On our first day back our senior students organised and presented a tour of the school to remind all tamariki how to stay safe.

All children visited our "health and Safety" hotspots and listened to some important safety messages.

Here are some of the key points...

• Remember to use the rails on the stairs for hands only.
  
• Keep off the terraces because of broken glass danger and baby plants which need to grow.
  
• Use doors and windows for the purpose they are meant for, remembering not  to slam doors or climb through windows.
  
• Make sure to check someone is not underneath you on the slide, swings or spiderweb.
  
• Always put away sports gear you have used at the end of play or lunch time.
  
• Show respect for other people's creations in the sandpit and keep the sand in the pit.
  
• Walk carefully between the plants and use the new paths which are being constructed to move through the garden.
  
• If you don't have a hat you must sit under the shade sails.
  
• If you see someone on the friendship seat, go and introduce yourself and invite them to play.
  
• Walk around the back of the office area when moving to and from the hall.
  
• Do not climb on the gate, fence or green box at the front of school in case of falling and in order to stop the hinges on the gate from bending.
  
• Be careful under the stairs outside Harakeke so you don't bump your head
  
• Remember to zip up your bags and hang them on the hook so things don't fall out and seagulls don't go in.
  
• Helmets must be worn at all times when using the skatepark.
  
• Share the space with basketballers.
  
• If you are not sure about using parts of the skatepark, take a safer option or use the path around the playground.
  

Totara showed fantastic leadership and responsibility. They were really impressed with how well Kowhai and Harakeke children especially listened to their messages and enjoyed the opportunity to meet some younger children they didn't already know.  You were most definitely Lyttel REPs, respecting each other, empathising with different students and persevering in the heat!