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Thu Jan 27 View PDFLast Newsletter of 2021
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Mon Mar 08 ViewNewsletter February 1st 2021
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Tue Jun 30 View PDFDo you have internet access at home?
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Mon Jun 15 View PDFCan you make these? Just looking for an option at school
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Tue Jun 02 View PDFHello from Rakaia BOT
Tue Apr 07 View PDFDiary for students
Thu Apr 02 ViewWhanau Home Learning Letter
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Tue Jul 30 View PDFLinc-ed Directions for parents to access
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Mon Jul 22 View PDFKeep and eye on the Flu
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Mon Mar 11 View PDFFun Night at School – March 21st
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Tue Feb 05 View PDFSchool Newsletter Monday 10th December 2018
Mon Dec 10 View PDFNotice – John Parsons evening November 27
Fri Nov 09 View PDFHit Play – November 14 – Strike day 30 spaces only
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Mon Jun 11 View PDFPaid Union Meeting for Teachers
Mon Jun 11 View PDFMay 28th Newsletter
Tue May 29 View PDFAnnual Lions Golf Tournament
Tue May 15 View PDFNewsletter May 14
Mon May 14 View PDFCross Country
Mon May 07 View PDFGolf Tournament and SSG Fundraiser
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Art Display this evening 5.7pm BBQ sausage included with your visit.
Thu Sep 29 12:56pmWe would love to see you all this evening. Starting at 5pm and running until 7pm. Come and see the wonderful Art work and enjoy time together at school.
Calender
Term Dates 2022
Term 1
Jan 31 Start
Feb 7 Waitangi Day
Apr 14 (Thursday) Last Day
Term 2
May 2 Start
May 31 Kahui 2pm (Teacher Only)
Jun 6 Queens Birthday
Jun 24 Matariki
Jul 8 Last Day
Term3
Jul 25 Start
Jun 23 2pm (Teacher Only)
Sept 30 Last Day
Term 4
Oct 17 Start
Oct 21 Jubilee Celebrations
Oct 24 Labour Day
Nov 10 Kahui (Teacher Only Day)
Nov 11 Christchurch Show Day
Dec 16 Last Half Day
Hero
Our school selected HERO as our New Zealand Ministry of Education approved student management and reporting system. HERO shares our school’s vision to put student learning at the centre of all that we do.
Parents and caregivers can log in to their Hero account (even if they have students at multiple schools) and see all their learning stories; assessments; progress data; pay their school account online etc
You can continue to log in to LINC-ED in the same way as before, your email address and password have not changed. If you would like to download the Hero App for Android or IOS you can do so from your chosen App Store, again your username and password remain the same.
Download the School App
Our School App is what we use for general School-Wide communication. You can download the School App to receive Alert Notifications, read the latest newsletter, view upcoming events, submit absences and more.
To download the School App, search SchoolAppsNZ in the App Store or Google Play Store, and then search Rakaia School in the search bar in the app.
If you are on a mobile you can click this link to download the App.
