We feel best results occur when parents / whānau, students and teachers work together and support one another in a shared endeavour. The key to the success of this relationship is effective communication.

Our open door policy means that Parents / whānau are free at any time to make an appointment to meet with any of our team at a mutually convenient time.

From time to time, in a people oriented activity such as education, there will be concerns.

When these occur, it is important that all parties involved work together to obtain a solution that is mutually acceptable and best for all concerned.

Our team is always happy to answer questions or queries via email or meet with you to discuss your concerns face to face, whenever possible.

Newsletter

The school newsletter is published every Friday and emailed to parents. It is one way of keeping you informed about what has been happening … and what is going on at school. We are happy to put parent notices into our newsletter, depending on the availability of space.

Newsletters are emailed to parents, if you would prefer this option please email our office placing e-newsletter in the subject line. Please include the name(s) and class(es) of your children in the body of the email.

Other key avenues of communication are: 

• Seesaw notifications which are sent out by teams as needed

• Fortnightly newsletters that are linked from the Seesaw notification

• Our school website

• Email with your teacher. Please be aware that teachers may take up to 48 hours to respond and do not answer emails in the evenings

Board Minutes & Monthly Reports

These are public documents and are available for you to read at the office.

Board News

This is distributed at regular intervals throughout the year, usually within a week of a Board meeting. Information is included in our newsletters. It gives information on what has happened at the recent Board Meetings etc.

School Charter & Policies Folder

This is available for parents to read online at School Docs.

School Notice Board

Issues, Questions and Concerns

From time to time you will have questions, you may have issues or want to raise concerns with us. We ask that you maintain open communication with your child’s teacher. The class teacher is your first point of contact. It is a matter of courtesy to make an appointment at the office to discuss matters that may take a little longer than a few minutes