Important - Road Safety Reminder
An important reminder again this week about Road Safety. This term, we have been made aware of two ‘near misses’ involving cars having to brake suddenly, which could have potentially resulted in serious injury or worse.
These kind of incidents are typically due to children crossing in traffic (often from between parked cars), rather than walking a little further to use a crossing.
While we remind the children at school and feature this in newsletters from time to time, it is a perennial problem, so we ask once again that you emphasise to your child that they should only ever cross at designated crossings when walking to/from school (and that adults model this by always using a crossing with your child). The key message is that a little more time taken to cross safely at a crossing point saves lives.
Lockdowns and Emergency Procedures
On another safety-related note, following the smoke/fire warning in Auckland earlier this week, I thought it would also be timely to outline our approach to emergency management.
As you would expect, we have comprehensive Emergency Management procedures here at school that fall broadly into either 'evacuation' or 'shelter in place' scenarios, which include communication protocols for parents via the HERO app and/or text (assuming communications are not disrupted).
While emergencies in schools are statistically highly unlikely, staff are well prepared to respond if needed. These days, we no longer conduct live drills for lockdowns (based on Ministry recommendations), but staff are trained in how to respond.
In the event of warnings from fire/extreme weather event/natural hazards, we follow official advice and notify parents if and when required. In such scenarios, this would include notifications of early pick-up if this was ever deemed to be advisable for safety reasons (exceptional circumstances), or information and updates on next steps if the school was required to lockdown/shelter in place for a period of time for any reason.
In all instances, student safety is our top priority. We follow best practice procedures, and would make every effort to keep caregivers informed as appropriate.
Lock in the babysitter and get ready to glow! You’re invited to our much-anticipated parent social event: Neon Nights – an evening of music, laughs, and community connection.
🗓 Saturday 11 October
📍 Rocky Nook Avenue, Morningside
Dress in your brightest neon and join us for a fun night out with fellow MENPS parents and beats by bingo! It’s the perfect excuse to dust off your dancing shoes and enjoy an electric evening!
Visit www.menpspta.co.nz for more info.
We can’t wait to see you there!
- 8.15 - 9.15am (Friday, 27th June)
- In the PTA Room: follow signs from Valley Rd gates OR
- Order by emailing Jane at menpspta@gmail.com.
- Pay via Cash or Bank transfer.
Co-Chairs Pam Clifford & Svantje Reiber
Secretary April Alsari
Treasurers Paula Tran & Minaxi Chandra
PTA Advisor Chantal Brunner
Communications Gina Miao
School Representative Hilary Edwards
