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Kia ora,
Tapawera Area School is a school that serves our local and wider community for students aged 5 to 19 years old. We have wonderful facilities which have been modernised recently and have some more major updates planned for 2026 and 2027. These facilities allow our students from an early age to experience and take part in specialist subject areas and facilities for earlier than they would at a ‘normal’ primary school.
We are close enough to Nelson to allow our senior students easy access to NMIT and Whenua Iti Trades Academies in years 11-13 for a huge range of high quality tertiary formatted courses.
We have Tapawera Kindergarten on our site allowing for amazing links pre and post starting our kura and playcentre is less than 100 meters away as well.
We currently have 5 school bus runs to service our wider community, free of charge to our families. Small class sizes, high quality subject specialist qualified teachers and a very strong learning support facility only adds to the value of our school.
We strive to succeed in giving multiple opportunities to all our students, some of which they would not get in larger urban schools. We pride ourselves on knowing every student's strengths and weaknesses and getting the best possible outcomes for them. We are large enough to provide for excellence and small enough to support all of our students and community needs. I look forward to meeting with you at any point and welcome questions or visits to our kura.
Andy Ashworth
Principal
“Providing Excellence, Opportunity and Equity for all”
Additional Item to School Uniform
Kia ora, we seeking a response to a proposal to add an additional item to our school
uniform.
This item is a school Hoody, it is in the school colours of Dark blue and red trim, with our
school logo and name on it and a space for 2 initials of the owner.
I am currently having some demonstration garments made up for us by ProBrands in
Nelson.
We have a sample being tried on by some of our senior students over the last few weeks
and they love it for its look and warmth.
Current school uniform will absolutely continue to be acceptable and there would be no
requirement to purchase the new items if you did not wish to.
I introduced a similar item in my time at Murchison AS and we found that virtually every
student purchased one as they grew out of their current tops or bought one anyway.
They are very smart, comfy and suitable for all seasons. The initials help to prevent loss of
items also.
If you go to ProBrands website (https://pbco.co.nz), you can see similar examples of these
items and we will have “real” ones to show shortly.
The cost will $45 and the school will hold one item of each size to ensure you can try on
beforehand and order your correct size.
Ordering will be done online, with payment direct to Probrands, and they offer payment
terms as well. The items then get delivered to school to be collected by the students.
Please let me know what your thoughts are on this proposal and whether you feel we
should go ahead?
Many thanks
Andy Ashworth
Principal
aashworth@tapawera.school.nz
Whole School Cross Country is on Thursday the 30th April and starts at 1:15pm.
More details are to come very soon.
Hi everyone,
We are excited to announce that our whole school cross country will be held on Thursday, the 30th of April. While more specific details about the day will be shared soon, we are currently reaching out to our community to help us prepare the course. We are looking for up to 20 hay bales to use as obstacles for the students to jump over.
You are more than welcome to have your hay bales back once the event is finished. However, please keep in mind that they may not be in the same condition as when they arrived, particularly if the weather is damp or after they have been put to good use by our runners.
If you are able to donate or lend us any bales, please get in touch with Sabine via sreinert@tapawera.school.nz. It would be great if these could be delivered to school but if you are unable to get them to school we can arrange pick up.
We are very grateful for your ongoing support in making these events possible for our students.
Year 3/4 Basketball - Term 2
Any year 3-4 students who are keen for basketball this term, there is a basketball ball programme running through Nelson basketball.
BNZ Kiwi Hoops - with a twist
Who: Boys (but girls are also welcome)
When: Tuesdays - 4:00pm - 5:30pm (two time slots depending on numbers)
Where: Jack Robins Stadium in Stoke
What: Short skills block, plus organised 3x3 games
Cost: $55
Head Coaches: Brodie Materoa and Rico Varricchio
To sign up for BNZ Kiwi Hoops, follow this link to the Google form https://forms.gle/7zjJhfYoaKpeK2m9A
Note: We will be separating players out based on skill level so they can get the most out of their session.
2degrees Girls Got Game
Who: Girls
When: Thursdays - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Where: Jack Robins Stadium in Stoke
What: Short skills block, plus organised 3x3 games
Cost: $35
To sign up for 2degrees Girls Got Game, follow this link to the Google form https://forms.gle/Ew2uGKSCKvJr9gc47
Note: We will be separating players out based on skill level so they can get the most out of their session.
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