Curriculum » Health and Safety
These are carried out on all New Entrants and then on a follow-up or referral basis.
When children need to be on medication, parents are required to fill out a Medication Authority Form at the office and the medication will be kept in the sickbay or school office.
Parents of children turning five will be asked to provide a stamped Immunisation Certificate on enrolment.
Headlice are a problem at all schools. We ask you to inspect your child’s hair once a week. A letter is sent home to all parents of any room where Headlice are detected, asking parents to check their child’s head and treat if necessary.
The Dental Clinic is open for part of the year. If your child has a problem and the Clinic is closed, the school office will be able to advise you which school our Dental Therapist is working in. The phone number for the Sunnynook Dental Clinic is 09-410-0306.
We have three alternate entrances to Sunnynook School. One at Tobago Place, one at Wylie Avenue and the other at Regency Place. Parents are encouraged to use these entrances if they are closer for them and so relieve pressure on the main exit at Lyford Crescent.
At the top of Lyford Crescent, the coned area is for After School Care taxis and a pick-up zone only. The children wait on the footpath and parents can pull in and pick up if your child is waiting, otherwise, you park further down Lyford Crescent, in the carpark, or go round the carpark until your child is waiting for you.
Sunnynook is a “Sun Smart School”. All children are required to wear a sunhat during Terms One and Four in the playground. Children, who do not have a hat at school, are confined to a designated Shade Area. Please refer to our School Uniform for recommended options availalbe.