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“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Tēnā koutou It was great to discover last week that our school features in the recently released Healthy Active Learning 5-Year Impact Report.  This follows our school’s involvement in the programme’s national evaluation. Over the last six years, Healthy Active Learning has supported more than 1,000 schools, … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Tēnā koutou Yesterday, I republished the link via HERO to our PBS Board Survey. A huge thank you to the 100 parents who have already taken the time to complete it – we really appreciate your feedback. We would love to double that response rate and hear … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Hello Everyone Last week you all should have received a link, via HERO, to our PBS Board survey.  If you missed this message, don’t worry, we will send it out again today. This survey will help our Board gather baseline information, which can be used to measure … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou At times, unkind comments are made in the public arena (including parliament) that hurt kids, hurt families, and hurt the majority of Kiwis who appreciate the multicultural make-up of our country. At PBS, we believe that if you have chosen to make Aotearoa New … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou The infographic below provides a snapshot of our student attendance and punctuality for Terms 1 and 2. Winter can be a tough season—these frosty mornings make it much harder to coax children out of warm beds! As we head into the final stretch of … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou Welcome to Term 3!  With our Learning Conferences taking place next Wednesday, it’s fantastic to see that more than 70% of families have already booked a conference with their child’s teacher. At PBS, we believe students make the greatest progress when they are active … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou Frosty mornings are upon us and so is the end of Term 2! Thank you to our parents, caregivers and extended whānau for all your support during the first half of the year.  You can’t achieve success as a school without a community of … Read more

“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou With less than two weeks remaining in Term 2, I would like to remind families about our mid-year reporting process. Throughout Term 2 you will have received progress updates in reading, writing, and mathematics via HERO. These updates have been shared at different times, … Read more