Tuesday 4 November, 2025

Tuesday 4 November 2025     Rātu te ra wha 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

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

Thursday 6 November
Kowhai Team at Massey Park Pool

Monday 10 – Thursday 20 November
Totara Team start swimming

Tuesday 11 November
Pohutukawa Team to Howick Historical Village – Rooms 10, 11 & 31
Year 7/8 Interschool Athletics

Wednesday 12 November
– Pohutukawa Bake Sale at morning tea – Fundraising for our 2026 Camp
– Totara Team trip to Howick Historic Village

Friday 14 November
Pohutukawa Team to Howick Historic Village – Rooms 26, 27 & 32
Whole school assembly – Rooms 10 & 14

Friday 21 November
Teacher only day – school closed

Monday 24 November- Friday 5 December
Rimu Team start swimming

Friday 5 December
Year 8 Rainbows End trip

Thursday 18 December
Final day for 2025

DIWALI CELEBRATIONS

Last Friday, Randwick Park School celebrated Diwali. Our kura was bright and filled with colour, with tamariki and staff wearing cultural dress. It was a wonderful opportunity not only to acknowledge Diwali, but also to celebrate the rich diversity within our school community.

A huge thank you to our team of teachers who organised events over the week including our fantastic Bollywood performances at the Friday assembly.  The talent and enthusiasm on display were very special, well done to everyone involved!

ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATES

Tau kē tamariki ma. Well done to the students below who received a certificate at last weeks assembly.

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.

Light refreshments will be available.

HOUSE CHALLENGE – WEEK 4’S WINNER

Our winning house last week with the most points collected was Mana

ATTENDANCE – EVERYDAY MATTERS

Last week 67% of our tamariki were at school for more than 80% of the time, a fantastic 10% increase from the previous week. Ka rawe, whānau! While this is a positive step, we are still working toward our goal of every student attending school regularly (no more than five days absent per term). Your support is essential, please help us by ensuring your child/ren are at school each day.

A huge shout-out to the Kotahitanga House for achieving the highest regular attendance last week! Mana House followed closely, with Te Hiringa not far behind.

Congratulations to our LEGO prize winners from Kotahitanga – Hayley (Room 1), Ryaan (Room 10), and Katalina (Room 15)! We hope you enjoy your prizes. There will be another draw next week for the house with the highest attendance, so keep showing up every day for your chance to win!

LOCKDOWN PRACTICE

At 1:35pm yesterday, Randwick Park School carried out a playground lockdown practice. We hold these drills regularly to ensure all tamariki and staff are confident and prepared in the event we ever need to go into lockdown to keep everyone safe.

Our students and staff did an outstanding job, within seconds of the bell ringing everyone had gone to the closest room and got down and quiet in the center of the room away from the windows. Once the practice was over, we assembled on the field (our evacuation point) and completed roll checks to ensure all students and staff were accounted for. This part of the drill also went incredibly smoothly.

Wade Harrison from Harrison Tew, who supported us during the practice, was very impressed and commented that the drill was carried out perfectly. Ka pai, everyone!

RANDWICK PARK SCHOOL CHESS COMPETITION – A BATTLE OF BRILLIANT MINDS

Last week, our school was buzzing with excitement as 42 clever competitors faced off in the Randwick Park School Chess Competition! Strategy, patience, and quick thinking were on full display as students moved their pieces with precision and confidence, each aiming for a checkmate victory.

After many intense matches, we’re proud to announce our champions:

Ka pai to all our participants for showing great focus, sportsmanship, and perseverance. You’ve proven that at Randwick Park School, we’re not just thinkers — we’re strategists! 

MEASLES

There are reported cases of measles in Auckland. The first symptoms of measles are similar to other respiratory illnesses, such as a cold, COVID-19 or flu which means it can be hard to identify.

Symptoms of measles are:

• fever (a temperature of at least 38°C)
• cough
• runny nose
• sore, red eyes
• rash

The rash develops 3 to 5 days after the other symptoms. The rash appears as pink or red spots or bumps which start on the face before moving down the rest of the body. The rash may be more difficult to see on darker skin. The rash is not usually itchy. It can last for a week or more.

Keep students home from school if they have any measles symptoms, and ring the doctor, or call Healthline for FREE on 0800 611 116.  

Also, check all whānau are immunised, and encourage them to catch up if they are not fully immunised or not sure: info.health.nz/measles-immunity.

INTERSCHOOL TOUCH TOURNAMENT

On Friday 24 October, some of our Year 5 and 6 students took part in an interschool Touch Tournament. The Year 5 team played extremely well, finishing an impressive 2nd place overall! The Year 6 team also put in a strong performance against tough competition, earning a well-deserved 4th place.
Congratulations to all players for their effort and enthusiasm, you represented our school with pride!

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:  James Dean, R13
2nd: Tafia, R3
3rd: Julia, R5

READING EGGSPRESS
1st: Marylynn, R27
2nd: Tafito, R19
3rd: Shreya, R19

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