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We are well into our planning for 2025 with Class placement consideration forms having been shared with you last week . Please note we are unable to accept any late forms - the cut off date is 9am Monday 11th November.
If you are moving out of the area at the end of this year, we would really appreciate hearing from you - please email office@redbeach.school.nz
As you may be aware the New Zealand Curriculum has been refreshed and the new core learning areas will be implemented from 2025.
One of the biggest changes is the move away from Curriculum Levels covering approximately 2 years of learning (i.e Level 1 mapped to most learners in Year 0/1 and 2, Level 2 to Year 3 and 4 etc) to the new Curriculum Phases of learning.
Phase 1 covers learning that most students should have achieved by the end of Year 3 and Phase 2 by the end of Year 6 (with Phase 3 being achieved by the end of Year 8).
In light of the impact that this will have on teaching and learning, particularly in the middle school at Years 3 and 4, many schools are restructuring how their classes are organised.
At Red Beach School we will be organising classes in the following year group teams:
Year 0/1
Year 2/3
Year 4/5
Year 6
This change has been made with much considered thought and we are aware that it will affect some school events such as the Y3/4 sleepover etc. Teams will be working hard in 2025 to ensure that all of our students continue to have engaging and authentic curricular and extra-curricular learning and experiences. Teams will communicate more with you next year.
Plants for sale - later this month you will have the opportunity to purchase plants grown in our tunnel house. There will be a range of plants on sale including: tomatoes, corn, beans and ornamental plants. Watch this space!
Julie Hepburn
Principal
Red Beach School
ACROSS THE SCHOOL
Walking School Bus
If you are keen to learn more about how a Walking School Bus works and/or you are keen to set up a walking school bus in your area, please join representatives from Auckland Transport in the staffroom on Tuesday 5th November at 2.30pm for more information. If you are unable to make the meeting but would still like more information please contact our go-to parent - Sarah Delaney sarah@avenuehair.co.nz or our Travelwise lead-teacher, Ms. Hedstrom annah@redbeach.school.nz
Halloween-themed Wheels Day
It was amazing to see all the children with their decorated wheels last Thursday. They had a blast scootering, biking and skating around the court. Well done everyone! Thank you to our Travelwise leaders who helped lead & organise this fun event.
Pasifika Language Weeks
Well done to Amelia Hazelman and Locky Hipa who have hosted a Pacific Language Week.
Amelia inspired us by teaching a ‘word of the day’ in Fijian as well as sharing many beautiful crafts and sulu from her culture.
Locky with the support of family, celebrated Niuean Language Week by hosting a workshop making kahoa lole or lolly necklaces. The children who attended learned about occasions when you might gift kahoa and the tradition of giving your first one away.
TEAM NEWS - JUNIOR SCHOOL
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The Year 0 and 1 children have been participating in touch rugby every Wednesday for the last 3 weeks. It was run by Sarah from Kelly Sports who was encouraging and energetic with our tamariki setting them up for success. Through fun games and group skills the children learnt different running elements such as dodging, scoring tries, restarting after a tag and defending. We then had a fun game where they put their new skills to the test in a friendly match. |
Room 30
    In Room 30 the children have used the ‘Technology Design Process’ to help different Fairy Tale characters solve their problems. For the Three Little Pigs the children designed a house that could withstand the effects of different wind speeds and for the Three Billy Goats Gruff the children had to design a boat/raft to help the Billy Goats cross the stream. For Little Red Riding Hood they had to create a basket to take to Grandma and for Goldilocks they created a ‘just right’ bed. The children did a great job at reflecting on their design and making relevant changes when necessary. Room 2
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Year 3/4 MIDDLE SCHOOL
In Year 3 and 4 we have been learning to follow the technology process to plan, create, test and evaluate a design that helps solve a specific problem.
On our visit to the zoo last term we learnt about what enrichment is and how the zoo uses enrichment to keep their animals happy, healthy and to promote natural behaviours in their enclosures they would normally display in the wild. We used this learning to put our creativity to the test.
