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Green Bay School Prefects 2026
This year’s team comprises three male and three female Prefects, alongside our Deputy Boy and Girl and Head Boy and Girl. By formalising these roles, we are helping our senior students build confidence as role models for our younger students and to gain invaluable experience as ambassadors for our school.
Prefects: Diyara Chanana, Nola Jonas-Petaia, Anna McIntyre, John Lee Currie, Maka Fononga, William Rochford.
Deputy Head Girl: Addison James
Deputy Head Boy: Andy Lin
Head Girl: Libbie Menzies
Head Boy: Liam Tait

School Docs - Link to our School policies and procedures Username:greenbay Password: greenbay
SchoolDocs provides a comprehensive core set of policies and procedures applicable to all New Zealand primary, intermediate, secondary, and area/composite schools, that is tailored for each school.

Science
Each week, classes attend Science where their Science Capital is built. Through engaging videos and books, meaningful discussions and hands-on experiments, students increase the amount of knowledge they have, the ways they think, the things they do and the people they know. By learning a range of topics across the Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Space strands, students become more excited about STEM subjects in hopes of increasing the uptake of these learning areas. In Year 6, students have the opportunity to sign up for a Science Extension class where learning is targeted to a small group of students and trips out of school happen (such as Auckland Zoo, Tip Top Ice Cream Factory and weta workshop).

Nut Free Our Junior school is nut free.

Enviro School We are an “Enviro School” which means we are building children’s awareness of the need for conservation, sustainability and looking after the environment. This awareness and knowledge will be even more sought after for future citizens and knowledge-economy employment sectors. Students get involved in looking after the school environment, recycling systems, problem solving, and futures-thinking. There are many Enviro learning resources in the school – chickens, bee-hives, worm farms, organic gardens, orchards, a native plant walkway with a Taniwha class seating area, and a Rongoa Garden designed by students featuring Maori medicinal plants and an outdoor classroom. anjah@greenbay.school.nz Intergenerational painting and pen pal project

Physical Education/Sports
A brief fitness session of about 15 minutes takes place daily (weather and programme permitting) and a programme of high-quality physical activity is provided. Syndicates organise a variety of sporting skill sessions and games on a regular basis. We also have a sports activator - a specialist sports coach employed by the school to provide students with a variety of challenging and motivating physical learning experiences. Year 4-8 students are expected to wear the school PE uniform for fitness and sports. All students are expected to participate unless a note is provided by parents stating a medical reason for non-participation. The school has a pool which is open during the warmer months. Swimming is part of the Health and Physical Education curriculum. As water survival skills are vital in our island nation, all students are expected to participate.

Bullying
We have a ‘Zero Tolerance to Bullying’ policy. Bullying is inappropriate behaviour of a repetitive nature that causes harm and/or humiliation. We can only deal with bullying if we know it is happening. It is vitally important that the victim tells someone as soon as an incident happens so it can be dealt with immediately. Parents who have a concern about bullying are asked to report it immediately to your child’s teacher; the teacher will investigate and report back to you. If bullying is occurring, the bully will be dealt with as a serious offence according to school discipline procedures. Victims of bullying are likely to need support in developing strategies for dealing with bullying.