Well done to Olive, Frankie, Maylei and Lani from Room 16, our amazing road patrollers who designed and created this year’s banner for the End-of-Year Road Patrol Celebration 2025. Their message is clear and powerful: “Keeping people safe is how we save lives!” Every day, our road patrollers are out on duty, helping to slow … Read more
Thank you everyone for supporting all of the events we have held this year. We have really enjoyed our role as Student Councillors. Seeing how popular the pickleball court has been, the money raised for Gumboot Friday, the talent on show in “PBS Has Got Talent” and the cool outfits kids wore on Whānau Fun … Read more
Our School Road Patrollers continue to exemplify our CREST values in everything they do from showing up on time and reading driver behaviour, to working together and taking responsibility for the safety of others. They really are everyday leaders at PBS. Yesterday, our team proudly represented our school at the annual Road Patrol Parade and … Read more
The children and staff of the Ngaru Syndicate made a truly meaningful impact last week. After weeks of preparation, they proudly sold a wonderful range of handmade products at their very own Christmas Market, from sweet treats and jewellery to bookmarks and festive decorations. The event had a cheerful, inviting Christmas vibe, and our Year … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora PBS Whānau This is our second to last newsletter for 2025; wow, where did those four school terms go? The children and staff of the Ngaru Syndicate made a truly meaningful impact last week. After weeks of preparation, they proudly sold a wonderful range of … Read more
“Together we are lifelong CREST learners” Principal’s Message Kia ora PBS Whānau It was great to see so many PBS parents at NZ Psychologist Kathryn Berkett’s free education evening on “Raising Resilient Children” last week. I found her information on “red brain / green brain” and tolerable stress incredibly insightful. For those unable to attend, … Read more
Congratulations to all who participated in the KIWI Spelling Bee Competition this year. We were delighted to receive the news that Devin Direen (Merit), Pranav Nayanar (Merit) and Carter Harris (Excellence) all achieved such success!
Pranav Nayanar took out the Senior Speech Cup last week with his stunning speech on the life of Nelson Mandela. The judges were unanimous in their decision to award Pranav; a sign of his excellence in this academic pursuit. Ka Rawe!
