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Dear parents, caregivers and community,
As we reach the end of Term 1, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our students. It has been a fantastic term, filled with learning, achievements, and growth. We are incredibly proud of all our students for their efforts, and I encourage them to keep up their wonderful progress.
A special congratulations to our Athletics Team as they look forward to competing at the inter school event this coming Thursday. All the best!
As we head into the two-week break, which includes both Easter and ANZAC Day, I hope you enjoy this time with your children. It’s a great opportunity to relax, recharge, and spend quality time together. While we encourage rest, we also remind families of the importance of daily reading—keeping up this routine over the break will support your child’s learning journey.
I also extend a warm invitation to our weekly Coffee Mornings, run by our Youth and Children’s Worker, Ellen Williams. These are held each Wednesday at the start of the day straight after the bell. This is a wonderful chance for parents to connect, enjoy a cup of coffee, and just take a moment to chill!
Wishing you all a safe, happy, and restful holiday. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for Term 2.
Julie Hepburn
Principal
Red Beach School
ACROSS THE SCHOOL
Sweatshirts : We still have spares, in varing sizes if you are need of a Sweatshirt, gold coin donation appreciated.
All whānau are welcome to come along to share and discuss upcoming learning and events for Kapa Haka and our Māori students. We value your input, and we look forward to hearing your ideas as we plan for Matariki
Wheels Day is tomorrow! (Next Wednesday if it’s raining)
Your child can bring their bike, scooter, skateboard, roller skates or roller blades to school. Years 1-3 will be at morning tea and Years 4-6 at lunchtime. All bikes must be stored in the bike racks and all other wheels can be stored in Rooms 19 & 20. Your child must bring a named helmet and wear closed-in shoes.
Junior School Y 0/1
Year One have be combining their learning around Keeping Ourselves Safe with some learning in Maths around shapes. In the lesson - I am unique, He taonga ahau, they spoke about the importance of knowing their address and a phone number, so that they can communicate this to someone in an emergency or if they were to get lost. Some classes created houses using and naming shapes, as well as writing their house number on a letter box. They also learned a song - Walking Tall, that we sang at Year 1 Singing Assembly. The students drew themselves walking tall, proud of themselves and their strengths.
Year 2/3
Year 2 and 3 went on a trip to Red Beach Surf Club for our Education outside the classroom. We learnt about beach safety including- ‘Rory The Rip’ and found out that Calm Patches, Discoloured Water, Criss Cross Waves, and Debri were all signs of Rory! Swimming between the flags, and how to get help and who to call were all learnt. We had a tour around the Surf Club, jumped in an IRB and learnt about the lifeguard emergency kits. We built sandcastles, played octopus and did water safety games in the water. We had lots of fun learning about being safe around our beaches together.
Year 4-6 Athletics Day Success
On Wednesday 19th March our Year 4-6 students had an action-packed Athletics Day, showcasing their skills, determination, and team spirit. Throughout the day, students competed in a range of events, from sprints and relays, to high jump, long jump, and throwing events.
It was fantastic to see everyone giving their best effort, pushing themselves to improve their technique, and demonstrating perseverance in every challenge. Whether racing to the finish line or perfecting their jumps and throws, our students showed dedication and enthusiasm.
A huge congratulations to all participants for their hard work and sportsmanship. Thank you to our teachers, whānau, and supporters for making the day such a great success!
Our Year 4 & 5 tamariki have enjoyed our new Integrated English approach that the teachers have received 3 days of PD on this term. This has provided opportunities for all children to engage in exciting, rich texts in a whole class setting. Highlights have been learning new vocabulary such as entomologist and species, increasing our morphology knowledge by learning new prefixes and suffixes, and focusing on syntax by learning correct sentence structures. Here are our kids engaging in paired reading and a syntax lesson.
Year 6
Recently we walked down to Orewa Beach to enjoy a day learning how to surf along with participating in some team and individual beach games. The weather held out long enough that all of the students had a really fun day while enjoying success in the water. It was great to see children who had never surfed before be able to catch their first wave. Not only did they learn the ins and outs of surfing but they learned the benefits of taking a risk and persistence as well. Thanks to all the parents who helped allow the children to benefit from this day at the beach.
Link below for our uniform, to order visit: www.argyleonline.co.nz - find Red Bach School in the Upper North Island region schools.
For all sports enquiries, please email Julie Bluck - julie@redbeach.school.nz
Inter-school Cricket
On Thursday, the 13th of March, Red Beach School took three teams to play at the inter-school sports day held at Victor Eaves Park in Orewa.
It was the perfect day, with a bit of cloud cover to protect us while we played four games for the day. The teams showed great spirit, cheering each other on all throughout the day, as well as seeing some outstanding bowling from our RBS Aces team. The children trained hard to prepare for the day, and we are proud to say that all our teams placed third in their respective categories.
A huge thank you to our parent helpers, team managers, and drivers on the day; we couldn’t have participated without your support.
