Tuesday 28 October, 2025

Tuesday 28 October 2025     Rātu rua tekau ma waru o Whiringa-ā-nuku

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

Tuesday 28 – Friday 31 October
Celebrating Diwali

Thursday 30 October
Disco to raise money for Counties Manukau Games

Friday 31 October
Cultural Dress Day
Diwali Assembly, hosted by our Bollywood group
2pm, all whānau welcome

Monday 3 November
Year 5-6 interschool Athletics

Wednesday 5 – Friday 7 November
Counties Manukau games at Bruce Pulman Park 
Netball, Volleyball, and Touch

Wednesday 5 November
Consultation Hui – 6 pm, all welcome

Friday 21 November
Teacher only day – school closed

CELEBRATING DIWALI at RPS

On Friday 31 October students are able to wear their cultural dress to school.
Everyone is welcome to our Diwali Assembly, 2pm in our school hall.

POHUTUKAWA ATHLETICS DAY

Well done to all our tamariki who took part in our Year 5/6 Athletics Day. Below are the top three places for each event. Thank you to whānau who came to support us on the day.

CONSULTATION HUI

Whānau are invited to a hui on Wednesday, 5 November at 6 pm in the staffroom.
The purpose of this hui is to gather whānau voice and aspirations for our Māori tamariki, and to discuss ways our community would like Randwick Park School to continue supporting Māori learners at our kura.

We look forward to connecting with as many whānau as possible and hearing your ideas.

HOUSE CHALLENGE – WEEK 3’S WINNER

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

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Last week at Randwick Park School, only 57% of our tamariki attended school for over 80% of the week. This means that just under half of our students had one or more days off.
Our goal is for all students to attend school regularly — which is five or less days off per term. Please support us in achieving this by sending your child/ren to school every day this week.

A big well done to the Mana House, who had the highest regular attendance last week! It was a very close race, with Kotahitangi and Te Hiringa less than one percent behind. Come on, Ururoa — you can do it!

Congratulations to Shaniya (Room 12), Kartikey (Room 16), and Sapphire (Room 10) from Mana, who won the random LEGO prize draw. Enjoy your prizes!  There will be another draw next week for the house with the highest attendance — keep coming to school every day for your chance to win!

LOCKDOWN PRACTICE – MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER

As part of keeping our school safe, we need to be prepared to respond quickly and calmly to a range of emergency situations. On Monday 3 November, Randwick Park School will be holding a lockdown practice.

We work alongside an independent company called Harrison Tew®, who specialise in emergency management planning for schools. They will work with our senior leaders, staff, and students on how to respond safely during an emergency. Tamariki will be reminded that in a lockdown, they need to get down and quiet in the middle of the nearest room.

During the practice, you will receive a notification from the school, so please ensure your emergency contact details are up to date. If they are not, please contact our school office. The message will state that this is only an exercise and will explain that any updates will be shared on the school website and through Hero.

In the unlikely event of a real emergency, please do not come to the school or call, as we will be focused on keeping everyone safe. Coming on site can make it more difficult for staff and emergency services to manage the situation. Please trust that your child/ren will be well cared for by our staff.

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: Ayat, Rm 6
2nd: Kyson, Rm 6
3rd: Kiana-Lee, Rm 6

READING EGGSPRESS
1st: Eldrich, Rm  17
2nd: Kihana, Rm 16
3rd: Shreya, Rm 19

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.

OUR GARDENS

Thank you to everyone who supported our Earth Day mufti days by dressing up and donating a gold coin. The proceeds have allowed us to buy a set of sturdy compost bins which we are putting to good use.

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