2021 Term Dates

Term 1- Wed 27 Jan – Thurs 1 Apr 
Term 2 - Tues 27 April – Frid 9 Jul 
Term 3 - Mon 26 July – Frid 24 Sept 
Term 4 - Mon 18 October - Wed 8 Dec 

Information

The Cathedral Grammar School Holiday Programme - April 2021
Bookings have closed for the School Holiday Programme.  Casual bookings may be accepted but are subject to availability.  Please contact the Holiday Programme supervisor, Maria Riveros on 021 159 3647 

Clubs
Term 2 club enrolments closed on Friday 26 March. Please email Lynda Harrington at office@cathedralgrammar.school.nz for club availability and enrolment enquiries.

Term 2 Clubs - Junior School

• Monday - Highland Dance and Football
• Tuesday - Hockey
• Wednesday - Drama and Kelly Sport
• Thursday - Karate

All Junior School clubs run between 3pm and 4pm.

Term 2 Clubs - Preparatory School

• Monday - Highland Dance, Drama, Chess, Future Engineers and Football
• Tuesday - Drama and Future Engineers
• Thursday - Kapa Haka and Karate

Preparatory After School Clubs run between 3.30 and 5pm. 

Lunchonline  
Lunchonline would like to reassure you that all of our Lunchonline providers continue to implement strict guidelines as advised by the Government due to COVID 19. This includes physical distancing, strict hygiene, food safety and contact tracing where applicable.

Updating Classrooms:
Please ensure that you have updated your child's year group to ensure that lunch is delivered to the correct location at school.  If your child no longer attends a school with Lunchonline you can change this by unticking the box next to their name to make them "inactive". 

Top Tips when using the Lunchonline website:
• Always remember to press “Submit” once you have completed your order
• “Transactions” will show all your top-ups and purchases
• Remember to check the cut off time for your providers. , To view cut-off times and menus – go to “Menus” under “Families” on the Home Page

Missing Lunches Procedure:
Children are to advise the school office if lunches are missing or incorrect. Lunchonline will not refund unless the order has been checked by School staff.  The lunch provider will either deliver missing or incorrect lunches to the school immediately or arrange a refund.

Term dates for Lunchonline deliveries 2021:

• Term 1 - Tuesday 9th February – Friday 16th April
• Term 2 - Monday 3rd May – Friday 9th July
• Term 3 - Monday 26th July – Friday 1st October
• Term 4 - Monday 18th October – Friday 10th December

If you have any questions, please refer to the Lunchonline website here

Latest Menu:

Uniform Shop 
Now in the Specialist Block near the Hall.  If you require uniform items, please email Mrs Linda Hazel at  uniform@cathedralgrammar.school.nz 

Shop hours:  Monday and Friday 8am - 10am and 2.30pm - 3.30pm

April 2021 School Holiday Hours:

Closed on Friday 26 March and Monday 29 March (contact the office for urgently needed items only).  Open on Thursday 1 April (last day of term) 

• Friday 9 April - 10am to 1pm
• Monday 12 April - 10am to 2pm
• Friday 16 April - 10am to 2pm
• Monday 19 April - 10am to 2pm
• Friday 23 April - 10am to 2pm

School App
We encourage all our parents to use the Cathedral Grammar School App for communication, absence notifications, student information/timetables, and to access to our school calendar of events. You can also access the Parent Portal to view End of Year Reports through the School App. 

Please email Lynda Harrington at office@cathedralgrammar.school.nz  for any information in this regard.

School Hours

• Junior School: 8.30am - 3pm 

• Preparatory School: 8.30am - 3.30pm  

• Pre-School: 8am - 5pm 

Absences
If your child is unable to attend school, please advise us by using any of the following options:

• Send a message using the School App - Absence Notification
• Email office@cathedralgrammar.school.nz or your child's class teacher
• Contact the school office on (03) 365 0385

Late Arrival 
Students arriving after 8.45am must sign in at the School Office. 

Lost Property
Is your child missing a lunchbox, drink bottle, swimming towel, or part of the school uniform? If so, please come and have a look in the library. We have a lot of unclaimed items. The lost property is in a basket in front of the Librarian's desk.

Reminders:

• Car Parking on site - Should you at any time, park on the grounds of The Cathedral Grammar School, please be aware that the School does not accept any liability for damage and parking will be considered at your own risk.

• Fire Drills - if you are at school during one of our Fire Drills, please do not enter the school buildings during that time. If you are going to remain on site, please follow the drill process along with staff and students, and make your way to the Assembly point.    

• Students are not permitted to enter the school buildings until 8am. This is for safety reasons as the buildings may not be supervised and it also provides some uninterrupted time for staff prior to students arriving. Chorister and Chapel Choir only are permitted at 7:55 am for an 8am start.

• Please use our patrolled crossing to cross Chester St West - This has been put in place by the Christchurch City Council to keep our school community safe. Please follow the instructions of our road patrol members, and remember to wait until the students put their arms down and say 'cross now' before you cross.

• Parking - Please utilise the drop off zone (Kiss and Ride) beside the Girls' School which can be accessed through the staff carpark on Cranmer Terrace. The P120 spaces on Cranmer Tce and Kilmore St may also have spaces available for you to use, as well as parking on the cobbles for a quick drop off. Please remember to keep a look out for students.

Change of Address / Contact details
It is important that we are updated about any change of address, contact details and circumstances. Please let Lynda Harrington know by emailing office@cathedralgrammar.school.nz