Garston School Newsletter
Thursday, 26th May 2016
May, 2016 - Uniform Survey Results
Thank you to all of you who participated in our survey.
Out of the possible 25 responses, twenty-two were received. The responses are listed below:
- 11 wanted a school uniform.
- 10 did not want a school uniform.
- 1 had no preference.
Of the 11 who wanted a school uniform:
- 2 wanted a partial uniform (sweatshirt only).
- 7 wanted a full uniform.
- 2 had no preference.
Of the 6 who wanted a full uniform:
- 4 wanted unisex clothing.
- 3 wanted separate girls and boys clothing.
No additional comments were requested but the following were added to further express people’s reasons
for their responses and offer other ideas.
Of those who supported the introduction of a uniform one said,” So excited about a choice of a uniform.”
Extra ideas offered by others in support of a uniform :
- Shorts for girls.
- Winter - Canterbury pants, polarfleece top; Summer - Canterbury shorts, polo shirt.
- T-shirt with black pants.
Three comments from those who were against the introduction of a uniform:
-“ We feel it’s fine for the children not to wear uniforms at primary level.”
-“ I strongly object to the concept of a school uniform.”
-“ Young children make too many holes and damage uniforms which are expensive.”
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In summary:
- 88% of our school families responded to the survey.
- Of the 88% who responded half wanted a uniform however this equates to only 44% of all school families.
The BOT has discussed these results and following professional advice, has decided that we need at least 70% of
voters to be in favour of any proposed uniform choice.
It has also researched uniform options and can now give you an idea of what a potential uniform for Garston
School might cost and look like. We are asking you again to make an informed decision
Please note that if a uniform option is chosen, all students, whether they wanted a uniform or not, will be
expected to wear it every day to school. Shoes and jackets are not included in the uniform.
Please consider and circle one of the following options and return your voting form to School by Friday 10th June.
Name: ____________________________________
Option One: - Unisex
Full Uniform $294.40
2x Polo Shirts
2x Shorts
2x Trackpants
Fleece Sweatshirt
Sunhat
Option Two: - Unisex
Partial Uniform $125.47
2x Polo Shirts
Fleece Sweatshirt
Sunhat
Own choice of bottoms but
must be Navy in colour
Option Three:
No Uniform
2016 - 2019 Garston School Board of Trustees
As there were the same number of nominations as vacancies (7) for Parent Representatives on
the Board there is no requirement to hold an election therefore all nominees were duly elected.
Congratulations to our 3 new Board members: Rebecca Butler, Jono Edmonds, Ian Clark, and
welcome back to Mark Evans, Helen Innes, Beks Price and Stephen Glover. Bernie McNabb was
the only nomination for Staff Representative and was duly elected.
On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Bonnie Abernethy for her years of energetic service and commitment
as a member of the Garston School Board of Trustees.
Cross-Country BBQ Roster Friday 27th June
10.00am-11.30am
11.30am-1.00pm
1.00pm-2.30pm
Annabelle Herbert, Helen Innes,
Karen Shields, Bonnie Abernethy
Beks Price, Andrew Sellens,
Fran McLachlan, Gillian Evans,
Lindy Schlaepfer
Sandra Glover, Nobuko Sellens,
Jane Sutherland, Pippa Shaw
* Thanks to all of you who offered to help. Your shifts are as follows:
* I would very much appreciate help after the races to roll up the danger tape, collect the
standards and also to wind in the electric fencing wire that marks out the track. Thank you.
be able to
To Miss Pickens for the last four weeks of relief teaching during Mrs Lagan’s absence. She will
now be able to take a break from the lengthy commute and early starts.
To all our competitors at the Mid- Dome Cross-Country tomorrow.
Bring the family, friends to cheer them on.
See you at 11:45am.
The most powerful learning which the children have experienced this
term has been finding out how much they are capable of achieving on a
personal level when provided the correct conditions and support.
Most children have shown commitment to the training programme and as a result have
pushed themselves to improve their level of fitness.
The children deserve to be truly proud of their hard earned gains, both physically and emotionally, during the
cross-country season. Their efforts will contribute towards forming positive attributes such as self-belief,
determination, courage and strength of character.
Selected uniform items.