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School Nurse

Margie is our School Health Centre Nurse and is here every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Clinic times are from 9am till 3.30pm.

Students can drop in and see her any time during these hours or feel free to email her on margie.goldsworthy@pinnacle.health.nz

Margie’s services include: contraception, emergency contraception and contraception advice, STI screening and advice, smoking cessation, drug and alcohol support and referrals.

Anything you might need at the doctors – you are welcome to see Margie for, including sore throat management, asthma, diabetes, wounds etc as well as any illness or medical complaints.

Margie can also offer mental health support and referrals.  Plus, we also have a Doctor come in once a week who Margie can refer to if necessary.  The Dr’s hours are from 9am to 11am every Wednesday.

 

Phone: 027 298 3787

Student Centre & Attendance/Absentee

Our student centre is open from 8.30am to 3.30pm each school day and is always a busy hub of activity.

This is where students come to sign in if they are late or need to leave the grounds for any reason.  We have two runners from the waka each day, who relay messages all around the school from parents, staff and teachers.

This is also our sick bay area and collection point for Kai Care meals.

Phone: 07 863 8349

Absentee Mobile: 021 830 055

Email:  susant@waihicol.school.nz or on Fridays marnieb@waihicol.school.nz

More about Attendance/Absentee

We have several ways that you can let us know that your child/children will be absent from school.
You can ring the student centre from 8.30am or the front office from 8am 07 863 8349 or txt 021 830 055. If we have not heard from you by 10am then we will send a txt message and email to parents/caregivers. If you save the phone number/email address on this message it can be used for future absence notifications.

We need to be contacted every day that a child is absent unless you have told us that they will be away for more than one day.

There has been a change recently to the way that medical/dental appointments are coded. If you email or show us proof of the appointment, then we will code it so that the absence does not affect your student’s attendance rate. If we do not receive evidence of the appointment, then it will be coded M (medical) and will impact their attendance percentage.

School Guidance Councillor

Helen is available to our students from 8.30am – 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.

She can be contacted via our school office on 07 863 8349 or by dropping her an email on helens@waihicol.school.nz