Kaukapakapa School
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Kaukapakapa School Be Strong, Aim High Kia Kaha, Runga Rawa Important Information CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 977 Kaipara Coast Highway Kaukapakapa 0843 Phone: 09 420 5477 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kaukapakapa.school.nz Facebook Group Kaukapakapa School (Official) School App Skool Loop SCHOOL HOURS 8.25 am First bell 8.30 am Learning time 9.25 am – 9.30am Brain food break 10.35 am – 11.00 am Play time 11.00 am – 11.10 am Kai time 11.10 am Learning time 12.35 pm – 1.00 pm Play time 1.00 pm – 1.15 pm Kai time 2.25 pm Home time TERM DATES FOR 2020 Term 1 Wednesday 4 February to Friday 27 March Term 2 Wednesday 15 April to Friday 3 July Term 3 Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September Term 4 Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December If you need further information, please do not hesitate to ask any member of staff. We are always happy to help with anything. STAFF Name Position Year Room Email Andrea Clarke Principal Office [email protected] Sheree McLeish Deputy Principal Office [email protected] Acting Team Leader 5/6 Mandy Duggan Assistant Principal 1 Room 2 [email protected] Team Leader Rebecca Williams Team Leader 7/8 Room 5 [email protected] Sports Coordinator Lindsay O’Loan Teacher 1/2 Room 1 [email protected] Tracey Buchanan Teacher 1 Room 3 [email protected] Charlene Shanks Teacher 3 Room 7 [email protected] Ruth Walsh Teacher 2/3 Room 8 [email protected] Tony Berghuis Teacher 4/5 Room 6 [email protected] Robyn Tuck Teacher 4/5 Room 9 [email protected] Courtney Valk Teacher 5/6 Room 10 [email protected] Claire Bennett Teacher 5/6 Room 12 [email protected] Jan Robb-Rees Teacher 5/6 Room 11 [email protected] Ben Bradley Teacher 7/8 Room 4 [email protected] Office Executive Sheree Osborne [email protected] Office Manager Keren Anderson [email protected] Librarian Heidi Cottingham [email protected] Teacher Aides Gwen Elsby Julie Nelson Lisa Massey Mitchell Davies Debbie Drinnan Cleaners Michelle Nielsen Aria Morehu Caretaker Harley Kopa Kapa Haka Tutor Lee-Anne Wade BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairperson Rachel Boyd Rachael Ouwejan Ati Wynyard Demian Shaver Jono Curran Staff Representative Danielle Simpson Principal Andrea Clarke INTRODUCTION Welcome to Kaukapakapa School. The booklet is set out alphabetically for ease of reference. It is recognised that we cannot include everything in a book but hope that it will answer some of your initial queries. Please do not hesitate to ask Keren in the office or any other staff member if there is anything you would like to know. We are always happy to help. ABSENCES Once a child reaches the age of 6, by law they must attend school. There are times however when absences are unavoidable due to illness or unexpected events. If you know your child is going to be absent, notification by ringing the school office, texting 02108151629, through the Skool Loop app or emailing [email protected], before school is appreciated. This makes us aware that you know your child is away and has not suffered any mishap on the way to school. If a phone call is not possible a note sent with your child on the next school day is necessary. All absences must be recorded and verification from caregivers is necessary. AFTER SCHOOL If you wish your child to alter their usual means of returning home, please send a note to school to give to your child’s teacher. If you do need to ring the school office, please call before 2 pm so that bus changes can be recorded. We really appreciate your support on this as it is of utmost importance to us that our bus lists are accurate. AFTER SCHOOL CARE An After School Care service is run by Lisa Massey at the Kaukapakapa Hall every school day from 2.25 – 5.30. Children are met at the school at a designated area and walked to the hall. Once there, afternoon tea and drinks are provided. Please direct all enquiries to Lisa on 0274 311 202. AGRICULTURAL DAY The school has an annual Agricultural Day held on Saturday 17th October which is treated as a normal school day. Children are encouraged to rear a calf, lamb or kid (goat). These animals are judged on aspects such as rearing, grooming, leading and calling. A booklet with information of how to care for these animals is available from the school office. As well, all children are encouraged to enter the indoor exhibits. The day involves some fundraising normally in the food and stall line. ASSEMBLIES Full school assemblies are held fortnightly on Mondays at 1.45 pm. Singing assemblies are held on alternate Mondays @ 12:15pm Team assemblies are held at other times of which you will be notified. These are a time when recognition of things good are reinforced, classes share their work and we make extensive use of awards. Parents are most welcome to attend assemblies, as this reinforces the partnership between home and school. BANK ACCOUNT Please include a reference. 