Tuesday 6 August, 2024

Randwick Park

School Newsletter

Kia Tupu Kia mohio tahi tatou.

Growing and Learning Together

Tuesday 6 August 2024 Rātū te ra ono o Here-turi-kōkā

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

WHAT’S ON AT RPS

‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani
Cook Islands Māori Language Week
Kia Orāna

Monday 5 – Thursday 8 August
Vision Bus onsite

Friday 9 August
Whole School Assembly – Rooms 9 & 26 hosting
2 pm, in our hall, all welcome

Monday 12 August
Duffy Role Model Assembly, Due Drop Centre, Yr 5-8 students attending

Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 August
Te Hui Ako Term 3
(a meeting to share learning)

Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August
School finishes early at 2 pm due to Te Hui Ako

Thursday 22 August
Whole School Assembly – Rooms 23 & 25 hosting
2 pm in our hall, all welcome

Friday 23 August
RPS Board Mid-Term Break – school closed

Saturday 24 August
RPNC Awards Evening, 5:30 pm in our hall

Monday 26 August
Staff Professional Development day – school closed

Friday 30 August
Alfriston College enrolments for 2025 due

Wednesday 4 September
Kids Sing Choir at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell

Sunday 8 – Friday 13 September
AIMS Games in Tauranga

Thursday 19 September
Pohutukawa Team to see Ballet in a Box at the Due Drop Events Centre

Friday 20 September
Kowhai Team to see Ballet in a Box at the Due Drop Events Centre

Monday 23 – Friday 27 September
Sports Camp, Camp Adair, Hunua
40 selected Year 7-8 students participating

Friday 27 September
Final day for Term 3

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September
New Zealand Intermediate Chess Nationals in Wellington
5 RPS tamariki representing South Auckland

Monday 14 October
First day for Term 4

Monday 28 October
Labour Day – Public Holiday

Friday 20 December
Final day for 2024

Monday 3 February
Start date for 2025

TE REO MĀORI KŪKI ‘AIRANI

TE HUI AKO – A MEETING TO SHARE LEARNING
NEXT WEEK

Next week 13-15 August we will be holding our Te Hui Ako. Last term we achieved our highest ever participation result with 94% of you meeting with our kaiako (teachers). It was a fantastic result and has set the bar even higher for this term. Scheduling times were sent out last week – please complete and return by Wednesday 7 August. Times will be allocated to those families who have not returned a form. Our teachers are looking forward to sharing your child’s achievements so far this term. Ms McMurray is excited to see what we are capable of achieving this term. Go RPS!

TUESDAY 13 AND WEDNESDAY 14 OUR FINAL BELL FOR THE DAY WILL BE 2 PM DUE TO TE HUI AKO.

PLEASE ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOUR TAMARIKI AFTER THIS TIME.

KAHIKATEA CROSS COUNTRY

Well done to all our Year 7/8 students who participated in Cross Country last week. These were the top 12 students in each age group.

HELP OUR SOUTH AUCKLAND INTERMEDIATE CHESS CHAMPIONS GET TO THE NATIONALS IN WELLINGTON!

Chess has taken off at our school as a club run during break times. After a year of growing the club and the skills of our students (thanks to our chess coach Ronald), we entered two teams in the Regional Interschool Competition. Our Primary team came third and our Intermediate team WON.

Five students now have the opportunity to compete in the National Competition in Wellington.

Funds raised will be used to cover flights, accommodation, and meals.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-south-auckland-intermediate-chess-champions

EVERY DAY MATTERS
ATTENDANCE, TERM 2

TERM 3 LUNCH MENU

MANGAHIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
GO RPS!

Wahoo Congratulations, Randwick Park School is coming 1st in the whole of New Zealand!
Gold Medal!

LABELLING CLOTHING ITEMS

We regularly have quite an amount of 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 uniform items.

OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

Matua Chad Robertson is our School Social Worker. He is loving working with us here at RPS.

If you need assistance you are welcome to pop in to see him through our school office or call him on
0220139535 or 09 2691009

2024 COHORT DATES FOR NEW ENTRANTS (5 year-old tamariki)
Term 3: 27 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.

BREAKFAST CLUB
MONDAY – FRIDAY
8:10 – 8:30 AM
in Te Kahukura,
all welcome

SCHOOL HOURS
School starts at 8:40 am & finishes at 2:45 pm. If tamariki arrive after 8:40 am they are late and will need to sign in at the back of our office with Miss Dot, our School Liaison Officer.

All students are asked 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.
Thank you for your support with this.

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.

READING EGGS

Well done to this week’s top 3 students who have completed the most lessons on Reading Eggs:

Le’Ron Fifita, Room 14
Fateh Singh, Room 7
Mankirat Singh, Room 24

If you are unsure of your child/ren’s Reading Eggs login please see their class teacher or Miss Tina Lindsay (our Learning Support Co-Ordinator) through our office.

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

SCHOOL UNIFORM
With winter is upon us, we ask that students wear our winter uniform. It consists of our school pants, polo fleece, socks or stockings and school shoes (School shoes -black, white, or navy blue, or sports shoes (black, white, or navy blue).

If your child is wearing a piece of jewellery as part of their culture, please advise either their class teacher or our school office. Jewellery, nail polish, and jandals do not form part of our RPS uniform.

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

Call: 09 2670112 or 0800 438 777
between 8:15 – 3:30 pm

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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Email us at rpoffice@randwickpark.school.nz

66 Riverton Drive Manurewa Auckland 2105

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