Parent Information
2022 School Dates
Term 1: Wed 2 Feb – Thurs 14 April
Term 2: Mon 2 May - Fri 8 July
Term 3: Mon 25 July - Fri 30 Sept
Term 4: Mon 17 Oct - Thurs 15 Dec (to be confirmed)
The School Day
School starts at 8:50 and ends at 2:50 pm.
8:35 - Bus arrives
8:50 - Start of the Day
9:45 - Crunch and Sip
10:30 - Play
10:45 - Eat Morning Tea
11:00 - Learning
12:30 - Play
1 pm - Eat Lunch
1:15 - Learning
2:50 - End of Day
Litterless Lunches
Students are encouraged to use containers and not bring wrappers to school.
School Bus
We have a school bus service by Ritchies, that runs twice daily, to and from school.
Most of our students travel to and from school on the school bus each day.
Please enquire at 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.
KickStart Breakfast
Anchor milk and Sanitarium Weet-Bix have been kindly donated by KickStart Breakfast.
Students are able to eat breakfast from 8:30am to 8:50am.
Our Room 4 students and Mrs Crockett oversee this.
Skool Loop App
Download our new Skool Loop App to keep up to date with newsletters, events, messages, attendance etc.
Our school has close ties with Ngāpūmanawa e Waru (NPeW) Education Trust who help us wit Future Focused Learning and device procurement.
We are a SunSmart Accredited School
Healthy Active Schools Learning Programme
We are lucky to be part of the Healthy Active Learning Programme funded by Sport BOP. Cody Wikingi, our advisor spend time in our school during the year, supporting us as teachers and our students in developing healthy, active skills.
Ngakuru School belongs to the Rotorua Central Community of Learning/Kahui Ako
Our school is a member of the Rotorua Central Community of Learning. This is a cluster of 9 Rotorua schools working together to improve outcomes for our students. To identify student needs across our COL we will be sharing numerical data about our students to identify collective needs.
Thank You!
The following charitable organisations have contributed money and/or time to improving our school facilities:
Four Winds Foundation
One Foundation
NZCT
Rotorua Trust
Okataina Trust
REAP
Lion Foundation
Environment Waikato
Bunnings