Traffic Concerns
The Board is working with the Council and Police to try to improve safety at our school gate. In the meantime…
Before School:
Do not park and leave your car on the left hand side (school side) of Papakura-Clevedon Road - this blocks the drive through line.
Pull over to the left hand side verge (school side) of Papakura-Clevedon Road so through traffic can pass safely.
Drive up to the Junior gate so that as many cars as possible can queue off Papakura-Clevedon Road.
After School
Being on Time for School
School starts at 9am. Please endeavour to have your tamariki here on time. The start of the day contains very important routines to help tamariki settle for a day of learning.
The Ministry of Education track attendance and we are alarmed at the number of Ardmore children arriving late regularly every morning.
Illness
Please keep sick children at home. If your child has a vomiting bug we ask that you keep them home for 48 hours after their last vomit.
We want to keep everyone safe.
Paid Union Meeting (PUM)
Teachers will be attending a Paid Union Meeting in the afternoon on Thursday 28st March between 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Under the Primary Teachers Collective, NZEI is able to hold up to two Paid Union Meetings per year.
Parents and caregivers may pick their child/children up early at 12.30pm.
The school bus and after school care facilities will operate at the usual time - 3pm
Children remaining at school will be supervised by staff.
Cellphones at School - Government Policy ‘Away for the Day’
As you may have heard, all state schools and kura are required by the Ministry of Education to have student cell phone rules in place no later than 29 April.
At Ardmore School we already have policies and processes regarding cell phones in place to ensure the Health and Safety of our students.
Our Digital Technology and Online Safety policy states that at Ardmore School, we aim to prevent digital incidents by:
In line with this policy:
Digital technology devices may include computers, tablets, storage devices, cameras, phones, handheld PCs and consoles, smartwatches, video/audio devices, e-readers, and other similar devices.
In an effort to reduce any Health and Safety risks upon our ākonga, smartwatches with communication, photo and video capabilities fall under this new regulation.
Our approach, as with our previous procedure, is “away for the day”, meaning the device should be turned off, and handed in to the teacher to be locked away during the school day.
We strongly recommend students do not bring these devices to school with them. If a parent or caregiver needs to contact their child urgently during the day, they should call the front office.
If staff see a student using a personal digital device inappropriately or without permission during the school day, we will confiscate it. After the student locks the device, we place it in the office to be collected by a parent or guardian.
Staff Changes:
We recently farewelled Ms Georgia Scherini who is now on maternity leave. We’ll look forward to her return next year.
At the end of the term we farewell Mrs Shirlyn Kumar who is taking up at a new role at Strathallan School. Mrs Kumar has been particularly supportive of our culturally and linguistically diverse tamariki. Her leadership of our Bollywood Dance Group was outstanding and we will all miss her support throughout the school.
