Today our school came together to celebrate and remember those of the past and Marlborough’s first Anzac service. We are always proud to be asked by the Marlborough RSA to host a service for the children and community. Chris Bamber, President of RSA, helped to organise this special occasion and we thank her for that. […]
Jellyman Room’s visit to Media Works, Marlborough
On Monday the Jellyman Room went to Media Works to see how More FM operates. On the way they stopped off at Pollard Park for some kai and a play. I managed to capture some of the student’s reflections from the trip: Sofia enjoyed the room where they played music. Violet liked it when Tash asked […]
Y6 Leadership camp – Pine Valley 2018
What an incredible group of young leaders we have in Marlborough! 50 Y6 students from Tua Marina, Spring Creek, Grovetown, Mayfield, Blenheim and Rapaura School’s joined together Wednesday afternoon to start their 2 day Leadership Camp. The collaboration and co-operation from all students was invaluable as we watched all students grow over such a short time. […]
Farewell Shirley:)
Today we farewell our kind and caring Office Administrator after ten years of employment at Rapaura School. Shirley and partner are off, heading overseas to discover and participate in the many events that we often talk about. We wish them all the very best and we thank Shirley for the many hours she has given […]
Water Safety Day 2018
All Y4-8 students participated in an invaluable water safety day at Stadium 2000. The skills taught were based on the importance of life jackets, correct entry into the water, ropes and retrieval, treading water while removing excess clothing, snorkelling and swimming. The Stadium staff are very skilled and we thank them for the well organised […]
Seven’s tournament
I managed to sneak down for a short time to catch up with the Y5/6 and Y7/8 Seven’s rugby team at Landsdowne Park. There was some great skills displayed and great sportsmanship. Unfortunately, I was pulled away for a short time as we had slight hiccup and I was required to be at Wairau A&E! […]
Sportathlon 2018
A huge congratulations to Danielle and the parents of the FORS committee for the well organised Sportathlon on Friday 23 October. The organisers made the call to change from outside to indoors on the Thursday evening and what a great decision that was. The sporting codes were extremely adaptable and thanks to Blenheim Indoor Centre, […]
