Tuesday 5 August 2025

Tuesday 5th August 2025     Rātu rima o Hereturikōkā

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
COOK ISLANDS MĀORI LANGUAGE WEEK

Wednesday 6 August
Kids Sing Choir Competition
6.30pm
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Parnell

Thursday 7 August
Year 7/8 Book Battle
Greenmedows Intermediate

Friday 8 August
Whole School Assembly
Rooms 9 & 23 Hosting
All whānau are welcome to attend

Year 7/8 Counties Cross Country

Monday 11 August
Year 7/8 Rugby League

Tuesday 12 August – Thursday 14 August
Te Hui Ako
A meeting to share learning
2pm finish for Tuesday 12 August & Wednesday 13 August

Tuesday 12 August
Year 5-8  Rehu Tai (speech) Finals
RPS School Hall
9am-10.40am
all whānau welcome to attend

Wednesday 13 August
Manurewa Mathex Competition
Manurewa Intermediate

Friday 15 August
Mid Term Break
School Closed

Manurewa Rehu Tai (speech) Finals
Reremoana School
Year 5/6 9am-10.40am
Year 7/8 12pm-3pm
all whānau welcome to attend

Monday 18 August
Staff Development Day
School Closed
No tamariki on site

Year 5/6 Interschool Cross Country
Reremoana School

GROWING AND LEARNING TOGETHER

At Randwick Park School, our motto is Growing and Learning Together to Be the Best We Can Be. This applies not only to students but also to our staff. Last week, our kaiako were taught how to make an ei katu, a traditional Cook Islands headband. A big thank you to Miss Tangaroa for sharing some of her culture with us.

YEAR 5/6 NETBALL

Well done to our Year 5&6 netball teams who competed in an interschool tournament yesterday. Our girls’ team won 3 of their 5 games and our boys’ team placed second overall! 

YEAR 5/6 FOOTBALL

Our Year 5/6 girls football team had an outstanding tournament last Wednesday, finishing in 2nd place out of 19 teams. They won all their pool games with great skill and determination, followed by a strong 2-0 victory in the semi-finals. The team showed incredible teamwork and sportsmanship, only narrowly missing out on winning the  grand final.
Well done to all the girls for their fantastic effort and achievement!
Huge thank you to Mr Ratnesh and Rebecca Rhodes for coaching their team

YEAR 7/8 GIRLS COUNTIES ZONE NETBALL

Well done to our Year 7 girls netball team who placed second at the Counties Zone Finals on Friday. They played well during pool play and the semifinal, before going down 9-5 to Clendon Park in the final. Their second placing has qualified them for the Auckland Inter-Zone finals! Great effort girls!

Our Year 8 girls’ team also played some good netball during the tournament, placing third. Thank you to Mrs Savali and Mr Lologa for your amazing coaching! 

MYSTICS MEET AND TRAIN WITH OUR AIMS NETBALL TEAM

We were thrilled to welcome Mystics players Katie Te Ao and Catherine Hall for a special training session with our AIMS netball team. The players shared their skills and insights. It was an unforgettable experience for our budding athletes!

POHUTUKAWA TEAM ASSEMBLY

At our recent Pohutukawa team assembly, we celebrated some of the outstanding efforts and achievements of our Year 5/6 students so far this term. This includes Rippa Rugby, Girls Football and Duffy Caught Being Good – which recognises students who consistently demonstrate kindness, respect and responsibility.

Congratulations to these students!

SCHOOL LUNCHES FOR THIS WEEK

KEEPING OUR TAMARIKI SAFE

At Randwick Park School, the safety of our tamariki is our top priority – before, during, and after school. We’ve noticed an increase of whānau parking on yellow lines, particularly at the end of the school day. This creates a serious safety risk for our students.

Please remember:
You must not stop, wait, or park on yellow lines
Vehicles must not park within one metre of a driveway.

To help keep everyone safe, staff have been asked by the police to take photos of cars and licence plates that are parked illegally. We ask that you do not get upset about this, they are simply doing their job to protect our students.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school community safe.

SCHOOL CLOSED
 FRIDAY 15 AUGUST AND MONDAY 18 AUGUST

Just a reminder that Randwick Park School will be closed on Friday, 15th August, for a mid-term break, and on Monday 18th August, for a teacher-only day. We hope everyone enjoys the break, we look forward to seeing our tamariki back at school on Tuesday, 19th August!

2025 BOARD ELECTIONS

A reminder that nominations for our school board close at noon Wednesday, 6th August. More information about what is involved in being a Board member is available on www.schoolboardelections.org.nz/ or please feel free to make an appointment through our office to meet with Miss Bleakley, our Acting Principal.

DROPPING AND COLLECTING YOUR TAMARIKI/CHILDREN

When dropping your tamariki off in the morning please use our yellow coned drop-off area. This is for the safety of you and your tamariki. If you would like to walk your child/ren to class, please park out on the road, avoiding the yellow lines/ residential driveways.

Our school gates close at 2pm. Only parents/whānau who have a parking permit are permitted through the gates, as we have limited parking spaces.

If you have any questions, please contact our school office on 09 267 0112 or 0800438777,  or email rpoffice@randwickpark.school.nz. Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation in keeping our tamariki safe.