motumaoho school information booklet

8/6/2019 Motumaoho School Information Booklet

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2085 Hamilton RoadRD 2MORRINSVILLE 3372

Phone: 07 889 7597Fax: 07 889 5278e-mail:[email protected] web: motumaoho.school.nz

Motumaoho School Information Book



M O T U M A O H O S C H O O L

Mission Statement 3 E.O.T.C 9

The From the Principal 3 School Banking 9

Staff Members 4 Lunch Orders 9

Board of Trustees 4 Newsletters & Notices 10

New Enrolments 4 District Newsletter 10

Sickness 4 School Facilities 10

Absences 5 Reporting to Parents 11

Medication 5 Open Days 11

Heath & Safety 5 Parent Help 11

School hours 6 Religious Instruction 12

School Donations 6 Book Club 12

Money Sent to School 6 Sports 12

School PTA 7 Events 12

Collecting Children 7 Stationery 13

Bus 7 Student teachers 13

Homework 8 Technology 13

Library 8 District & School 14

Life Education 8

Cultural Activities 8

Lost Property 8

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Motumaoho School

Since1912



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THE DISTRICT & SCHOOL

Motumaoho began as a communications link between

Morrinsville and Hamilton. The Motumaoho CheeseFactory was opened in 1914 and continued to beoperational until its closure in 1983.

A one roomed school was built on the site in 1912 and,with later additions was in use until 1969, when it wasdemolished after being replaced by a modern schoolcomplex complete with small library and staff-roomtransported to Motumaoho from Ohautira.

The latter complex forms most of the existing schooltoday, with the addition of the present library (aformer Post Office) and in recent times, the new deckin front of the school.

Our present school is an important part of theMotumaoho District, and is a contributing schoolwhich caters for Year 0 (New Entrants) up to Year 6.

MISSION STATEMENT

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Motumaoho School provides a secure, stimulating, and challenging environment which enables its students to strive to reach their full academic, social, emotional and personal potential. Motumaoho School encourages student participation in cultural and physical activities and promotes respect for each child’s individuality.

Welcome to the Motumaoho School Community. Wehope your association with us will be a long and happyone.

We have 2 full-time teachers, a part time teacher for Principal Release, a part-time School Secretary, aTeacher Aide and a varying roll of approximately 30-40children in two classrooms.

The Staff, with strong support from the Board of Trustees, work hard to ensure that the school is a welcoming place for children and their families, and that the children re-ceive high quality education. Staff are appointed whoare involved in an on-going programme of professionaldevelopment which continues to upgrade their expertise;and funds are budgeted each year for on-going trainingof Board members and Staff.



MOTUMAOHO SCHOOL STAFF

PRINCIPAL Justin Bertrand

ROOM ONE TEACHER Todd Burton

PRINICPAL RELEASEROOM TWO TEACHER Cheryl Hickford

SCHOOL SECRETARY Angela Ward

TEACHER AIDE Tina Caulfield

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS Sue Angus

CLEANERS Alex and Ginny Budd

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRPERSON: Garry Oakes

Members of the Board of Trustees are:Justin Bertrand, Todd Burton, Brian Caulfield,Kathryn Simmons, Natalie Hughes.

NEW ENROLMENTS

SICKNESS

5-YEAR OLDS may be enrolled at school either on or before their fifth birthday. We request that you bring a copy of the child’s Birth Certificate in order to verify the birth-date. This is a legal requirement for all schools as is the need to verify immuni-

sations completed. Please bring these items when enrolling. Information about assisting your child with home reading and writing is available if you request it. Visits to school prior to your child starting are welcomed. Please consult with the school.

If your child is ill or has been ill overnight please considerwhether or not they should be at school as bugs spread easily inthe school environment.

STATIONERY

STUDENT TEACHERS

ICT

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Our school together with Paper Plus Morrinsville, can provideour students with quality stationery at very competitive prices.At the beginning of the year, Paper Plus have packs made upwith items required by the teacher for the school year that arepersonalised to our school. We send out lists at the end of theyear. You are welcome to purchase items individually, however

Paper Plus ensure we will get the best deal with ‘Back toSchool’ pricing which starts around mid January. All items listedin the packs are required. This is an excellent arrangement andmakes it easier for you as parents and caregivers and is a won-derful support to the school.

From time to time we are invited to have student teachers from the

Waikato College of Education in our school. It is very exciting having

them work alongside the children. These students are considered to beteachers and shall be treated as teachers.

At Motumaoho School, we endeavor to give all children the opportunities to use Information Technology by having 2 or 3 computers in each classroom. Computer hardware and softwareis used throughout the curriculum to enhance learning. Students are encouraged to use other items of technology for communication as part of learning. That is e-mail, scanner, tele-phone and photocopier. Within curriculum learning contexts, students are encouraged to use technologies such as email, www, blogs, digital cameras and i-pods to research information and present their new learning to

others. Students and parents are required to sign an Internet Use Con-tract.



