Tuesday 19 March 2024 Rātū tekau ma iwa o Poutū-te-rangi
Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Sastrikal, Namaste, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu,
Bula Vinaka, Salam & Warm Pacific Greetings to you all
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WHAT’S ON AT RPS
Wednesday 20 March
Eye on Nature Trip, Botanic Gardens, Year 5/6 selected students
Wednesday 20 – Thursday 28 March
Kowhai Team (Year 3/4) commence Swimming at school
Thursday 21 March
Paid Teacher Union meeting, 1:30 pm
Friday 22 March
Whole School Assembly, Rooms 19 & 27 hosting, 1:50 pm in our hall, all welcome
Friday 29 March
Good Friday – school closed, public holiday
Monday 1 April
Easter Monday – school closed, public holiday
Tuesday 2 April
School holiday only – school closed
Wednesday 3 – Thursday 11 April
Pohutukawa Team (Year 5/6) commence Swimming at school
Sunday 7 April
Daylight Saving ends – clocks go back 1 hour
Friday 12 April
– Final day for Term 1
– Whole school assembly, Rooms 11 & 24 hosting, 1:50 pm, all welcome
Thursday 25 April
ANZAC Day – Public Holiday
Monday 29 April
First day of Term 2
Monday 6 – Friday 10 May
NZ Sign Language Week
Monday 27 May – Friday 31 May
Samoan Language Week -Talofa Lava!
Monday 3 June
King’s Birthday – Public holiday
Friday 28 June
Celebrating Matariki – Public Holiday
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PARENTS/WHĀNAU
PAID UNION MEETING: THURSDAY 21 MARCH, 1:30 PM
Randwick Park School teachers will be involved in a paid union meeting at 1.30 pm on Thursday 21st March. All members are entitled to attend two paid union meetings per year.
As a significant number of our teachers are attending the meeting, we will be understaffed that afternoon. We are requesting, where possible, that students be collected from school at 12.50 PM on Thursday 21st March. Children not able to be collected will be supervised at school until 2.45 pm.
A notice was sent home last week and yesterday. Thank you those who have completed and returned this to your child’s teacher/kaiako.
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RPS Values and Dispositions
Respect
At RPS we have one big overall value of RESPECT.
Respect for others,
Respect for ourselves,
Respect for our learning
Respect for our environment.
Showing respect for others in social and learning situations is essential for tamariki to succeed in life. Students are modelled how to use respectful words and show respect for the feelings, cultures, and perspectives of others.
Respect for learning is valuing their learning, seeing themselves as a capable learner, and striving to make continuous progress.
Showing respect for everyone in the RPS learning community.
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RPNC INTERMEDIATE GRADING DAY
It was a sensational start to Saturday’s grading day for our Intermediate teams! It’s safe to say our best start to a grading day in a long time!
Congratulations to our development team, RP Te Hiringa, who remained undefeated throughout grading, propelling them to a C grade for the Presidents Round!
Our young dynamic squad, RP Ururoa, secured an impressive 4 wins and just 1 loss, earning them a well-deserved spot in A grade. RPS has been blessed with lots of talented players over the years but to have a squad of them in 2024 is an exciting, scary prospect. Don’t be surprised come finals week in August both teams will be vying for that championship title!
Thanks to our umpires Malama and Salina both were on point the whole day. Can’t wait to see you both earn your center badges!
Thank you to our coaches and managers for generously giving your time and expertise to serve our school. AND . . . of course, a big ‘MANA WAVE’ to all our families for your support and look forward to seeing more of you throughout the season.
Mark your calendars, because the weekly comp kicks off on Saturday 27 April, the last Saturday of the school holidays. Get ready for another thrilling season ahead!
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GIRLS YR 7/8 INTER-ZONE SOFTBALL
A massive congratulations to our Year 7/8 Girls’ Softball team who placed third at the Auckland Championships Inter Zone finals on Thursday. They won three games in pool play before narrowly losing their semi-final 5-4 to Papatoetoe Intermediate. Putting their disappointment aside, they defeated St Pius in the play-off for third place. The girl’s achievement was possible through the awesome work of our coach Marilyn, who has given her time to help grow the skills of our girls!
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YEAR 5/6 CRICKET
Well done to our Year 5 & 6 cricket teams who competed in the MPSSA tournament on Wednesday. Special congratulations to our boy’s team who were undefeated in all 5 games and placed 1st in A grade. They scored a total of 185 runs!
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TRAMPOLINES!
Our new trampolines are up! Tamariki are using them at break times and we have been impressed with their behaviour. They are lining up, taking off their shoes in neat lines and getting on and off for their 2-minute jump respectfully.
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ATTENDING SCHOOL
What are my legal responsibilities as parents/whānau
- Regularly attending school helps students to get the most out of their education.
- Children legally must be enrolled in a school. If they leave a school you need to make sure you enrol them in the new school right away.
- Please let our school/kura know if your child is going to be absent for a day, or intends to be absent for a portion of the school term for whatever reason, like a tangi or medical procedure.
- Please let our school know if your child is moving schools.
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CHANGE OF CLOTHING FOR OUR JUNIOR TAMARIKI
If your child is in Year 0-4, please pack them a change of clothing. This is incase of accidents which can occur at their age.
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BREAKFAST CLUB
MONDAY – FRIDAY
8:10 – 8:40 AM
in Te Kahukura,
all welcome
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2024 COHORT DATES FOR NEW ENTRANTS (5 year-old tamariki)
Term 2: 29 April /4 June
Term 3: 22 July/26 August
Term 4: 14 October/18 November
If you have any questions about enrolments and start dates please talk to our lovely office staff or email enrolments@randwickpark.school.nz.
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HEADLICE
We are experiencing a headlice break out in some of our classes. Please check and if neccessary, treat and comb your child/rens hair thoroughly. If you need headlice treatment , please let our office staff know to refer your child/ren to our Health Nurses who can assist with this.
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AFTER SCHOOL
School finishes at 2:45 pm. All students are to be off-site/off-school grounds by 3 pm unless they are attending training for a sport.
This is for safety reasons as we do not have supervision in case of an emergency, injury or incident.
Please contact SKIDS (after-school care) if you need supervision for your child/ren on 0276275001 or 0800543922.
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ROOM 11’S SHOP
8:15-8:40 am daily, see you there!
$1 breakfast banana smoothies and hot chocolate, $2 snack pack – choose 3 healthy snacks
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KEEPING THE SCHOOL
UP TO DATE
Here are different ways you can
contact our school:
HERO App: You can view your child’s
progress and update their attendance
or
Call: 09 2670112 or 0800 438 777
between 8:15 – 3:30 pm
or
Email: rpoffice@randwickpark.
school.nz for general inquiries,
absences@randwickpark.school.nz for attendance, and enrolments@randwickpark.school.nz for
enrolment-related queries
or
Pop in to see our office staff from 8:15 –
3:30 Monday – Friday.
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USING OUR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
Thank you to all our whānau who model appropriate road safety protocols to our young RPS tamariki by using our crossings on Magic Way and Riverton Drive. When dropping off or collecting your child/ren please use the drop-off zones or off-street parking. Parking on the yellow lines, in front of our school gates, or double parking creates a serious safety issue. Please support us in ensuring our students get to and from school safely.
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