Ōmokoroa Point School news
Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa. Warm greetings to you all. Mānawatia a Matariki — Happy Māori New Year. I hope you all got to enjoy your long weekend and celebrate Matariki with your whānau. I was so pleased to hear that so many of you took the opportunity to celebrate Matariki with us on Thursday last week. I was very disappointed to not be able to be there with you all or take part in our first Hautapu ceremony, but a dose of Covid forced me to be home sick last week. Thank you to our wonderful staff who carried on with our plans and created an awesome event. Our Ōmokoroa Point School Matariki Breakfast is becoming an annual event, it is so wonderful to be able to have our community back on the school grounds.
Check out our Facebook page for more photos of the event.
We are working with the Council and NZ Police to address some of the concerning traffic issues at school drop-off and pick-up times. A roading engineer has been out to school on three occasions to observe what is happening and to look at solutions. The solutions available to us will potentially take several years to be implemented, as they require a change to by-laws. The safety of your children is paramount to us and we do not want to have a serious injury or worse while we wait for by-law changes. In the meantime, we have been asked to trial the use of cones to indicate to drivers where it is not safe to park. This will allow Council to see what the best solution is to provide a safe school entry and exit for everyone. I would like to thank those who are changing their usual driving and parking habits and putting children’s safety before their convenience.
In the last few weeks, we have seen our students involved in some school and inter-school events. We’ve had a school cross country at the Domain, interschool cross countries up at Whakamārama School, The Amazing Race, Rippa Rugby and a group of leaders taking part in a Travel Safe workshop. It has been great to see our students involved in these activities again, after the interruptions from Covid. It is also fantastic to see parents and whānau at these events too. We have many more events coming up in the school calendar this term, so keep an eye out for what is on offer for your children.