Important Dates:
Fossil Bay term dates 2024
Term 1: Wed, 7 February to Fri, 12 April
Term 2: Mon, 29 April to Fri, 5 July
Term 3: Mon, 22 July to Fri, 27 September
Term 4: Mon, 14 October to Wed, 18 December
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Harvest Fair 24 March 2024: The day of the year where we invite everyone to experience the magic of Fossil Bay with games, food and a festive spirit.
Lantern Festival 26 Jun 2024: A beautiful festival marked by a multitude of handmade lanterns. The community meets in the evening for a lantern walk and the singing of songs around the fire.
Spring Festival 26 Sep 2024: The children celebrate the Spring equinox, making their own flower garlands to wear, dancing around the maypole, playing music and singing songs.
Advent Festival 1 Dec 2024: A festival of beauty and light, including a ceremony suggested by Rudolf Steiner, in which each child quietly walks around a big spiral of roses and greenery to light a candle at its centre.
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Before the start of each term, families come to school and kindergarten for a working bee to freshen up the property for a new term. Your participation not only allows us to keep fees to a minimum, but the working bees build community. We come together and work, get to know each other and the property better, and the children observe the adults caring for their environment.
2024 Dates
4 Feb
14 Apr
6 Jul
29 Sep
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Our expense/reinforcement form can be found here.
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Reporting Absentees:
Please remember to keep your child home if they are unwell to prevent the spread of illness and viruses. Children must be kept home for 48 hours after the last episode of either vomiting or diarrhoea. If your child will be absent on a specific day, please text
School: 021 174 2445 Kindergarten: 022 480 1002
Contact Information:
Fossil Bay, School & Kindy landline: 09 372 2152 (info@fossilbay.co.nz)
Fossil Bay kindy: 022 480 1002 (kindergarten@fossilbay.co.nz)
Fossil Bay school: 021 174 2445 (principal@fossilbay.co.nz)
Iris Richter (General Manager): 027 495 2951 management@fossilbay.co.nz
Policies
Every term we review a number of school and kindergarten policies, and we invite our parents for input.
We are currently reviewing the policies below and welcome community feedback. We will update this page next term when the next set of policies are up for review. Thank you in advance.
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Term 1 2024 Policies in Review:
Nappy changing / toileting policy
Handwashing
Cleaning and Cross Contamination Policy
Laundry policy
Emergency management
Communication with parents and whānau
Documentation procedures
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To view the school policies in review and add you input, go to:
1. schooldocs.co.nz
2. Click Search for your school.
3. Start typing the school's name and select it from the dropdown list.
4. Enter our community username and password:
Username: fossilbay
Password: 1081
Term 1 2024 Policies in Review:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Board responsibility
Parent involvement
Communicating with parents
Community conduct expectations
School Character/Special Character*
Documentation and Self-Review Policy
School Planning and Reporting
Reporting to Parents on Student Progress and Achievement
Kindy Holiday Program
Fossil Bay Kindergarten offers a holiday program for those families that need support during the holidays. It runs similarly to a normal kindy day, 8.30am - 2.30pm. Your child must be pre-enrolled for this program as we plan staff accordingly. The cost is $27 per day. Please find the enrollment form here.