School Info

The Board of Trustees has approved a regulation school uniform, the wearing of which became a school rule in January 2004. The appearance of students is expected to reflect credit on the school at all times, therefore there is an expectation that the uniform will be worn correctly and neatly.  The uniform encourages greater pride in our school, ensures a sense of equality and is recognised favourably beyond the school. The school uniform is to be worn at all times unless the Principal says otherwise. 

The Warehouse supplies most of the uniform items.  There are also second-hand uniforms along with new culottes available at the school.  Please contact the school office for more information.    

All uniform items must be clearly named.

Footwear

For safety and practical reasons, appropriate footwear should be worn at all times for class activities and sport.  Dark coloured (black, brown, navy, grey) shoes or sandals are recommended.  Sports shoes are considered appropriate.

Students are permitted to bring slippers to school to wear inside during the winter months.

Sports uniform

Sports top (issued by the school for Y5-8 students) and navy shorts.  For personal health and hygiene reasons it is recommended that senior students change into their sports uniform for sport or physical education.

Jewellery/accessories

The wearing of jewellery/accessories is limited to:

• The wearing of studs or sleepers (not more than 12mm) in the earlobes only

• Functional jewellery such as watches and medic alert bracelets

• Cultural or religious items that can be worn underneath polo tops and do not detract from the uniform (as approved by the principal)

• Hair accessories are to be plain (navy where possible)

The school uniform is to be worn as outlined in the schedule below: 

Please click on the class/year group for the latest stationery lists:

Tōtara/Matai Team 2025 (Year 7-8)

Tawhai Team 2025 (Year 5 & 6) - contact school office

Manatu Team 2025 (Year 4) - contact school office

Mānuka Team 2025 (Year 2-3) - contact school office

Kōwhai Team 2025 (Yr 0-1) - contact school office

Most children at CVPS travel to and from school on a bus. When you enrol your child, you will be able to find out the bus route they will be going on. 

For the safety of the students, all children must wear the hi-viz vest provided by the school.  

If children are not traveling to school on their bus in the morning, parents are asked to contact the bus driver or get someone who gets on the bus before their children to give the bus driver a message. 

All children must attend bus assembly after school, whether or not they are travelling on the bus. This includes occasions when children are being collected after school. (Bus assembly takes place out on the front court, where children line up by their bus' coloured star to get ticked off by the bus monitors.)

If parents wish their child to travel home on another bus, please contact the bus driver as some buses are relatively full and requests may be refused. Once the bus driver confirms that there is space on the bus, please contact the school and advise us of bus changes.

Where your child has regular after school commitments, parents are asked to fill out the form attached to the newsletter at the beginning of the term. 

Notes for changes to daily bus routines are to be placed in the bus folders which are located in the reception. Parents are also welcome to leave messages in these folders. 

If you need to make an unexpected change to your child’s after school bus arrangements, please ensure that you telephone the school prior to 3.00pm.

If the school has not been contacted your child/children will be sent home on their usual bus.

Each year bus monitors are chosen for each bus route.

Each bus has a teacher in charge of loading at the end of the day.  If there are any issues with the bus, please contact the appropriate teacher.

• PUKETI - Reegan Tourell

• AWAMANGU - Tiffany McRae

• RONGAHERE - Fiona Wilson

• POPOTUNOA - Michaela Brouwer

• WHARETOA - Jody Louw

If your child is absent from school we legally require to be notified that they will be away either by a phone call, an email or the 'report an absence' option via our HERO platform, with an explanation for the absence.  Caregivers will be contacted by phone shortly after school commences if there has not been a message informing the school of the child’s absence.  If no contact can be made on any of the numbers we have on hand then our legal obligation means we have to consider the next appropriate course of action. Therefore it is important emergency contacts are kept current. Your help and understanding with this school responsibility is much appreciated.

It is important that parents encourage children to be punctual and regular in their attendance at school, to foster positive attitudes and ensure progress is maintained. 

We encourage parents to make appointments for their children out of school hours to ensure they are not missing out on any learning. 

Click here to go to our HERO information page. HERO is our online platform used for communication, absences, student progress and celebrating learning.

Term 1: Tue 28 Jan - Fri 11 April

Term 2: Mon 28 Apr - Fri 27 Jun

Term 3: Mon 14 Jul - Fri 19 Sept

Term 4 : Mon 6 Oct -  Fri 12 Dec (TBC)

CHROMEBOOKS

As in the past, we are recommending purchasing a chromebook for your child from Year 4 up. We already carry out online assessments with students from Year 5 to Year 8. However, this year the government is encouraging online assessments be carried out with students from Year 3 to Year 8. Having a chromebook available for your child would ensure they become familiar with the device before they have to sit these assessments twice yearly. Please consider using the generous PTA Chromebook subsidy as outlined below.

CVPS PTA Chromebook Subsidy Guidelines

Clutha Valley PTA has agreed to make a one-off payment to students of $150 subsidy towards the purchase of their chromebook to align with Clutha Valley Primary School, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.

These guidelines have been developed in order to make the subsidy process fair and

transparent.

Guidelines:

One subsidy per child during their enrolment at Clutha Valley Primary School

Students must be Year 4 and above.

Subsidies for students in Year 8 must be applied before 30th June.

Subsidy payments will be paid into the bank account of the purchaser.

Attached to this request please include:

Name of child

Age and School Year of child

Bank Account details of the purchaser.

Copy of invoice (photocopy, photograph, or scanned copy accepted).

Correct documentation to be emailed to the school office.

(office@cluthavalley.school.nz) attention: CVPS PTA Treasurer/Chromebook Subsidy, or

a copy can be left at the school (c/o CVPS PTA Treasurer).

Payment:

Payment will be made within 2 weeks of receiving the correct documentation into the bank

account provided.

Any queries, please discuss with any member of the CVPS PTA, school teachers, or principal.

A BYOD user agreement must be signed by the student, parent/caregiver and the school prior to personal devices being used at school.  You can download the user agreement by clicking here.

It is important that new entrants are familiar with the surroundings to which they are coming.  The Kōwhai Team teacher will make arrangements with you for your child to visit the school and spend several mornings with the class prior to his/her 5th birthday. A transition programme operates on a fortnightly basis for 4 year old children.

For more information please contact Fiona Wilson at fiona@cluthavalley.school.nz 

Mainly Music

A fun interactive music programme for preschoolers and their parents/caregivers at the new Clutha Valley Church. Wednesday 10:30am (during the school term). 

Pam Hunter 485 9567 

Sue Harrex 418 3975 

Clutha Valley Swimming Pool 

Keys are available to buy from Clutha Valley Primary School during the school term. Over the summer you can enter the pool for a gold coin donation in the honesty box if there are already swimmers at the pool. Keys are also available from the Greenfield Tavern and the Vet Shop during the holidays.