Friday 9 December we farewelled Charlie P who had been with us for a couple of weeks while he escaped from Kaikoura and its devastation.  Charlie had a fantastic time at Rapaura School and made many new friends in such a short time.  Charlie S and brother Will S had a great idea for the […]

The Y7/8 students organised 7 different Christmas activities for the children of Rapaura School.  Rotations were 2 x Christmas decorations, decorating Christmas biscuits, follow the Christmas Star (Orienteering), team building, and pool games.  See images of some of the students at the different rotations.  A well organised and planned day.  A great way to finish off […]

Wednesday 7 December the Y8 students, families and staff gathered at the Argosy, Blenheim, to celebrate and recognise the Y8 students of the school.   The night was a huge success with a trip on the Argosy, yummy food, entertainment by our students, the sharing of stories of the students and chocolate brownie for dessert.  A […]

Every school was asked to send Christmas decorations along to decorate a tree.  The Soper Room took charge and created some decorations from some old CD’s.  Thanks Maz for sending photos through.

6 teams, 46 children, represented Rapaura School on 28 November at the inter-school football tournament.  Students from Y2 – 6 were sent along.  I managed to capture a few teams as they shared their skills and talents.  One of the main skills of the day was to build resilience and adapt their attitudes with the best […]

Danielle, Coco and I attended the very historic event of 2016 Armistice Day and the unveiling of the Marlborough Memorial Wall.  The event was attended by past solider, families, people of the community and boys and girls. Last year the  school raised money as part of the History Inquiry they learnt about.  The money raised was put […]