School vs School Touch Tournament

Thank you to the coaches, players, referees and parents that got in behind this fun day of touch rugby.  Congratulations to all the teams. There were some fantastic close games to watch. Special congratulations to PBS Pango coached by Daphne and Adam Thomson for taking out first place in the under 10 age group.  Also … Read more

Student Councillors 2024

Congratulations to this year’s PBS Student Councillors! Tom Johnstone, Pranav Nayanar, Alex Martin, Juvan Scholtz, Charlie Hanna, Mia Thomson, Ruby Graham, Sienna Carter, Phoebe Corin, Violet Miratana, Holly McCullagh, Peyton McGarry-Paku, Charlotte Stephens and Ruby Blake. We’re looking forward to seeing you all shine in this leadership role. 2024 Student Councillors

Animal Classification

Nothing makes me happier than sharing in great student work.  Ella, McKenna and Fergus filled my office with information about ‘Animal Classification’ yesterday and I was amazed with all the factual information they were able to share.  Awesome work kids!

Movin’ March

Our Sports Ambassadors have been busy stamping “Movin’ March” passports at the school gates each morning.  “Movin’ March” is always very well supported at PBS; we obviously all understand the value of walking, scootering and biking to school – the traffic congestion also decreases noticeably which makes road patrol duty an enjoyable task too.

Deer Stalkers

Congratulations to Wihan Esterhuizen (Room 16) showing his achievement in the New Zealand Deer Stalkers Association’s Annual Pair Shooting Competition for 2024.  This competition is all about getting juniors and novices to team up with an experienced shooter, and have a go at the sport of shooting. They had nine teams and Wihan and his … Read more

PBS Tamariki Shine At the Annual Round The Bays Event

Over the last three months, a group of 25 students has actively participated in the Run and Become Programme organised by Nuku Ora. This programme has been dedicated to promoting holistic well-being by offering lessons on nutrition, mindfulness and engaging in physical activities. Our tamariki brilliantly showcased their abilities by successfully completing the challenging 5.5 … Read more

Run & Become Event

I was immensely proud of all our PBS Kids who participated in the “Run and Become” event around the bays on Sunday. You are magnificent achievers! Thank you to Hillary Houston for organising this event; I believe PBS kids were the only school from the Kapiti region to participate. Tu Meke!

Fitness

Summer makes it so easy to enjoy the outdoors, which is an essential part of growing up Kiwi.  This morning I enjoyed watching the junior classes navigate our large playground as a fitness course to start their day. What a fun way to stay fit and activate the brain for learning; Ka Rawe!