Prospectus

General Information

SCHOOL HOURS – School opens at 09:00 am (Children should not be at school before 08:15 without the prior consent of the principal).  Morning recess is between 10:40 am and 11:00 am.  Lunch between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm and school closes at 3:00 pm.
SCHOOL ORGANISATION – Our school operates in three syndicates - Junior, Middle and Senior.  Our Junior classes are kept smaller in the New Entrant Class and Year 1 Classes especially. We are a Full Primary which means children stay until the end of their 8th year and then move onto Secondary School.
REPORTING TO PARENTS – This is done regularly and occurs in a formal and informal manner.  Parents are encouraged to make and keep contact with their child's teacher throughout the year. Seesaw is used as a tool for Real Time Reporting.

SUPPORT – Our school enjoys tremendous support from its Board of Trustees and PTA. We have also a great band of parents who have supported the making of our Bike Tracks. Parents are encouraged to play a full part in all of these support organisations.
 


 

Enrolment, Financial Information

ENROLMENT – An enrolment form is available by e-mailing the school at office@westmereprimary.school.nz . Children enrolling at 5 years of age are encouraged to visit the school and New Entrant Classroom in the month preceding their 5th birthday.  The number of visits is very dependant on the needs of the child. 

SCHOOL BUSES – As a rural school, we rely on school buses to transport a number of our children to and from school.  This service is provided by the Ministry of Education.  In addition a bus run from the city collects children as it travels up Victoria Avenue and Great North Road. A daily fare is payable for this service.
SCHOOL LUNCHES – Children can buy Fitzies lunch on Fridays (through Kindo). Friday lunches are prepared by the PTA and the profits from these subsidise school camps, trips, visiting cultural groups and new technologies. We also have Subway lunches on Monday delivered to school (ordered through the Subway Website).
SATURDAY SPORTS – All children are encouraged to take part in Saturday Sports.  Some uniforms and equipment are provided by Westmere School.  A fee is charged to cover equipment replacement and team registration. All registrations are completed on-line via Enrolmy.
SCHOOL FEES – These are set annually by our Board of Trustees to supplement our Government Grant.  Details are available from the Principal or office.
 

 

The Westmere Environment

SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS – The Newsletter is an online publication and sent out fortnightly. We also have a ''Heads Up" sent out as a paper copy every other week. They can all be found on this website, our Facebook page and through the School App.
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY – This is held every Friday afternoons at 2.30pm.  Parents are welcome to attend. We celebrate success and there is always a classroom item to enjoy!
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – Are based on the following convention.

Our behaviour management system involves early parental contact where difficulties arise. There are also incentives and awards which affirm the positive behaviours.

A HOUSE SYSTEM – Is in place encouraging friendly competition between children in various school events.
TRADITIONAL WESTMERE SCHOOL ANNUAL EVENTS – These include Swimming Sports, Charity Day, Pet Day, Interschool Athletic events, Interschool Cross Country, Science Fair, a school musical production and end of year break-up ceremony.  Parents are an important part of these events.

Westmere promotes a rural atmosphere and is closely involved with a cluster group of rural schools.  Interschool events with these schools involve - swimming, athletics, cross country, as well as musical and cultural activities.