Junior School Notices
Keeping Our Junior School Parents Informed
In this section you’ll find all news relating to our primary school students. If there is something that you’re looking for, or you think we’ve missed, Contact Us. You can also view all the School News.
Raglan Area School Head Students 2024
Congratulations to Pipiri Kelly who will be the Head Boy and Keira Hishon who will be the Head Girl for 2024. Pipiri and Keira have the skills and passion to drive the student leadership team in a positive direction for our kura. They will uphold the values of our...
New Board of Trustees Member
Kia ora koutou Quick update from the Board of Trustees. Under the selection process we have filled a parent trustee vacancy. We welcome Linda Mayow onto our Raglan Area School Board of Trustees. Linda was a teacher and Principal in the primary sector...
Share your thoughts / School Disco / Raglan’s Got Talent
Share your thoughts about our school Have your say about the next two years at Raglan Area School We would love to hear from you regarding what you would like for our school for the next two years. Share your thoughts by completing the survey by Friday 22nd...
Community Consultation Hui – Help Shape the Future of your School
Kia ora e te whaanau Naumai, Haere mai. The new framework for school planning and reporting, called Te Whakangārahu Ngātahi│Planning Together for Ākonga Success: Our School, Our Community is now in place. Our Board of Trustees is seeking your feedback to help us to...
Please keep sick kids home
Kia ora e te whānau We have had lots of bugs circulating over the last few weeks; including colds, flu and covid. We would like to give a friendly reminder to parents and caregivers to please keep your children home if they are sick. If they have covid symptoms...
Year 0-8 Cross Country – Friday 11th August 2023
Kia ora e te whaanau We invite you to support our tamariki at the 2023 Year 0-8 Cross Country Races on Friday 11th August 2023. If the weather is not suitable on the day, the postponement day is Thursday 17th August 2023. We would like all students to wear clothes...
Board of Trustees Newsletter
Kia ora e te whānau On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I hope that everyone in our school community is keeping well despite the horrible weather and colds and flus that come with it. The next 5 months will be a busy time for the Board of Trustees as we will be...
Learning Conversations: Tue 1st, Wed 2nd & Thurs 3rd August
Dear Whānau / Parents/Caregivers CHECK IN Learning Conversations: Tue 1st, Wed 2nd & Thurs 3rd August We invite you and your child to come and meet with the teachers to talk about your child’s learning needs. We are offering IN PERSON or an online...
School Road Safety Message from Raglan Police
A message from Raglan Police Police have been working with Raglan Area School and the Waikato District Council to improve the safety of our Raglan Area School Students during pick up and drop off times. Traffic congestion, inconsiderate parking and parking in a...
End of Term 3 Notices from the Office Staff
Kia ora koutou Notifying us of Holidays Many of our families are taking breaks to sunnier spots in Europe or the islands. Please email sue_millward@raglanarea.school.nz with leaving dates and returning dates so we can ensure their attendance is marked correctly. If...
STRIKE UPDATE: Strike Action Withdrawn & Year 9-13 12pm Finish Wednesday 28 June
Kia ora te whānau Strike Action Withdrawn We have been notified by the PPTA (Post Primary Teachers Association) that they have withdrawn their strike action. This immediately ends all strike action currently being taken by PPTA members covered by the Area...
Pānui-ā-Tumuaki Tuarua #2 2023
Tena koutou katoa, nau mai ki ta matou panui 🙂 Kura Teina News We are in the middle of Term 2 already, where has the time gone! Term 2 kicked off with a bang with the Yr 5/6 Camp to Ngāruawāhia - teachers and students had an amazing time. Thank you to everyone...
Strike Actions SUSPENDED
Kia ora e te whānau Te Kura a Rohe o Whāingaroa / Raglan Area School Board of Trustees has been advised that the teachers of our school who are members of the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) and New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) unions are suspending...
Whānau & Community School Policies Review & Feedback
Kia ora koutou Each month the Raglan Area School Board of Trustees reviews, amends and ratifies school policies according to our Raglan Area School Review Schedule. This schedule is on a three year cycle and each policy is reviewed once in this timeframe. New...
Friday 19th May – Pink Shirt Day 2023
Raglan Area School is joining the movement on Pink Shirt Day tomorrow - Friday 19 May 2023, and encouraging our staff and students to Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying! Bullying in Aotearoa is a real problem. We have...
Board of Trustees Pānui Term 2 2023
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa We strive to uphold the School values of Whanaungatanga, Kaitiakitanga, Manaakitanga, Poutama Whaanaungatanga Te Kura a Rohe o Whaaingaroa Board of Trustees, would also like to acknowledge the community for everything you...
Strike Action: 8:30am Drop Off Time
Kia ora koutou As part of the strike action which our PPTA and NZEI teacher union members are taking, our teachers are unable to start work until 8:30am until the end of Term 2. Please could you drop your children off at 8:30am or later during this time....
Raglan Area School Teacher Strike Actions – THURSDAY 11 MAY 2023
Kia ora koutou Key points: PPTA Rostered home strikes have begun - see below for dates and year groups. PPTA have planned one day strike for all year groups next Thursday 11th May 2023. NZEI (Year 0-6 Teachers) have notified of intention to strike on Thursday 11th...