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New Student Handbook Contents Introduction..................................................3 Uniform Shop Open Hours..........................4 Key Events....................................................5 Parent Information.......................................6 Uniform Information...................................16 2020 - Boarding Start Dates.......................18 Boarding Information.................................19 BYOD user agreement...............................24 E-Learning Parent Handbook.....................27 Fees and Donations...................................30 School Map................................................31 2
Lindisfarne College Welcome to the Lindisfarne College Community. We look forward to your son starting with us in 2020. This booklet contains some important information that will be of use to you. Please take time to read this information as it will explain the processes associated with starting at Lindisfarne College in more detail. Our College website also has much of the information contained in your pack as well as up-to-date news and what is happening at school. 2020 Term Dates TERM ONE TERM TWO February 3 Yr 7-9 start school April 29 Term Two begins February 4 All levels start Term One May 30 Mid Term break begins February 6-9 Waitangi exeat June 2 Mid Term break ends March 14 Mid Term break begins July 3 Term Two ends March16 Mid Term break ends April 9 Term One ends TERM THREE TERM FOUR July 21 Term Three begins October 12 Term Four begins August 29 Mid Term break begins October 23-26 HB Anniversary break September 1 Mid Term break ends December 2 Term Four ends September 25 Term Three ends FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2020 All boys from year level 7-9 are to arrive at school by 8.20am on Monday February 3rd. They are to meet at the front of the auditorium. Boys will need to be wearing their grey summer uniform. All other year levels will commence school on Tuesday February 4th and must also arrive by 8.20am dressed in their blazer. The boys are also required to bring their PE gear and togs/ towel for this first day at school. Note: Boarders, arrival dates and times are detailed in the enclosed ‘Boarding Timetable’ sheet. STATIONERY REQUIREMENTS 2020 All Stationery required for your son’s subjects in 2020 can now be ordered online through Office Max by clicking on this link: www.myschool.co.nz Please go to their website, type in ‘Lindisfarne College’ and follow the instructions. Stationery will be delivered to your home before the school year starts in 2020. HEALTH QUESTIONAIRE It is important that we have all the health information about your son. You will find a health questionnaire on our website under ADMISSIONS/Start-of-year information. I ask that you submit this information online. Please note that this information is secure and protected when submitting it through our website. If your son has any asthma, allergies or at risk of anaphylaxis, I ask that you download and complete the appropriate action plan that is available under the above link. ITINERANT MUSIC, DRAMA AND COMMUNICATIONS TUITION (CO-CURRICULAR) If you wish your son to participate in Itinerant Music or Drama and Communications tuition, please complete via our online forms. You can find both forms on the College website under ADMISSIONS/Start-of-year information or by clicking on the following links: • Music Tuition Permission Form (extra-curricular) • Drama and Communications (extra-curricular) SCHOOL FEES You will receive an invoice via email prior to the start of each term for payment of fees in advance of that term. Direct Debit is our preferred method of payment. If you require a Direct Debit form please email accounts@lindisfarne.school.nz ICT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY) An ICT user agreement form is enclosed. This needs to be thoroughly read, understood and signed by both parent and child. We ask that these forms are returned back to the College by Monday January 13th. Scan and email is fine. Please email to bharani.rinkoo@lindisfarne.school.nz. This book also includes a Parent’s Guide to BYOD which provides information about the type of device your child is required to have at school. 3
New Student Handbook PURCHASING UNIFORM FOR 2020 Open Days 2020 The Uniform Shop will be open on the days listed below. Payment is by cash, cheque or EFTPOS. Open Days 2020 Friday, 17 January 2:00 – 4:30pm Wednesday, 22 January 2:00 – 4:30pm Saturday, 25 January 11:00 – 1:00pm Tuesday, 28 January 3:00 - 4:30pm Thursday, 30 January 3:00 – 4:30pm Sunday, 2 February 3:00 – 4:00pm – New Boarders Orientation Monday, 3 February 1:00 – 2:00pm – students only – lunchtime Wednesday, 5 February 3:00 – 4:15pm – normal term hours Once school starts, the Uniform shop is open every Wednesday, from 3:00 – 4:15pm. Contact Details Kay McKay Ph 873-1136 extn 775 accounts@lindisfarne.school.nz 4
Lindisfarne College UPCOMING EVENTS PFA New Parent Drinks Sunday 2nd February 2020 Join us on the Homestead Lawn for the opportunity to meet fellow parents and staff, 5-7pm. Pilgrimage Walk Monday 3rd February 2020 A walk from Iona College in Havelock North to Lindisfarne for Year 9 Students, 8.15am. School Powhiri Tuesday 4th February 2020 An introduction for new students and parents into the school, on the Fifth Form Lawn, 8.30am. Blazer Presentation Lunch Tuesday 4th February 2020 A chance to welcome new students and present them with their blazers. 5
Lindisfarne College INTRODUCTION KEY CONTACTS This handbook has been designed to give parents and caregivers COLLEGE TELEPHONE NUMBERS of Lindisfarne College students an understanding of the routines and requirements of the College. Office hours 8.00am to 4.30pm including College holidays via the main office number +64 6 873 1136. The information has been laid out alphabetically to give you quick and easy answers to most questions or any concerns you may have. General enquiries: ext 700 | reception@lindisfarne.school.nz Absence from College: ext 700 | reception@lindisfarne.school.nz If the information that you require has not been included or if Enrolments: ext 700 | enrolments@lindisfarne.school.nz you need further clarification, please go to our website or contact Careers: ext 708 | careers@lindisfarne.school.nz the College. Chaplain: ext 719 | chaplain@lindisfarne.school.nz Counsellor: ext 794 | counsellor@lindisfarne.school.nz The following is a list of where you can access information about Deputy Rector: ext 713 | howlett.campbell@lindisfarne.school.nz what is going on at the College. Director of Boarding 708 or 872 9910 | ahern.matt@lindisfarne.school.nz Director of Sport: ext 702 | mcaleese.shea@lindisfarne.school.nz Main phone: +64 6 873 1136 General enquiries email: reception@lindisfarne.school.nz Director of Music & Performing Arts: ext 783 | musicdirector@lindisfarne. Rector’s PA email: barker.wendy@lindisfarne.school.nz school.nz Director of e-Learning: bharani.rinkoo@lindisfarne.school.nz WEBSITE Director of Learning Enhancement: ext 774 | biggs.kristy@lindisfarne. www.lindisfarne.school.nz school.nz The College website is a comprehensive source of information Fees/Accounts: ext 721 or 775 | accounts@lindisfarne.school.nz about all aspects of the College. Librarian: ext 707 | harrison.b.a@lindisfarne.school.nz Marketing and Advancement: ext 724 | marketing@lindisfarne.school.nz Key day-to-day information can be found on the following pages: Nurse: ext 703 | nurse@lindisfarne.school.nz PE Department: ext 767 | smith.murray@lindisfarne.school.nz • Home page - key news items and upcoming events Rector’s PA: ext 705 | barker.wendy@lindisfarne.school.nz and quick links • News and events – all online and printed publications (current and archived), full calendar, term dates, For all email addresses go to webpage: lindisfarne.school.nz/people • Admissions - Uniform information, electronic forms and booklets DEANS BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL • About us - Faculty and Support Staff Aidan: Mr Fraser Harrison 027 468 2535 harrison.fraser@lindisfarne.school.nz MOBILE APP (for smartphones) Cuthbert: Mr Ben Spriggens 021 0223 1022 spriggens.ben@lindisfarne.school.nz The mobile app gives you day-to-day student notices and Durham: Mr Matt Kidd 027 497 5007 communication from the College. You can also kidd.matt@lindisfarne.school.nz notify the College of your son’s absence and view the latest news and College calendar. The app can be downloaded free from the Oswald: Mr Blair Adams 027 361 9473 Apple store or Google+. adams.blair@lindisfarne.school.nz Head of Year 7 & 8: Mr Kirk Doyle 027 205 8320 ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER – life@lindisfarne doyle.kirk@lindisfarne.school.nz Every fortnight an electronic newsletter is sent with links to various events and news from the College. JUNIOR HOUSE BOARDING MANAGERS Year 7 – 8 | Mr Brett Payne | 027 7727462 PRINTED PUBLICATIONS payne.brett @lindisfarne.school.nz Each term the Rector’s Newsletter is mailed home. This can also Year 9 | Mr Henry Harland | 872 9906 or 027 463 2778 be viewed on the Communications page of the website. At the harland.henry@lindisfarne.school.nz end of each year a comprehensive Yearbook is compiled called Year 10 | Mr Darren Brown 872 9907 or 027 438 2772 The Chronicle. This is sent out in Term 1 of the following year, the cost of this is charged to your account. brown.d.@lindisfarne.school.nz FACEBOOK SENIOR HOUSE BOARDING MANAGERS The College has an official Facebook page as well as sports Year 11 Mr Pomare Sidney 878 9714 or 027 785 3041 teams and interest groups such as College tours. sidney.pomare@lindisfarne.school.nz www.facebook.com/lindisfarnecollege Year 12 Mr Jared Fritchley 876 8566 or 027 683 2555 fritchley.jared@lindisfarne.school.nz INSTAGRAM Year 13 Mr Karl Jones 876 3501 or 021 225 5768 The College has an official Instagram page where you are able to jones.karl@lindisfarne.school.nz follow what is happening at the College. Search Instagram for @lindisfarnecollege BOARDING MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT CONTACTING THE COLLEGE Director of Boarding | Mr Matthew Ahern Parents have the opportunity to meet formally with teachers 872 9910 or 027 479 7524 | ahern.matt@lindisfarne.school.nz twice a year to discuss their son’s progress. However, if you have Nurse: Mrs Sandy Kennedy | 027 801 4753 nurse@lindisfarne.school.nz any immediate concerns about your son’s academic progress or Nurse Mrs Brenda Herbert | 027 801 4753 pastoral welfare, please contact your son’s House Dean or the Nurse Ms Caroline Hills | 027 300 0015 Head of the Intermediate School if your son is Year 7 or 8. 7
New Student Handbook | Parent Information EMAIL CONTACT • Reason for absence Staff email addresses can be found on the webpage: 2) Mobile phone app ABOUT US/Our People page and click on the staff name. Select ABSENTEE from the menu and follow the instructions. For Enquiries on sports codes contact the Sports Director, Shea For a period of a day or more, you must advise the College McAleese, or the Sports Coordinator Emma Akeripa. email: reception@lindisfarne.school.nz COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME/SCHOOL/STUDENT APP - COLLEGE MOBILE PHONE APP The College has a suite of communication tools including: This mobile app is for communication between home and • Our website www.lindisfarne.school.nz school and can be downloaded from the Apple store or • Lindisfarne App (see App) Google+. The app has the following functions: • Schoology (see Schoology) • Absentee notification. • Parent Portal, known as KAMAR (see KAMAR) • Key contacts at the College. • Electronic newsletter • Daily Notices - the day-to-day student notices at the • Rector’s Newsletter College. • Facebook • Links - links to information websites such as the weekly • Instragram menu, programmes, documents. • Alerts - subscription to Alerts for various areas of College These tools are designed for a specific purpose and are life. accessible to all parents of the College. • Latest news. • Calendar - all College events (same calendar as on the ACADEMIC AWARDS website (NEWS & EVENTS/Calendar & Notices page). Academic Awards are given to senior students who demonstrate high achievement and/or effort. Academic APPOINTMENTS DURING THE DAY Colours and Academic Ties (for attainment) and Rector’s If a student has a medical/dental appointment during the Citations are awarded at the start of the year to recognise the College day, the student should carry out the following achievements of the student in the previous year. They can also procedure: be gained at the end of the year to recognise achievements • Bring a written note from parent/caregiver to the office throughout the current year. Excellence and Merit awards before 8.20am on the day where you will be issued with a are given out during the year to recognise outstanding leave pass. Alternatively The parent/ caregiver should email achievements in subject areas. the office in advance - reception@lindisfarne.school.nz • When it is time to depart from class, show the leave pass to A mix of streamed and mixed ability classes operates at Years the class teacher. 7–10. Year 10 students will be introduced to some NCEA Level • Sign out in the leave book outside at reception before One papers in their core subjects. At the end-of-year Prize leaving and sign back in on return. Giving ceremony, students are rewarded for their outstanding achievements across a range of subjects and endeavours. The BLAZER DAY - See Uniform. Dux and Proxime Accessit are announced at the end-of-year Prize Giving. BOARDING INFORMATION Boarding at Lindisfarne College is a very positive experience. ACADEMIC COURSES Boarders are either full boarders or weekly boarders. Students The College Academic Directory is available on the webpage: in the Boarding House develop greater independence and NEWS AND EVENTS/Publications. A summary of courses maturity; their organisational skills expand and they learn to live offered by the College at each level is available and can be with others in a supportive environment. obtained by contacting Mr Ross Barry, Assistant Rector of the Senior School or George Rogers from the Junior School. The Boarding House gives the boys the opportunity to develop networks and friendships that will last for life. ACCOUNTS Please refer to Fees and Accounts. The Boarding House is split into Junior and Senior dorms. There are Junior (Year 7-9 and Year 10), Senior (Year 11, Year 12 and ATTENDANCE 13 Boarding Managers who oversee the welfare of the boys. A The College Day runs from 8.20am to 3.20pm, although most full-time Nurse and Director of Boarding are also supported by co-curricular activities take place outside these hours. five Managers and three Tutors, all of whom live onsite. On Wednesdays school finishes at 2.50pm unless stated Jurisdiction for leave is to be completed by Thursday morning otherwise. of the week of the leave. Boys are not to travel in any vehicle other than that for which jurisdiction has been granted. Late arrivals Students must arrive at College in time for Tutor Class at 8.20am. Boys are to return before school starts. After a holiday, all boys If late, the student must first report to the College office to sign in. must return to the College on the last evening prior to the start of school. This includes weekly boarders who would normally Absence return the next morning. If a student is unable to attend the College due to sickness or any other reason, the parent or caregiver must notify the Visitors/parents are asked not to enter the hostels with the College before 8.20am in one of the following three ways: exception of the beginning and end of terms. 