Week 6 Newsletter 2023

 Namaste, Happy Diwali 

TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER  2023        Rātū tekau ma wha o Whiringa-ā-rangi 

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

Wednesday 15 November
Randwick Park Netball Club Prizegiving, 6:30 pm in our hall

Thursday 16 November
Sunny Memorial Annual Football game, verses The Gardens School
11:10 am on our field. All whānau welcome

Friday 17 November
Cultural Dress Day – Students are invited to wear their traditional cultural dress to school
Whole School Assembly, Rooms 13 & 18 hosting, 1.50 pm, all welcome

Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 November
Staff Development Days, school closed

Tuesday 28 November
Special Olympics- Table Tennis

Friday 1 December
– Alfriston College Connection Day, Yr 8 students, 9 am – 12 pm
– RPS Arts & Cultural Day, 4:30 – 6:30 pm on our field, all welcome

Friday 8 December
Yr 8 End of Year Rainbows End Trip

Tuesday 12 December
Pohutukawa (Year 5/6) Lunch, 11:30 – 1 pm

Wednesday 13 December
– Arts & Sports Awards, Year 5-8, 12 – 1 pm, all welcome
– Year 8 Graduation Dinner, 5:30 – 7 pm

Thursday 14 December
Kowhai Team (Year 3/4) Final Area Assembly, 1:45 pm, all welcome

Friday 15 December
Values & Cultural Assembly, all welcome, 12 – 1 pm

Monday 18 December
Rimu & Totara Team (Year 0 -2) Final Area Assembly, 12 pm, all welcome

Tuesday 19 December
Year 8 Graduation Assembly, 11 am in our hall, all welcome
Final day for 2023, 12:30 pm final bell

Monday 25 December
Christmas Day

Monday 1 January 2024
New Years Day

Tuesday 6 February
Waitangi Day

Wednesday 7 February
Whānau Hui Day

Thursday 8 February
Class learning commences for Term 1, 2024

FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER

POHUTUKAWA CAMP

What an unforgettable journey the Pohutukawa Team had at Carey Park Christian camp, where every day was a new adventure filled with excitement and growth. At camp, we experienced new activities, embraced challenges, and stepped outside our comfort zones. 

Teamwork was the heartbeat of our camp, as we encouraged each other to overcome fears and build confidence. Each day was an opportunity to test our limits, discover strengths we never knew we had, and develop pride in ourselves as we achieved our goals.

At camp, we learned the true meaning of resilience, co-operation, and what it means to have true strength that comes from facing challenges head-on. Every moment was a chance to be inspired and to inspire others, and we are all so grateful for having this life-changing experience.

COUNITES MANUKAU SPORTS GAMES
Well done to the selected teams who participated in the Counties Manukau Games last week at Bruce Pulman Park. RPS did extremely well, below are the placings for each team:

Year 5/6 Netball – Gold
Year 5/6 Touch – Sixth Place
Year 5/6 Boys Soccer – Bronze
Year 7/8 Girls Netball – Silver
Year 7/8 Boys Soccer – Bronze
Year 7/8 Kiwi Tag Mix – Gold

2024 POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Looking ahead to 2024 Randwick Park School can offer five permanent learning assistant roles. Current learning assistants with fixed-term hours at Randwick Park School are invited to apply. The hours of employment are 8.45 – 2.45 pm Monday to Friday during the school term. A vital component of this role is the ability to work with neurodiverse learners in the Years 1 – 4 area of our school. For further information or to register your expression of interest please contact  s.booth@randwickpark.school.nz by
Tuesday 21 November 2023 @ 9.00 am.

WHĀNAU SURVEY

188 whānau members completed this which was fantastic.
Here is some feedback we received. 

 If we offer a lease-to-own programme for Chrome books (for example $5-$10 per week), would you be interested?