Parent Information
2019 School Dates
Term 1: Tues 29 Jan – Fri 12 April
Term 2: Mon 29 April - Fri 5 July
Term 3: Mon 22 July - Fri 27 Sept
Term 4: Mon 14 Oct - Wed 11 Dec
The School Day
School starts at 8:50 and ends at 2:50 pm.
8:30 - Bus arrives
8:50 - 10:30 Learning
10:30 -10:40 Eat morning tea together
10:40 - 11am- Play
11am - 12:30 - Learning
12:30-12:40 - Eat lunch together
1:15pm - 2:50 - Learning
2:50pm Bus Line to leave
3pm - School bus leaves
Litterless Lunches
Students are encouraged to use containers and not bring wrapping to school.
School Bus
We have a school bus service by Go Bus, that runs twice daily to/from school.
Most of our students travel to and from school on the school bus each day.
Please see the school office to view the bus run route and timings.
All students using the school bus are also required to sign the Bus Code of Conduct.
Milk for Schools
We are part of the Fonterra Milk for Schools
Programme. Each student is offered a serving f milk per day.
More info here:
Skool Loop App
Download our new Skool Loop App to keep up to date with newsletters, events, messages, attendance etc.
We are affiliated to Sport Bay of Plenty and take part in all of the events they offer to give our country kids opportunities in town.
The Southern Trust
Many thanks to The Southern Trust for our class Ipads.
PTA Lunches
Once a term, the PTA runs a fundraising lunch. Please read the weekly newsletter for details about the next PTA lunch.
GO4It Programme
We are lucky to be part of the GO4iT Programme funded by Sport BOP.
GO4it is a comprehensive fundamental skills programme that focuses on key skill sets that develop lifelong skills required to participate in sport and recreation for life.
More info here:
Ngakuru School a member of The Rotorua Central Community of Learning/Kahui Ako
Click on the logo for details about our CoL.
Our school is a member of the Rotorua Central Community of Learning. To identify student needs across our COL we will be sharing numerical data about our students to identify collective needs. Please email the principal if you do not want your child’s numerical data shared.
Our school has close ties with Ngāpūmanawa e Waru (NPeW) Education Trust who help us wit Future Focused Learning and device procurement.
Four Winds Foundation
Many thanks for our Turf grant.
