COVID-19 UPDATES

Update on Covid @ South Mak

Evening family and whanau, The weather truly has made it very pleasant around school for all those able to attend.  Just as an update, alongside our current number of students and families isolating due to Covid we have been informed of a student who was at school today that has

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Principal's Vlogs

Update on Start of Year managing Covid:

Friday 28th January Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whānua, There are exciting times ahead. Come Tuesday the 1st of February we will enter another interesting year for education and for our whole community. I have waited to send information about how we will be starting the year until we have the

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Buses

Go Bus (contracted to the Ministry of Education) operates two runs, ie, one bus run travels out from Marton in the mornings and picks up children in the Santoft/Marton Golf Club area, and the other run is based north of South Makirikiri School. Approximate times, as follows:

North Bus route

Mornings: 0805 start at 1357 Makirikiri Road. 0810 left onto Union Line; right into Wanganui Road; left onto Fern Flats Road; turn around; left onto Wanganui Road. 0820 Right into Williamsons Line; right into Makirikiri Road. 0825 Arrive at South Makirikiri School.

Afternoons: 1430 start at South Makirikiri School. 1435 left into Makirikiri Road up to #1357; turn around and return. 1440 left into Union Line. 1445 Right into Wanganui Road if required to Cornfoots Road and turn around; left into Wanganui Road. 1450 left into Fern Flat Road; turn around; left into Wanganui Road; right into Williamsons Line; turn around; right into Wanganui Road. 1500 right into Blackwell Street, right into Morris Street, right into Pukepapa Road; left into Wanganui Road. 1510 left into Williamsons Line; right into Makirikiri Road.

Santoft Bus route 

Mornings: 0750 depart parking at South Makirikiri School; left into Union Line; right into Santoft Road, right into Beamish Road. 0810 turn around at 233 Beamish Road; left into Santoft Road; right into State Highway 3; left into Neumans Line; left into Makirikiri Road. 0825 stop at South Makirikiri School.

Afternoons: 1435 depart South Makirikiri School; left into Union Line; left into State Highway 3; right Santoft Road; right into Beamish Road. 1455 turn around at 233 Beamish Road; return to South Makirikiri School; left into Santoft Road; left into Union Line; right into Makirikiri Road. 1510 Right into South Makirikiri Road.

 

Marton Cabs also offer a service for students travelling between Marton and local schools.  Please contact Jill on 027 646 422 for more information. NB: This service is independent of South Makirikiri School.

Below: Our 2023 Rippa Rugby team.

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