1) Phone or email the office - Either email to reception@lindisfarne.school.nz or call the office on Visitors are to report to the Nurse or the College office upon 06 873 1136 before 8.20am with the following information in arrival. All belongings must be clearly named. Junior boys are this order: encouraged to have a lockable tuckbox to secure valuables. • Student’s name Senior boys are encouraged to bring a lock to lock the • Year level cupboard next to their bed to secure their valuables. • Time the student will be absent 8
Lindisfarne College Any electrical devices that the students bring into the College The computer programme Kiwi Careers is accessible from the must be tagged to say they have been tested and are safety College’s computers. For any enquiries about careers please approved. contact the Careers Advisor: careers@lindisfarne.school.nz The College dining room has a strict dress code: no jandals, CARS, PARKING AND COLLEGE ACCESS scuffs etc; senior boys must be tidily dressed (no singlets) and The safety of our students is paramount at all times. We ask there is to be no mixing of uniform and mufti. For a copy of the parents and students to please respect the rules that govern Boarding Handbook go to webpage: ADMISSIONS/forms. access to the College. BOARDING BURSARIES The College is well serviced by a variety of bus services and we A Boarding Bursary is available to rural parents who live encourage families to make this their first choice of transport. more than 4.8 kilometres from the bus stop to their nearest We urge parents to help ease congestion on the College site secondary school. For more information go to www.education. by considering the use of these excellent bus services. govt.nz/school/studentsupport/boarding-allowances/ Parent Cars BUSES All students should be dropped off in the drop-off via the main The College is well serviced by our own College minibus routes College entrance and adjacent to the main sports field. If there throughout the Napier, Hastings and Taradale areas. Up-to-date is a need to bring your vehicle on to the College site in the bus routes are available from the College office. morning or afternoon, the student drop-off zone is situated by the Dibble Sculpture in front of the Auditorium. The Napier service is dependent upon staff being able to drive buses; the areas covered are Taradale and Napier Hill only. While driving within the College confines please observe Many use the public bus services. There is no service to Clive or the 10km/hr speed limit. It is there to ensure the safety of all other areas e.g. Puketapu. pedestrians within the College. Forms are sent out in Term 4 to apply for bus transport. While on the College site, please respect the barrier arms Bus fees are worked out by distance travelled and charged placed across the access drives: they are there to ensure safety. directly to the student’s College account. Full information on Parent’s cars may not proceed past these points. There are the fee structure is available from the College accounts office. visitors’ car parks in front of the Homestead or in the parking If you have any concerns regarding the bus service, please area opposite the Auditorium. contact the teacher in charge of coordinating this service via the College office. Student Cars Students can only bring a car to the College if they have completed the relevant application form and had their CALENDAR/TERM EVENTS application approved by the Deputy Rector. This privilege is The calendar and term dates can be found on webpage: reserved for Year 12 and 13 students and the procedure is NEWS & EVENTS/calendar and the mobile phone app where designed to ensure safety and to minimise parking difficulties all College events, important dates and holidays are listed. At on the College site. Any passengers must also be recorded the beginning of each term a Term Calendar is posted out but, on the vehicle permission form and have the written consent as dates can sometimes change, please ensure you check the of their parent/guardian and the driver’s parent/guardian. dates against the website/app calendar for the most up-to-date Permitted student drivers may not return to their cars during information. the College day. CAMPS/OUTDOOR EDUCATION Year 12 students are to park on Lyndhurst Road while Year 13 Each year the College offers separate camp/outdoor education students are permitted to park in the front Pakowhai Road car experiences for all Year 7-10 students. The Intermediate School park. Bicycles are permitted solely for the purpose of transport camp is held at the end of the year and involves activities that to and from school. Entry and exit can be through the main will encourage students to develop their confidence and skills entrance or via the Lyndhurst Road entrance and boys are only in the outdoors. allowed to ride on the tar-sealed driveways around the College. They must dismount at the end of the Science block and walk Year 9 students have a ski camp that is held towards the end of their bicycles to the stands by the Herrick Building. Term 3. At the end of Term 4 Year 7 and 8 and Year 10 students go on a camp and Year 9 have Activities Week. CELL PHONES The College recognises the importance of cell phones for all The camps are well supported by staff and give students the students. Please be aware that mobile phones must not be opportunity to participate in a wide range of outdoor activities used in classes. Any cell phone used during school classes or and team-building programmes. receiving calls in class, assembly or Chapel will be confiscated until the end of that College day and the student will also be CAREERS ADVICE given a Friday after-school detention. A repetition of this will Careers information and opportunities are readily available result in the confiscation of the cell phone and its return at from the Careers Advisor. the conclusion of a meeting with either the Rector or Deputy Rector. Individual interviews are conducted with all Year 13 students to ascertain their needs for the following year but students The College takes no responsibility for the security of student and/or parents at any level may make an appointment for cell phones. They are the student’s responsibility during the individual assistance with careers and course planning as well day and they should be covered by their own appropriate as subject selection. Tertiary liaison officers visit during the year insurance. to assist Year 13 students with university course planning, as well as a wide range of personnel connected to work training The Homestead has a designated student telephone, and opportunities. the office is prepared to take messages for students or assist students in contacting parents or caregivers. 9