COMING UP NEXT TERM
Mini-ball/Basketball - Semester 1 continues until the end of term 2
Netball starts week 2
RBS Whole School Cross Country - Wednesday 14th May (save date Thurs 15th May)
Inter-school Football - Thursday 22nd May (save date Thurs 29th May)
Yr 5/6 Rippa Festival - Thursday 12th June (save date Tues 17th June)
Yr 1 Water Confidence Programme - Monday 26th – Thursday 29th May
Yr 2/3 Water Safety Programme - Tuesday 3rd June – Friday 13th June
Yr 4/5 Water Safety/Swim Skills Programme - Monday 16th June – Friday 27th June
INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS
Good luck to our 24 athletes who will be competing in the HBC Primary Schools Athletics Competition at Orewa College this Thursday.
RBS NETBALL
All teams have been finalised and the season starts in week 2 next term.
There are still a number of unpaid fees so please ensure these are paid before the end of this term. This can be done through KINDO. Remember that you will need to purchase the school sport shirt to wear for netball. These can also be ordered through KINDO.
Netball skirts will be issued to eligible students at the beginning of Term 2.
WATER SAFETY/WATER CONFIDENCE/SWIM SKILLS PROGRAMME
We are excited to be able to offer a Water Safety, Water Confidence & Swim Skills Programme to our Year 1 – 5 Tamariki in Term 2.
Yr 1 Water Confidence Programme Term 2
Week 5 (Monday 26th – Thursday 29th May) - rooms 4, 5, 6
Year 1 students will be able to attend a water confidence programme at Northern Arena. A form for each class is now available on HERO outlining the programmes' details.
The budget for this is $56 (Covers instruction - 4 x 30 minute sessions and bus fares).
Yr 2/3 Water Safety Programme Term 2
Weeks 6 & 7 (Tuesday 3rd June – Friday 13th June) - rooms 1, 13, 14, 26, 29, 30
Year 2/3 students will be able to attend a water safety/swimming programme at Northern Arena. A form for each class is now available on HERO outlining the programmes' details.
The budget for this is $125 (Covers instruction - 9 x 30 minute sessions and bus fares).
Yr 4/5 Water Safety/Swim Skills Programme Term 2
Weeks 8 & 9 (Monday 16th June – Friday 27th June) - rooms 15, 16, 17, 18, 24
Year 3/4 students will be able to attend a water safety/swim skills programme at Northern Arena. A form for each class is now available on HERO outlining the programmes' details.
The budget for this is $125 (Covers instruction - 9 x 30 minute sessions and bus fares).
We would appreciate your contribution from now on. If we are not able to meet the total budgeted figure for swimming, then we will not be able to proceed as planned.
Payment can be made via one of the following options:
- Through your KINDO account, or by transfer to the school bank account:
#12 3107 0083794 00 Please put ‘swim’ & your child’s full name as reference - Eftpos at the school office
- You are welcome to pay this in instalments
MORE Info:
Years 1 - 5 Water Safety/Water Confidence Programmes held at Northern Arena:
Northern Arena holds a pivotal role of ensuring safety and providing key life skills to children in the community. Northern Arena’s award winning learn to swim school focuses on changing and saving lives in and around water with learn to swim and water safety programmes.
The programme that your child will be able to participate in at Northern Arena will be held in term two. Below is an outline of what will be provided:
The Schools Learn to Swim program teaches children from years 1-9 to be more comfortable and safer in the water.
The program:
- Provides individual student assessments at the beginning and end of the programme
- Caters swimming lessons for all levels and abilities.
- Teaches students to swim and survive by learning correct stroke technique and swim fitness.
Alongside the schools learn to swim program is an extremely important and comprehensive, practical boat and water safety module. The Northern Arena School Water Safety and Boat Safety Programme enhances confidence in the water and teaches students key boat and water safety skills with all equipment provided. Key survival skills include:
- Floating(Heat Escape Lessening Posture)
- Treading Water (in calm and moving water)
- Swimming to safety
- Submersion and searching
- Unaided entry and exits
- Life jacket education, skills and practices including ‘HELP’
- Boat education, skills and practices
- Boat practices in life jackets
SPORTS UNIFORM
The Red Beach School unisex sports uniform is available for purchase through the school. Our RBS sports shirts are $40 and the sports shorts are $22. The sports shirt is compulsory for students involved in a Red Beach School sports team however, the sports shorts are optional. Both items are available through KINDO.
YUMMY STICKERS
Keep on chomping and collecting those stickers then return your completed sheets to the school office. Remember, the more Yummy Fruit you eat, the more free sports gear we receive for the school! - forms below.
School Holiday Padel Programme
Join us this school holiday for an exciting padel programme designed specifically for children by our experienced coach!
Programme Details:
- 4 days of coaching (2:30pm-4:30pm)
- Indoor court location in Browns Bay
- Limited to just 5 spots
Padel is a rapidly growing sport worldwide that combines elements of tennis and squash. Originating in South America in the 1970s, this is the first programme of its kind for children in Auckland.
Watch our coach in action on the court via this link: https://drive.google.com/file/
