Playground Rules and Behaviour
Botany Campus
The area behind the gym is for socialising and is a “safe” physical area. For games such as football or cricket go to the Mill House reserve. However, you will need Whanau Leader permission first.
Handball type games should be played away from windows
Stay out of the carparks at all break times
Students are not permitted to talk to outside visitors over the perimeter fence.
We expect common sense and respect for others – make the most of your break time to recharge!
Golflands Campus
Campus Wide Rules
No riding of bikes/scooters/skateboards in the school grounds. Students put their helmets on and wheel their bike/scooter/skateboard out of the grounds before riding home.
Students are not allowed to retrieve balls without permission, etc. from the road, car park or roof. Report the missing ball, etc. to the duty teacher for retrieval.
Students must stay within the fenced-off boundary limit at all times. Jumping over the fence to retrieve a ball is not allowed.
Walking only under the verandas.
Students may be in the hall only under ADULT supervision.
Keep clear of gardens so no plants will be spoilt.
Students are not permitted in classrooms at interval or lunchtime unless with a teacher.
On wet-days, sensible behaviour is expected in the classrooms. No digital devices are to be used. Tidy up carefully at the end of the break. Listen and obey your wet-day monitors.
No students must play on the playground without adult supervision.
No sweets or gum is permitted at school.
Playground should be cleared by 3.30pm. Students waiting for their parents, sit on the steps by the hall to wait for their parents. No ball games in this area please.
All after school care students go to the hall as soon as the bell rings.
Junior Years rules
Balls are to be used only on the field or the court and not near classrooms or on the playground. No kicking balls on the court.
All uneaten lunches must be taken home and rubbish put in bins. Any food scraps are to be placed into the worm farms bins provided. Students must be seated whenever they are eating.
In Terms 1 and 4, students must wear a hat. The hat is to be worn correctly and should be a royal blue bucket hat for Y1 - 6. No hat, No play. Any student not wearing a hat must stay under the shade of the veranda.
The Adventure Playground can be used by all students, but care must be taken to respect each other’s safety, especially on the roundabout.
Middle Years rules
Balls are to be used only on the field or the court and not near classrooms or on the playground. No kicking balls on the quad.
All uneaten lunches must be taken home and rubbish put in bins. Students must be seated whenever they are eating.
In Terms 1 and 4, students must wear a cap. The cap is to be worn correctly and should be an Elim school cap for Y7 - 10. No cap, No play. Any student not wearing a cap must stay in a shaded area.
Valuable items, toys, dangerous items, and large sums of money are not to be brought to school. These items should never be left in classrooms or schoolbags. The school cannot be held responsible for lost or stolen property. Students’ devices should be stored in the classrooms during break time or a locker if the student has one.