ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL
Please do not drop your child off before 8.15am. Teachers will at school from 8.15am. 

ABSENT CHILDREN
Parents are asked to contact the school by phone 438 8060, dial 1 and leave a message, via the Maunu School Skool Loop App, or filling in our online Report an Absence form. If a child’s absence is not explained the office staff will contact caregivers to ensure the child’s safety.

ASSEMBLIES
Join us for our school assembly every second Friday of the term, starting at 2pm. Each assembly features different classes taking turns to present, showcasing their learning and achievements. We’ll sing the national anthem, recite the school Karakia, and celebrate students with class certificates. Parents and whānau are warmly welcomed to support our school community.

BREAKFAST CLUB
We are pleased to announce that Maunu School has a free Breakfast Club Monday to Friday 8.15am – 8.45am. The programme is a partnership between the Ministry of Social Development, Sanitarium and Fonterra. We offer a healthy breakfast of Weet-Bix, and often donated fruit, as well as Toast on Tuesdays & Thursday’s. Our wonderful parent volunteers run the Breakfast Club, and we welcome anyone interested in joining the team to contact the School Office. Everyone is invited to enjoy Breakfast Club!

COMMUNICATING DURING SCHOOL HOURS
If you need to get an urgent message to your child, for example after school arrangements have changed, please ring the school office 4388060 as soon as possible and they will pass the message on.

CONTACTING TEACHERS
It is important that if you need to communicate with us that you talk to the person that can most effectively answer your questions, queries or concerns; in most cases this will be the classroom teacher. Please make sure that if you need to give more than quick information before school that you either email, call or catch up in person or make an appointment to meet.  Please also think about the best way to communicate your message- if it is a complex issue it is best to meet in person as messages are sometimes lost in translation via email.

HOUSES 
When joining Maunu School, each student is assigned to a School House; Tawa (Blue), Rata (Red), Kowhai (Yellow) and Kauri (Green) which they will remain in throughout their time here. Siblings will also be placed in the same House. Houses participate in sporting events and various educational competitions and activities at School. House Fantail T-Shirts can be purchased from the School Office.  

LATE ARRIVALS
They will have been marked as absent by their class teacher. Your child will need to report to the school office to be marked as present otherwise the office staff will be making calls to check the child is safe.

LEAVING SCHOOL GROUNDS
Children are not permitted to leave the school grounds without being signed out by an adult at the school office. If you need to take your child away for an appointment, please come to the school Office. The Office will contact the classroom and your child will come across to the Office to meet you.

SUN HATS & UNIFORMS
We do not have a Uniform at Maunu School but Children are required to wear the Maunu School Sun Hat whenever they are outside in Term 1 and 4. Children are encouraged to apply sunscreen before school. Maunu School hats are available for purchase at the School Office. 

SCHOOL ZONE
Does Maunu School operate a school zone? Yes, we do have a school zone introduced by the Ministry of Education in response to the growth in the community. The school zone information is outlined under the information tab.

VISITING THE SCHOOL
All visitors to the school are to report to the Office first.