At PBS, our school values encourage respect for all people and cultures. With Di Puati’s mahi with our girls’ Pasifika performance group and an upcoming Tapa creation project through our Kahui Ako and KCDC, we’ve seen a wonderful growth in pride and interest among students from Pacific nations. Our school whānau includes students who whakapapa … Read more
To be held on Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 6.30pm in the Staffroom Karakia – Nga mihi o te Ra KARAKIA 1. Administration – 25 mins (6.55pm) (a) Apologies (b) ECD exercise (c) Declaration of Conflicts of Interest (d) Minutes of Previous Meeting (e) Matters Arising / Action Item Updates … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou Wow, PBS is so fortunate; we have 7 wonderful nominees standing in our Board Elections! There are numerous schools around the motu struggling to get parents and community members to stand in board elections, so I feel so grateful that we have people in … Read more
The Jewels netball girls have worked exceptionally hard this season. We have seen a huge improvement to their game play this season and they ended the season undefeated (9 wins & 1 draw). Well done girls!
The PBS Acers attended the Te Ara Tuakana Maidstone Invitational Tournament 2 on Sunday and did an incredible job finishing first in their division. They won 5 games to get through to a tense final against Palmerston North Team Whakarongo. Ceejay Huriwaka won the tournament player of the day for the team with an outstanding … Read more
Over the weekend one of our students demonstrated Excellence to a very high standard. Congratulations Lucie Thomson on winning the Under 14 Girls’ New Zealand Cross Country championships! Lucie is only Year 7 so this makes her achievement even more impressive, and an inspiration for our younger tamariki with similar aspirations.
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou If you’re reading this newsletter before noon on Wednesday, 6 August then you still have time to nominate yourself or someone else to our school Board! Our timeline for voting has been pushed out five days, from Friday, 5 September to Wednesday, 10 September … Read more
Each week during my senior lunch duty, I get to see firsthand just how awesome our Year 5–8 students are. I love the way they get active and involved, whether that’s playing a sport, getting creative or practising an item for our upcoming talent show, they are simply awesome young people! Check out our facebook … Read more