Otahuhu Primary's H.E.A.R.T.

As shared earlier, Ōtāhuhu Primary School is conducting a lockdown exercise (drill).  This is how you will be notified in the first instance, should a lockdown occur at the school.  Please do not come to the school or phone the school as you will not be attended to.  Your assistance and cooperation are appreciated.  All further updates will be provided on the school website. 

Kia ora

We have completed our lockdown exercise and all students, staff and persons on-site are safely accounted for.  Everyone did extremely well and responded to instructions.  A notice will be going out to parents/caregivers tonight to provide some more information about our emergency lockdown procedures.

We thank you for your support while we conduct these practices.

Ngā mihi

OPS

Dear Whānau,

As part of keeping our school safe we need to be able to respond safely and quickly to a range of emergency situations.   

We work alongside an independent company, Harrison Tew® Ltd, who specialises in emergency management planning for schools, whose procedures have been successfully implemented in hundreds of schools throughout New Zealand.

As part of maintaining our emergency procedures in our school, specialised training is being conducted with our senior leadership and staff by Harrison Tew® Ltd today.

The students will also receive information on how to respond in an emergency directed at their respective age groups from either their teacher or Harrison Tew® Ltd.

Later today, we will be conducting a lockdown exercise under the guidance and support of Harrison Tew® Ltd.

During the exercise you will receive a notification from the school via Skool Loop and there will be updates on our website, so it is important that your emergency contact details are up to date and correct.  The notification will emphasise that this is an exercise/practice and will explain that all updated information will then be posted on the school website.

In a genuine incident, should you become aware of a lockdown or evacuation at the school, can I please ask that you do not attend the school or phone, as we will not be able to respond.  Your presence or contact may make it more difficult for us or the emergency services to manage a situation.

We thank you for your support.

Ngā mihi

OPS

Kia ora!

As advertised, we are hosting a STEM programme in our Tech Room on Wednesday 22nd April (tomorrow) after school.

There are two sessions - 3:15-4:15 and 4:15-5:15.

You can sign up for these session using the information on the flyer.

Welcome back to Term 2!

We hope you’re feeling refreshed and "school-ready" to dive back into learning. We want to say a huge thank you to our entire Ōtāhuhu Primary School community for your incredible support in encouraging daily attendance; your partnership is the key to our students' success. Let’s keep this fantastic momentum going throughout the term - every day at school counts toward building our learners' confidence and bright futures! A special thank you to those learners who attended school every day in Term 1 - what an amazing accomplishment. We are very proud of all your efforts.

We look forward to seeing you all on the first day Monday 20th April 2026!

Please be aware of these events over the first two weeks:

Wednesday 22nd April - 3:15-5:15pm (2 sessions): STEM Workshop in the Tech Room (see the flyer below - you need to sign up using their details!)

Thursday 23rd April 9am: Term 2 Pōwhiri to welcome all new students to OPS. This is held in the school hall.

Monday 27th April: ANZAC Day observed. No school this day.

Friday 1st May 9am: Whole School Assembly