Uniform
Purpose
● To give Terrace End School an identity in the wider community.
● To promote a sense of pride at Terrace End School.
● To provide clear requirements and expectations for the Terrace End School uniform.
Guidelines
1. The approved Terrace End School uniform is compulsory for all students.
2. Students wearing the Terrace End School uniform are ambassadors of Terrace End School and will wear their uniforms with pride.
3. The items comprising the Terrace End School Uniform will be reviewed annually by the Terrace End School Board of Trustees.
4. All uniform items are available for purchase at NZ Uniforms on Tremaine Avenue.
5. Items without the school logo may be purchased from other retailers to meet the approved school uniform requirements.
6. Parents are free to select any combination of uniform items from the approved list to suit the weather conditions at the time and the family's preference.
Approved School Uniform
Compulsory Terrace End School uniform items with the school logo (see guideline 6):
● Blue polo shirt
● Blue zip-up polar fleece
● Blue sports top (for sports teams only - school owned)
Compulsory Terrace End School uniform items without the school logo – a choice of:
● Blue/black school soft shell Kids Can jackets (provided by the school)
● Plain black:
o Shorts
o Skorts
o Trackpants
o Long-sleeved thermal tops (to be worn underneath the school polo shirt)
● Plain black:
o Tights
o Stockings
o Socks
Jackets - Students must wear one of the approved blue/black Kids Can school jackets. (Students may wear non-regulation jackets to and from school and within the school grounds outside of the 8:45 am-2:45 pm school days.)
Shoes – Students can wear any shoes – there are no restrictions.
Hats – Students must wear the approved ‘team’ bucket hat during break times, but these need to be removed when inside classrooms. Sun hats are compulsory in terms 1 and 4.
Non-Regulation Items
Students are not permitted to wear non-regulation clothing items with their compulsory/approved school uniform. Non-regulation items include the following:
● Polo neck skivvies underneath school shirts
● Sweatshirts (other than the school polar fleece with logo)
● Any clothing carrying labels (e.g, Canterbury, Nike or other sporting club hoodies)
● The school sports top as a ‘school polo shirt’.
● Tee shirts worn underneath the school polo that are visible or any underclothing that shows below the short or skorts.
● Non-regulation coats and jackets (Students may wear non-regulation jackets and coats to and from school and within the school grounds outside of the 8:45 am-2:45 pm school day.)
In addition to uniforms, the following are not permitted:
● Makeup
● Nail polish or artificial nails.
● Jewellery (except for wristwatches, plain studded earrings or small plain sleepers, greenstone necklaces, or bone taonga)
● Excessive hair product. Hair must be natural and presentable. We also expect children to have hair below their shoulders tied back for health and safety reasons.
Non-Compliance
If any pupil is not wearing our approved uniform, the process we follow is:
I. A standard letter will be sent home to the parent/caregiver by the school requesting the child/children comply with the Terrace End School Uniform Policy.
II. A follow-up letter will be sent home, referring to the first letter and requesting an explanation for the non-compliant items of clothing and advising of a one-week grace period for the School Uniform to be rectified.
III. If after one week the non-compliance of the Terrace End School Uniform Policy has not been rectified, a letter will be sent home from the Board of Trustees Chair inviting the parents/caregivers to a meeting to discuss their non-compliance.
Please name your clothing so it can be returned to your child when items are misplaced, as they frequently are, evidenced by the mountain of clothing we get left with at the end of term.
Sunhats are a must and are able to be purchased from the school office. Your child will be placed into a house group when they enrol. This will determine the colour of your child bucket sunhat.
