cup is awarded to the best class and an environmental cup for keeping the classroom surroundings clean and tidy.

Parents are warmly invited to attend our assemblies.

Lost Property
Children need to be reminded to take good care of their clothing. A great deal of expensive clothing is regularly collected but it is not regularly claimed.

Please name your child’s clothing and footwear. If your child has lost an article of clothing, please check the lost property box in the foyer of the Resource room (opposite the staff room).

Personal Information
Often we have to make contact with homes and places of work concerning children who are sick or have had an accident at school. In these situations it is essential that our school records have up to date information.

Keep us informed of:

Your home phone number and or cell phone number and correct address.
Your place of work and phone number there.
The name of an emergency phone contact.
Any health related information we should know about.
If a child becomes ill or injured at school, we will immediately contact the parents. If parents are not available, the emergency number will be used.

Launchpad

Launchpad is an opt-in, 20 minute programme that happens in our school every Wednesday after morning tea. Stories from the Bible, NZ history and international role models are presented, and the values from these stories emphasised, to help students take these values into their lives. It’s lots of fun and open to every student in our school.

For more information go to www.launchpad.kiwi and www.launchpadplus.com

School Photos
School photos are a special record of your child’s time here. We arrange for a professional photographer to photograph your child once a year. This usually takes place in June. Individual and Class photos are taken also. Photos are taken on a pre-paid basis. You are not obliged to buy photos but are welcome to order them if you wish.

Swimming Pool
It is really important that our children learn to swim and feel confident in water to equip them with skills to survive. We have a well maintained swimming pool which we use during the summer months. Our teachers are qualified to instruct. We do have a Swim safe Programme operating and in Term One of each year we are fortunate to have three professional instructors participate in this to boost the instruction of swimming.