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 […]

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 […]