Weetbix Tryathlon

We are very proud of Elliot. He competed in the Weetbix Tryathlon last weekend. We will be cheering for him in the future when he competes in the Olympic Games.

Discovery

All the students were busy learning, designing, creating and collaborating during Discovery.

Hauora

We are so proud of our students in the Rua Team. They have worked hard at the value of

Hauora. ( I am healthy, positive and unique.)

STEM

S3 completed another STEM challenge. They had to investigate what a catapult was and why they were invented. They worked in pairs with 7 craft sticks, 4 rubber bands and a bottle top lid to design and build a catapult that could fire a small ball of paper. Our winning catapult shot a ball of paper 1metre 90 cm.

Book Fair

Clifford has arrived at Rangiora Borough School's Book Fair!!

Monday 18th to Friday 22nd February

Room J3

8:30 - 9:30 am

and 

2:30 - 3:30 pm daily

- No Friday afternoon opening -

Spread the news - Members of the public are most welcome

STEAM Challenge

S3 had a great time completing a STEAM challenge. They had to build a structure 30 cm high using paper and tape strong enough to hold  a stack of books. The winning structure held 16 books and was made of only one cylinder. Great work boys!

Rua Term 1 2019

Meet the Teacher
Tuesday 11 Feb 6.20 and 6.50pm S3

Collaboration

Fun games in S3 to practise collaboration. The students had to work together in pairs to keep 3 balloons from touching the ground. Our champions made 15 seconds.

Assembly/ Hui

Congratulations to our wonderful student. Awarded a certificate for showing the Value of Kairangi.

 ( Striving for personal best and excellence)

Collaboration

The class S3 really enjoyed the challenge of building the tallest tower. The winning team's tower was 25.5cm.