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Welcome to our Victoria Avenue School Family |
Starting a new school is an exciting time for children and parents. By working in partnership with you we aim to provide your child with the best possible start to their school life at Victoria Avenue.
Ideas to Help Your Child be Ready for School
Parents often want to know what they can do for their children to ensure a smooth entry in the Junior Classes. The following are some ideas which may help:
- Help your child to recognise and write their own name
- Know the basic colour names
- Recognise the names and sounds of the alphabet letters
- Count forward and backwards to at least 10
- Be prepared to share and work with others
- Read lots of stories to your child
- Talk to your children and answer their questions
- Provide them with the opportunity to experiment with colour (crayons, pencils, paint) and to use equipment like scissors, a pencil etc.
- Encourage your child to take responsibility for their possessions
- Provide your child with plenty of opportunity to talk to others
- Teach your child how to handle a book with care From Paihia School BOI
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All Students
Pre-enrolment:
Click here to ensure you have followed the pre-enrolment procedure outlined and check your eligibility to attend our school. You will need to contact our school before proceeding with the enrolment process outlined below.
NEW ENTRANTS – 5 Year olds
A few weeks before your child is due to start school you will receive an invitation to come to school for a pre-school meeting from 10.00am to 12 noon. This is an opportunity for your child to spend time with their new class and teacher. At this time you will be able to talk to senior staff about starting school, school routines and how to help your child get off to a great start.
We have eight intakes a year for new entrants – one at the beginning of each term and one half way through each term.
To this meeting you will need to bring the following for your child:
- Birth certificate or passport.
- Immunisation certificate
- The following forms: these can be downloaded, printed and completed before you attend your preschool morning.
- Enrolment Form
- Permission Form
- Dental Form
- Hearing and Vision Health Form
- If you wish to assist the PTS please complete this Helping Hands form.
OLDER STUDENTS (any students other than new 5 Year olds)
You are required to bring all the above forms and documents however you will need to make an appointment with Linley Garrett to complete the enrolment process. You will also need to complete the pre-enrolment forms and check your eligibility. Please click here to email for an appointment.
If you have probelms downloading these forms please request paper copies be posted to you. Remember to include your name and address in the email. You cannot request these forms unless you have pre-enroled.
Other Information all new students will need to know:
1. PTS – there are many ways in which you can assist the school. These include responding to assistance requests made by the PTS for sausage sizzles, discos, fundraiser, class parents, parent helpers in the classroom – the list is long! Click here for more information. Please complete this Helping Hands form if you would like to help in any way.
2. Uniform – Click here to see our uniform requirements Click here to order and pay for uniform online. There are photos of the items on this page. The uniform shop is also open at school on Fridays from 8.30 – 9.00am. It will be open at 11am on your preschool morning.
3. Lunch Orders – information and ordering details are here.
4. After School Care – click here for information and a pre-enrolment from.
We also have After School Activities - please click here for more information.
5. Walking School Bus – a great way to “transport” your children to school. Click here for more information.
6. School Banking – is at 8.15am on Wednesday mornings in Room 20. Click here for an information sheet and here for the application for a bank account. Return the form to a teller in Room 20 on banking days.
7. Playground Behaviour – information on our Behaviour Management programme and Peer Mediation is available here.
13. Search Engine. Our website can be searched using the search box at the top right of all our webpages. It will search all newsletters and information on our website.
If you are unable to find answers to your questions on the website please don’t hesitate to email us, call us (09 5200602) or come and see us (282 Victoria Ave, Remuera, Auckland).
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