New Student Handbook | Parent Information College bylaws state that no student shall use a camera or as a learning tool. These are equipped with industry-standard microphone on his phone to take photographs, videos or application suites and curriculum-specific software. They are sound recordings while on the school premises or involved configured for access to the College’s intranet and internet. with a school activity, unless permission has been given by a staff member. Privacy issues mean that use of such phones is All students can bring and use laptops to assist them in their unacceptable at Lindisfarne College. school work; these laptops will have access to the College’s intranet or internet and student access will be monitored. All CHAPEL students must sign a Laptop Agreement which is attached to Our College is firmly founded on Christian principles, and the back of this booklet. worship in the Chapel is a central feature of the life of our College community. Our College motto, Ascensiones in Corde COUNSELLOR (Highways in the Heart) presents us with a special challenge as The College employs a qualified Counsellor who is available in we seek to encourage our students to know God and to serve the afternoons and evenings (Monday – Thursday) for Boarding others within and beyond our College community. students and all day Thursday for Day students. He is available Mid-week Chapel services are held for all students during the to meet with students who have been referred by staff or College day (Tuesday and Thursday). These are compulsory students who self-refer. All issues discussed are confidential services which all students must attend. between the student and the Counsellor. The Counsellor can be contacted through the College office. Sunday Chapel takes place up to four times per term. Attendance is compulsory for two of the term services; CURRICULUM families can choose the two that they attend. The Chapels Details of the Middle School (Yr 7–10) and Senior School (Yr are all marked on the Term Events and College calendar. The 11–13) curriculum can be viewed on the College website: Chapel services are held either in the evenings at 7pm or in CORNERSTONES OF LEARNING/Academic Programme. the mornings at 10am. Students are to sign in with their House Dean at the conclusion of the Chapel service to record their DAILY NOTICES attendance. A list of important daily reminders is available for all students and staff at the start of each day. This reminds students of any CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES important events for that particular day. If students are late and Lindisfarne College believes in a holistic education with have missed tutor time, they can access the daily notices via the co-curricular activities being integral to a young person’s mobile phone app (see APP for details). development. The College offers an exceptionally wide range of sporting, recreational, cultural, musical and other DAILY ROUTINES performance opportunities, ensuring students can discover MON, TUES, WED, THURS & FRI – Day school their potential, explore their interests and strive for excellence 8.20am Tutor Group in their activity of choice. These activities greatly assist in 8.30am Period 1 gaining confidence and building self-esteem as well as making 9.30am Period 2 constructive use of leisure time. 10.30am INTERVAL 10.50am Period 3 Most of the practices for these activities take place either 11.50am Period 4 before or after school and all students are encouraged to 12.30pm Intermediate School Lunch participate. 12.40pm Yr 9 Lunch 12.50pm LUNCH CODE OF CONDUCT 12.55pm Yr 12 Lunch All students are expected to maintain the highest standard 1.00pm Yr 11 Lunch of courtesy and behaviour, understanding that there are 1.10pm Yr 10 Lunch consequences for poor behaviour. 1.50pm Assembly/Chapel/Meetings/Wed-Lesson 5 Starts COLLEGE COUNCIL 2.20pm Period 5 Wed-School finishes at 2.50pm Lindisfarne College is governed by the College Council, which unless stated activity combines the parent-elected Board of Trustees with College 3.20pm Lessons end Proprietors who manage the hostel and the special character of our integrated school. Composed of elected parent, staff DENTIST/DOCTOR APPOINTMENT and student representatives, as well as co-opted members, It is preferable that these be made outside College hours. the group is a dedicated, hard-working team which meets Where this is not possible, please refer to the procedures regularly to discuss and confirm the school’s policies and detailed under the heading Attendance. direction. Responsible for the financing of the school, the council “provides generous staffing over entitlement to extend DISCIPLINE students’ learning opportunities”. (ERO Report) It is the aim of the College that students; develop a sense of purpose, are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions, COLLEGE PRAYER develop self-discipline and consider the wellbeing of others. God our Heavenly Father, A restorative justice approach is used to resolve any issues or Grant your blessing on our school. conflicts. At times the College may need to apply a range of Give to us the true love of knowledge consequences, including the following: And so guide our work and games, • Restorative meetings Our clubs and societies, • After-school detentions (Friday 3.30 - 4.30pm) That we may take home and into the community • Saturday detention (Saturday 9am – 12 noon) That ideal of service which you give us in your son, Jesus Christ • Detentions must be attended and take precedence over our Lord. AMEN other activities. Serious misdemeanours may result in a Stand Down or Suspension and ultimately Exclusion or COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS Expulsion from the College. All students attending the College have access to computers 10
