Absences
If your child is going to be absent, we ask that you, as parents and caregivers, please ring the school by 9.15am, at the latest. This must be done every day that your child is absent.
When your child returns to school, they must bring a signed note to their classroom teacher, confirming their absence.
Please use the Student Log Book to communicate all details related to your child's absence - duration, reason, and any additional information deemed necessary.
Students who show a pattern of absence or lateness without good reason may be referred to the Truancy Service.
School App
You can get all the school updates and information through our PNINS school app.
You can download the PNINS app by following one of the links below.
Subway School Lunches
Cell Phones
Students are not permitted to have cellphones / iPods etc in the classroom or in the playground.
In exceptional cases where the student needs to make contact with a parent / caregiver after school, the student may bring a cellphone to school provided the following conditions are met:
1. The below form is filled in giving your child permission to bring a cell phone to school.
2. The cellphone is taken to the office for safe keeping before 8.45am and is collected at 3.10pm.
Children not following this procedure will have their cellphone taken off them and their parents will be required to collect the phone from the school office at the end of term.
Please note that students can use the school phone in an emergency to call landlines. No electronic devices, such as MP3 Players, iPods, electronic games or cameras are to be brought to school.
Payments
At the School Office
Payments can be made to the school office by you or your child. Payments may be in the form of a cheque, cash, or eftpos.
Internet Banking
You can now make payments through your internet banking.
Our school account number is;
02-0630-0029588-00
Particulars - Child's first name
Code - Room number
Reference - Last name
Through our Website
You can make a quick and easy payment through our PNINS online store. Click here
Cyclists
Cyclists are expected to know and follow the ‘Rules of the Road’.
By law, all cyclists must wear cycle helmets. It is also a school requirement that all cyclists in school uniform must wear a fluorescent cycle vest.
Cycle stands are available in a lock up area. It is important that all cyclists use this area, and that all cycles are locked when in this vicinity.
Cyclists must walk their bikes when on the school grounds at all times.
Bus
The safety and comfort of everyone on the bus is paramount to our school. It is very important that students travelling by bus behave appropriately and consider others at all times.
All students eligible for travel on a school bus will be allocated a bus pass.
The general rule is that your child must attend the closest school with Year 7 and 8 teaching facilities. If your child lives more than 3.2 km from school, and no alternative public transport is available, they may then be eligible for full transport assistance.
Our School Behaviour Management Expectations apply to students on their way to and from school whether they walk, bike or travel by bus.
If you would like to travel by bus to school, please read the Safety of students on school buses and fill in the Application form below.
If the student travels the full distance from home to school by private vehicle, or travels more than 2.4km to the school bus stop, he/she may be eligible for a conveyance allowance.
To determine whether your child is eligible for the transport conveyance allowance please complete the following form
School Docs
Our school has been working with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures. We are excited to announce that the site is now live and available to our school community.
The school works with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies which have been well researched and follow the Ministry of Education National Administration Guidelines. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.
SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our board of trustees has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented. We will advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the review.
We invite you to visit the site.
Our username is pnins and password linton
Social Media
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