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Pathway to the future

INFORMATION BOOKLET

Te Ore Ore Road
Masterton 
Telephone 06 377 1867
Fax 06 378 8284
Email: admin@lakeview.school.nz
Website: www.lakeview.school.nz

TERM DATES 2009

Term 1	Monday 4 February to Thursday 9 April
	Holidays: Friday 6 February - Waitangi Day Good Friday 10 April Easter Monday 13 April Easter Tuesday 14 April ANZAC Day 25 April (94 half days)
Term 2	Monday 27 April to Friday 3 July
	Holidays:  Monday 1 June - Queen's Birthday     (98 half days)
Term 3	Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
	(100 half days)
Term 4	Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December
	Holidays: Labour Day Monday 26 October  (94 half days)

School Hours

The school is open for instruction at 9.00am and closes at 3.00pm. It is important that children arrive to school with sufficient time to prepare themselves for the day. 

Morning tea is at 10.30-10.50pm and lunchtime 12.30-1.30pm. 

The pedestrian crossings are patrolled between 8.30-8.50 and 3.00-3.15 

BACKGROUND

Lakeview School is situated on Te Ore Ore Road and Colombo Road, adjacent to Henley Lake, a beautiful recreational lake facility. 

Lakeview School was created in 2004 by the merger of Totara Drive School, Lansdowne School and Hiona Intermediate as a full primary school Year 0-8) to serve the North East area of Masterton.

It is situated on the old Hiona Intermediate site. This year there are 18 classes with a starting roll of approx 460 – moving to 500 throughout the year. 

During 2004 the school completed an extensive upgrade to provide 23 rennovated classrooms, large library, computer suite, hall, gymnasium and swimming pool, new hard courts, Junior and Senior playgrounds.

With the merger now behind us we look forward with excitement and anticipation as we forge new ground to make this school and our students the best they can be.

Board of Trustees
The school is governed by a Board of Trustees who meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month. There are 5 elected parent representatives, our Principal and an elected staff representative:

• Dave McKinley (Chairperson)
• Richard Oh
• Jane McKenzie
• Jill Stringer
• Blair Stevens
• Di Manson (Staff Rep)
• Ed Hodgkinson (Principal)

Members of our school community are welcome to come to meetings and there is a space in the meeting for public input. 

PTA Members
Our PTA is a very effective organisation who meet primarily to raise funds to enhance children’s holistic education at Lakeview. Joining a PTA is a good way to get to know people in the school and to make our school even better. 

• Tim Nelson (Chairperson)
• Sherryn Stevens(Treasurer)
• Toni Schdroski (Secretary)
  

LAKEVIEW STAFF

Principal: Ed Hodgkinson
Senior Syndicate
Deputy Principal: Tim Nelson
Senior Teacher: Tony Lockington	Karen Stewart
Tim Vincent	Erin Williams
Senior Middle Syndicate
Associate Principal: Peta Campbell	Responsible for Middle Syndicate
Lisa McLennan/Deidre Hodgkinson	Nancy Smith
Melinda Cowe	Adrienne McClure - Part time
Junior Middle Syndicate
Senior Teacher: Valmai Holmes	Debs Morrissey
Marilyn O'Neale	Sue Singh
Junior Syndicate
Associate Principal: Sue Percy	Responsible for Junior Syndicate
Senior Teacher: Joanna Green
Jo Haslip	Di Manson / Claire Dillon (1 day)
Beryl Thomson	Lydia Holmes
Release Teachers
Nerroly Hoar	Pam McGregor
Helen Green
RTLB	Maori Tutor
Sonja Bremmers	Mick Ludden
Administration Team
Lynne McCartney – Office Manager	JRaewyn Keen - Office Assistant
Suzanne Jarvis - Reading Recovery	Dawne Bird – Special Needs
Janne Finlayson – Gifted Progs	Pip Hansen - Specialist Music Tutor
Teacher aides
Anne Goodall – Assistant Librarian	Triny Aporo – Teacher Aide
Karen Bishop - Teacher Aide	Catherine Lipinski - Teacher Aide
Shona Henwood – Teacher Aide	Maree Eastwood -Teacher Aide
Anne Vatselias -Teacher Aide	Kim McKinley – Teacher Aide
Frankie Kawana - Kapa Haka tutor
Dave Murphy – Caretaker

LAKEVIEW UNIFORM

Uniforms are a requirement at Lakeview School.

Postie Plus – Queen Street Masterton

Parents can choose which items their child is likely to wear. You do not have to purchase every item. Eg polar fleece vest, drill shorts. Please make sure you child’s uniform is named.

