Principal’s Message Nǐ hӑo ma 你好吗 This week’s greeting acknowledges the six students of Chinese heritage at PBS. This number is smaller than we have had in past years but the strength of culture they bring to our school is so rich! I tried to learn Mandarin a few years back and enjoyed what I … Read more
The Board accepts responsibility for the preparation of the annual financial statements and the judgements used in these financial statements. The management (including the principal and others as directed by the Board) accepts responsibility for establishing and maintaining a system of internal controls designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia ora PBS Whānau How fantastic to have the New Zealand Black Ferns take out the Rugby World Cup on the weekend. It was such a triumph for this hardworking team. Team spirit, teamwork and commitment to excellence were on display for everyone to see, and a great example for our students too. … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia ora Paraparaumu Beach School is lucky to be fully staffed for 2023. Whilst there are lots of vacancies around it’s sometimes hard to get the perfect people, but at PBS we have been fortunate to fill our positions with the ideal candidates. We are, however, losing one fantastic member at the end … Read more
Principal’s Message MarHaba Greetings to you in Arabic! We have a small number of children from Arabic nations at PBS, which again adds to the cultural diversity of our school. Arabic is the official language in 22 countries, so it’s not surprising that over 300 million people speak this language. You may be interested to … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia Ōrāna kōtou! This week’s greeting comes from the Cook Islands. At PBS we have 13 students with proud Cook Island heritage. Cook Island Māori is similar in some ways to te reo Māori, however there are many differences too. Cook Island Māori doesn’t use ‘h’, ‘w’ or ‘wh’ like te reo Māori. … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia ora and welcome to Term 4! We have 9 weeks jam-packed with learning, trips, sporting opportunities and fun. Let’s hope for some consistently great weather too. The next nine weeks will go fast so it is imperative that parents keep up-to-date with all school communications. Please keep reading weekly newsletters, check Skool … Read more
Congratulations to the following parent representatives who were successful in this year’s Board elections: PEARSON, Zoe Ngara – 63 votesBOLTON, Rae – 50 votesFISKE, Kate – 48 votesHUDSON, Matthew Alexander – 40 votesDIREEN, Sam – 35 votes