Lindisfarne College EXAMINATIONS/ASSESSMENTS helping each boy develop time-management, learning and The Middle School conducts common assessments in an study skills to gain independence. Eligibility for this programme examination setting over three days during Term 2. is based on a set of criteria; Students require a SPELD or Lucid Final examinations for the Middle School classes occur in Term report demonstrating language processing difficulties, or a 4. Subjects in the Middle School also run internal assessments history of diagnostics showing a two-year or greater deficit in throughout the year. reading age. Senior School students have an Assessment Week which is held in Term 2. College Benchmark examinations are held in Term 3 If more information is required, please contact Mrs Kristy Biggs: with external national examinations (NCEA) taking place from biggs.kristy@lindisfarne.school.nz or on ext 774. mid-November to early December. GIVING The commitment from our College community to giving Assessment requirements are different for each subject. provides a sustainable base of support, allowing us to complete Individual subject teachers will make this information available a range of smaller projects that fulfil an urgent need, or support to their students early in their course. It is also available in the an initiative to inspire, excite and challenge the boys. The academic directory which can be found on the College website. boys will have a better learning experience and their lives will All subjects in the Senior School offer internal assessment which be enhanced by every gift and Lindisfarne College is grateful will take place throughout the year. for the support it receives from its parents, grandparents, board members, staff, Old Boys and members of the wider EXIT PROCEDURES/WITHDRAWALS community. The College Foundation provides opportunities If your son is permanently leaving the College at any level for annual giving, bequests or other donations. For further other than at the end of Year 13, you must inform the College information please contact our Advancement Manager, Nicola in writing, giving the required term’s notice. This can be done Parsons: advancement@lindisfarne.school.nz either by email: rector@lindisfarne.school.nz or by post to the attention of the Rector. HEALTH AND WELLNESS We ask that you submit your child’s health details electronically There is an official exit procedure to be followed that along with immunisation records, on our Health Questionaire involves the return of all books, the closure of accounts and which you can find on our website: ‘ADMISSIONS/ Start Of Year the forwarding of educational information. Testimonials are Info/forms and booklets’. It is vital we receive this information dependent on this being completed correctly. Year 12 students before your son starts so he can receive the appropriate care leaving to go into the workforce or to a tertiary institution can and in the event of a medical emergency. Should your son’s apply for a testimonial through the College office. medical circumstances change at anytime please ensure the College is notified. FEES AND ACCOUNTS Each year the College Council reviews the level of fees All medical information remains confidential. All students and adjusts these accordingly. The Council is responsible with food or environmental allergies are required to have an for establishing the resources needed to maintain the high ASCIA (Action Plan for Anaphylaxis or Action Plan for Allergic standards of the College and to provide those resources Reactions) prepared by their Doctor or Nurse Practitioner and necessary for the continued development of the facilities and forwarded to the College nurse before commencement of property. school. Fees are due for payment by the beginning of Terms 1, 2, 3 For students with asthma, an Asthma Action Plan is required. and 4. Please note that one full term’s notice is required prior Should your son become ill or injured while at school, he is to withdrawal, otherwise a maximum of one term’s fees will be seen by the College’s nursing staff who are situated in the charged. Health Centre. If the injury or illness is such that your son needs to go home or requires further medical attention, parents or Any queries may be directed to the Bursar: Mr Barry Law or emergency contact will be notified. email: law.barry@lindisfarne.school.nz Please do not send your son to school if he is clearly unwell. If A schedule of the 2020 fees is attached to the back of this he has symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, he is not to return booklet. to school until 48 hours from last episode. GALA Year 7 (Boostrix/TDP) and Year 8 (HPV) are part of the Ministry The annual Parents and Friends Gala is a highlight of the of Health funded School Immunisation Program and these start College year and raises significant funds for the College. in early March. You can help by joining the organising committee, putting your hand up to help on one of the many stalls on the day, or Annual Flu and Meningococcal (booster every 5 years) vaccines donating goods or produce. For more information contact the are offered in the school clinic during March each year by Dr Secretary of the PFA: sec.lpfa@yahoo.co.nz McCrory (College Dr). The College will send out information and consents for all vaccinations. GIFTED AND TALENTED The College runs a Gifted and Talented programme for All vaccinations will only take place with a signed consent from identified students in a range of areas. Any queries regarding parents. this programme should be directed to the Gifted and Talented Coordinator or the Assistant Rector of either the Middle School The Ministry of Health recommends that your sons routine / or the Senior School. recommended vaccinations are kept up to date. Year 7 Basic Vision testing will be done at school through the DHB. GROWTH AND PROGRESS PROGRAMME (GAP) All Year 7 & 8 students are seen through the Mahora This is a programme offering additional support in developing Community Dental Clinic. This is arranged through the reading, writing, numeracy and processing skills. The benefits College Nurse. Year 9-13 will need to be seen by their family of the GAP programme extend to other subjects as well as dentist or by arrangement through the Nurse. 11
New Student Handbook | Parent Information the Head of the Intermediate School oversees the welfare of Dental care is Ministry of Health funded up to 18 years of age. Year 7 and 8 students. All medications are to be kept in the Health Centre with the Parents have the opportunity to meet with teachers twice a Nurses with the exception of inhalers, epipen and insulin. year to discuss student progress. However, if you have any Please speak to the Nurses if you have any concerns or immediate concerns about your son’s academic progress or questions. pastoral welfare, please contact your son’s House Dean. HISTORY DEANS SENIOR SCHOOL Lindisfarne College opened its doors to 33 foundation pupils Aidan Mr Fraser Harrison 027 468 2535 on April 14, 1953, but it was the generosity of EJ Herrick harrison.fraser@lindisfarne.school.nz which made the creation of Lindisfarne a possibility. In 1951 he Cuthbert Mr Ben Spriggens 021 0223 1022 offered the land and buildings of his Hastings farmlet named spriggens.ben@lindisfarne.school.nz “Lindisfarne” to the Presbyterian Church for £20,000 — leaving Durham Mr Matt Kidd 027 497 5007 £5,000 to the College as a gift if the extra £15,000 was raised kidd.matt@lindisfarne.school.nz within a month. Excited by the prospect of establishing a Oswald Mr Blair Adams 021 180 7367 private Presbyterian Boys’ Boarding School in Hastings, the adams.blair@lindisfarne.school.nz school’s 3 founding fathers - Reverend FH Robertson (the College’s first Rector), A Kirkpatrick (the first College Council KAMAR (Parent Portal) Chairman) and RD Brown - arranged the purchase within the KAMAR is the Student Management System where all time, thanks to the generosity of a relatively small group of assessment, reporting and attendance information is reported, local supporters. as per the Ministry of Education guidelines. The beautiful park-like surroundings of the school grounds, and Here you can see your son’s timetable, NCEA results, awards the gracious old 3-storeyed Homestead building, have