Tuesday 1st April 2025

Tuesday 1 April 2025     Rātu Tahi o Paenga-whā-whā

Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Sat Sri Akal, Namaste, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu,Bula Vinaka, Salam & Warm Pacific Greetings to you all

WHAT’S ON AT RPS

EID MUBARAK

Thursday 3 April
Earth Day Mufti Day
Gold Coin Koha

Friday 4 April
Whole School Assembly Rooms 24 and 27 hosting
All whānau are welcome to attend

Thursday 10 April
Randwick Park Netball Club (RPNC) Twilight Market Fundraiser
3pm – 5.30pm
All whānau are welcome

Friday 11 April
Final day for Term One

Whole School Assembly Rooms 11 and 16 hosting
All whānau are welcome to attend

Monday 28 April
Term 2 commences

Monday 2 June
Kings Birthday (Public holiday)
School Closed

Friday 20 June
Matariki
School Closed

Friday 27 June
Final day for Term 2

Monday 14 July
Term 3 commences

Friday 15 August
Mid Term Break
School Closed

Monday 18 August
Staff Development Day
School Closed
No tamariki on site

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP – YEARS 7/8 GIRLS SOFTBALL

Well done to our Girls’ Softball team for placing sixth at the Auckland Championships last Thursday – this was a great effort for a team of girls that don’t play club softball. Thank you to all the whānau that helped the girls get up bright and early for the tournament. A massive thank you to Whaea Marilyn who coached both our girls and boys teams – she has given up lots of her own time to ensure our teams have been successful! 

RPS FUTSAL PRE-SEASON

Our RPS boys Futsal Team played their hearts out in the pre-season final at on Sunday against Kohimarama School.
It was an absolute nail-biter, with our boys making an incredible comeback from 3-1 down to tie 3-3 in the final minute!
The match went to penalties, and although RPS went down 3-2, we’re so proud of the effort and spirit shown by the team. Ka pai to all the players who participated and represented our school with pride!

FUTURE FERNS NETBALL PROGRAMME

Our Years 1-6 Netball Skills Programme kicked off last week and we were thrilled to see so many young players excited to learn.
Through the fun and engaging sessions, our players are already improving their ball skills, footwork and fitness. It’s all about building their confidence in the game and a lifelong love for netball!

TREAD LIGHTLY CARAVAN EXPERIENCE

Last week, we had the opportunity to explore the Tread Lightly Caravan, where we learned valuable lessons about protecting our environment. One key takeaway was that whatever we throw into the waste bin,like chip packets or old toys, will stay there forever and can harm the planet. We also discovered which types of energy are more efficient, like how kinetic energy can be used to power things with less effort, and we even learned about the different body parts of a Weta!

During the session, we took an environmental footprint quiz, explored the ocean through Visual Reality to see how pollution affects marine life, sorted objects into the correct bins, powered devices using our own energy, and examined insects up close under a microscope.

The highlight of the experience was using kinetic energy to charge a phone. Riding the bike to generate power was both fun and eye-opening!

This experience will impact my daily life because now I know how to save energy, take better care of the ecosystem, and recycle things I no longer need.

By Evie and Meltra – Room 23

INTRODUCING PULSE – OUR NEW STUDENT WELLBEING TOOL

Randwick Park School is introducing a new wellbeing check in for our Year 5 to 8 tamariki, called Pulse. 
Pulse askes 5-6 questions on emotional, physical and social well-being. The system reports totals, so students cannot be identified. For more information on Pulse visit their website:

https://sites.google.com/linewize.io/qoria-
nz/pulse/pulse-faq?authuser=0

Our students will do check ins every Tuesday in class. The school will review the data regularly to feedback about what is going well and what can be improved around our Kura in a relevant and timely manner.

If you have any questions, you can speak to your child’s teacher, email pulseadmin@randwickpark.school.nz or come into the school office.

Randwick Park School Board
Casual Vacancy for a Parent Representative

A casual vacancy has occurred on the school board for an elected parent representative.

The board has decided to fill the vacancy by selection.

If 10% or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the board to hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.

Request for a by-election should be sent to:

Presiding Member

Email – rpoffice@randwickpark.school.nz

Randwick Park School Board

P.O. Box 75-331

Manurewa

by: 4th April 2025

DROPPING AND COLLECTING YOUR TAMARIKI/CHILDREN

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 out on the road, avoiding the yellow lines/ residential driveways.

Our school gates close at 2pm. 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 09 267 0112 or 0800438777,  or email rpoffice@randwickpark.school.nz. Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation in keeping our tamariki safe.