Absences

For safety and attendance reasons, it is important that parents and teachers know where children are. Please let us know if your child is not going to be attending school, by:

• Phone: 751 0553 - office
• Text: 027 751 0551 or 027251 0553
• Email: admin@marfell.school.nz
• In person: class teacher or office
• Letter or note: to class teacher or office

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Marfell Community School, and the Attendance Service have partnership in the programme; Te Ara Tika - The Right Pathway. We believe attendance and academic go hand-in-hand. Learning and behavioural concerns often have underlying issues of transience, late arrival and poor attendance at school. Having children at school, on time every day, is the only way we can support and turn around their educational outcomes.

Leaving school during the day

Children may only be taken by parents/caregivers from school during teaching contact hours, with the permission/approval of the Principal. Parents must report to the office prior to going to their child’s class.

Accidents and sick children

Children must not be sent to school when unwell. Unwell children provide a health risk to others. In the case of illness or serious accident at school, parents will be contacted as soon as possible. If parents are unable to be located, then the emergency contact person will be consulted and/or family doctor if necessary.

Truancy

Marfell Community School, and the Attendance Service have partnership in the programme Te Ara Tika - The Right Pathway. We believe attendance and academic go hand in hand. Learning and behavioural concerns often have underlying issues of transience, late arrival and poor attendance at school. Having children at school, on time every day, is the only way we can support and turn around their educational outcomes.

The Attendance Service will be engaged to do a home visit from day one of non attendance if:

• There has been no contact by the parent or caregiver
• The school is unable to make contact with the parent or caregiver.