	SCHOOL UNIFORM
	Navy knit short
	Navy fleecy track pants
	Sky blue short sleeve polo shirt with logo
	Navy Polar Fleece with logo
	Navy Polar Fleece Vest with logo
	Navy Skivvy or thermal
	Navy cap with logo
	Plain Navy tights
	Navy Packaway parka
	Navy Cotton drill shorts
	Navy Long cargo trousers
	Blue tartan skirt
	Blue tartan Culottes
	Plain navy socks over the knee (used for sports as well)
	Plain navy under the knee sock
	Navy bucket hat with logo
	Navy beanie with logo
	FOOTWEAR
	Shoes - Black shoes any kind, covered. Black sandals. Full covered black shoes for Y7/8 Technology.

Laybys and WINZ quotes welcomed.

 

JEWELLERY - 1 Necklace (chain or rope type - must be concealed) and small ear studs allowed.

SCHOOL ORGANISATION

Enrolment/Pre School Visits
Children may be enrolled and attend school from the day they become five years old. Visits to school before the age of five can be arranged with the Assistant Principal of the Junior School - Sue Percy, however, during such visits the child is the responsibility of the parent.


Transport 
Safety is paramount. The Transport Department recommends that children under 8 are not mature enough to judge speed and distance well enough to ride bicycles on public roads. 
All children who ride bikes must wear helmets and their cycles to be roadworthy. It is preferable if your child walks or bikes to travel with friends or family members along a planned route. 

Bus Service – Country buses cover Bideford, Whangaehu, Blairlogie areas. There is a free shuttle bus that operates between the 3 sites before and after school to enable families to reunite in one place. This links up with a Tranzit bus town service which covers the East of Masterton: Makora Rd, Johnstone St, Clyde St, Church St, Cameron Crescent and Colombo Road. Tickets can be purchased on behalf of Tranzit from the school office for $6.50 (for 10 trips) 

Lunch Scheme
A lunch scheme operates every day. Orders are arranged through a classroom system. A sausage sizzle on Fridays only.

Pupil Attendance
Lakeview School makes every attempt to account for children every day. If your child is absent for any reason it is essential the school is notified. There are several methods that can be used:

• Visit the office or class teachers personally
• A phone call or txt could be made to the school office
• A sibling or neighbour could hand in a note. 

Parent Assistance
Parents are encouraged to come into school and help at Maths, Reading and Language time especially in the junior school.
We also run a Parent Tutored Reading Programme in the Middle and Senior Syndicates. Parents listen to children read on a 1:1 basis. If you would like to become part of this programme and can spare a couple of hours once a week please contact the school office. 

Valuables at School
Children should not bring valuables to school (including money). While the school or teachers may, under certain conditions, accept articles/money for custody, the school cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage. Students must hand all cellphones into the office upon arrival and they can be collected when school finishes.

Medication at School
All medications are to be held at the school office. Please arrange this by discussing with the Deputy Principal/Office Manager. On-going medications require the completion of a medication form at the office. 

Smoking Policy
There is no smoking on the school premises. We request that everyone observes this policy. 

Out of School Music
Senior children can elect to learn to play an instrument while in the senior syndicate. Outside tutors are currently taking guitar, flute and drum classes. As a syndicate in a full primary we are in our infancy. We are striving to give our children an interesting, challenging and enriching senior education that will guarantee that children will value school and include school in their quality world. 

School Donation
A School Donation is requested from parents and caregivers to assist the school to cover trips and performances. Most of our parents pay this donation as they recognise that Government funding does not meet the costs of all the needs for educating our children. $45.00 for one, $90 for two, or  $120.00 per family of 3 or more.

Leaders
All senior students are encouraged to take on responsibility but each year 20 year 8 students are chosen to take on a House Team Leadership at Lakeview, Head and Deputy Head boy and girl and the house team leaders. They receive ongoing leadership training.

School Stationery
Stationery can be purchased through the Stationery Warehouse throughout the year at competitive prices. 

Dental Therapist
Each year the Dental Therapist, Heather Baddeley spends a large part of the year at the Lakeview Clinic, however she does work at other clinics. If you have any dental problem with your child please phone 06 377 4422. Most children will be seen annually by Heather. 

Reporting to parents
We welcome any enquiries from parents should you have any problems, no matter how small, regarding your child. Feel free to contact your child’s teacher or any other member of staff. 
Parents interviews are held in February and June. Samples of children’s work are compiled into Sample Books which are sent home at the end of term 1, 2 and 3. A full written report will be sent home at the end of term 4.