been and attendance record. You can also see the school calendar nurtured and well maintained so that the College environment and daily notices – a detailed account of the day-to-day notices is a peaceful and pleasant educational environment for pupils at the College (which is also accessible via the Lindisfarne App). and staff. The old tennis court area, dating from the 1900’s, has evolved into the sweeping Homestead lawn, edged by flower LEADERSHIP beds, native ferns bordering the trickling stream and many Leadership opportunities and positions of responsibility are marvellous old English trees. offered to students in the Senior School. The College Council marked the new millennium with extensive The College appoints Full School Prefects in Year 13. In renovations of the Homestead building, managing to keep its addition to the College’s Full School Prefect team, leadership olde-worlde charm by employing skilled craftsmen to renew roles are offered within the Boarding House, House the wooden panelling, leather armchairs and tiled roofing. Committees and other senior councils. The Homestead now houses the staffroom, Rector’s office and Boardroom as well as the Administration areas. LIBRARY The Library is open for research and for borrowing from 8.20am HOLIDAYS/TERM DATES to 8.30pm Monday to Thursday; 8.20am to 3.20pm Friday; and Term dates are on the Term Events that is mailed home for the 1pm to 5pm Sunday. start of each term and webpage: NEWS & EVENTS/calendar. All students are able to borrow library resources. Books Families are encouraged to make holiday plans during College and other borrowed material should be returned as soon as holidays only. Any requests for a student to be absent during students have finished with them. For more information, please term time should be directed to the Deputy Rector. contact the Librarian, Mrs Bev Harrison: harrison.bev@lindisfarne.school.nz extn 707. HOMEWORK We have a small range of books by writers such as Celia Lashlie Homework is an important part of a student’s education at the and Nigel Latta which may be of interest to parents. Parents are College and is set to reflect or reinforce what is being taught or welcome to borrow books of interest. going to be taught in class. Parents can assist staff in ensuring that homework is done conscientiously. Each student in Years LOST PROPERTY 7-11 has a Student Diary in which homework is recorded daily. All items of clothing must be clearly named. All lost property is It also contains a section through which the teacher and the kept in a cupboard by the Director of Boarding’s office situated parent may communicate, if necessary, regarding homework. next to the surgery. Please note that any unclaimed items will Failure to do homework will result in a consequence. Persistent be disposed of. failure will be discussed with parents and the House Dean. MOTTO HONOURS BOARD The motto of the College is Ascensiones in Corde – Highways Each academic year, the names of students who exceed a in the Heart. Grade Point Average of 80% for NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 over 5 subjects, those who obtain New Zealand Scholarship, the The crest’s diagonal per saltire division of the shield refers to Dux and the Proxime Accessit, will be entered on the Honours the Cross of St Andrew, thus the Scottish origin of St Aidan, Boards that are placed in appropriate areas of the College. the first Bishop of Lindisfarne, and it is St Cuthbert’s Cross which is the dominant feature of the shield. The red and silver HOUSE SYSTEM of the quarters are for the College colours, while the blue The House system, with its four Houses – Aidan, Cuthbert, wavy bars on the silver refer to the sea travels of the saints Durham and Oswald – is the central structure through which of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, and more appropriately to the pastoral care dimension of the College is fostered. Every the establishment of the College, so far across the sea. St student is linked to one of the Houses. Sons of Old Boys are Cuthbert is alluded to, not only in the cross but also in the placed in their father’s House. There are four Deans of the hands supporting the head of St Oswald which was buried at Houses overseeing the pastoral care of students. In addition, Lindisfarne, and subsequently placed in the 12
Lindisfarne College St Cuthbert coffin. PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION The objective of the Parents and Friends Association is to MUSIC – PERFORMANCE AND TUITION provide the link between the College Council, BOT, the Rector, Learning a musical instrument has significant positive effects the teaching staff and the parents of the students attending on brain development, social skills and general organisational Lindisfarne College. They provide a medium whereby parents skills in boys. This is why we strongly encourage our students to and others can assist the College in a practical way through learn a musical instrument. fundraising for the benefit of the students; they assist in advocacy as the Association has a parent representative on the Individual or small-group tuition is available in the following BOT and on the Foundation. instruments: voice, clarinet, saxophone, brass (trumpet, trombone etc.), flute, strings, guitar, percussion and drums, The Parents and Friends Association meets once a term and piano, keyboard, bagpipes. A request for tuition should be the dates of these meetings are advised on the College made online through our website: ADMISSIONS/Forms. The website. The AGM is held on the College Swimming Sports day form also outlines how lesson structure and includes costs at midday. involved. If you would like more information about joining the The following music ensembles are available for students Association, go to the college website: COMMUNITY/parents- learning a musical instrument, which cater to a wide variety and-friends for key committee contact details. of skill levels, from beginner to advanced: Training Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Music, PARENT HELP Guitar Ensembles, Pipe Band, Junior and Senior Choir, Junior Parent help is welcomed in many areas of the College. In and Senior Rock Band. There are also many opportunities for addition to the activities of the Parents and Friends students to perform in, including the annual Performing Arts Association the College particularly welcomes offers of help in Concert, Aspiring Performers Concert, Lunchtime Concerts and coaching or managing one of the many sporting teams across other events including the School Gala. a large number of codes. If you would like to offer help please contact the College office. If you have any questions or require information, please contact Dr Flemming Kristensen, Director of Music and Performing Arts, PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS AND REPORTS musicdirector@lindisfarne.school.nz, (06) 8733136, ext. 783. The College makes every endeavour to ensure good communication between teachers and parents about the NEWSLETTER progress and welfare of students. Parents have the opportunity The College website has a news feed that reports daily/weekly to meet with teachers twice a year to discuss student progress news on events and happenings at the College which is linked (Start of Term 2 and