PARENT PORTAL
Cambridge Middle School is excited to be able to offer you a very simple way to access important information from our school such as:
- Easy access to your financial statements and the ability to pay through POLi.
- The ability to view the details you have provided the school – including any medical information for your child(ren).
- View attendance information.
- Ability to view daily notices.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Changes to Bell times for start and end of day 2021
Kia ora whaanau,
We will be changing our bell start and end times for 2021. Due to the large increase in roll size we would like to make amendments to our bell times to help our students arrive and depart safely each day.
At this point in time we have at least three buses that arrive consistently after the first bell, meaning that a number of students are arriving late most days. By shifting our start time 10 minutes to 8:50am, this will allow all students to be at school on time. The intent is that this provides a more settled start to the day.
At the end of the day, we will finish 10 minutes earlier at 3:00pm. This is to allow us to ensure that we have checked off the large number of bus students accurately. This earlier finish will also allow most of the rest of the school to have moved away from the school by the time the buses are departing, thereby staggering some of the traffic at this crunch point in the day. These changes will also support some of the SafeWays to school initiatives that will be trialled in 2021. The timing of our school day, along with the number of half days we are required to teach next year by the MOE, will be consistent with our primary schools and CHS in 2021.
Ngaa mihi nui
Daryl Gibbs
ABSENTEES
Absences can be notified to Cambridge Middle School the following ways:
Phone or Text - 021 0250 3796
Please ensure a reason for the absence is provided, your child's full name and class number.
Extended absences should be notified in writing to: attendance@cms.school.nz
LATENESS AND LEAVING EARLY
Children arriving at school late (after 8.50am) must be signed-in at the office.
Likewise, if you are removing your child from school prior to 3.00pm, they must be signed-out.
There is a tablet located on the reception desk specifically for this reason. All students' names are pre-loaded
and if you need assistance with this, please do not hesitate to ask.
If anyone other than your child's main caregiver/s is removing them from school, please let us know
in advance who this will be and approximately what time.
TERM DATES & HOLIDAYS
TERM DATES 2021
Term One 2021
Tuesday 2 February
– Friday 16 April
Term Two 2021
Monday 3 May
– Friday 9 July
Term Three 2021
Monday 26 July
– Friday 1 October
Term Four 2021
Monday 18 October
– Monday 13 December
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2021
Waitangi Day
Monday 8 February
Easter
Good Friday 2 April
Easter Monday 5 April
Easter Tuesday 6 April
Queen's Birthday
Monday 7 June
Teachers Only Day
Thursday 1 April
Friday 18 June
Friday 3 September
Friday 12 November
Labour Day
Monday 25 October
SCHOOL HOURS
8.00am School buildings opened by caretaker
8.15am Office is open
8.50am Bell for classes to commence
10.40 - 11.00am Interval
12.40 - 1.40pm Lunch
2.20 - 3.00pm Principal's time
3.00pm Classes conclude
3.10pm Students to clear grounds/buildings except:
• for sports/music practice
• when prior arrangements have been made
5.00pm Caretaker secures facilities
EOTC - CAMPS & TRIPS
YEAR 8 & 9 EOTC - CAMP WHAKAMARU
In 2021 all of the year 8’s and year 9's will be experiencing a 2 night outdoor education experience at Camp Whakamaru, situated on an island in Lake Whakamaru connected by a causeway to the mainland. Camp Whakamaru will provide our students with an environment full of natural resources and challenges. We are looking at using buses to transport students to the start of their camp and back to Cambridge at the end of camp (this will be confirmed next year).
CAMP DATES:
Rooms 5 & 15 - Shelley Kennerley/Gareth Cogan - Monday 22nd February to Wednesday 24th February
Rooms 1 & 3 - Katie Van Dyk/Brianne Kellner - Wednesday 24th February to Friday 26th February
Rooms 12 & 13 - George Glenn/Ian Harrison - Monday 8th March to Wednesday 10th March
Rooms 21 & 23 - Trisha Honey/Vicky Gleeson - Wednesday 10th March to Friday 12th March
Rooms 16 & 18 - Natalie Marsh/Natala Pettit - Monday 15th March to Wednesday 17th March
Rooms 6 & 9 - Jacira de Hoog/Maraea Thomson/Mike Johnson - Wednesday 17th March to Friday 19 March
CAMP LOCATION:
MiCamp Whakamaru, 105 Ongaroto Road, RD1, Atiamuri 3491
Ph: 07-343 2243
CAMP COST:
The cost for the Year 8 9 10 Camp has been finalised at $211 per student. Payments can be made using the MUSAC Edge Parent Portal, by eftpos or cash in the school office, or by online banking to our ASB Account 12 3268 0086048 01, please use student's surname, room number and camp as reference. We are more than happy to accept payment in instalments as long as camp is paid in full before the actual day of departure.
STATIONERY
- Cambridge Office Products – in store 55 Alpha Street, Cambridge
- Paper Plus – in store 54 Victoria Street, Cambridge
- Officemax - You’ll find your child’s school stationery list online at https://www.myschool.co.nz/CMS...
Simply search for our school, select your child's classroom and follow the instructions on the website. - The Warehouse - in store or online (from January) www.warehousestationery.co.nz. Click on ‘Search Lists’ at the top of the Warehouse Stationery page, then search for our school.
Please name every item before the first day of school. Students are expected to replace, by the following Monday morning, any items that run out or get broken during the year. Damaged or defaced books are to be re-covered or replaced immediately.
UNIFORMS
It is expected that school uniform be worn correctly and with pride
Cambridge Middle School Uniforms can be purchased from:
If the item you require is not available at The Warehouse please go to the customer service counter and order the items you require. Please phone the school if you are having difficulty sourcing the uniform you need.
Footwear
Footwear can either be Roman leather sandals (blue, brown or black) or black lace up shoes. The shoes are to be able to take shoe polish (not material). If wearing shoes, girls are to wear white knee length socks or navy, opaque or black tights and boys are to wear navy blue, woollen, knee length socks. Both sandals and shoes can be worn either summer or winter.
LUNCH ORDERS
Lunch orders are available Monday through to Friday
Online lunch orders are available throughout the school week. We are no longer accepting cash lunch orders in the school office with the exception of Chance Card Voucher Lunch orders. Your Lunchbox will supply lunches Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and Gourmet Delicious will supply lunches Thursday and Friday.
Your Lunchbox
WHEN: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday STARTING FROM Tuesday 9th February 2021
HOW: Order online at www.yourlunchbox.co.nz
- Simply order before 8:00pm the night before you would like the lunchbox delivered and they will take care of the rest.
- Please make sure you select the Cambridge Middle School menu, put your child's name/room number in the shipping details and select the date you would like it delivered.
- You will need to do a separate order for each child.
- Lunches are collected from the school office at the 10:25pm by our Lunch Monitors.
Gourmet Delicious
WHEN: Thursday and Friday
HOW: Order online at https://gdschoollunches.myshop...
- All orders are to be placed by 9:00am on the Thursday/Friday you would like it delivered.
- Please make sure you select the Cambridge Middle School menu, put your child's name/room number in the shipping details and select the date you would like it delivered.
- You must do a separate order for each child, or their lunches will be combined in one bag with one child's name on the bag.
- Lunches are collected from the school office at the 12:35pm by our Lunch Monitors.
