We are delighted to be part of the Government funded Ka Ora, Ka Ako - Healthy Lunches in Schools Programme.
Ka Ora, Ka Ako aims to reduce food insecurity by providing access to a nutritious lunch every day. The name Ka Ora, Ka Ako is about being healthy and well in order to be in a good place to learn.
We employ our own kai team, who develop and produce healthy, nutritious and tasty lunches for every child at school, every day.
Be it Butter Chicken and Rice, Pizza, Nachos, Spaghetti Bolognaise or a Burger on Fridays, our team makes sure that meals are kid friendly, tasty and packed with vegetables and wholegrains.
At Puketapu School, we use an online platform called Hero to share student progress and achievement, as well as communicate with parents.
Hero replaces the traditional written twice per year reporting format, as we see reporting not as an event, but as an ongoing dialogue between home and school. Teachers will update learning goals for your child throughout the year and our Year 4-8 students have access to their Hero accounts so they can see and evidence their learning goals.
We use Hero to send out all email communication to our parents and you can also access your current financial statement, give permission for trips and outings, sign up for sports teams, report absences and check the school calendar.
How do I access Hero?
Hero can be accessed using a web browser, but we highly recommend downloading the Hero app to your mobile phone.
Your access is linked to the email address you have in your child’s record at the school (so if you change your email address, please let us know.)
Full instructions can be found here: https://hero.linc-ed.com/parents/ or by clicking the button below.
If you have any problems accessing Hero, please let us know by emailing office@puketapu.school.nz. We can add multiple email addresses for each child and we encourage all caregivers to create log-ins.
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Year 4-8 students at Puketapu School may bring their own device (Chromebook, iPad, laptop) to school, if they have permission from home to do so. There are minimum requirements for the device and some conditions for parents to be aware of.
Please remember that all Year 4 – 8 classrooms will still have a minimum of one Chromebook for every three students and a selection of iPads, so there is no reason to feel that your child needs to provide their own device. It is our strong belief that we have sufficient devices to allow students in every class to have access to devices when and if they are required for their learning. Please don’t feel pressured to buy a device.
If you would like your child to bring a device from home, there is an electronic form to sign - please contact the office for this.
