With NSSSA Sports events being cancelled the last couple of weeks we have looked to having some other sporting opportunities happening in school. We have had interval Turbo Touch Sessions with Touch NZ, Rippa Rugby with the Northland Rugby Union, Manu competitions in the Pool and "Have a go" Tennis. We will look to continue these interval opportunities with more coming up over the next few weeks.

Last week and this week has seen the commencement of our Winter Sports trials with Hockey, Football and Netball underway. Basketball trials will also be taking place shortly.Our Rugby League School competition is also set to commence the week of the 28th of March and our team has been training well for this. We are excited to see this underway.

Changes to School Sports

You may or may not have heard one of the most recent updates regarding School Sport Changes as follows:

Changes to school sport came into force through the COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Order as at 11.59pm Saturday 12th of March 2022.
All children and young people, regardless of their vaccination status, can participate in school-organised teams and groups, or as an individual representing the school in a competition or event. This applies whether on or off the school site, and to registered schools only. School organised teams, groups and individuals are to be treated as if they are vaccinated and cannot be required to show a My Vaccine Pass. This means the capacity limits for vaccinated students are applied when sport takes place out of school hours, or off school grounds. Supporting staff, including coaches, managers, teachers and parent volunteers continue to be required to be vaccinated. This includes student coaches both when they coach teams from their own school, and those from other schools. They will still be required to show a My Vaccine Pass if the external venue or facility requires. The Ministry of Education will provide an update through their bulletin and DIA will provide guidance for Local Authorities.

 
COVID-19 Protection Framework Also from the 13th of March you will no longer need to wear facemasks at outdoor Gatherings. You still need to wear them at indoor Gatherings (unless you have exclusive use of the defined space and venue) and at Events (both indoors and outdoors) as it is harder to trace who you may have interacted with. As previously indicated by the Prime Minister and the Minister for COVID-19 Response all settings within the COVID-19 Protection Framework are under continuous review, including the use of vaccine passes.
We are staying positive and looking forward to an extremely full sporting calendar for Term 2!