“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
“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