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Meet Our Teams
Meet the people that make our classrooms and school so special, and get a glimpse into what each team does!
Junior Team
Middle Team
Senior Team
Attendance Expectations
Children are happy and settled at school when parents and caregivers value their education.
To get the most out of their education they need to be on time and attending school EVERY day.
At Pakūranga Heights School it is expected that students will attend school every day unless they are ill. Legally, any enrolled student must attend every day and it is the responsibility of parents and caregivers alongside schools to make sure they attend.
By working together we can ensure your child gets the best start on their educational journey.
Enrolment
At Pakūranga Heights School we provide children with an education that will prepare them for their future and aspire to develop lifelong learners who have the attitudes, dispositions and skills to adapt to our ever changing world.
We hold new parent meetings, including a school tour, twice a term on a Thursday morning at 9:30am. These are usually held in the 4th and 8th weeks of the term. The upcoming dates for these can be found in our calendar. Please phone the school office on (09) 576 9209 for more information or to register your attendance.
To enrol your child at Pakūranga Heights School please do so via one of the following options:
If you would prefer not to complete the online enrolment form you can download and complete the forms below and either drop them into the school office or email them to office@pakurangaheights.school.nz.
If you do not have access to a printer you can pop in to the school office between 8am and 4pm on school days to collect an enrolment pack.
To complete your childs enrolment it is essential that we have the following documentation accompanying the enrolment:
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Copy of your child's birth certificate/passport
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Copy of your child's immunisation certificate
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Completed Digital Citizenship Agreement (download file below)
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Completed EOTC Consent Form (download file below)
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If your child was born overseas we will require proof of Residency or Student Visa for your child
Top Start Enrolment (for more information on Top Start click here)
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TOP Start (Transition to School Programme)
We offer a pre-school programme for children who are 4 and a 1/2 years old and whose parents have chosen Pakūranga Heights School for their child's future education. The programme is to help the children transition into the primary school setting, the term before they start school.
Top Start is taken by our SENCo and aided by a learning assistant. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of 12 students. The programme runs on a Wednesday afternoon from 2:00pm – 2:50pm, during term time, for 8 weeks.
Each session covers:
Literacy and Numeracy
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Alphabet – recognition of letters and sounds
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Writing opportunities
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Counting, shapes, proportions (mathematics concepts)
Social Skills
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Development of routines
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Co-operative play
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Responding to expectation
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The cost of the programme is $10.00 per session, which must be paid in advance.
Please contact the school office on (09) 576 9209 to pre-book your child into the programme the term before they are due to start school then simply complete the Top Start enrolment form below and either email the form to office@pakurangaheights.school.nz or visit the school office in person.
School Hours & Term Dates
School Hours
8:30am | Students allowed into classrooms |
9:00am | Learning Block 1 |
11:00am | Morning Tea Eating |
11:10am | Morning Tea Play |
11:30am | Learning Block 2 |
1:00pm | Lunch Eating |
1:10pm | Lunch Play |
1:50pm | Learning Block 3 |
3:00pm | School Closes |
Uniform
At Pakuranga Heights we have a smart, comfortable uniform that allows students ease of movement throughout the day.
The uniform is compulsory for all students and can be purchased either at the school uniform shop or online from Argyle.
The uniform consists of a unisex polo top worn with a polar fleece or sports jacket with a combination of four different bottoms:
Girls – skorts or culottes
Boys – shorts or trousers
All children must wear a school sunhat when outdoors in Term 1 and Term 4.
Sports Uniform
Our uniform is designed to be worn for all school activities, including physical education. The school supplies sports uniform for students to wear when representing the school at interschool events. We will sometimes request that students wear a t-shirt of their house colour on school sports day.
Footwear
Students are expected to wear plain black footwear at all times. In the summer months children may choose to wear sandals without socks. When students are wearing closed toe shoes, these must be worn with plain navy socks.
Additional Items
Girls may wear navy blue stockings or tights underneath their skort or culottes in the winter months. All students are permitted to wear a navy long sleeved garment or navy tights underneath their uniform if they have religious beliefs or customs which require it. Leggings are not permitted.
Hair Ties
All students with hair past their shoulders are required to wear it tied back for health and safety reasons. Students are encouraged to wear plain hair ties that are the same colour as their hair. If students choose to wear scrunchy-type hair ties or head bands they must be navy blue or red.
Uniform can be tried on and ordered via the onsite uniform shop. We do not hold stock and uniform generally takes up to 1 week to arrive once it has been ordered.
The Uniform Shop is open during Term time:
Monday 8am – 9am
Wednesday 3pm - 4pm
Towards the end of the summer holidays the uniform shop will be open for a number of days to support beginning of year uniform purchase. Please see the school calendar for these dates.
Before & After School Care
Pūkeko Preschool is an independently run preschool which operates from within the school grounds. Pūkeko Preschool also operate the OSCAR before and after school care programme.
Pūkeko OSCAR Programme is run from the Pakūranga Heights school hall and playing fields. They offer safe and fun supervised care for your children from 7:30am to 8:30am, after school care from 3pm to 6pm, and school holiday programmes.
Pūkeko can be contacted on 09 576 4822.
Each day’s programme will include:
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A different organised main outdoor or indoor activity each day!
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Time for free play
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After school snacks
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Activities include arts and crafts, baking and making yummy foods, board games, and lots of outdoor activities!
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Kindo & Lunch Orders
Kindo
Kindo is a cashless school payment system that you are able to acess via the web or an app directly on your phone.
At Pakūranga Heights we use Kindo for Friday lunch orders and PTA Fundraising.
Lunch Orders
These can be made every Friday. You may order you child's lunch from the menu through the Kindo app at anytime before the 9:00am cut off on the Friday for delivery that day.
The Kindo helpdesk is open 8:00am to 4:00pm weekdays.
Freephone: 0508 4 KINDO (0508 454 636)
Email: hello@mykindo.co.nz
Online support: support.mykindo.co.nz
Stationery
We have teamed up with OfficeMax to make ordering your stationery at the beginning of the year easy and will give your child a smooth start to the school year.
At the beginning of the year, your child’s stationery list will be uploaded online on the My School website (see link below).
Simply search for Pakūranga Heights, select your child’s year level for their stationery pack and follow the instructions on the website. The stationery will be delivered to your home address in time to start the new year!
During the remainder of the year, stationery packs can be purchased from the school office.
