Parent Guide to PNPS 2014 | Page 26

  Grade 1s keep their stationery at school, while grade 2s and 3s may take their pencil bags home to use their stationery for homework. Some children use up pencils and pencil crayons faster than others and may have to have these replaced later in the year. UNIFORMS At Pinelands North Primary school we have a modern, unisex school uniform. Pupils are allowed to wear different combinations of the components of the uniform. To ensure that all children look their best, we have a number of important rules and expectations listed in our uniform policy. Some of these include: • • • • • • Please don’t allow your child to wear coloured T-shirts under their school shirt. Long sleeved shirts are not to be worn under short sleeved shirts. In summer, children have to wear a school cap or hat during break and while participating in sport. Hair must be cut short or be neat and tied back with maroon or navy blue bands or alice bands. Only small gold or silver stud earrings may be worn. Please ensure that your children wear full school uniform to all evening functions, unless told not to do so. Each child is given a name badge when they start at our school.Their badges are the colour of the house to which they are allocated. We expect them to wear them at all times. If they are lost, they can be replaced by ordering one from the office. School uniform items can be purchased from our uniform shop, which is situated in a side room off the school hall. The uniform shop is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 07:30 to 08:00. The shop also has a selection of second hand uniform items for sale. If you have clean uniform items in good condition that no longer fit your child, please hand them in at the school for re-sale. Cathy Fitzsimons runs the school uniform shop. Should you need to contact her, please do so 021 531 1299 or [email protected] Lost property is a major problem and we have difficulty storing it. Finding the owners when articles are not marked is time consuming and at times nigh impossible. We do have a lost property room and one morning a week before school a school mom opens it and pupils can claim their belongings. To prevent the loss of school uniform items, we ask parents and pupils to please make sure that all uniform items are clearly marked. Unmarked articles will be stored separately and sold for school funds. We keep “precious” lost property (such as purses and watches) in the safe. Please send your child to the office to enquire about lost property like this. 26 Pinelands North Primary School