School classroom hours are from 9.00am – 2.40pm Rimu, 9.00am – 2.50pm Kowhai and 9.00am – 3pm Kauri each week day. Attendance is required on all days that the school is open. If a student has a sibling in the junior school, they will finish at 2.40pm to collect their younger sibling.
- Morning Interval 10.30am – 11.00am
- Lunch is from 12.50 pm – 1.30pm
Syndicates
The school has 3 syndicates, teachers plan programmes of work collaboratively.
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Rimu (Juniors)
New Entrants, Years 1 & 2
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Kowhai (Middle School)
Years 3 & 4
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Kauri (Seniors)
Years 5 & 6
At Chaucer we have 4 school House names. Each house has it’s own colour.
(Muriwai – Red Bethells – Yellow Karekare – Blue Piha – Green (see the flags below).
(Students in the same family are put in the same house name.)
Muriwai
![Muriwai](https://www.chaucer.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Muriwai.png)
Bethells
![Bethells](https://www.chaucer.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bethells.png)
Karekare
![Karekare](https://www.chaucer.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Karekare.png)
Piha
![Piha](https://www.chaucer.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Piha.png)
CHAUCER SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERS – FRIDAYS
Fridays – Sushi (Chicken, Salmon, Tuna, Vegetarian)
Sushi lunch orders are available on Fridays. Sushi pack (small) or chicken on rice are $5.00 each. Sushi pack (large) $9.00 Please place your orders between 8.30am – 8.55am at the office.