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8.30am |
Patrols on Duty |
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8.30am |
School Opens |
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9.00am |
Classes Start |
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10.00am - 10.10am |
Brain Break |
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11.10am - 11.30am |
Body Break |
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12.30pm - 1.15pm |
Lunchtime |
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3.00pm |
School Finishes |
It is a legal requirement that your child
attends school everyday once they have been enrolled. This
is very important to ensure your child makes satisfactory
progress. If your child is going to be absent, contact the
school before 9.00am. If you don't have a phone, please send
a message with a neighbouring child if possible. If the school
has not received notification about why a child is absent
we will check with that child's home by phone.
It is not considered safe for children
under 8 to ride to school. All children must wear safety helmets
as required by law. If children ride to school on bikes it
is advisable that they be locked in the bike shed. They will
not be allowed to ride them at lunch or intervals.
The Whanau caters for children in Y2 toY6.
Emphasis is placed upon development of Te Reo me nga tikanga.
The children work in a whanau environment, speaking Maori
and English, in a continually growing number of subjects.
Porirua School is governed by the Board
of Trustees. The board members are elected every 3 years
by
the school community. The mission statement and goals are
part of the school charter which is available from the school.
The Board of Trustees and school staff work from the guidelines
of the charter.
The school is supported by a capable BOT.
Meetings are held monthly and advertised in the newsletter.
Parents are most welcome to attend meetings.
It is commonly known that the greater the
partnership and communication between parents and school the
greater the probability that your child will be successful.
Your first approach should always be to the classroom teacher.
Teachers are generally available before and after school,
although because of meetings, appointments are preferred.
PLEASE do not expect to talk to the teacher during class time
and immediately before school starts. The Principal is always
available for appointments.
Please let us know immediately if you have
a concern. The quicker we can resolve it the better for all
concerned. The classroom teacher is your first contact.
Junior Team - Cathy Marshall (Room 14)
Middle Team - Delwyn Gardner (Room 5)
Senior Team - Dino Perez (Room
6) & Junior Togia (Room 10)
Principal - Tali Tiatia
Dental Clinic -
237-8457
A Public Health Nurse visits the school
on a regular basis. If you have concerns about your child's
health, contact their classroom teacher who will advise the
Health Nurse.
All children are expected to complete a
reasonable amount of schoolwork at home each night. All children
are expected to have daily home reading and other appropriate
tasks, which enhance the teaching and learning programmes
being undertaken at school.
The regular nature of homework is its most important feature,
encouraging children to take personal responsibility for their
own learning and development.
Refer to the Homework Policy.
Students are allowed inside their own classroom
at playtime and lunchtime. Expected behaviour - sit down activities,
shoes off, inside rules apply. No CD/radio unless teacher
is present in the room.
On fine days students are encouraged to go out for at least
some of lunchtime.
Kapa Haka and clubs activities take place
in blocks throughout the year. Children are put into mixed
age groups and have a month working in each activity group.
The last week of the Kapa Haka programme is in the form of
a performance for the other students.
Your child needs to be at school 5 minutes
before the bell rings to unpack and prepare for school. A
late child disrupts the learning of all others in the class.
Students are encouraged to have all clothing
named. All lost property will be collected and stored in the
trolley outside the dental clinic.
All unclaimed property will be
donated to charity at the end of each term.
Watch This Space for 2010
Lunches
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Lunch orders:
Only on FRIDAYS.
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Lunches are collected from the Hall by
room monitors and distributed to the classrooms.
Menu - Friday - rolls, sandwiches,
hot food - pizza, hotdog, hamburger
and milk
Eating
of Lunches: All children will remain seated for 10 minutes
whether they have lunch or not.
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Sweets/fizzy:
Children are not allowed sweets or gum or big bottles
fizzy drinks at school. Sweets and gum found at school
will be confiscated.
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Children
without Lunches: The staff in Room 1 have a supply of
bread and sandwich fillings. If a child has no lunch they
can be sent to Room 1 with a note from the classroom teacher
to get some lunch.
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Fish
and Chip Shop and Dairy: are out of bounds during the
school day. Students are not allowed to buy their lunch
from the shops. If students have missed out on ordering
their lunch, they can buy a milk, yoghurt and a biscuit
from Sue or Candy.
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Fast
food meals: ONLY ON FRIDAYS
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Have
a question or an issue? See your
class teacher, refer to
policy document
We don't encourage children to bring money
to school however there are some circumstances where it is
necessary. When this is the case, it is advisable that the
money is in an envelope with the child's name and room number
on it.
From time to time parents will be asked
to send along money for trips or performances. One week's
notice is usually given but if you have trouble meeting any
of these payments contact the school. The year 5 & 6 classes
usually go on a camp during the year and do as much fund-raising
as possible for this. Please pay any trip/camp fees to the
class teacher so your child's name can be crossed off as paid
on the money folder sheet.
These are published once a week on a Monday.
Please take time to read them.
The school office is open from 8.30am -
3.30pm daily.
Phone 04 237-7460 Fax 04 237-4621
We welcome parent involvement in the school
and often request, through newsletters, help with making and
repairing resources, working in classrooms and assisting on
class trips.
On one of those visits please come to the
office with the child's birth certificate and immunisation
certificate for the formal enrolment. The enrolment is carried
out first by the Administration and then Parents and child
meet the Principal.
It is extremely important that we are able
to contact parents/Caregivers. If you change your address
or phone number at home or at work, please notify the office
so we can update our records.
Teachers report on the progress made by
individual children on at least three separate occasions during
the year.
Goal setting interviews - Student/Teacher/Parent
or Caregiver in February.
Parent-Teacher interviews are again held
at mid-year. Written reports go home with children in November.
Parents of New Entrants have an interview
with their class teacher after the children have had about
six weeks at school. This is arranged by the class teacher
to discuss transition to school and to share early assessment
results.
In addition to the arranged interview and
reports parents are encouraged to contact the class teacher
or the Principal when concerns arise.
School Patrols are on the pedestrian crossing
and outside the school gates before and after school. Please
ensure your children use the crossing. Do not park on the
broken yellow lines. The patrols need to see the road clearly
so the children can cross the road safely.
When dropping off or collecting your children from school
do not drive your cars into the school grounds but drop them
off outside the gates. (This applies in bad weather also)
Voluntary School
donation is $40 per child and $60 per family.
This fee
subsidises
some
entertainment,
trips, sports equipment and resources.
Payment options:
$1.00 per week/$2.00 per fortnight - payable
to class teachers on Tuesdays - A reminder will be in the
newsletter on Mondays.
$10.00 a term - payable at the office
by cash, cheque or eft-pos, before the end of week 2 each
term.
$40.00/$60.00 a year - payable at the
office by cash, cheque or eft-pos, before the end of term
1.
If no monies are
received as above for
the Term/Year payments, an invoice will be sent home in Term
4.
The school has a roll of approximately
up to 230 children. There are
currently 9 classes in the school and
two
satellite class in the Kapi Mana special needs unit. Class sizes
in the junior school average 15-20 children with the new entrant
room starting with lower numbers at the beginning of the
year. In the senior school class sizes average up to approximately
29 children.
Porirua School is fortunate to have a special
needs class within our school. The children in this unit have
varying degrees of disability - some will never be able to
speak, some will have very limited sight and/or hearing. In
the unit they learn at their own pace. All children are able
to learn to understand, help and make friends with these children.
Most stationery required is listed on
the class stationery list. Limited Stationery can be purchased
from the
office, otherwise please purchase from a stationery store.
Please do not allow your child to bring
treasured articles to school. Teachers will take no responsibility
for such items.
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