Principal’s Message Kia ora everyone From my home to yours, I hope you are all doing okay during this Level 4 Lockdown. It’s easy to go stir-crazy but if we follow the rules outlined at this link, then hopefully we’ll be released from this sooner rather than later. Please continue to look after yourselves and … Read more
Principal’s Message Dear Parents and caregivers It is with huge sadness we learned, over the weekend, that school parent and long serving Board Member Kate Saunders (formerly Bowater) passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Kate served on our Board from June 2016 through to Term 1 this year. During her six years on the Board, Kate … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia Ora Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our parent-teacher interviews last week. As a staff, we have been discussing the options of having students more involved in these interviews and even possibly leading these interviews in the future. Schools around the country use different types of interviews or conferences to keep … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia Ora parent and whānau One thing our school community is rich in is KINDNESS. It’s something we work hard to promote amongst our students. When we know someone is in need we try to give some additional support because not everyone’s circumstances are the same. We do our best as a school … Read more
Principal’s Message Welcome to Term 3! Over the term break I reviewed the cultural makeup of PBS; what a wonderful melting pot of cultures we are! Our families draw mostly from New Zealander-Kiwi-Pakeha and Māori backgrounds. However, we also have students/families who identify as Cook Island Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Indonesian, Fijian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tokelauan, … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia Ora I’m thankful to work and live in such a supportive community. This term there has been plenty of evidence of the kindness that exists in our school community. Whether it is a big act of kindness or a small one, the positive impact on others can be long lasting. Thanks to … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia Ora Kei te makariri ahau! I am cold! It was 5 degrees on gate duty this morning; it required thermals, a beanie, gloves, a scarf and a coat. I’ve noticed an increasing number of kids wearing beanies, scarves and coats too which is awesome, but there are still large numbers of kids … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia Ora Have you ever considered how it feels to be a child who is regularly late to school? What if that child is your child? It may be just 5 minutes late or 10 minutes late but regardless it has a negative impact. Our school vision is “Preparing our tamariki with the … Read more