SPORTS

Inter-school sports involvement varies according to the pro-gramme organised by the Rural Schools Sports Group for thearea.

At present Inter-school sports mainly involve cross-country,‘Tryathlon’ and athletics. There is an expectation that studentshave our uniform polo shirt in support of our school so we looksmart and representative of Motumaoho School at events.

Children are required to bring swim-wear to school during theswimming season, on a daily basis.

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BOOK CLUB

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION

Children experience half an hour a week of Religious Instruction.If you do not wish your child to participate please inform theschool.

Good quality children’s books (usually paperbacks), which are relatively inexpensive, can be purchased at the school twice aterm through the Ashton Scholastic Book-club. Orders andmoney should be in a sealed named envelope, handed in to theSecretary by the due date. Books purchased will be distributedusually within a week of the due date.

EVENTS

A number of special events are held at the school.These include:

* Inter-school Cross country Term Two * Livestock & Pet Day—October * Inter-school Athletics –Term 4 * Prize giving - December

If a child is absent from school on a given day, parents are askedto inform the school as early as possible by:

(a) a note to the teacher(b) a phone call

This enables us to be sure of who is in our care each day and im-mediately check any unexplained absences. If a child’s absence

is unexplained after subsequent contact to the parents by theschool, the truancy officer will be contacted.PLEASE NOTE: We still require a note to keep on our records as

to why your child was absent. This can be sent to school whenyour child returns to school.

ABSENCES

If a child requires medication to be administered by an adult atschool, you are requested to fill in the required form and returnit to school. This covers the staff in case of a discrepancy.

MEDICATION

HEALTH & SAFETY

Emergencies: If a child is sick or has an accident, we try to con-

tact the parents or their emergency contact as soon as possible.Children are never sent home unaccompanied.

Allergies: Please ensure that we are made aware of any

allergies or medical conditions your child develops. If necessary,we keep medication at school.

Special Services: Several specialist services are available tochildren and their families. These include:

VISION & HEARING testing for all New Entrants once ayear, or for other children as requested.DENTAL TREATMENT at the Morrinsville IntermediateSchool Clinic ( telephone 889 6988)SPEECH THERAPY and other specialist services areavailable on request from teaching staff where a need isidentified.



Money for lunches, stationery, school trips, book orders, etc.,should be enclosed in a named envelope with the amount and

what it is for written on the outside.On occasions cheques are sent for payment. These should bemade out to ‘Motumaoho School’ unless otherwise stated. Except for a specific purpose, children are discouraged from hav-ing money at school. If the secretary is not in the office, you canplace money in the secure yellow ASB banking box located inthe office foyer. Please ensure you have named it and markedwhat it is for.

School donation are set by the Board of Trustees each year andare presently $30 per child, with a maximum of $60 per familyper year. School donations help cover costs for extras such asplayground improvements, improved Technology equipment,Pet Day ribbons, sports equipment, and so on. These are volun-tary donations and are receipted as such. They qualify for in-come tax rebate.

Payments of school donations can be made in installments bycontacting the school office.

SCHOOL DONATION

SCHOOL HOURS

8:00 a.m. School opens8:30 a.m. School commences10:00-10:25 Interval12:00-1:00 Lunch time2:30 p.m. School ends2:35 p.m. Bus departs school3:15 p.m. School closes

Angela Ward is in the school office on; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am – 12:00 (Wednesday until2:30pm)

MONEY SENT TO SCHOOL

REPORTING TO PARENTS

Our reporting programme is:

Late Term 1 Verbal Parent/Teacher conferencesLate Term 2 Written reportEarly Term 3 Verbal Parent/Teacher conferencesLate Term 4 Written report

Parents are encouraged to contact the school for an appoint-ment at other times should they have concerns.There may be parent information evenings held during the year.A notice will be placed in the newsletter informing you of these.

PARENT HELP

We appreciate receiving help from parents on many occasionsduring the year and have been most fortunate in the supportwe continue to receive with:

extra class activities such as daily Junior readingtransport to inter-school functionsworking bees on grounds, books and resourcessports coachingfund-raising activities

Please feel free to offer your support, perhaps inways we have not yet thought of.

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OPEN DAYS

From time to time parents, extended family and friends of theschool are invited to watch the children at work and to share intheir successes.



SCHOOL FACILITIES

We encourage the use of our grounds, particularly the swim-ming pool in summer. Tennis and cricket games are frequentlyplayed by families on summer evenings in the school grounds.

