Week 6 Newsletter

TERM 3                           WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST 2023 

Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Sastrikal, Namaste, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu,
Bula Vinaka, Salam & Warm Pacific Greetings to you all

WHAT’S ON AT RPS

Friday 25 August
Rehu Tai Speech Competition at Reremoana, 7 selected students attending
Daffodil Day: Students can wear yellow clothing with a gold coin koha

Thursday 24 August
Rooms 31 & 32 Maritime Museum trip
Totara Team (Yr 2) Gymnasium Trip

Friday 1 September
Whole School Assembly, Rooms 6 & 32 hosting. 1:50 pm, in our hall, all welcome.

Sunday 3 – Friday 8 September
AIMS Games in Tauranga
Tongan Language Week

Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 September
Te Hui Ako

Monday 11 – Friday 15 September
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Pohutukawa Camp : Deposit of $20.00 due Friday 15 September

Friday 22 September
Final day for Term 3

Monday 9 October
Term 4 commences

Monday 30 October – Wednesday 1 November
Pohutukawa (Yr 5/6) Camp, Carey Park Christian Camp
Remainder of $30.00 due Friday 13 October

CROSS COUNTRY : YEAR 5/6

Well done to our tamariki who competed in the Year 5/6 Cross Country last week.
Below are the students who placed in the top 10:

KOWHAI CAMP: SNOW PLANET & POOLS

Snowplanet is an amazing place for beginners. It is also good for people who are not confident but know how to do it because of the halfway ski slope, a lift that only goes halfway up the real ski slope. They do a very good job of teaching a variety of experienced and not experienced children and adults of all ages it also helps riders in their confidence of going down high slopes because it has one big slope with the halfway slope as well. They are sure that even if they are not very confident they still use their skill to their full extent. This is very emphasised at Snowplanet. It is very cold at Snowplanet. The sleepover helps children build up bravery and independence and it also helps children get ready for future experiences such as camping or hiking but not only does it get ready for stuff like that it encourages them to do more which is very good for them. The adults help with getting beds ready, they make sure that youngsters feel at home and, are happy and that they do not feel out of place.

By Nova Rhodes R15
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Massey Park Pools is a place for beginners that want to learn how to Swim. There are 5 or 6 adults that help. There is a shallow end, where the little kids go and play and there is a little water fountain. There is also a very, very deep pool that no kid can go in, it is 2 metres deep!! There is a lazy river for beginners to go with the flow. All around the pools, there are benches for adults that want to see which places are dangerous. If you don’t know which places are good for your child, ask the adults. My favourite part of our pool trip was wearing the life jackets.

By Ayesha Prasad R15

RANDWICK PARK NETBALL CLUB WEEKEND RESULTS

Collegiate: Bluestars vs Karaka                                        20 – 32
Intermediate: Bluefire vs Conifer Grove                           42 – 13
Intermediate: Delta vs Papatoetoe Rangers                    11  – 23
FutureFerns 5/6:  Cobras vs Pt England                          13 – 10
FutureFerns 5/6: Slammers vs Papatoetoe Rangers       11 – 5

SPORTS CAMP @ CAMP ADAIR
40 selected  Year 7 & 8 students are at Camp Adair, participating in Sports Camp this week. Here’s a sneak peak of what they have been up to over the last three days.