Newsletter – Term 1, Week 5 2022

Term 1 Week 5

2022

Important Dates

Tuesday 1 March: PTA Meeting via Zoom at 7:00 pm

Thursday 3 March: Board of Trustees Meeting at 7:00 pm

In This Issue

Welcome to Sunnybrae
Covid Red Level Phase 3
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Construction on Sunnybrae Road
Positive Behaviour for Learning
Out of Zone Ballot
YMCA After School Care
Sushi Friday

Community Notices

1. Welcome to Sunnybrae

This week we would like to welcome the following new students and their families to our school community: Amelia Moala (R1), Abbas Saeed (R5), Nathanael Ligaliga (R8) and Tiffany Ligaliga (R10).

2. Covid Red Level Phase 3

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

The Government announced that New Zealand will move to Phase 3. The following is a brief summary of the changes.

Kind regards

Lorene Hurd, Principal

Summary of Phase 3

*Effective as of 11:59 pm Thursday 24 February

Confirmed Cases

isolate at home for 10 days.
Your household members isolate with you for 10 days.

Household Contact

If you live with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, you are considered a Household Contact.
Isolate for 10 days.
Get a test on Day 3 of your isolation.
Get a test on Day 10 of your isolation.
If you develop symptoms, you should get a test sooner.
If you are a Household Contact and then you test positive, isolate for 10 days.

Close Contacts

No longer need to isolate.
If notified that you are a Close Contact, you should monitor your symptoms for 10 days.

Testing: Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) or Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Self-report your positive result.
If positive, isolate for 10 days at home.
No need to follow up a RAT test with a PCR test.
Undertake your own investigation to identify close contacts.
Notify your school when your child has a positive RAT or PCR result.

What if I develop Covid-19 symptoms?

Get a test
Isolate until you get your result.

What if I am currently a Close Contact, but not in the same household as the case, and I am part way through my isolation?

You do not need to complete your 10 days isolation.
You are permitted to leave isolation if you are asymptomatic.
You do not need to get a negative COVID-19 test.

Please Note: If your family is not isolating due to a confirmed case in your household and you choose to keep your child at home, while the school remains open to everyone, we are unable to provide distance learning to support your child.

3. Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thank you to all those who attended our parent/teacher conferences this week. Our teachers enjoyed meeting with you all. If you were unable to attend, your child’s teacher will be in touch with you to organise a time to meet.

4. Construction on Sunnybrae Road

Auckland Transport and its contractor Fulton Hogan are about to start construction on bus priority and other improvements on Sunnybrae Road, in Hillcrest. The works take place between Argus Place and Northcote Road and include the following:

A southbound T2 lane on Sunnybrae Road operating 6.30am – 10am, Mon-Fri.
A northbound T2 lane on Sunnybrae Road operating 4pm – 7pm, Mon-Fri.
Changes to bus stops and shelters, these directly affect properties at 8, 13, 32, 34, 37-51, 64 and 93 Sunnybrae Road.
Changes to traffic lanes.
Narrowing of the painted median in various locations.
Improvements for pedestrians.
Changes to on-street parking.
Driveway reconstructions at 14, 32, 34, 38, 53, 62, 64, 66, and 93 Sunnybrae Road.

For more details about the changes please see the attached plans and visit at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/t2-lanes-for-sunnybrae-road/.

Details of the construction works

STAGE 1:

Location: 62-74 Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest

When: 23 February 2022- 5 March 2022

STAGE 2:

Location: 91-105 Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest

When: 7 March 2022- 16 March 2022

STAGE 3:

Location: 23-65 Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest

When: 17 March 2022- 14 April 2022

STAGE 4:

Location: 26-50 Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest

When: 15 April 2022- 30 April 2022

STAGE 5:

Location: 2-8 Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest

When: 2 May 2022- 7 May 2022

Time: Physical Works 8:00am 5:00pm

Please note: times and dates are approximate and may change due to unforeseen circumstances or weather conditions or weekend work.

Possible delays on Sunnybrae Road

Next week there will be a road closure in place on Coronation Road. Traffic will be detoured via Tye Road onto Holland Road then back onto Sunnybrae Road. The traffic control set up will see some lane reductions in areas which will slow traffic right down. Fulton Hogan ask all motorists to adhere to the new temporary speed limits in place which will keep not only their staff safe, but other motorists and pedestrians, cyclists etc.

Along the length of the worksite there will be footpath closures. Fulton Hogan will have traffic controllers to assist pedestrians through the site as required and will stop work to allow safe access if required.

From next week we kindly ask the parents and caregivers to allow extra time when dropping off or picking up their tamariki. With the traffic control in place this will cause some delays, we apologise in advance for this.

5. Positive Behaviour for Learning

Next week our PB4L focus will be on showing independence everywhere.

Our lessons will focus on:

Being organised and ready to learn

6. Out of Zone Ballot

7. YMCA After School Care

8. Sushi Friday

Community Notices

Back to school with confidence!

Kumon Mathematics and English focuses on students’ fundamental literacy and numeracy skills, the building blocks for later learning. Contact us to discuss how we can help your child have a bright 2022. Ph: 021 167 0019, Julie Chan Instructor Forrest Hill & Takapuna Education Centres.

Extension to COVID-19 hardship assistance for whānau

The Government has extended the increased income limits for hardship assistance until Thursday 30 June.

This means more casual or part-time workers, or people who aren’t already getting financial support, will continue to be eligible for help with their immediate or emergency costs. This is especially important for those who need direct help as part of the COVID-19 welfare response.

People new to MSD can check these links to see the new income limits:

Special Needs Grant
Recoverable Assistance Payment
Advance Payment of Benefit
then click on our check what you might get guide.

They’ll be asked some easy questions about their costs, then MSD will let them know about any Work and Income payments they may be able to get.

Alternatively, if they’d like to talk with MSD, they can call:

0800 559 009 for working age
0800 552 002 for over-65s
0800 88 99 00 for students

Interpreters are available.

Please note, income limits for Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants, Transition to Work Grants and the Course Participation Allowance aren’t changing.