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 […]

A memorable evening was held as we farewelled our 18 Y8 students at Vines Village.  Each year we farewell our young leaders with a special dinner.  Memories in the form of stories and photos, were shared and the real treat was when the group sang a song they had prepared with Anna, ‘Dream Weaver.’ We […]

How lucky am I to get to attend three camps with three different classes in three weeks! Week 1: Mistletoe Bay Y7/8 camp was at Mistletoe Bay and was spectacular in so many ways.  It captured the many treats of the Marlborough Sounds and Trish the classroom teacher, sure knows how to add so many […]

A wonderful day was had where the schools of the Wairau Cluster; Tua Marina, Spring Creek, Grovetown, Mayfield, Blenheim and Rapaura came together to participate in Tabloid Sports.  A big thanks to Grovetown for organising, the staff supporting the day and the parents for transporting.  It is great to see the enjoyment and the friends […]

A huge congratulations to all the students and staff of Rapaura School for an amazing exhibit of Kapa Haka.   The students have been practising hard and it truly showed throughout the performance.  A huge thank you to Kuia Merehira for all the wonderful support and encouragement she has given to our students and staff. […]

What an event it was!  Smiles, mud, and success as the 30 Rapaura students confidently competed and gave all to come home with the trophy.  The Seddon School team kindly identified that the event required recognition of the primary grades and the Y7/8 grades which resulted in Rapaura winning the primary grade and second overall. […]

We had a very successful and exciting morning as we unveiled our new school mural.  Paura M started the event welcoming the dawn/day, blessing the mural and welcoming the school community.  I shared how a visual was something I had been working on for a couple of years. The journey started from a wero (challenge) […]