Animal Classification

Nothing makes me happier than sharing in great student work.  Ella, McKenna and Fergus filled my office with information about ‘Animal Classification’ yesterday and I was amazed with all the factual information they were able to share.  Awesome work kids!

19 March 2024 Board Agenda

To be held on Tuesday, 19 March 2024 at 7pm in the Staffroom Karakia – Nga mihi o te Ra KARAKIA 1.  Administration – 35 mins (7.35 pm)    (a)  Apologies    (b)  ECD exercise                        (c)  Declaration of Conflicts of Interest    (d)  Minutes … Read more

Movin’ March

Our Sports Ambassadors have been busy stamping “Movin’ March” passports at the school gates each morning.  “Movin’ March” is always very well supported at PBS; we obviously all understand the value of walking, scootering and biking to school – the traffic congestion also decreases noticeably which makes road patrol duty an enjoyable task too.

Summer Picnic

Thank you to hundreds of people who managed to attend our summer picnic last Friday.  It was a simply splendid event with the loveliest of summer weather. We sold-out of sausage sizzles, spiders, drinks and coffees.  Our Puppy Cuddles room raised $315 for Chance4Change dog rescue charity. We enjoyed the kids’ karaoke, pool, padder tennis … Read more

Deer Stalkers

Congratulations to Wihan Esterhuizen (Room 16) showing his achievement in the New Zealand Deer Stalkers Association’s Annual Pair Shooting Competition for 2024.  This competition is all about getting juniors and novices to team up with an experienced shooter, and have a go at the sport of shooting. They had nine teams and Wihan and his … Read more

PBS Tamariki Shine At the Annual Round The Bays Event

Over the last three months, a group of 25 students has actively participated in the Run and Become Programme organised by Nuku Ora. This programme has been dedicated to promoting holistic well-being by offering lessons on nutrition, mindfulness and engaging in physical activities. Our tamariki brilliantly showcased their abilities by successfully completing the challenging 5.5 … Read more

Run & Become Event

I was immensely proud of all our PBS Kids who participated in the “Run and Become” event around the bays on Sunday. You are magnificent achievers! Thank you to Hillary Houston for organising this event; I believe PBS kids were the only school from the Kapiti region to participate. Tu Meke!