Principal’s Message Kia Ōrāna kōtou! This week’s greeting comes from the Cook Islands. At PBS we have 13 students with proud Cook Island heritage. Cook Island Māori is similar in … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia ora and welcome to Term 4! We have 9 weeks jam-packed with learning, trips, sporting opportunities and fun. Let’s hope for some consistently great weather too. The … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou I live with anxiety and am not embarrassed to tell you that. This week is Mental Health Awareness week and I share my own personal … Read more
Principal’s Message Geia pós eísai (ϒεια πώς είσαι) Today’s greeting acknowledges the small but wonderful group of students with Greek heritage at PBS. This Greek greeting “Geia pós eísai” is … Read more
Principal’s Message Kia ora whānau Te wiki o te reo Māori tenei! 21% akonga Māori i roto i te kura Tātahi o Paraparaumu. The percentage of PBS students with Māori … Read more
Principal’s Message Dia dhuit Today’s greeting acknowledges the 23 PBS kids with Irish heritage. This Irish Gaelic greeting “Dia dhuit” is roughly pronounced JEE-uh ghwitch. Give it a try – … Read more
Principal’s Message Gidday You’ll all recognise this week’s greeting from across the Tasman Sea. PBS has 7 kids from Australia or with Aussie heritage. I suppose I have a little … Read more
Principal’s Message Kon’nichiwa, genkidesuka? I’ve chosen a greeting from Japan this week as PBS has seven students with Japanese heritage. I traveled to Japan about 5 years ago and found … Read more
