TWO awards in ONE night!

Week 8, Term 2, 2014

Tonight students in the Travelwise team (Tavake, Alyssa and Liana), Whaea Barb and Miss Leona travelled to the Travelwise Celebration for 2014 at Eden Park. We were extremely surprised and PROUD to say we won two special awards:

• Outstanding Travelwise Lead Teacher &
• Contribution to Road Safety

We have also gained a SILVER award as a Travelwise School!

Go Sylvia Park School for travelling wiser!

Alyssa, Tavake and Liana holding our Silver award!

The winners of the night!

Alyssa looks for answers to the quiz

SPOTTED - A Mount Wellington Rugby jersey at Eden Park

The girls were very excited to see TITANIUM perform

Snack time!

The mayor's speech

The girls receiving the 'Contribution to Road Safety' award!!!

Outstanding Travelwise Lead Teacher - Tessa Leona

Maxx the Pukeko!

Week 3, Term 2, 2014

This week we had a special visitor at school... 
Maxx the Pukeko!
He made a special appearance at our school assembly and was very funny but made important points about road safety when our Travelwise team interviewed him. He agreed with these actions:

• Cross at the kea crossing
• Don't walk through the carpark
• Parents need to park at Bean & Keate Place, not Longford Street
• Walk to school

Maxx was a bit shy at first

Tavake and Liana asking Maxx some very important questions

Maxx breaking out some of his dance moves

The SPS whanau sharing a dance with Maxx

Welcome back to TERM TWO!

Week 2, Term 2, 2014

Welcome back to another busy term at SPS! 
Our main focus throughout the year and this term is to ensure that our students are travelling safer and smarter to and from school and that the main roads surrounding our school are not busy or congested!

We have a new kea crossing on Hamlin Road that have trained road patrols at the crossing with a staff member to help students cross and travel home safely. 
It is important that all students who use Hamlin Road cross at the kea crossing and not at the end of the road near the Mt Wellington highway - it is very dangerous!

Here is an AMETI Project Update...

Click on this link for more information: 

https://at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/ameti/project-updates-impacts-to-traffic/


Safe travelling everyone!

Travelling Safely through 2014!

Term 1, Week 3, 2014

Welcome back to another Travelwise year at SPS! To kick start the year we have a new student group of Travelwise leaders that are - Leki Vao, Alyssa Arnesto, Takake Topene and Liana Taylor. 

We have started with our 'Back to School' campaign to ensure all students and their families are remembering to be road safe and smart!

AMETI Update

Term 1, Week 2, 2014

Back to School Campaign

Week 3, Term 4

As the year is drawing to an end there is still lots we can achieve! Last week the Travelwise Team started the Back to School Campaign encouraging drivers to slow down around our school.
Remember, If you want to avoid traffic we encourage you to park up at Rayma Place and Bean Place because there is plenty of space! The weather is getting warmer so it would be a great opportunity to walk up our new and improved walkway!

Reminder: New Child Restraint Law Change

Week 2, Term 4

This is a reminder about the new child restraint law that begins next week on the 1st of November! So make sure if you are carrying your child as a passenger in the car they need to be in an approved child restraint up to their seventh birthday. However, regardless of age, school children are safest in a booster seat until they are 148cm tall.

Keep our kids safe!

Law Change for Booster Seats: 1 November 2013

From 1 November 2013 the law is changing – all children must use an approved booster seat until their 7th birthday. 

If there is a booster seat available in the vehicle children are also required by law to use this until their 8th birthday. The driver of the vehicle is responsible to make sure all children travelling with them are correctly secured.

Information about the law change can be found at

 www.nzta.govt.nz/childrestraints