BYOD - Bring Your Own Device
BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device and is something that we will encourage for all year 4-6 students.
A student owned, internet-capable device will give your child instant access to unlimited resources and enable them to support, extend, communicate and share their learning in a way that will also prepare them for their future personal and working lives.
Students unable to bring their own device will have shared use of classroom devices.
Why BYOD?
We believe that we are developing digital citizens at Ahutoetoe School; students who are able and confident users of technology. Chromebooks are valuable tools that make your child’s learning obvious in that they can share their learning, questions, and work with their teachers, peers and parents in real-time. Your child will be encouraged to produce creative work that expresses their interests and demonstrates their learning.
What BYOD?
We recommend a Chromebook.
A Chromebook is a Google laptop which runs a Chrome operating system. They are used while connected to the internet with all work being saved online.
Your children's safety is always our first priority and Chromebooks allow a safe environment for students to work and explore subjects. The content of your child’s device is viewable by teachers whilst at school to ensure appropriateness.
Digital partnerships
We have partnered with Noel Leeming Education who provide parent/community discounts and supports on BYOD Chromebook purchases. Visit HERE to see our school BYOD page.
Year 1-3 will have class sets of iPads which will enable them to both use google suite as well as coding, programming, and learning apps.
Phones
We understand that some of our learners may need to bring a phone to school for a varity of reasons. The government have introduced a Phones Away for the Day policy. This means that learners can not have access to their phones during the school day.
Learners are permitted to bring phones to school, but must observe the following:
• Phones should be handed to the teacher to be locked away
• Phones are brought to school at the learner’s risk and the school takes NO responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged phones.
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Day Schedule
Gates open: 8.15am
School day: 8.45am – 2.45pm
Learning Session 1: 8.45am - 10.45am
Learning Session 2: 11.15am – 12.35pm
Learning Session 3: 1.20pm – 2.45pm
TERM DATES 2025
Term 1:
Monday 3 February - Friday 11 April
3 February - Connect Day
6 February - No School - Waitangi Day
Term 2:
Monday 28 April - Friday 27 June
2 June - No School - Kings Birthday
20 June - No School - Matariki
Term 3:
Monday 14 July - Friday 19 September
Term 4:
Monday 6 October - Tuesday 16 December
27 October - No School - Labour Day
