ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

If for any reason your child will not be attending school on any given day or longer period you are expected to notify the school on the first morning of their absence or for a known period please notify in advance.

It is important that we know at the start of each school day the whereabouts of all children.

NOTICES AND NEWSLETTERS

School newsletter will go home most Friday afternoons so please check your children’s bags for these. If you require the newsletter emailed to you please notify the office.

 The newsletters will generally include BOT meeting information, calendar events, student achievements, management guidelines, School Support Group news and community

notices. Other class notices and NTP’S (notices to parents) will be distributed as the need arises.

A district newsletter “District Happenings” is also distributed at the start of each month to all householders in the Norsewood, Ormondville, Makotuku and Te Uri districts. If you would like to put a notice/advertisement in this newsletter or would like to receive a copy if you live outside the distribution area, please contact the Scandi Superette.

STAFF CONTACT

Please arrange an appointment time by contacting the school office if you wish to discuss any matter at length with teaching staff. Staff welcome a greeting in the morning.  It is not an appropriate time to discuss children’s progress as from 8.30am – 8.50am staff will

be greeting other children and making final preparations for the day. Brief incidental

class management questions are acceptable. Please don’t interrupt lessons unless in a genuine emergency.

WITHDRAWAL OF PUPILS

If you need to withdraw your child from school for any outside activities or under urgent circumstances, the same procedure applies as for absences. The Principal and/or

class teacher needs to know the whereabouts of students during school hours.