Tuesday 4 November 2024 Rātū te ra wha o Whiringa-ā-rangi
Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Sat Sri Akal, Namaste, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu,Bula Vinaka, Salam & Warm Pacific Greetings to you all
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WHAT’S ON AT RPS
Celebrating Diwali
Monday 4 – Friday 8 November
RPS Celebrating Diwali
Monday 4 – Friday 15 November
Kowhai Team start swimming. Please pack togs and a towel daily
Tuesday 5 – Thursday 7 November
Counties Manukau (CM) Games at Bruce Pulman Park. Selected Yr 5/6 and Yr 7/8 tamariki
Thursday 7 November
Totara Team (Yr 2) Community Trip
Friday 8 November
– Whole school assembly Diwali Celebration, Rooms 13 and 18 hosting, 2 pm all welcome to attend
– Cultural Dress Day
Thursday 14 November
Totara and Rimu Team (Yr 0-2) Cross Country, all whānau are invited
Friday 15 November
Whole school assembly, Rooms 5 & 21 hosting, 2 pm all welcome to attend
Monday 18 – Friday 29 November
Rimu and Totara Team start swimming
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday 20 December
Final day for 2024
Monday 3 February 2025
Class Learning commences for 2025
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SCHOOL SWIMMING PROGRAMME
When your child’s class is timetabled to have swimming, please ensure they have their swimming togs and towel daily. Aotearoa is surrounded by water and we want to ensure our students are confident and safe when near water over the summer period.
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YEAR 5/6 TOUCH
Well done to our Year 5&6 touch teams who competed in the MPSSA tournament last week. Our Year 6 team placed 3rd and our Year 5 team placed 2nd overall
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YEAR 5/6 ATHLETICS
The sun was shining and the competition was on! Congratulations to the following students who placed in our track and field events and a big thank-you to all our whānau who came to support our tamariki.
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YEAR 5/6 SOFTBALL
Awesome effort from our Year 5&6 softball teams who competed at the MPSSA tournament yesterday. Congratulations to our Year 6 team who placed 2nd and our Year 5 team who placed 1st! A huge thank you to Whaea Marilyn for preparing and coaching our teams.
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AIMS CELEBRATION DINNER
Last Thursday we celebrated the 2024 successes of our AIMS squad with whānau and one of our sponsors, Ross Roofing. Two volunteers Tiriana Allison and the Vaiaia whānau also received recognition for their commitment and support both in the build-up to and during the week of the tournament. The final results were :
RPS Girls Futsal 2 second out of 22 teams
RPS Boys Futsal 25th out of 40 teams
RPS Netball 4 out of 135 teams and our
RPS Rugby 7’s 29th out of 35 teams.
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ATTENDANCE DRAW
Thank you for ensuring your tane/wahine arrive at school prior to the 8.40 am bell. Students arriving after this time are to register with Miss Dot. They receive a late pass to take to class. When students enter class after the bell it can be unsettling entering the classroom and is disruptive for the rest of the akonga.
As of the end of last week, RPS has 253 students with 100% attendance so far this term. Keep it up, in Week 10 all students with 100% will go in the drawer for our basket of balls.
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TERM 3 ATTENDANCE DATA
We are continuing to get better.
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Year 7 had the highest proportion of students attending regularly, with 72% (70% in Term 2 and 69% in Term 1) and Year 1 had the highest proportion of students with chronic absence, with 16% (17% in Term 2 and 18% in Term 1).
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DROPPING AND COLLECTING YOUR CHILDREN/TAMARIKI
When dropping your tamariki off in the morning please use our yellow coned drop-off area. This is for the safety of you and your tamariki. If you would like to walk your child/ren to class, please park on the road.
Our school gates are closed from 2 pm. Only parents/whānau who have a parking permit are permitted through the gates as we have limited parking spaces.
If you have any questions, please contact our school office on 09 2670112 or 0800 438777. Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation in keeping our tamariki safe.
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CYBERSAFETY – PROTECTING OUR TAMARIKI ONLINE
As parents/whānau, you do everything you can to keep your tamariki safe.
Being online is no different, but the strategies to keep our tamariki safe are.
Here is this week’s Cyber Safety tip to ensure the online safety of our tamariki.
Lead by example
Lead by example and always model the kind of positive online behaviour you would like your children to use. If they see you being cautious and respectable when you are online, they are more likely to follow in your footsteps.
Ultimately, you don’t want to instil fear in your child or prevent them from experiencing the many educational, entertainment, social and other benefits of the internet, but rather give them the skills and knowledge they need to know how to make the most of it and avoid the dangers.
Useful websites
https://netsafe.org.nz/online-safety-for-parents/
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Please visit their website for more information on SKIDS.
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Health and Safety- NO CROCS permitted
For health and safety we ask that students do not wear crocs – they are not practical when students are participating in physical education and fitness activities. Our Year 7-8 tamariki have not been permitted to wear these for the above reason and as part of their technology programme.
Ngā Mihi
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2024 FINAL COHORT DATE FOR NEW ENTRANTS
(5 year-old tamariki)
Term 4:18 November
2025 COHORT DATES FOR NEW ENTRANTS(5 year-old tamariki)
Term 1: 3 February/10 March
Term 2: 28 April/26 May
Term 3: 14 July/18 August
Term 4: 6 October/10 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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OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
Matua Chad Robertson is our School Social Worker. He is loving working here at RPS.
If you need assistance or to chat you are welcome to pop in to see him through our school office or call him on
0220139535 or 09 2691009
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BREAKFAST CLUB
MONDAY – FRIDAY
8:10 – 8:30 AM
in Te Kahukura,
all welcome
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SCHOOL HOURS
School starts at 8:40 am & finishes at 2:45 pm. If tamariki arrive after 8:40 am they are late and need to sign in at the back of our office with Miss Dot, our School Liaison Officer.
All students are asked to be off school grounds by 3 pm unless they are attending a sport training.
This is for safety reasons as we do not have supervision in case of an emergency, injury or incident.
AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Please contact SKIDS (after-school care) if you need supervision for your child/ren on 0276275001 or 0800543922.
Thank you for your support with this.
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SUMMER UNIFORM
As spring moves into summer we are enjoying lighter mornings and longer evenings. Our summer uniform consists of our school shorts, skirt, polo shirt, and school shoes (Roman Sandals, school shoes (black, white or navy blue), or sports shoes
Please ensure you son/daughter come to school in our full school uniform. It is great to see a number of our tamaiti being sun safe by wearing our school sunhat.
If your child is wearing a piece of jewellery as part of their culture, please advise either their class teacher or school office. Jewellery, nail polish, jandals and crocs are not part of our school uniform.
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LABELLING CLOTHING ITEMS
We regularly have lost clothing. As you are aware school uniform items are expensive. To assist us in ensuring that we can return any lost items to their owner, please clearly label all items.
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READING EGGS
Well done to this week’s top 3 students who have completed the most lessons on: Reading Eggs
1st Khalias Tini Rm 17
2nd Siu-Rose Fonofua Rm 5
3rd Kingstyn Toia-Tawhai Rm 26
If you are unsure of your child/ren’s Reading Eggs login please see their class teacher or Mrs Tina Lindsay (our Learning Support Co-Ordinator) through our office.
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CHANGE OF CLOTHING FOR OUR JUNIOR TAMARIKI
If your child is in Year 0-4, we ask that you please pack them a change of clothing. This is incase of accidents which can occur at their age.
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OUR SCHOOL COUNSELLOR
Whaea Brenda Paschke is our school counsellor. She works four days a week. She can be contacted through our school office or by email counsellor3@randwickpark.school.nz
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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
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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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