Tuesday 18 February

SUNDAY FUTSAL

This past Sunday, our Year 7/8 boys’ futsal team kicked off their pre-season tournament with a match against St Pauls. The boys showcased exceptional teamwork and sportsmanship, dominating the field and securing an impressive 14-0 victory.

Ka mau te wehi!

Attendance

 We have almost all our tamariki back  now. Thank you for sending them to school each day and for making contact if there is a reason why they need to be absent. Our first bell is at 8.30 am, this is when students can enter their class and get themselves set up ready for learning to get underway at 8.40. We ask that you please do your best to ensure they are at school by this time. 

If tamaiti arrive after the 8.40 bell they need to go and see Miss Dot and receive a late pass to take to their class teacher.This is for safety to ensure all tamariki are accounted for.

School finishes at 2.45pm. All students are to be off-site/off-school grounds by 3pm unless they are attending training for a sport. This is for safety reasons as we do not have supervision in case of emergency, injury or incident.

Contact SKIDS (after-school care) if you need supervision for your child/ren

KAHIKATEA TEAM CAMP DEPOSITS/ PARENTS HELPERS NEEDED

Just a reminder whānau that the camp deposit of $20.00 is due this Friday 21 February.

We still require parent helpers, but a police vetting form needs to be completed beforehand. 
If you are interested, come and see our office staff, who will give this to you.

School Uniform
Terms 1 and 4 are our warmest terms. We ask that tamariki please wear our school hat during outside times. Our summer uniform consists of school shorts, skirt, polo shirt and school shoes (Roman Sandals, school shoes (black, white, or navy blue), or sports shoes (black, white or navy blue)

Crocs, Jandals or Heelys are not suitable footwear, and are not part of our RPS uniform.

If your child is wearing a piece of jewelry as part of their culture/religion please advise their class teacher or our school office.

For safety reasons: only studs and sleepers are permitted. Hoop earrings or large decorative earrings are not part of our RPS uniform.

Long Serving Staff Members

The following teaching staff members recently celebrated their anniversary for their time as members of our Randwick Park School Community. We would like to acknowledge and thank them for their continued  commitment and dedication in supporting our learners. 

Andrea Bleakley 23 Years
Kristie Nash (Part-Time) 24 Years
Justine Denton 15 Years

FUNDRAISER FOR KAHIKATEA CAMP

SAUSAGE SIZZLE $2.00
DRINKS $1.00

TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
2.15 PM – 5.45 PM
WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY
2.15 PM – 6.45 PM

COME AND JOIN US FOR A TREAT WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR
TE HUI AKO

Defibrillator – available for our community

A defibrillator often referred to as an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) is a small device that gives a safe electric shock to someone having a sudden cardiac arrest, increasing their chance of survival by 44 percent.

When someone has a cardiac arrest, their heart stops pumping blood around the body, a defibrillator will read the heart’s rhythm and give an electric shock to help get the rhythm back to normal.

We have one, for our community to use in an emergency located on the Magic Way fence between Te Kahukura and the Astroturf.

SWIMMING COMMENCES

Swimming is an important part of our education programme. The pool is heated to 26 degrees celsius. Each team has allocated weeks to swim

Kahikatea
Yr 7/8
Monday 17 Feb – Friday 28 Feb
Pohutukawa
Yr 5/6
Monday 3 March – Friday 15 March
Rimu/Totara
Yr 1/2
Monday 17 March – Friday 28 March
Kowhai
Yr 3/4
 Monday 31 March – April 11 March

If you have any questions, please contact our school office on
09 267 0112
email rpoffice@randwickpark.school.nz, or your child/ren’s teacher.

School Lunches

Halal Dietary Needs
Below is a message from our lunch providers about Halal meals.  We have tried to change our Halal meals to vegetarian but this is unable to be actioned for two weeks.  If you have concerns please continue to send your child with extra lunch from home.

Thank you for your patience and ongoing support with this.

Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme

You will be aware that the school lunch programme works hard to deliver meals that are personally and culturally acceptable to students, as well as nutritionally adequate.  

The meals from the Collective are made with Halal certified beef and chicken ingredients, and they do not contain pork or pork containing ingredients.

The practice used to prepare food follows very strict cleaning and wash down procedures between each meal production. The meals are individually packed and sealed when delivered to schools. 

The kitchens have not been certified and as such the meals are classed as ‘Halal Friendly’.

The Collective is committed to working with the Islamic community to improve confidence in the Halal meals they provide.

Hero App

Hero is our official site to gain up-to-date information Hero is our school management system. Below is the information on downloading the app, so you are kept informed with your childs progress and up-to-date school events.

2025 COHORT DATES (enrolment dates)FOR NEW ENTRANTS
(5 year-old tamariki)

Term 1: 10 March
Term 2: 29 April / 4 June
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 one of our friendly office staff or email 
enrolments@randwickpark.school.nz

BREAKFAST CLUB

8.00AM – 8.30AM

MONDAY-FRIDAY

TE KAHUKURA