ABSENCES FROM SCHOOL

To notify us if your child is going to be away from school you can:

• Leave a message on the absence line - 04 569 5422. Please state your child’s name, room number, and reason for absence.

• Text the school mobile - 022 173 3071 with the same information. This is a text only phone, so please do not ring and leave a message on this mobile as it will not be cleared.

• If for any reason your child is late or needs to leave school early, you must come into the office and fill out the LATE/LOG IN book or LOG OUT book.

• If your child is going to be away at a future date, please advise the office or email office@gracefield.school.nz with dates and reason for absence.

LEAVING SCHOOL GROUNDS

Children will be permitted to leave the school grounds during school hours ONLY when written requests are received from parents. Parents/students must fill in the Log Out book if a child leaves during the school day.

Where children are going home for lunch on a daily basis, a note at the beginning of each term is all that is required.

STATIONERY

A list of stationery needed at each class level is sent home at the end of the school year, or when your child commences school. A limited amount of stationery is also available for purchase from the school office.

VALUABLE ITEMS

We discourage children from bringing valuable items (such as games, toys or jewellery) to school as there is always the risk of them being lost. Staff cannot accept responsibility for valuable property at school.

MONEY

Any money coming into the school needs to be put into an envelope, clearly labelled with the child’s name, room number and what it is for.  The envelope is then placed in the class money bucket for checking by staff.