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Absences
When your child is away from school please ALWAYS notify the school office, either by phone (09 489 7216 ) or via the HERO app. Please ... Read more…Attendance at School
Regular attendance at school ensures your child has the best learning opportunities and social interactions. By attending every day ... Read more…Behaviour Management and “Cool Schools”
To encourage children to accept responsibility for their own actions and create a positive and secure environment, we have developed ... Read more…Before & After School Care
Milford School hosts before and after-school care in the school hall, run by SKIDS. Read more…Bicycles/Scooters
We encourage cyclists (bicycle and scooter) to be in Years 5 or 6. Any children younger than this riding to school should be closely ... Read more…Birthdates & Year Levels
At Milford School, the cut-off birthdate for children to move from Year 1 to Year 2 is the end of Term 1. This means that in general, ... Read more…Cars/Carparks
The main carparks, at the Shakespeare Road and Otakau Road entrances, are only open to staff. Please do not be offended if you drive ... Read more…Children needing Learning Support
Children all come to school with varying abilities and needs. Most of these are well catered for in the classroom programme or in ... Read more…Class Placements
When a child comes to school as a five-year-old, he/she will be placed in the current New Entrant/Year 1 class. Prior to starting ... Read more…Cellphones
Students should not have cell phones at school. Read more…CCTV
CCTV cameras are situated around exterior areas of the school. The footage of these is only viewed when there is a need to do so eg a ... Read more…Complaints
If there are any issues you would like to be addressed, please discuss them with the teacher/staff member in the first instance. If ... Read more…Digital
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The value to children of educational visits shared with other children from their own class and linked to their learning is well ... Read more…Electronic Watches
Students are discouraged from wearing these watches to school as they are expensive items. The school is not responsible for any loss, ... Read more…Hearing and Vision Tests/Health
Regular checks are kept on children’s hearing and eyesight. Read more…Illness
If your child is unwell, please keep them home from school. Read more…Leaving School Grounds (During School Hours)
Pupils must have permission before leaving the school grounds once they have arrived at school and must sign out at the office. If ... Read more…Lost Property
All pupils’ clothes are expected to be named. Every endeavour is made to find lost property but if it is not named, there can be no ... Read more…Lunches and Supervision
No lollies, chocolate, or fizzy drinks are allowed. Children may not share food with others as there is always a chance of the spread ... Read more…Lunch Orders
Students can get a healthy meal and support the school by ordering a freshly made, hot, or cold lunch. Orders can be made before 9 am ... Read more…Newsletters
Weekly newsletters are sent through the HERO app to parents/caregivers on Fridays and are also available on the home page of the ... Read more…Office Hours
The school office is attended between 8.15 am and 3.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Read more…Payments
Visit our online payment portal to purchase items such as: LunchSchool Fees and DonationsCamp and ActivitiesSports Registrations and ... Read more…Policies
All the Milford School policies are located on our SchoolDocs site. Visit our Policies page for the link and log in information. Read more…School App
Milford School uses the HERO app for all school communication. Read more…School Hours
A typical school day looks like this: Read more…Toys
Parents are asked to make sure that all toys are left at home. Toys at school tend to be lost or broken, and any toy brought to school ... Read more…Visitors
If you are visiting the school for any reason, between the hours of 9.00 am and 3.00 pm, you must first sign in at the office and ... Read more…
