Parent Information
Day Begins | 8.45 am |
Morning Tea | 10.05 am - 10.25 am |
Brain Break | 11.35 am - 11.45 am |
Lunch | 12.55 pm - 1.40 pm |
Day Finishes | 2.55 pm |
School morning drop off times are between 8:30 am and 8:45 am.
No children are to be on-site before 8:30 am, unless at Four Peaks Before School Care or supervised by a parent/ caregiver/ whaanau.
Afternoon staggered release times based on family surnames to ensure a controlled exit and allow for siblings in different areas of the school to leave at the same time.
School Day finishing times are as follows:
A - L 2:55 pm
M - Z 3:00 pm
Children are to be collected by 3.10 pm otherwise they will need to go to the office, parents will be called and children will be booked into Four Peaks After School Care.
Uniform
At CPS we value tradition, diversity, and inclusion. The uniform enables students to take pride in their appearance and as a student of CPS.
Our Formal school and PE uniforms are compulsory. The CPS Uniform Stockist is Image Apparel, 23 A Empire Street Cambridge. They are the sole providers of the school uniform.
Children are required to arrive and leave school in complete Formal uniform including footwear. PE uniform may only be worn during school hours, to sporting events, or if attending Four Peaks After School Care programme.
All uniform items are gender-neutral.
Please ensure that all items are clearly named.
There are some secondhand uniform pieces held at school, you can find the prices of these here. Please ask at the office if you wish to view these. There is also a uniform book in the school office if you wish to list a uniform to sell or wish to see if there is one there for you to purchase.
Formal Summer Uniform
The formal summer uniform is optional from the beginning of Term 4 to Labour weekend or students may opt to wear the Winter uniform over this period. It is compulsory from Labour weekend until the end of Term 1.
Warm Items: CPS Green jersey, cardigan, or polar fleece.
White shirt or Polo shirt for years 0-2
Black shorts or tartan culottes.
Footwear: Black sandals - Roman Sandals from Year 3 upwards and Velcro from Year 0-3’s. During the summer months, all children MUST wear sunhats for outdoor activities, at intervals and at lunchtime. The school sun hat is available for purchase through the school office.
Formal Winter Uniform
From the beginning of Term 2 until the King's birthday, students may opt to wear the winter or summer Uniform. It is Compulsory from after King's Birthday weekend in June to wear the full Winter uniform (until the end of term 3).
Warm Items: CPS Green jersey, cardigan or polar fleece.
White shirt or Polo shirt for years 0-2
Black shorts or tartan culottes.
Black knee-high socks or black stockings.
Footwear: Black only shoes to be 'lace up' from Year 3 upwards. Black only shoes to be 'velcro' for Year 0-3’s. Basketball shoes/boots are NOT to be worn.
Stationery
Each syndicate has set stationery requirements. At the end of the year, our stationery requirements are confirmed and loaded onto myschool.co.nz. Please access Myschool at www.myschool.co.nz to order and pay for your child/rens stationery requirements. Simply select Cambridge School to begin the order process. Packs are delivered your selected address.
School Costs & Payments
School Amenities Donation
Our school has a voluntary school amenities donation annually per student. This voluntary donation supports the Operational funding that the school receives from the Ministry of Education. This funding never allows for extra opportunities for students and therefore any donations made certainly enhances the learning opportunities the school is able to provide to students. The amount is set by the Board of Trustees each year and deemed to be an acceptable amount per student.
Need to make a payment to the school?
Cambridge Primary School Account Number: Our account number is: 12-3268 0023215-00. Account name is: Cambridge Primary School Board.
Please use your child's full name and what the payment is for as a reference e.g. Tom Brown Y4 Camp.
Please note this CPS account differs too, and therefore should not be used for PTA or Four Peaks payments. Their account numbers can be found on the PTA and Four Peaks pages of the website.
Police Vetting for Volunteers
All parents staying overnight at school camps (or planning on doing so in the future) need to be Police Vetted. Police vet forms are valid for three years. They are a requirement under our health and safety policies.
A One Step Plan and the Police Vetting forms for completing can be found here.
Or request a copy of the form by emailing admin@cambridgeprimary.co.nz . A hard copy will then be sent home with your child. These forms only take a minute to fill in and results remain confidential.
The forms need to be completed and returned to Cambridge Primary School with 2 forms of current identification.
School Policies
All school Policies can be found at www.schooldocs.co.nz
Please search for "Cambridge Primary School” and "enter”.
When prompted enter "cambridge" (all lower case) as the username and password.
IPad, App and Internet Safety
Watch this video to learn how to set restrictions onto your iPhone, iPod and iPads. This shows you how to prevent your child installing inappropriate Apps, it shows how to set the level of the content to an appropriate age level for your child and it shows you how to block content.
SMART Rules
Here is an excellent video clip that promotes internet safety for children. They are a great way to demonstrate to children not to give out personal details and the risks of some online games. A great watch for parents.
Here is a disturbing article about children from a school and Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto is iTunes rated R18+ for Violence, Sexual References and Profanity and no child at Cambridge Primary School should be playing this game.
Home Learning
Home learning is designed to provide a positive link between home and school. Students commit to an independent task four nights per week, which reinforces and extends the classroom programme to enhance teaching and learning.
The class teacher:
outlines expectations, routines, and suggested time requirements for homework to students and parents at the start of the year
sets homework that reflects students’ changing ages and stages, individual needs, and reinforces teaching, learning and creativity
sets homework which considers our school's key competencies: Adventuring and Exploring, Citizenship, Communication, Self Identity and Thinking.
monitors home learning and provides feedback and/or feedforward to students and parents
ensures students understand their home learning tasks and can work independently, where possible
communicates home learning concerns to parents
reviews the home learning programme each term to ensure maximum student engagement (this will be completed at team level).
Students:
are responsible for their own home learning in terms of completion and time management
take pride in their presentation
understand their home learning tasks and work as independently as possible.
Parents:
encourage and support their children
provide feedback to the child and the teacher
communicate with the teacher if their child is unable to complete the homework, or if family or other circumstances take priority.
Process:
Home learning is introduced and explained verbally to students by the teacher.
Home learning will be checked by the classroom teacher.
Time expectations for each syndicate:
Yeaar 0-1 - 15 minutes, 4 days a week – reading, basic facts, basic sight words
Year 2-3 - 20 minutes, 4 days a week – reading, basic facts, basic sight words
Year 4/5 - 25 minutes, 4 days a week – mathematics and literacy and other projects
Year 6 - 30 minutes, 4 days a week – mathematics, literacy and other projects
