“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
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Hello Everyone I read an interesting article in The Conversation recently called “How to encourage a child to try new, scary things”, which made me reflect on how to push kids out of their comfort zone. Whether it’s cross country, a speech presentation, or trying a new … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou We’re already up to Week 8 of an 11-week term, and there is certainly no shortage of activity at PBS! Our school cross-country events are all done and dusted, and our finalists are preparing to represent us at the Interschool Cross Country next Tuesday. … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou Thank you for making alternative child-care arrangements for your children on Friday, enabling our staff to have a teacher-only day. Our teachers spent the day exploring how we can continue to strengthen writing outcomes for our students. The focus was on understanding the refreshed … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou A recent announcement from the Minister of Education confirmed that the implementation of the proposed curriculum changes for Science, Social Sciences, Arts, Health & PE, Technology and Languages will be delayed to a more realistic timeframe. This news has been welcomed with relief across … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou As we move into the colder months, we often see an increase in winter coughs, colds and other “ills and chills” making their way around school. While we can’t avoid every bug, there are some simple things families can do to help keep children … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou This Friday is PINK SHIRT day! Paraparaumu Beach school students and staff have always supported the kaupapa behind this event in big numbers; I’m sure this year will be no different. This year’s specific theme is “Kindness is Cool”! This is a simple message, … Read more