About Us

COSTS

Our only costs are for uniform polo shirts and uniform polar fleece sweatshirts.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCES

Tamariki are expected to be at kura everyday, if not regulary (90% or more). 

Statistics have shown the following;

~ Missing 1 day per week (20%) = 10 days per term (2 weeks) and 2 months over 1 year.

~ Missing 2 days per week (40%) = 20 days per term (4 weeks) and 4 months over 1 year.

~ Missing 3 days per week (60%) = 30 days per term (6 weeks) and 6 months over 1 year.

Helping your child to attend kura regularly, means they have a better chance at thriving in their learning, which also means it will give them more access to opportunities later on in life.

If your child is going to be away from school please either ring the school office, use the Skool Loop app or leave a message in the Pāmapūria School Messenger app.

We do need to know the reason why your child is not at school so that it can be coded correctly on the school roll (this is a legal document that is required to be filled in correctly.)

Each morning we take the class roll and then it is sent to the office.  Nicole will contact any parents of children who are not present at school if we have not heard directly from you.  This is a safety measure to ensure that all children who are sent to school make it here safely.

STATIONERY

All school books and materials needed to complete students work are FREE from the office. Teachers will supply these as they are needed.

UNIFORMS

Our office has school polo shirts (quick dry) $28 and school polo fleece sweatshirts with zip pockets and complete zip up front $50. Tamariki can wear their own plain black trousers/shorts/skirt (down to the knee)/skort (all with no logos) and their own black shoes. We also have free Kidscan black jackets in the office as well as free black Kidscan shoes. Please also ask about our 2nd hand uniforms for sale.

LUNCHES IN SCHOOL, KIDSCAN AND FRUIT IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME

All tamariki need are snacks for morning tea and after school, if they catch one of the 4 late buses.

We have the FREE lunches in school programme that operates from our hall and all cooked onsite by our amazing team. Our Year 4/5, Y5/6 and Y7/8 classes eat in the hall first at 1230. They sit down at the tables with their own individual lunch and often ask for seconds. Our Y1/2 and Y3 classes eat in the hall at 1240.

At Pāmapūria we offer FREE Kidscan breakfast 0800-0845 in the hall every morning that includes cereal, tinned fruit, toast and baked beans.  We are also part of the Fruit in Schools programme, which meants every student receives a piece of fruit or raw vegetable FREE every school day from week 2 through to week 10.

We get donations from KidsCan to provide healthy snacks and lunch for those who need it for FREE.

MANA CARDS

Here at Pāmapūria School we use a reward system called "Mana Cards." Your child may receive a Mana Card for displaying our school values of: Respect for Myself, Respect for Others, Respect for the Environment. Also for being on task and simply giving things a go. You don't have the be the best at everything, but you do need to learn to try and attempt tasks, even when they are a little difficult.

A small blue piece of paper is filled in with your child's name and the reason they are being rewarded. Your child deposits their Mana Card into their whānau house group container in the office.

During our school assembly on Fridays, five random Mana Cards are drawn and those children get to pick a prize. Their whānau house group also get one point for each Mana Card. All Mana Cards are kept for a big final draw on the last day of term, where we have 10 more substantial prizes drawn.

WHĀNAU HOUSE GROUPS

All students across the school are divided into five whānau groups. Each group has a colour associated with it. During the week the students can earn points for their whānau house group by displaying our school values, being on task and mana enhancing behaviour.

At assembly the winning whānau house group is announced and that group of children are valued  (extra swim at lunchtime etc).  At the end of the term, the whānau house group that has won the most times for that term, get rewarded with a special lunch at school.

During the school year we have events (cross country etc) where the children are encouraged to dress in their whānau house group colours.

Kotipū (our Maunga) is green

Māmaru (our Waka) is red

Mangataiore (our Awa) is blue

Te Paatū (our Marae) is yellow

Ngāti Kahu (our Iwi) is orange

LOST PROPERTY

Any items that are not named and left on the school grounds are kept for a short time on the pegs outside the sports shed (next to the pool.)  They are then put in the lost property box that is locked inside the sports shed.  Several times a term all lost property items are put out for the students to look through.  At the end of the term all remaining items are disposed of.

Please ensure all of your child's personal items are clearly named so that they can be promptly returned.

We try to encourage the students to leave all their belongings that they may take off in breaks, in the classroom  to prevent things being misplaced.  We endeavour to return all lost items.