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From Tuesday 12th November, 2024, our uniform is sold exclusively on site. The uniform items will still be supplied by Argyle Clothing from Auckland as needed.  This new arrangement enables the Board to keep the cost of the uniform affordable to our families and to maintain quality of supply.

Uniform Shop

Our uniform is available for purchasing from our new Uniform Shop.

For current students, the Uniform Shop will be open every Tuesday from 7:45 am to 11:00 am and from 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm during term time for those parents who wish to purchase extra items.

For new students, we are holding “fitting days” at Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School so parents can bring their children to try on the uniform for sizing. See information below on booking a uniform fitting time.  We are also offering a Click and Collect option for those parents who require additional items and know their sizing – see below for more information.

Click and Collect

For parents who do not require a fitting and wish to purchase extra items, a click and collect option is now available.  Please note that our Click and Collect option is now closed and will re-open on 21st January 2025.

Booking a Fitting Time

To book a fitting time, please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz.  Click on the ‘Make a Booking’ button and enter our event code ‘crfb2’.  Follow the prompts to enter your information and choose a time.  Once you have completed this section, you will receive an e-mail from School Interviews which contains a link that you can click on if you need to edit or delete your booking.  Please note that there are four available ‘Uniform fitters’ per time slot so if Uniform Fitter 1 is full, there is the option of Uniform Fitter 2, Uniform Fitter 3 and Uniform Fitter 4.

Fittings will take approximately 20 minutes each and will be by appointment only for the following days:

  • Wednesday 22nd January 2025
  • Thursday 23rd January 2025

These will be run in our Learning Centre (above the school Library) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and will be by appointment only.

Any queries, please contact the school at uniforms@otuinter.school.nz.

Uniform Options:

  • Polo top
  • Unisex dress shorts
  • Skirt
  • Track pants
  • Softshell jacket
  • Sweatshirt
  • Sports shorts – compulsory for Physical Education
  • Sports house top – compulsory for Physical Education
  • Lava-lava (on request)
  • Raincoat
  • Beanies plain black. No badges or logos, apart from the school logo.
  • Sunhats. We have three styles available: military style cap, baseball cap and bucket hat (all in black). No logos, badges or stickers.

NB: If students wish to provide their own hats they must be the same as above without logos, badges or stickers.

Footwear:

  • Black shoes overall (white soles, grey or white logos acceptable).
  • Black sandals with back strap (no socks).
  • Black or white ankle socks (these must be plain with no logos or insignia).

Students should wear shoes with soles no thicker than 3cm and with the front of the foot fully covered. The shoes must be predominantly black overall. Logos or other insignia in another colour other than black, grey or white are not acceptable. Where shoes have laces they may be black or white as purchased and must be done up.

Boots (any footwear that comes over the ankle including sandals), high heeled shoes and sports type shoes with other colours than black or white are not acceptable.

Students may wear their black shoes or sandals all year round.

The school encourages parents to buy shoes made of leather for weather proofing and hygiene reasons, however, this is at parents’ discretion.

Clothing that is not acceptable at school:

  • Non-school uniform items unless during a mufti day.
  • Non-school hoodies, jackets and other tops.
  • Sports tights worn on their own.
  • ¾ length stockings or tights.
  • High socks.
  • Bandanas.

Winter Options for terms two and three:

  • The students may wear black stockings or black tights under their black skirt.
  • The students are able to wear a black, grey, green or yellow scarf.

Grooming Bylaw:

The school’s grooming bylaw is intended to be age appropriate yet inclusive of all cultures and religious beliefs. Our focus is on students being able to learn in a supportive environment without unnecessary distractions.

Expectations:

  • All students are to wear their uniform correctly and with pride to and from school each day.
  • All students are expected to look natural in appearance.
  • Only hair colours in the natural human hair range are acceptable. Purple, orange, lime green etc are not acceptable.
  • Hair must be well groomed and tidy.
  • Long hair must be tied back during technology classes.

Jewellery permitted at school:

  • Plain studs, plain sleeper or a spacer less than 10mm may be worn in each ear.
  • Watch.
  • Medic Alert bracelet.
  • One necklet which can be either a thin, plain chain or leather thong with or without a small attachment.
  • Taonga such as a religious pendant, greenstone pendant or bone carving. (These may be worn in full view but will need to be tucked under the top in the hard materials workshop.)
  • Religious bracelet.
  • Hair ties.
  • One small nose stud.

Jewellery not permitted at school

For health and safety reasons, dangling earrings of any length are not permitted.

  • Rings.
  • Nose rings.
  • Bangles or bracelets.
  • Neckbands, thick chains, pearl or bead necklaces.
  • Ankle adornments.
  • Visible body piercings other than a plain nose stud.

Cultural or Religious considerations:

Variations to the school’s grooming bylaw for religious or cultural reasons will be treated on a case by-case basis.

Keeping Sun Smart

The school takes student health and wellbeing seriously and actively promotes the SLIP,SLOP,SLAP and WRAP sun smart message from the New Zealand Cancer Society. We encourage students to put on sunblock before coming to school, wear a hat and sunglasses.

Sun Hats:

All students are expected to wear a sunhat during the summer terms and these are compulsory items in terms one and four. They can be purchased from the School Resource Room.

Sunglasses:

Sunglasses are an optional item that we encourage students to wear in the summer terms. They should be black, preferably a wraparound style and have a UV rating.

Why We Believe Sunglasses at School are Important:

As soon as the sun comes out, we all know we should slap on sunscreen and put on a hat to protect ourselves against ultraviolet rays. These can burn the skin, causing premature ageing and cancer.

What many people don’t realise is that UV rays can also cause serious and potentially irreversible damage to our eyes. In fact, eyes are ten times more sensitive to UV light than the skin, according to the British Eye Care Trust.

It is children who are most at risk, because younger eyes have bigger pupils and clearer lenses, allowing up to 70 per cent more UV light to reach the retina than an adult’s eye does.

Worldwide, experts are urging adults and children to wear sunglasses as soon as the sun comes out winter or summer. Even when it is overcast, UV light penetrates into the eyes and experts advise wearing sunglasses whenever the UV rating is three or higher.

Sun damage is linked to serious eye problems such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrial world. Sunlight is also linked to other eye conditions including cataracts, pterygia (benign growths on the white of the eye, which can end up blocking vision) and skin cancer of the eyelid. Very bright sunlight – reflected off sand, snow, water or the pavement – can cause immediate damage to the cornea, the eye’s surface.

One of the most effective ways to protect our eyes is to wear sunglasses.

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