The children were challenged to create synthetic Kōwhai flowers to be placed around the garden to invite Tui into our garden and encourage them to display natural behaviours while our young Kōwhai tree is still growing.
The children learnt to work collaboratively, discuss ideas, critically think about their design and evaluate the effectiveness of their material choices. It was great to listen to the discussions where they were debating, negotiating and compromising during the design process.
The children excitedly reflected on their failures and success and were super proud of their flowers.
Year ⅚ SENIOR SCHOOL
Whangaparāoa Mathex
13 of our Year 5/6 students represented RBS at Whangaparāoa College on Friday. They all worked well as teams and competed admirably with one team finishing 4th in a field of 16. Thanks to Greg and Neicia for providing transport too.
Algebra
The year 5/6 students have enjoyed hands-on learning this term as we unpack algebra at this level. Classes have created growing patterns with two or more variables and are challenged to find the rule. A lot of fun was had in Rooms 17 & 18 making these pyramids and unpacking the algebra expressions to predict the next size pyramid.
Athletics
Our team has been learning the skills of Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, High Jump, and Sprints in preparation for our Team Athletics Day, to be held on Wednesday the 6th of November. Students have shown perseverance and determination to give each sport their best. We eagerly await the chance to put our skills to the test next week.
MOTUORA TEAM
On Friday 25 October Motuora went to Wainui School for their agricultural day. It was fantastic! There was lots to do. We browsed market stalls selling plants, jewellery and arts and crafts. There were games to play, like duck fishing and throwing a ball at cans. We got to enjoy yummy food, such as candy floss, sausage sizzle and popcorn. There were even lots of farm animals to pat. The lambs, calves and ponies were so cute. Everyone managed themselves really well considering it was crowded and loud. It was a long day and everyone was very tired but happy by the end of it. What a great day out!
UNIFORM
Link below for our uniform, to order visit: www.argyleonline.co.nz - find Red Bach School in the Upper North Island region schools.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER
Please don't park in our Staff Carpark. We need these parks to be available for staff. We have many itinerate and special needs staff who come and go throughout the day transporting resources and sometimes students.
If you need to collect an unwell child, you are most welcome to come down close to the office for pick up.
Thank you for your understanding.
For all sports enquiries, please email Julie Bluck - julie@redbeach.school.nz
COMING UP THIS TERM
YR 5/6 TAG FESTIVAL
Good luck to our four teams who will be taking part in the HBC Primary Schools TAG Festival at the Raiders Club Grounds, Stanmore Bay, next Thursday 14th November.
INTER-SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Towards the end of last term, some of our Year 5 and 6 students competed in the Interschool Cross Country event at Shakespear Park. We competed against 15 other schools from across our district. It was a fantastic day with a mix of sunshine and the odd thundershower, making for an exciting challenge on a tough course.
Our tamariki put in an amazing effort, showing real manawanui (perseverance) as they tackled the demanding route. It was inspiring to see the level of community, with students cheering each other on and providing encouragement throughout the event.
A huge thank you to the parents who helped with transport- we really appreciate your help! We’re extremely proud of all the students for their mahi nui (hard work) and determination.
Special congratulations go to Sadie Taylor, Riley Barnes, and Harvey White, who each came third in their respective races—an outstanding achievement!
Our Year 5 and 6 girls’ relay teams also sped their way into third place in their races. Well done to Amelie Cummings, Esther Farmer and Sarah Trafford in Year 5 and Mila White, Sydney Schiltknecht and Eva Wilkins in Year 6.
Once again, well done to everyone who took part in this yearly event, and we look forward to seeing the same level of enthusiasm and teamwork next year!
SILVERDALE TOUCH RUGBY
Our Term 4 touch module got off to a great start last week at Silverdale Rugby Club with schools from all over the district coming together to demonstrate their skills.
Well done to our Year 1 boys team who showed some pretty fancy footwork for their first time on the field and managed to win against Silverdale.
The Year 3-4 team were incredible up against Orewa Primary School coming away with a 7-1 win and some very strong plays.
Our Year 5-6 boys team had a tough game versus Dairy Flat School but showed great perseverance chasing down every try and ending strong.
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.
