Tuesday 18 November, 2025

Tuesday 18 November 2025     Rātu tekau ma waru o Whiringa-ā-rangi

Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Sat Sri Akal, Namaste, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula Vinaka, Salam & Warm Pacific Greetings to you all

WHAT’S ON AT RPS

Friday 21 November
Teacher only day – school closed

Monday 24 November- Friday 5 December
Rimu Team start swimming

Wednesday 26 – Friday 28 November
Youthtown Water Activity Trip, Year 6’s

Friday 28 November
Learner Experience Day at Alfriston College, Yr 8 students (info)

Wednesday 3 December
Junior Sports Day

Thursday 4 December
Rimu and Totara Team to Massey Park Pools

Friday 5 December
Year 8 Rainbows End trip

Saturday 6 December
Wānanga Rautaka, 9am-12pm, all welcome

Wednesday 10 December
Senior Sports Day

Thursday 11 December
Celebration in the Park, 4 – 6.30 pm

Friday 12 December
Arts and Sports Awards – Year 5-8

Monday 15 December
Cultural and RPS Awards Assembly
Year 8 Graduation Dinner

Thursday 18 December
Final day for 2025, final bell 12.30pm
Graduation Assembly

FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER – TEACHER ONLY DAY
SCHOOL CLOSED

HOUSE CHALLENGE – WEEK 6’S WINNER

Our winning house last week with the most points collected was Ururoa!

NIUE LANGAUGE WEEK CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATES

Ka pai te mahi tamariki ma.
The students below recieved a certificate at last weeks assembly.

HOWICK HISTORIC VILLAGE TRIP

POHUTUKAWA TEAM

The Pohutukawa team recently visited Howick Historical Village, where students traveled back in time to experience life in the late 1800s, including the Gold Rush period. They participated in a Victorian-style school lesson, discovering what education and discipline were like at that time. Tamariki explored traditional household items, such as hot water bottles, irons, kettles, and hatchets, and learned how people communicated before the age of phones and the internet – using codes, Morse, and Braille. It was an engaging, handson experience that made history come alive.

TOTARA TEAM

CENTRAL COUNTIES ATHLETICS

Our Athletics team had a busy day at Central Counties Athletics event last week. There were lots of students that pushed out of their comfort zone to try new events.

Check out these fantastic students who placed in their events:

Year 7 Girls:
Jasmine – 1st Shotput, 2nd Discus
Livian – 2nd High Jump
Adaeze – 3rd Shotput
Lupe – 3rd 1500m

Year 7 Boys:
 Aukitino – 1st 100m, 1st 200m, 1st 400m, 1st High Jump
Alhayzen – 1st Discus
Peni – 2nd Long Jump
Relay (Daniel, Peni, Kobe, Aukitino) – 2nd
KJ – 3rd 1500m
Tausinga – 3rd Discus

Year 8 Boys:
Isaiah – 1st 400m, 1st 800m
 Mafu – 2nd Long Jump
Mohammed – 3rd 1500m
Luke – 3rd Discus

Well done to everyone who competed!

INTER-ZONE TOUCH FINALS – YR 7/8 GIRLS

Our fantastic Year 7/8 Girls’ Touch team played in the Auckland Inter-Zone Touch finals last week. Finishing top two in their pool saw them qualify for the semi-finals. Unfortunately they were defeated by St Kentigerns. They bounced back in an intense third and fourth playoff against Murray’s Bay Intermediate – the game went to extra time and a drop off.
Ka pai girls! Third place in Auckland is an amazing achievement! Thank you to Mrs Savali and Moses for all your work in coaching and refereeing!

SUNNY MEMORIAL FOOTBALL GAMES

Our annual Sunny Memorial football day was held this week.  Sunny was an RPS student who loved football and sadly passed away. Each year we celebrate his passion with a memorial game against The Gardens School. It is a very special day for his family who attend.

This year four teams took the field. Our Year 5/6 Girls opened the day with an impressive 3–0 victory, while the Year 5/6 Boys battled hard in a close match, finishing 2–1 to The Gardens. The Year 7/8 Girls showed great determination but were edged out 2–0 by The Gardens. The event concluded with an exciting Year 7/8 Boys game, where our team secured a 4–3 win.

Well done to all the players, and thank you to our coaches and refs for making the day possible.

WATER SKILLS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN

ALFRISTON COLLEGE NEW LEARNER INTERVIEWS
WEDNESDAY 19 NOV, 2.50 – 6.30PM

Appointment details have been emailed out to whānau who have completed their Year 9 Alfriston College enrolments. If you have not received an email from Alfrisotn College, please email your query and childs name to j.roberts@alfristoncollege.school.nz.

Please note that if the learner and whānau don’t attend a Home School Partnership meeting that the learner won’t be enrolled at Alfriston College.

ATTENDANCE – EVERYDAY MATTERS

Last week, Randwick Park School’s regular attendance increased by 1% to 65% –  meaning 455 out of 700 tamariki attended school for more than 90% of the week. We need to keep building on this as we work towards our goal of every student attending school regularly, with no more than five days absent per term. Please continue to support us by ensuring your child/ren are at school every day.

Well done to Ururoa House, who had the highest attendance for the second week in a row with 68.5%. The challenge is now out there for the other houses to knock them off the top spot!

Well done to our Ururoa LEGO prize winners – Rachel (Room 15), Adi (Room 8), and Quelea (Room 9). We hope you enjoy your prizes! Another LEGO draw is coming up next week for the house with the highest regular attendance, so keep encouraging your tamariki to come to school each day for their chance to win. Who will be on top next week? Let’s find out!

BRING A BIKE & SCOOTER  LOCK TO SCHOOL

If tamariki ride scooters or bikes to school, please make sure they bring a lock to keep it safe during the day. Locking rides helps prevent them from being taken. Thanks for helping us keep our school community safe and responsible!

RANDWICK PARK SCHOOL POLICIES – HAVE YOUR SAY

Randwick Park School’s policies are hosted on a site called SchoolDocs. These policies are regularly reviewed, and this term’s focus is on the Health, Safety, and Welfare section. This includes the following policies:

• Bullying and Harassment
• Behaviour Management
• Searches, Surrender, and Retention of Property
• Minimising Physical Restraint
• Stand-down, Suspension, and Exclusion
• Staff Wellbeing and Safety
  

All members of the RPS community can give feedback on the policies being reviewed. You can choose to review just one or all of them. To access SchoolDocs:

• Username: randwickpark
• Password: rpscommunity

Well done to this week’s top three students who have completed the most lessons on Reading Eggs/ Reading Eggspress over the last week:

READING EGGS
1st: Ajay, Rm 25
2nd: Lance, Rm 11
3rd: Homayra, Rm 5

READING EGGSPRESS
1st: Gurshan, Rm 6
2nd: Sierra-Lino, Rm 18
3rd: Eldrich, Rm 17

Mrs Lindsay will call you over for a prize!

If you are unsure of your child/rens Reading Eggs/Eggspress login please see their class teacher or Mrs Lindsay our Learning Support Co-ordinator through the office.

HEADLICE

We are experiencing problems with headlice in a few of our classrooms. We ask that whānau please check and treat your tamariki. For more information, please visit: https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/head-lice