Welcome to Papakowhai School

Welcome!

Hi.  My name is Mark Smith and I'm proud to lead the team here at Papakowhai School.

If you're considering us as a school for your child, please drop by, email me at mark@papakowhai.school.nz or phone
​04-233 8321.
At Papakowhai School we actively encourage parental involvement and support.
Parent participation in their children’s learning is strongly encouraged; and the Staff welcomes and appreciates the expertise, enthusiasm and support parents bring to our school.
Our aim is to work together to achieve the best possible education for our children.​

Learning

At Papakowhai School we believe in child-centred learning.
  • Where learning is valued and enjoyed.
  • Where children are helped to grow from where they are at.
  • Where learning is success-oriented.
  • Where children are involved in their learning and a balance of academic, social, physical, cultural and creative activities are pursued within a supportive environment.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Alert Level 2
​Papakowhai School

Alert Level 2 applies from midnight tonight for 72 hours.

1. Papakowhai School is open, and all children should attend as normal.

2. Sick people must stay at home.
They should seek medical advice if they have COVID-like symptoms and get tested if advised to do so. If that person displays relevant symptoms of COVID-19, tests positive for COVID-19, or has been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19, they must self-isolate.

3. Learning will be onsite with distance learning only offered to children who health authorities have told to stay away.

4. Schools are not classified as gatherings so normal school events and activities can go ahead, including swimming.

For most day to day activities at schools, the rules for gatherings do not apply. Under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Order, schools are exempted from physical distancing requirements when people are there to receive, provide, or support education services.

However as soon as your event or activity brings people onsite who are not there for education purposes, including students, parents and caregivers, then the rules for gatherings do apply.

5. Parents and caregivers should not come inside the school grounds unless it is essential. Only parents and caregivers of Year 1 students will be allowed to escort children to class. No parents will be permitted inside classrooms.

6. Face coverings are not required at school or on any school transport.

7. All adults coming onsite must scan in using the contact tracing app or sign in at the office or outside Rata block.

8. Fundamental public health measures continue to apply at every alert level:
  • Physical distancing (not touching and not breathing on each other at Alert Level 2)
  • Hand hygiene
  • Cough and sneeze etiquette
  • Regularly cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces.
9. We would like all Year 1 Rata children  to be collected between 2:45pm and 2:55pm so that adults are offsite before 3.00pm. All other classes will finish at 3.00pm.
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10. Our scheduled emergency evacuation drills are postponed.
 
Ngā mihi
Mark Smith
PRINCIPAL