start of Term 3). However, if you have to a comprehensive online newsletter called Life at Lindisfarne, any immediate concerns about your son’s academic progress which is also accessible via the College App (see APP for or pastoral care, please do not hesitate to contact your son’s details). House Dean. The College also produces the Rector’s Newsletter which is Parent/teacher interviews can be booked online at www. mailed directly to homes four times a year. If your son has a schoolinterviews.co.nz Dates for interviews and reports are notable achievement outside of the College, please make your always notified on the Term Calendar with a reminder placed in son’s House Dean aware. If it is a sporting achievement, please the College e-newsletter. also notify the Director of Sport extn 702. PARKING/COLLEGE ACCESS OFFICE HOURS Please refer to Cars/Parking. The College office is open for general inquiries from 8am to 4pm during term Time. The office is open on the last day of PASTORAL CARE each school holiday. Our Pastoral Care system aims to cater for the well-being of all students. This is carried out through the House system with OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION (LCOB) Deans having oversight of a House within the Day school. The subscription for the Old Boys’ Association is included in Individuals and groups of students are monitored in their Term 3 of the first year’s fees (and continues for 3 years ie. $100 progress – socially, academically and emotionally. x 3 years), making all students life members after graduation. The aims of the Association are to encourage a kindred spirit Occasionally a student may need a little more care than usual. and ongoing communication between former students and the When there is a need, the College Counsellor is available College. to offer guidance and support. He is highly experienced in supporting teenagers in need of counselling. The Association undertakes several social activities each year as well as sponsoring two annual scholarships that supports a Year Parents are encouraged to make contact with their son’s House 9 son of an Old Boy for his first 3 years at the College. Dean if they have any concerns about their well-being. Summer Old Boys’ Sports Day – second Wednesday of Term 1 PRIZE GIVING Winter Old Boys’ Sports Day – last Wednesday of Term 2 Students are rewarded for outstanding performance at Contact details and information about upcoming Old Boys’ assemblies throughout the year. The main formal Prize functions can be viewed on webpage: COMMUNITY/Old Boys Giving event (Sports, Cultural and Academic) occurs at the or on the Old Boys’ Facebook page. end of the academic year. Parents are invited to attend these special College events. OUTDOOR EDUCATION Lindisfarne College has a long history of giving students the PUBLICATIONS opportunity to be challenged in an outdoor setting away from - College Online News– accessible via the home page website the College. Education outside the classroom takes many forms and Lindisfarne app (on a smartphone) College Rector’s. from field trips (curriculum) to the traditional Year level camps. - Newsletter – printed quarterly. 13
New Student Handbook | Parent Information - Email Newsletter (Life at Lindisfarne) emailed fortnightly with links to news and events at the College Old Boys’ Magazine. - More than 30 students are involved in the annual Drama/ - Highways – June and December. Musical Production that is held in conjunction with Iona - College Yearbook The Chronicle – Term 1 (for the previous College and Woodford House. If your son is interested in year). being involved he needs to check the daily notices or you can make direct contact with the Director of Performing Arts, Mr REPORTS Flemming Kristensen: musicdirector@lindisfarne.school.nz Please refer to Parent/Teacher Interviews and Reports. Every boy from Years 9-12 must prepare and present a 3-minute speech to his class in the annual Churchill SERVICE PROGRAMME Oratory Competitions. The finalists present their speeches to The College encourages boys to embrace the ideal of service the College. before self. Impromptu, Bible Reading, Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival Year 10 boys are encouraged to take part in the Duke of and Korimako Competitions are also vehicles for public Edinburgh’s Hillary Award. It introduces young people to speaking skills to be developed. exciting, positive, challenging and enjoyable things to do in their free time. The boys are required as part of the Award SPORTS to give service in the community for at least 15 hours spread At Lindisfarne College sport is compulsory for all boys out over at least three months at Bronze level. For further (summer and winter) as it openly engenders fitness and healthy information, please contact the Duke of Edinburgh co-ordinator competition and develops team spirit and a sense of fair play. on email: dukeofed@lindisfarne.school.nz We offer a comprehensive sports programme that caters for all interests and abilities, giving all of our students the opportunity SICKNESS to represent the College with pride. Please refer to Attendance/Health and Wellbeing. All boys are expected to attend all sporting events (including SOCIALS those at school) in full tracksuit. This is the only sporting Middle School students have the opportunity to attend staff- apparel that can be worn in the dining room. supervised socials during the course of the year. The dates of these socials are in the Term Events Calendar. Currently the College has well in excess of 74 sporting teams The socials are between Iona College, Woodford House and across more than 15 sporting codes. Students are notified Lindisfarne College, with each school hosting one social. through the daily notices when musters and trials will take The main focus of the Senior School social calendar is the place. College Ball held each year. This is a formal occasion for Year 12 and 13 students and their partners, which is well supervised If your son has a notable sporting achievement out of the by both staff and parents. College, please notify by email Director of Sport or on ext 702. The specific date of the College Ball is in the Term Events SPORTS EXCHANGES Calendar but it is usually held at the beginning of Term 2. Lindisfarne College has a long and proud sporting exchange programme. We have been playing winter and summer sports SCHOOLOGY exchanges with the following schools: This is the College’s Learning Management System. Teachers • Whanganui Collegiate use this tool to assist in the delivery of the Curriculum, • Rathkeale College assessments, grading and other classroom learning • Scots College opportunities. It is also a common communication platform for • St Paul’s Collegiate School (Cricket and Tennis only) teachers and boys at the College. The tool allows teachers to • St Kentigern College (Rugby only) create, manage and share information with their classes. Boys • St Andrew’s College (Rugby only) using Schoology can access assignments, collaborate with their • Hutt International Boys’ School (Junior Exchange) teachers and classmates, see grades and work on self-paced • St George’s School (Junior Exchange) learning activities at school and at home. • Wellesley College (Junior Exchange) • St Paul’s Collegiate School (Junior Exchange – Winter) As a parent