Week 9 Newsletter

                                        TERM 3                           TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER  2023 

                                                                                   Rātū tekau ma rua o Mahuru

Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Sastrikal, Namaste, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu,
Bula Vinaka, Salam & Warm Pacific Greetings to you all

WHAT’S ON AT RPS

Monday 11 – Friday 15 September
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Pohutukawa Camp payment: Deposit of $20.00 due Friday 15 September

Tuesday 12 – Friday 22 September
Pohutukawa Team and Ruma Waru swimming

Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 September
Te Hui Ako – a meeting to share learning
 Tues 12 & Wed 13 Sept final bell 2:00 pm
Thur 14 Sept final bell 2:45 pm

Wednesday 13 September
Kids Sing Choir, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell

Monday 18 – Friday 22 September
RPS celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori – making the language stronger

Friday 22 September
Final day for Term 3

Sunday 24 September
Daylight Savings commences, clocks go forward 1 hour

Friday 7 October
School Office open from 12 – 3 pm for enrolments and general enquiries

Monday 9 October
Term 4 commences, 8:40 am

Friday 13 October
Pohutukawa Camp payment: Remainder of $30.00 due Friday 13 October

Monday 30 October – Wednesday 1 November
Pohutukawa (Yr 5/6) Camp, Carey Park Christian Camp

TE HUI AKO &
OUR WHĀNAU/AIGA/FĀMILI SURVEY
BE IN THE DRAW TO WIN!

Our Te Hui Ako (a meeting to share learning) starts today Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 September. 

Thank you to those whānau who have already met with teachers. Discussing your child’s learning is invaluable to their progress and well-being. We are looking forward to meeting with everyone over the week. Last term we had nine classes who all achieved either 100 or 99 % participation.

We have a survey that we would like all whānau/families to complete. If you come to our library before or after your meeting you will go into the draw to win a $50 supermarket voucher.

OUR AIMS TEAMS
Our AIMS teams did tremendously well competing in Tauranga last week. The results were:

Netball Girls placed 8 out of 144 teams
Futsal Girls placed 7 out of 21 teams
Rugby Boys placed 39 out of 46 teams

TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK CELEBRATIONS
Thank you to all our parents/fāmili/whānau and staff who supported our children in last week’s Tongan Language performances and celebrations. Our Tongan Cultural group, Rooms 32 & 6, and Alfriston College performed beautifully and made us all proud.

Our Tongan Cultural group also performed at two radio stations (PMN and Hapai Tuhono) and at the Tongan Language Week Celebration Festival in Papatoetoe on Saturday. 

KIDS SING CHOIR

Tomorrow, Wednesday 13 September our Elite choir, Psamony, will compete at the New Zealand Choral Federation 2023 Kids Sing Competition held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell. The choir is assessed during the day and in the evening will take part in a gala show. We are very proud and wish them all the best.

“WHAT IS THE KIDS SING?”The Kids Sing is the national competition and festival for Primary and Intermediate school choirs. The choirs present a recital comprising one compulsory piece and several pieces of their own choosing including a NZ piece,
on which they will then be judged.