Performing Arts Options 
We have a choir, Kapa Haka and a rotation of music, drama and dance for those who do not choose to specialise. 

Technicraft for Year 7/8 students
Year 7 and 8 students travel by bus to Makoura College for Technicraft. Each year they do modules for food, workshop and textiles. A material fee of $55 if paid in week 4 or $62 per student is charged for the year.

Special Programmes at Lakeview

• We have a part time experienced Special Needs teacher who oversee our special needs programmes. Our team of Teacher aides assist teachers with programmes for children who need extra help. They also oversee our Parent Tutored Reading Programmes on each site.
• Reading Recovery – One teacher runs the Reading Recovery Programme for 6 year old children who need extra reading help. 

Gifted & Talented Programmes at Lakeview

• Janne Finlayson operates our ET (Extra Thinking) Programme for our gifted and talented children. We are committed to growing “tall poppies” so each syndicate has a day of enrichment programmes for selected children. These classes are for a range of curriculum areas eg: Research skills, English, Maths, Science, Art and also to encourage involvement in external exams (eg: Australian Competitions) and dual enrolment with the Correspondence School.

DISCIPLINE SYSTEM

For a school wide discipline system to succeed, it is important that we are consistent in our management of children’s negative behaviour. Perceived over-reaction by staff or inconsistent responses gives the child an excuse for not “owning their behaviour”. 

Warnings are necessary to encourage children to choose to change their behaviour before there are stronger consequences and to ensure that children, whose behaviour does not usually disrupt learning, are not punished the same as children who are continually disrupting classes. 
Each child has a card with 4 colours which is a very visual way of monitoring behaviour, good or bad. Green is good but the cards progress from green to orange to red to black if unacceptable behaviour persists. Each child also has a clip card – rather like a train ticket. Good behaviour is acknowledged by this card. 

Green card – Clip on card at the end of the day as a reward for good behaviour. The teacher or duty teacher or such can give any number of bonus clips for positive behaviours. This is a good way of highlighting social skills that are being emphasised that week. At school assembly a number of names are drawn out to qualify for an “In the Bag” draw for minor instant prizes for children who have had all green cards for the two week period. The finished clip cards are rewarded at syndicate assembly with a small reward but the cards are retained over time and go into term draws for quality prizes. Thus, well-behaved children have a greater chance of winning, but all children have a chance over time. Each week classes will have a “Student of the Week”, who gets a certificate and video voucher. We want to catch children being good. 

Warning – This needs to be explicit. “If you continue to….You will get an orange card”.

Step 1 – Orange Card – The child no longer qualifies for a clip and gets 10 minutes time out in their own classroom to encourage them to reflect on their behaviour and make a change. Even if a card is no longer green the child can still get bonus clips. 

Warning – Again very explicit. 

Step 2 – Red Card – This results in time out in a buddy classroom for 30 minutes or withdrawal from the playground for infringements of our school rules eg fighting, repeated misbehaviour, out of bounds etc. In more extreme cases, a child can move straight to a higher step if the situation warrants it. If a child refuses to comply with the time out they move straight onto the next step. 
A phone call and/or a red card form letter inform parents. 

Warning – Again very explicit. 

Step 3 – Black Card – Time out of the classroom for a period of time negotiated with the teacher, a phone call to parents and/or black card form letter home and lunchtime withdrawal, or time out of the playground for major infringements of school rules. 

Step 4 – Withdrawal from Class – This now requires the involvement of the senior management team, withdrawal of the child for an appropriate amount of time, and possible loss of discretionary trips, programmes and lunchtimes and the strongest recommendation for parent involvement. Senior staff will continue to officially monitor the child’s ongoing behaviour for a negotiated amount of time. A child can move directly to this step for behaviours such as non-compliance to a direct instruction, violence, severe disruptive behaviour etc. 

Step 5 – In School Suspension – The child is removed from all contact with peers and could be required to be out of the school for lunchtimes. There is compulsory parent involvement with ongoing daily communication via phone or notebook system. Appropriate outside agency intervention and support will be sought. This is warranted for swearing at a teacher for dangerous behaviours relating to others etc.

Step 6 – Stand Down – As per MOE guidelines for ongoing behaviour as outlined before, smoking, drinking, assault, etc. 

Step 7 – Suspension – As per MOE guidelines for ongoing behaviours, possession of illegal substances and other police related matters. 

Above all we know : We can make a difference