12-3139-0007999-00 BIRTH CERTIFICATES/IMMUNISATION CERTIFICATES It is a requirement that we are to sight a birth certificate or passport and an immunisation certificate (if you have one) before enrolling a five-year-old child. BOOK CLUB This is sponsored by Ashton Scholastics. Order forms for these books are usually sent home twice per term. Parents are under no obligation to purchase these. If ordering by cheque, please make the cheque payable to the school as we forward a school cheque to cover the cost of the collated orders. BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees meet at school, normally on the third Thursday of the month. The Board is elected every three years by parents and caregivers. Any community member is eligible to stand for the Board if nominated by a parent or caregiver. Five trustees are elected. The Staff elects their own trustee. The principal is a trustee by right. Other trustees may be co-opted onto the board. A chairperson is elected annually. A full report is prepared and published annually. This report includes officially audited financial statements. Board of Trustees minutes and reports are available at school for parents to view, with meeting dates available on the school website. BUSES The school area extends from Barr Road in the north to several kilometres south of the Kaukapakapa village. In the west it borders the Kaipara Harbour and in the east the Makarau Valley (including Haruru and Tahekaroa Roads). A free bus service feeds from these areas to our school. Because a large majority of our pupils travel by bus, and as these buses need to meet connecting runs each day, it is most important that parents notify the school if there are to be any changes in the way children normally travel, especially in the afternoons. For any queries around bus organisation, contracts or concerns, please contact the school office. We expect our children to behave in a way that is both safe and considerate on the buses. If a child does not meet these standards we reserve the right to remove the privilege of travelling by bus, although we hope this will not be necessary. It is the expectation within the Kaipara Transport Network that when Year 1 - 8 students are dropped off; the driver must see a parent or caregiver before allowing any child off the bus. All Ritchies drivers have been asked to strictly adhere to this procedure for safety reasons. If the driver does not sight a parent or caregiver, students will be returned to school at the completion of the run. With the growth of bus usage, it has become necessary to enforce the following: 1. Parents need to inform the school of which days their child will be on the bus permanently 2. Any changes to this need to be given to the class teacher in writing on or before the changed day. 3. Parents wishing to make urgent last minute withdrawal/additions to the bus lists need to contact the school office before 2.00 pm. No phone changes can be actioned after 2.00 pm 4. Parents/caregivers who are here at school wishing to take students off buses at the end of the day will be asked to wait, until their child’s bus line is called, and then notify the bus teacher 5. Students are not able to call home at the end of the day 6. Any student who is scheduled to be on a bus service, and has not brought a note to say they are off the bus, will be sent home on the bus. In other words, we do not take a student’s verbal message as a change of bus 7. When a student is missing from their bus line, the bus will be sent off, and after all buses have been dispatched, the parent will be notified that their child was not on the bus and if necessary they will have to come to school and collect them 8. When a student arrives late at school, they must report to the office before going to their class 9. If you need to take your child out of school early, you must inform the office 10. Children can only travel on the bus they are eligible for Behaviour on Buses We would like to remind you that the following are the rules and procedures that we follow in dealing with those who offend: Bus Rules Bus Behaviour: · Obey the driver Step 1 – Verbal warning · Do not get on or off while bus is moving Step 2 – Letter to parents · No heads, hands, or rubbish out windows Step 3 – One week off bus · No shouting or yelling Step 4 – Remainder of the term off bus · Stay seated at all times Step 5 – Permanently off bus · No eating or drinking on the bus Danger One of the biggest concerns our bus company has is the number of students who cross the road to meet parents after they have been dropped off by the bus in the afternoons.