Purpose of fencing...

It was a pleasure to see the fencing go up on Friday. Fencing provides protection and a sense of safety for the staff, children and families that will utilise the facility. However I wanted to understand "what is the purpose of fencing?" Is it to provide a sense of security or does it send another message? So I was surprised to find the following note from www.consumerbuild.org.nz that states:
"The Fencing Act 1978 was enacted to clearly set out the rights and responsibilities relating to fences between neighbouring properties. This is an area that can cause huge friction between neighbours and may spoil your enjoyment of your new house."

Reading more into the act, gave me a huge shift in my original thought that fencing is not just about providing security. However its more about the relationships we establish between our neighbours and the responsiblities we have to ensure that we communicate with our neighbours. This ensures a harmonious relationship exists for everyone's enjoyment. This is a wow moment for me because in the future we will soon have neighbours that were excited about! And to think that our fencing provides a way for us to communicate! Fencing believe it or not is Communication which is linked to Te Whaariki! Communication is another key factor to building strong communities! As it says fencing can also cause friction - it can spoil your enjoyment! So what does it mean for us - communication is vital - giving and receiving feedback is important to establishing good relationships!

P is for sand pool...

Our sand pool is looking really good - i can just see the kids now jumping in clothes and all - who needs a sandpit? However posts are in for the shade sails to go up and waiting on the water to drain/evaporate so the sandpit can be completed. The ground is also being levelled for the matting to go in before gym goes up. We are almost to completion stage, couple more weeks to go before handover. Exciting times ahead!

The road to Le Malelega a le To'elau ECE...

Out at the site yesterday with my gumboots thinking I was going to play stuck in the mud but the road was layed before me in concrete. Yes concrete is exciting ;) Especially when theres a long path to walk along to get to the centre. Concrete finally layed and waiting on the trucks to come and level the rest of the ground. So we believe in you Papatuanuku to show us favour - bring out the Sun!