Kia ora e te Whānau, Nau mai haere mai, welcome back to Term Four at Rāroa.

Tickets are on sale for the event of the year - don't leave it to the last minute to get sorted.

What's coming up at Rāroa . . .

At this time of the year we are in full swing organizing teachers for 2024. A full breakdown of teachers for 2024 will come out in the next Rāroan. However, a few changes and announcements can be communicated now.

Electives Week is a much anticipated end-of-year tradition and celebration of success, as well as a great way to conclude the year. It is designed to give our students opportunities that they may not normally receive. The programme will develop a broad range of lifelong interests that contribute to their health and wellbeing, strengthen their social and community connections and provide intellectual stimulation, enjoyment and fulfilment. On offer are a huge range of experiences which change from year to year depending on student interests and teacher strengths.

A great opportunity for whanaungatanga and partnership within our school community.

Just a gentle reminder that all school and sports trips need to be paid for this term.

In the Whakaute science fair, we were challenged to think like a scientist and create a science board.

While we remain focussed on Term 4’s engaging learning programmes and exciting opportunities, we have also begun our process of looking ahead to 2024.

It's that term, the one where we have to get back the library books from our Year 8's but try to make sure our Year 7's keep reading as much as they can.

Raising Body Confident Kids in the Digital Age – An event for parents, teachers and coaches.

Issue 7 of Book Club for 2023 is OUT NOW at Rāroa.

Our school is committed to delivering health and physical education programmes that apply best practice, comply with relevant guidelines and legislation, and are appropriate for our school community. We support the positive and holistic development and health of our students.

Online EFTPOS now available

“Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day." ~ Matthew Walker

This year, approximately 100 Year 7 & 8 students have been incorporating the Otago Maths Problem-Solving Challenges into their learning experiences, in order to further develop their maths problem-solving skills.

Last term, some of our students chose to take part in the annual Kiwi English, Mathematics and Science competitions run by New Zealand Centre for Assessment and Monitoring.