Today we had a great day whereby we introduced the concept of running a business, product lines, consumers, employees and employers. All students were employed as employees and carried out the duty of making a product to on-sell.  They were rewarded with Rapaura Rupee for their hours of work.  After lunch they were able to […]

Another great community day for us as we travelled to Whites Bay with the whole school and a great group of parents.  The students chose rock pools, playing in the sand, boogie boarding, swimming, cricket, rock climbing and laughter. A huge thanks to the staff for their continued support and energy they give to organising […]

What an important day we had at the Stadium,  ensuring our Y4-8 students have knowledge of what to do in the water if their safety is ever at risk.  There were many skills practiced; putting on a life jacket in the water, swim 200m (a NZ goal is for all 10yr olds to be able […]

A big welcome back to you all and the new families to our school.  We have had a great start with lots of smiles and chats about the holiday break and more.  Everyone seems very settled in their new classrooms which is lovely to see.  I really enjoy this time of the year especially seeing […]

2019 we entered teams into Friday night volleyball competition held at The Stadium. This is the first year for a long time we’ve entered teams so we were very proud to see the Y5/6 and Y7/8 team come out as winners of their grade. A big thanks to Danielle for the coaching and the parents […]

Congratulations to the Rapaura School ‘Lion’s’ Touch Rugby team for making the finals.  We are so proud of you all.   Making the finals is a great feat and you should be very proud of yourselves. A big shout out to Rhys G who coached and supported the team. Thanks to the parents for the […]