Sunnynook Primary School

The Department of Health operates a Dental Clinic in the school grounds and parents are advised to enrol their children when they turn two and a half years old.

The Dental Therapist is at the school for about 1/3 of the year and can be contacted on 410-0306 at the clinic.

Every care is taken to minimise the possibility of accidents occurring to students during their daily attendance at school. Minor injuries and sickness are treated in the Medical Room.

Parents may need to be advised of a student’s injury or illness. Collection of the student from school needs to be as soon as possible after notification, as the school does not have the staff nor the facilities to care for sick or injured students for long periods of time.

Sometimes it may be necessary for students to bring medicines to school. These should be given to the teacher accompanied by a note and the medicines clearly marked with the student’s name, room number and dosage rate. Medicines must NOT be kept in desks or bags.

The School has regular contact with the Public Health Nurse and can arrange for sight and hearing tests to be done at the school. If a student has medical tests elsewhere, we like to be told of the results. A student’s state of health is of importance to teachers. Please share such information with us. If sight and hearing tests carried out at the school show up defects requiring treatment, parents are always advised by the Public Health Nurse.

Where it is appropriate, 5 year old students, in conjunction with their parents, have a health check and discussion shortly after their fifth birthday.

Sunnynook School operates a Safety House programme in affiliation with the Safety House Association of New Zealand Inc.

Safety Houses are private homes and business premises which have been approved by the Safety House Committee. They are located throughout the local community to provide safe places for students to go if they are hurt or frightened for any reason. Information about the programme and a list of our Safety Houses may be obtained from the school.

School crossing rosters are organised by a parent coordinator for Sunnynook Road and Tonkin Drive crossings. These are vital for the safety of our students. Helpers are always required and are recruited through school notices. The crossings are shown on the map in the back of this booklet.

Students need to wear clothing that is at least of a reasonable standard and is appropriate for the activities they undertake both inside and outside the classroom. FOOTWEAR SHOULD BE WORN ON ALL SCHOOL TRIPS.

All clothing must be clearly and permanently labelled with the owner’s name. Initials only are inadequate. The school does not accept responsibility for unmarked clothing.

Students are encouraged to wear a suitable sunhat when outside during the summer months.

Normal school hours are from 8.50am to 3.00pm daily. Morning interval is at 10.40am. Lunch is from 12.30 to 1.30pm. On the last day of each term, school may finish at 2.00pm on all other days, school closes at 3.00pm.

Some rules are considered by the Board of Trustees and staff to be needed if we are to prevent vandalism.

Please let your student know that playing in the school grounds after school hours is a privilege and that they must observe the following rules:

Report as soon as possible, any damage observed, to a member of the staff and or parents so that appropriate measures can be taken.

NOTE: Play in the school grounds is supervised only during school hours; therefore, parents must accept full responsibility for their own child/ren when they are on school property outside of school hours.

On some occasions, the school allows parts of the grounds to be used by outside clubs and teams. At these times, the teams have preference over individuals using the grounds.

A State Primary School is a designated reporting centre for Civil Defence Emergencies.

North Shore Civil Defence co-ordinates a trained disaster response team ready to swing into action at any time to protect lives and property. This team includes 500 volunteers from throughout the city.

Please remember that your local primary school becomes your emergency reporting centre during a disaster.

Contact: North Shore Civil Defence on 09-478-9696.

Further information about North Shore Civil Defence is available from their website, located at http://www.nscivildefence.org.nz