Newsletter 28 October 2022

Reporting Absences

We are currently receiving many absentee notifications that have no reason given for that child's absence. Please provide a reason for your child's absence so that our admin team can code it appropriately into our system.
    by Margie Jordan

When you email, text, or call to report an absentee please leave your child’s 

Full Name 

Room 

Reason for their absence in your message (this is a requirement for the Ministry of Education). 

We have three methods of reporting an absence.

Phone: 576 4726 dial 2 

Email: absences@bethlehemschool.ac.nz 

Text: 027 576 4726 

It is important to include the Office when informing class teachers as the teacher may be away from the classroom or off site for a variety of reasons.  The Attendance Officer is based in the Main School Office, not the classroom. Thank you to all those who already do this for us.