Student News

Our Year 1-4 students enjoyed a riveting performance from Strike Percussion NZ this morning. Our kids showed lots of curiosity and interest in the range of instruments and drumming styles. Sparking curiosity in this way may lead to multiple PBS drummers of the future (sorry parents)!

The PTA would like to thank everyone for their support in raising funds at the Fun Run on the last day of term 1. What a great time the tamariki had, and we were pleased to have raised $7K, to go towards the outdoor canopy for school. We would like to congratulate Room 21 for … Read more

This year, our Years 5–8 team made a fantastic impression at the Interschool Swimming Festival! A huge congratulations to all who took part—your sportsmanship and the way you represented our school were outstanding. We’re so proud of you! Special recognition goes to our swimmers who achieved top placings: Year 6 BoysNico Van Reenen – 1st … Read more

We had lots of fun at the World Vision Junior Youth Conference yesterday in Lower Hutt. There were schools from all over the Wellington region, plus a couple from Whanganui and Waikato. We learned a lot of awesome new things.  We were told powerful stories about people from all over the world, and their struggles … Read more

Last Wednesday two of our wonderful student councillors, Emily and Pranav, helped me to host the Minister of Education – Erica Stanford, our local MP – Tim Costley and the Director of Education – Roy Sye.  The Minister was incredibly impressed with the way these students represented PBS and made her and our other guests … Read more

Zoe Gee won the Kāpiti Softball and Baseball Club ‘Most Promising Junior’ Cup. Zoe is able to play lots of different positions but enjoys being the catcher for her U13 mixed team and batting. Highlights for her this season have been playing for Wellington in the Nationals U13 and for Kāpiti College in the regional … Read more

Three students from PBS – Olive Knap, Libby Ryan and Casey Williams were all part of the Paraparaumu Beach Tennis Club Supershots Team who have won the post-Xmas Novice Interclub tennis competition played over 7 rounds (7 weekends).  The team was undefeated defeating teams from Otaki and Waikanae Beach Clubs. Tom Johnstone (former PBS student) … Read more

What a fantastic day Team P.B.S had at the Waitārere Forest Run on 13 April. With a team of 50 participants, we had students and their whānau represented in every event—from the 2km all the way to the 21km! It was incredible to see so many of our tamariki out there giving it their all, … Read more