using your Schoology login you can see what These exchanges operate on a home and away basis each year, your son is working on. At the start of the year, parents will be i.e. winter exchange at home and summer exchange away. notified with login details. Boys involved in the teams that compete at these exchanges SPEECH, DRAMA AND DEBATING must travel in their blazers. Oral Communication classes are compulsory in the Middle School. This develops the boys’ confidence and abilities in SPORTS AWARDS many areas of oral communication: from one-to-one informal Our top sporting students are recognised in assemblies and conversations to formal speech examinations assessed by Prize Giving. The pinnacle of sporting awards at the College is Speech NZ examiners. the College Colours. Colours are awarded in a single chosen field of endeavour with the criteria being: We have teams competing in the Hawke’s Bay Inter-Secondary 1. Excellence of performance, skill and technique, often Schools Debating Competition. leading to major provincial representative honours 2. Consistent level of performance at the top level All Year 7-9 pupils take Oral Communication as part of their 3. Unselfish dedication and commitment as well as a sincere classes. Year 10 students can select Speech and Drama as an and positive contribution option subject. All students are given the opportunity to take 4. A capacity to act as a role model to all others. private lessons in Speech and Drama through the Colleges Nominations for Colours are made in writing by coaches or Speech teachers. If you are interested in arranging private teachers in charge and must be accompanied by supporting lessons for your son through the College, please contact Mrs texts outlining the achievements of the student. Atkin via the College Office: 06 873 1136. Silver Fern Award 14
Lindisfarne College Awarded to students who represent New Zealand. worn with pride at all times. • Only designated shoes may be worn. ( Black shoes that National Champion Award can be polished, preferably lace up, no boots.) Awarded to students who are national champions in their • No jewellery is to be worn, apart from a watch. sporting disapline. • No visible body piercing or tattoos. • All items of clothing must be clearly named. STUDENT STATIONERY • Hair must be tidy, tapered and off the ears and collar. Hair The College uses School Supplies online stationery (www. must be brushed and a natural colour – frosting/artificial officemax.co.nz) for major stationery purchases at the start of colouring is not allowed. No shaved or stepped areas and each year. A link to their website can also be found through: nothing shorter than a Number 3 comb is allowed. Gel, ADMISSIONS/ Start of Year Information wax or other hair products are prohibited. • Boys must be clean-shaven. SWIMMING POOL • Day school uniform can be purchased from Thomson’s The swimming pool is available to authorised users only. Please Suits in Hastings. respect the Conditions of Use statement clearly displayed on the entrance gate. UNIFORM SHOP The Parents and Friends Association co-ordinates the Uniform TENNIS COURTS Shop. The Uniform Shop is for the purchase of various second- The tennis courts are available to authorised users only. Please hand school uniform items as well as new sports uniform items. respect the Conditions of Use clearly displayed on the entrance This shop is open on the afternoon of the return of boarders to gate. school each term and every Wednesday afternoon from 3pm to 4.15pm. TERM DATES/HOLIDAYS Term dates are marked on the Term Events that is mailed home There are other open days throughout December and January, at the start of each term, as well as on webpage: NEWS & which are advised in the school newsletter and on the website. EVENTS/calendar and the College App. The shop is situated in the Herrick Building next to the Technology Block. TESTIMONIALS Year 13 students and students leaving from Year 12 to go The shop is manned by parent volunteers who work in the shop into the workforce or to a tertiary institution can apply for a on sale days and on a weekly basis on a roster system and the testimonial from the College. For more information, please Association thanks them for their patience and helpfulness! contact the College office. When clothes are submitted for sale in the shop they are priced TEXT BOOK ISSUE AND CONDITION considering their wear and tear. As the items are sold, 20% Text books are issued free of charge at the beginning of each is deducted by the shop for handling fees. The payments to year. parents who have submitted clothing (and it has been sold) are made each term. They are issued on the condition that each text is maintained in good condition throughout the year. The student is responsible REMINDER: Clothes for sale through the Uniform Shop can for repairs that become necessary through misuse. A scale be left at the front office reception desk. They are to be freshly of charges applies if the text is lost or not returned in good laundered and, in the case of blazers, dry cleaned. To view condition. This ranges from 50% to the full replacement cost of the Conditions of Sale and view the Uniform Booklet go to the book. webpage: ADMISSIONS/forms. TIMETABLE VALUABLE POSSESSIONS Lindisfarne College operates a five-day academic timetable. The College takes no responsibility for large sums of money Your son will be issued with his timetable at the start of the year or for the security of valuable possessions which are brought and prior to any option change that takes place. If he loses his to the College. Valuable items such as cameras, musical timetable he can collect another one from the College office. instruments, audio equipment, computers and cell phones should be covered by appropriate insurance and students must TUTOR GROUP take full responsibility for them. All students belong to one of four houses: Aidan, Cuthbert, Durham and Oswald. Within each house Years 9-13 belong to a VISITORS Tutor Group. All visitors to the College, irrespective of purpose, must report to the main reception first to sign in and receive a visitor’s Identifying Tutor Group Names: All Tutor Groups are identified badge. At the conclusion of their visit they are required to sign according to their House and Tutor initials. E.g. Mr Stuart out. Duff’s Tutor Group would be known as CSD. For a full list go to webpage: ABOUT US/people. There are a few car parks reserved for visitors in front of the Homestead. If these are not available, visitors are required to UNIFORM/APPEARANCE park in the main park adjacent to the driveway. There is a summer and winter uniform for both Year 7-11 and Year 12-13 boys. WEIGHTS ROOM The College has a fully equipped Fitness and Weights Room For a full guide on uniform see the Uniform section of this available for authorised users. For further information, please book. contact the Director of Sport, Mr Shea McAleese: mcaleese.shea@lindisfarne.school.nz or ext. 702. If a student arrives at school in the wrong uniform for that day, he should report to the College office for a Uniform Pass. WITHDRAWAL/EXIT PROCEDURES Naturally, a high standard of dress and cleanliness is expected Please refer to Exit Procedures. and the College uniform should be clean, pressed, tidy and 15
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