Warrington School/About

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Contents 1 Haere mai and welcome to Warrington School 2 School Philosophy 3 School Charter‎ 4 Three diverse multi-level classrooms cater to all children 5 Quick Info for new families

Haere mai and welcome to Warrington School

• Warrington is a small semi-rural seaside village that sits on the edge of Blueskin Bay
• It has the pristine white sands of Warrington Beach a child's stroll from the school and an easy 20 minute drive from central Dunedin
• The school has 50+ pupils, five teachers and a supportive community
• The school has developed good links with the local Playcentre, surf life saving club and neighbouring schools

School Philosophy

• Warrington School has the "Well Being" of all, as the key to its strategic management systems
• Warrington School's unofficial logo 'WWW' equates to Warrington Well-being Way/Te Ara Oraka O Okahau
• The Warrington Well-being Way is also the name of the main pathway entering the school
  • Which will one day be a forest of native,edible and pleasurable plants
• Pupils are encouraged to care for themselves, for others and the environment through an envirethical curriculum
• The School prides itself on being child centred and family friendly
• The School community through the Board of Trustees supports the teachers in their continual development of using child focussed and current educational pedagogy that is developed from free thinking
• Warrington School encourages children to enjoy their childhood, ask questions of their world, seek their own answers and to have freedom to learn

School Charter‎

Three diverse multi-level classrooms cater to all children

• 3 classes – senior, middle and junior – year levels depend on roll numbers
• Junior class provides lots of structure, places an emphasis on children becoming literate and numerate through creative teaching approaches
  • Classroom teacher is Wendy Russell
• Middle school children begin to take more responsibility for their own learning through directed programmes of work
  • Classroom teaching is shared between Brenda Morrison and Janine Cotton
• Senior pupils are aiming to become independent learners using various strategies to gain understanding and knowledge of the wider world
  • Classroom teaching is shared between Nathan Parker (Principal) and Trisha Korth
• Classroom responsibilities
• Teaching and learning are supported by Vicky Miller (Teacher aide), June Anderson (Secretary), Dawn Hope (Secretary-temp), Annette Hughes (Cleaner) and Ruapuke Parata (Tikanga Maori tutor)

All staff are friendly, smile lots and enjoy working with children

Quick Info for new families

• School is open at 8.30, starts at 9.00, morning break is 10.35-11.00, lunch is 12.30-1.30 and finishes at 3.00 (earlier and later drop offs can be arranged with a class teacher)
• School bus transport is available from the top of the Kilmog on State Highway 1 to Seacliff
  • We encourage everyone to walk, cycle, car pool or bus to school

• After school we have had pupils involved in miniball, T-ball, guitar tuition, swimming, taekwondo, dance, netball, boogie boarding and hockey
• Our heated and covered swimming pool is used in the summer terms
• Our grounds include pirate ship, climbing frames, playfield, trees, sandpit and a school paddock
• The sport shed is open every break time for sports and sandpit gear
  • We encourage outdoor activities at break times (weather dependent)
• Parents, caregivers and whanau are encouraged to join in on school activities
• Homework is negotiated on a needs basis in consultation with parents
• We encourage children to take responsibility for their learning and behaviour
• We use restorative justice principles in dealing with problems
• The staff are actively involved in lunchtime activities
• Children are supervised through all break times and are required to sit and eat their morning tea and the first fifteen minutes of lunch
• Named and wrapped food can be brought to school for heating in the oven - 11-12.30
• On Mondays each children can order a school made lunch – depending on the term either a sausage, bread and sauce, pizza, hot potato and fillings

This is a fundraiser for our sponsored Childfund child in East Timor

• Year 7/8 pupils have a separate programme
  • Attending technology sessions at Dunedin North Intermediate on Thursday mornings - fees $80
  • Second language learning
  • Extra IT time
  • Camp on Quarantine Island even years and a bike camp at Sutton odd years

Warrington is a happy school with a great mix of children and teachers, we get along well and are proud of being able to work and learn in such a wonderful environment

• School Activity Fees = $70 per child per year covers visiting performers, entry to events and bus trips
• The Blueskin bay Library book car comes to Warrington School every 2 weeks and once a month runs an after school book club
  • Pupils share afternoon tea and their favourite reading material
• Naming of children's property is helpful - lost property is displayed regularly and unclaimed property is kept in a blue crate that periodically is tossed into the view of passing adults
  • We encourage parents to pick through the lost property at their own risk
  • Unclaimed articles get washed and tossed (recycled) at the end of the term
• Pre – entry visits for 4 year olds are arranged with the junior teacher - starting about 6 weeks from starting date
• Attendance - if your child is going to be absent for any reason please phone the school preferably before 9:00 am
• Stationery lists are available so materials can be purchased in town - the school stocks a few replacement items or specialist books
• Newsletters are sent home every second Thursday afternoon -paper or emailed
• Our office is generally attended Monday to Friday mornings
  • The phone is not always answered so leave a message or txt a classroom teacher
• Parent interviews and written reports are twice yearly - other interviews as needed