POOL: A fee of $30 is required to help cover the cost of treat-

ment of the water out of school hours. When the fee is paid, a

key is issued, along with a copy of the RULES FOR THE USE OFTHE POOL. There is a $5 refund on return of the key. There is a$10 charge for replacement keys.

PHOTO-COPIER/LAMINATOR/BINDER: The school owns a

photocopier, laminator and binder, and provides these servicesto local people at very competitive rates.

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DISTRICT NEWSLETTER

The school endeavors to publish and distribute a newsletterthroughout the district on a semi-regular basis (depending oncopy). All contributions in the form of recipes, hints, news and soon would be gratefully accepted.

Parents are kept informed of school activities through a fort-nightly newsletter issued every second Wednesday. From time totime class requests or tear-off slips may be attached to these. Each family receives a copy. Regular communication between teachers and parents is impor-

tant and the fortnightly newsletter generally serves this functionwell. However, sometimes children misplace their notices. Please

look for your copy and contact the school if you do not receiveone. We can also email you a copy of the School Newsletter and theycan be downloaded as a PDF from our website.

BUS (afternoons only) In the afternoon we run our own mini van to transport the chil-dren home. All children attending this school are eligible for thisservice if they live within our catchment area. The fee is $5 per

week or $50 for the term (depending on weeks in term) or apayment of $200 for the year per family using the bus service.Parents are on a roster system for driving the school van.If your child is going to a friend’s in the afternoon, a note sent toschool is required - we can not take a child's word that they aregoing elsewhere. If we receive no note or phone call then thechild will be delivered home as per usual. Please place notes onclip board in office.(Please note fees may change due to price increase etc.)

COLLECTING CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL

For everyone’s peace of mind, we prefer you to write a note, callus or pop in if your child is to be picked up from school by some-one unknown to the Staff, or if you are collecting earlier or laterthan usual. Any change to the usual routine needs to beadvised. (There is a clip board in the office for notes.)

SCHOOL PTA

We have an enthusiastic group of parents who make up ourMotumaoho School Parent Teacher Association – (PTA). Aspart of their involvement they will support the school’s fund-raising, they will help plan and co-ordinates ideas which will helpraise funds for the school. Some fundraising activities that are we are currently involved in,or have been run are:

Pie and pizza sales Quiz NightActivities at our Livestock and Pet DayChristmas HampersGala DayChicken Chucking



We maintain a good variety and number of high quality books.Children are expected to respect them and return them on timeas indicated on the Date Due slip.There will a nominal charge of $10 for severe damage or loss of any book. Children use protective library bags to take anyschool books home. The Library will be open for some lunchhours.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

We ensure that the children are regularly exposed to and a partof cultural experiences/shows involving musicians, actors, singing,rhythm work or dance. All children are involved in such pro-grammes and when available, we will offer students the oppor-tunity to have tuition in learning an instrument.

HOMEWORK

The amount of homework will vary according to the age andability of the child, and the topics being covered.Homework is usually set to reinforce what has already beentaught at school. It is recommended that you work alongsideyour child to show your support, encouragement and interest inwhat is being done. Your child is expected to do home reading

every night.

LIBRARY

LIFE EDUCATION

Each alternate year our school is visited by the Life EducationTrust mobile classroom with its specialist teacher. Lessons areprovided on self-esteem and healthy l iving.

LOST PROPERTY

A box for this is kept near the cloak bay and items are regularlyshown to children. Parents are encouraged to inspect it when-ever they visit the school for items that haven’t been claimed.

EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Half-day outings and day trips are a part of the school pro-gramme and take place at intervals throughout the year asnecessary for studies and experience. Parents will always receiveadvance notice.At such times, the children are representing our school, andshould wear neat and tidy clothing and suitable footwear.

School sports uniform is preferred for inter-school sports days.Senior room pupils have opportunities for more extensiveoutdoor education experiences. Each year, Senior room pupilswill be offered a 3-day, 2 night camp as part of the school’sprogramme.

We have a policy that ALL CHILDREN MUST WEAR SEATBELTSON SCHOOL TRIPS INVOLVING THE USE OF PRIVATE CARS.At no time are children to be carried without seatbelts.

LUNCH ORDERS

SCHOOL BANKING

School banking is available to children from our school throughASB bank. Banking day is on a Thursday and children can bringtheir banking to the office between 8:00am and 8:30am andplace their banking in the yellow ASB deposit box.

Families who wish to begin school banking can ask Mrs Ward inthe office who will give you an information pack and depositenvelopes.

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As we change our lunch items from term to term a full list of items available will be given when you enroll. Lunch orders are available Friday’s.

Please write your child's name, date and order on an envelope(don‘t forget to place money inside).

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