Attendance

It is important that we keep track of the children enrolled at our school for several reasons.  One is to prevent truancy and another is to protect your child from danger.  If your child is away for any reason, please telephone the school on the absences answer phone, 354 8537 or send a note to the classroom by 9.00am.  A text to 027 755 7753 will also alert us to absences. An early call also prevents the waste of valuable time searching for your child.  Please remember a note or phone call from you is required each time your child is away.

Arrival Time at School

Parents are requested not to have children at school prior to 8.30am.  Those pupils who must arrive prior to 8.30am are required to wait in a designated area of the playground until the bell goes to allow them into the classrooms.

Pupils should arrive at school early enough for them to prepare for a smooth start to the day, eg bring in readers, take down chairs, etc.

Teachers check the roll at 8.50am and report absences to the office for investigation.

After School / Playing with Friends

Children who wish to go and play with their friends after school should have arranged this activity with both sets of parents the day before.  The school telephone cannot be used for this purpose.

Please ensure that your children understand the importance of going straight home after school before visiting or playing.

If a child or children arrive at your house to play that has not been arranged please send them home or ring the parent.  We have had several occasions where a child has become ‘lost’ through this practice.

Travel to / from School

The Police, Board of Trustees and staff strongly recommend that only pupils in Years 5 and 6 ride bicycles to school.  By law, cycle helmets must be worn by all cyclists.  Children should not ride cycles on the footpath as these are very busy around the school before and after school.

Parents collecting pupils at 2.55pm are asked to be very considerate to ensure the safety of our pupils.  When you are parking outside the school (Balmoral Drive or Parkland Crescent) please leave residents access to their properties.

School Carpark

To ensure the safety of everyone using the carpark, we outline the guidelines for use below:

1.  ‘Left Turn Only’ from the carpark into Parkland Crescent when the patrols are operating.
2. Cyclists to walk cycles to the road before mounting.
3. Cyclists going towards Brightwater Terrace to walk across the crossing before mounting.
4. Park only in identified carparks.
5. To restrict pedestrian movements in the carpark, please walk down the left side (facing road) footpath if you are going to turn left and go up the hill or cross the pedestrian crossing by the staff carpark and go down the right hand side if you are going along Parkland Crescent towards Brightwater Terrace.
6. Please do not park in the staff carpark along the stopbank.
7. Do not cross Parkland Crescent except by the pedestrian crossing.
8. Please provide a positive role model for our children by following these rules.  Children do what they see adults doing.
9. In the morning please use the designated Drop-Off Zone to safely drop off children.  No parking in this zone before 8.50am.
10. At the end of the day this area is generally closed from approx 2.30pm as it is a pickup zone for after school care vehicles such as Chill-Out and YMCA and for parents to drive through and pick up their children.  This is a NO WAITING, NO PARKING area.  If your child is not waiting, please go around and try again, so traffic can flow.

Accidents / Sickness at School

Every care is taken to avoid accidents in and around the playground.  However they do occur and in these situations the staff take the necessary steps to attend to your child’s needs.  If further medical attention is required you will be immediately informed and steps will be taken to see that your child is taken either to the family doctor or Palmerston North City Doctors.  Fortunately these more serious situations rarely occur. 

If your child becomes ill at school, we take steps to inform you, or the person you’ve elected as your ‘emergency contact’.  If we’re unable to locate either you or your emergency contact, we will ensure that your child is cared for until such contact can be made.

Medication

Specific medication for asthma, bee stings, etc can be held in the sick bay.  They must be clearly labelled and replaced each year. 

If the school is required to administer any form of medication to a pupil on a regular basis a form must be completed at the office.

Dental Treatment

Dental treatment is provided by a mobile clinic which spends approximately one term at the school.  The phone number for the mobile clinic is 027 244 4159. During other times a dental therapist can be contacted at Roslyn School Clinic to make an appointment for your child at any other time. Phone 357 9868.

Public Health Nurse

The Public Health Nurse works in the school by networking with social and health agencies in our community.  Her tasks include the following:

• Working with children with known health problems.
• Making assessments of health concerns.
• Referrals to other agencies.
• Identifying children with new health problems.
• Assessing the health of New Entrants.
• Checking on immunisations and working with teachers to assist with the School Health Programme.

Civil Emergencies