Wellness Centre
Counsellors
At Kristin we have a counselling service on site, to provide advice to any student, staff member or parent who needs help with a specific problem or issue.
Our Educational Psychologist and Guidance Counsellor provide a confidential service and are easily accessible. Located in the main Administration Offices, appointments can be made by visiting the office, by email or phone call. A professional consultation service and/or formal counselling is offered in a relaxed environment.
The purpose of the counselling team is to deal with any worries that might impact on students at Kristin. Grief and loss, family relationships, behaviour or learning difficulties, anxieties and friendship worries are examples of situations that can be discussed.
As well as the opportunity for anyone to self refer, staff and parents are also able to refer students to the counsellors if they have concerns over their well being. The student will then be invited to visit the counsellors in strict confidence.
Contact:
Chanel Houlahan 0274 814 900 or email
Jane Falkiner 021 231 2584 or email
Professional Aims
Provide a genuine, honest, trustworthy and confidential relationship between Counsellor and client which is in line with the school's philosophy and core values
Empower students to make good choices and bring about healthy changes in their lives
Equip students with strategies to live harmoniously within the school
Maximise students' social skills, e.g. anger resolution, peer conflict
Manage crisis and trauma in individual's and families' lives
Initiate appropriate referrals to other professionals in the community
Promote peer support, mediation and mentoring
Provide education for parents and staff including providing access to resources
Support colleagues' skills for classroom management
Connect identified needs with outside resources
Provide family work
Work in a culturally sensitive way
Formulate welfare protocols and policies
Bullying and Harassment
The counsellor service also oversea two important programmes within the school aimed at eliminating the existence of bullying and harassment.
The Harassment Prevention programme has nominated a number of student and staff contacts throughout the school who students can go to if they are being harassed or if they believe a peer is being harassed. Harassment is unfair, unwanted, unacceptable and unlawful and Kristin School do not want anyone to suffer any form of discrimination.
Click here for members of the Harassment Prevention Team
An anonymous contact email address for advice on bullying has also been created for students. The Stop Bully Hero can be emailed by anyone who is sick of being bullied or knows someone who is being bullied.
For anonymous advice, email Stop Bully by clicking here
School Nurse
The Kristin School Nurse is currently located in the Main Administration building and is available to students and teachers during school hours, before and after school. For minor bumps and bruises, staff are also available to assist students.
Advice for Parents regarding Influenza A (Swine Flu)
The Ministry of Health advises that Swine flu is of particular relevance to schools as, so far, most cases around the world have involved children and the spread of the virus in countries like Japan and Australia has been linked to schools.
We are in an evolving situation and if conditions in New Zealand change, the Government may request that parents keep students at home if they have returned from affected areas overseas, regardless of whether or not they show symptoms of flu. If this eventuates, parents will receive advice from the Ministry of Health through public communication channels. In the meantime, Kristin’s response is as follows:
If your child is sick or displaying symptoms of the flu:
Keep them at home and contact your doctor by telephone or use the Ministry of Health Healthline 0800 611 116 and follow their advice.
If you are travelling overseas soon:
We would ask that you advise the school nurse, ext. 2490 or email fcray@kristin.school.nz with name of country you are visiting and your contact details.
If a significant outbreak occurs:
1. In New Zealand
The Ministry of Health suggests that families of students, who have travelled to countries with considerable local spread of Influenza A, should keep them at home for a week upon their return, even if they have no symptoms. Please note that whilst we support this advice, it is not a requirement at this stage. We will notify you of updates via our website, www.kristin.school.nz
2. At Kristin
If it becomes necessary to close the school, we will have a well-developed plan in place which includes resources being made available online to enable students to maintain learning programmes. The length of closure would be initially for at least seven days, which is the time an infected person would be infectious.
We are obviously treating this potential flu outbreak seriously and have undertaken planning in a variety of ways. It is our wish to make Kristin as safe as possible, but to have contingencies in place to deal with several different scenarios.
To keep ourselves healthy:
Please remember that good hygiene practices are essential.
Where possible, keep your distance from others, at least one metre is good to reduce the spread of the virus.
Keep coughs and sneezes covered, tissues are best, and place tissue straight in a rubbish bin.
Rigorous, frequent hand-washing with soap and water will help, with good hand-drying.
Other websites to keep you informed:
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Education
Recent Measles Cases
In regards to the recent rise of Measles cases in Auckland and New Zealand, we advise parents to visit this Ministry of Health link. Some useful fact sheets are also below, just click to download.
Measles Immunisation
Measles in Brief
Exposure to Measles
Middle School Health and Well-being Evening
Click here for more details
Attendance Officer
Absence Proceedures
Middle and Senior School
Students arriving late to school must see Mrs Jane Kerr (Attendance Officer) who is in the Wellness Centre (old Middle School Office) when they arrive at school. They will be expected to have a note from a parent or an appointment card, or the parent may have made a prior phone call to the School Absences Telephone Message Line 415 9566 ext 2393 or have already notified absence details by email to absences@kristin.school.nz
Students needing to leave school during the day for an appointment or similar must go to the Wellness Centre for a leave pass and to sign out with the Attendance Officer and show her their appointment card, or have a note to say where they are going or a prior phone call or email must have been received from a parent. The Attendance Officer will be in the Wellness Centre from 8am onwards each day, so students can go before school to get a leave pass.
Students leaving school because of sickness need to go to Mrs Fleur Cray (School Nurse) who will contact parents. Currently, the School Nurse is located in the Main Administration Building.
For students who are at home sick and cannot come to school, it is a requirement that a parent contact the Attendance Officer at the start of that day by phone message or email,
each and every day of their sickness.
Click here to email the Attendance Officer.
Junior School
Students who arrive late to school are to sign in at the Junior School Office, preferably accompanied by a parent.
Students who leave during the day are to be signed out at the Junior School Office, accompanied by a parent.
For students who are at home sick and cannot come to school, it is a requirement that a parent contact the Attendance Officer at the start of that day by phone message or email,
each and every day of their sickness.
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