Congratulations to past pupil, Leo Schweizer who has been elected as Student Representative to the John Paul College Board of Trustees. Well done also to Caleb Barker for being civic minded, and putting his name forward also.

Well done to Louie Schweizer who made the qualification for the Gymnastic Nationals and will be travelling to Auckland with the BOP team next week to participate in the National Gymnastics Championships. He’ll be one of the youngest participants there and one of only 2 MAG gymnasts from Rotorua who qualified. Good Luck Louie!

Relax Kids with Manuela Kung Purser, is reaching more and more children in our community, enjoying fun sessions with the magic 7 steps MOVE-PLAY-STRETCH-FEEL-BREATH-BELIEVE-RELAX! Please find attached the latest poster for the new term 4.

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The PTA is a very active group, which is involved in a number of fundraising events, and other activities, which directly benefit all our children. We are a high decile school which means we get less money from the ministry than a lower decile school for resources that are needed in and outside of the classroom, we rely heavily on school donations and the funds raised from fundraising events to be able to provide things like playgrounds, environmental improvements, extra classroom resources etc. So your support with fundraising initiatives is really important.

ROTORUA TENNIS CLUB, Manuka Crescent Junior tennis starts term 4. Club membership for a year only $70 and includes club days in terms 4 and 1 and all affiliation fees. For more information contact Debra at physiodeb@hotmail.com or 021335492 https://www.sporty.co.nz/rotoruatennis

Thank you very much to past pupil, Jack Sands, for ploughing our paddock in preparation for our new kumara patch.

It is School Production time again! The children have been busy creating and practising, building and arranging for what will be another hugely entertaining event. This year you will enjoy performances that all revolve around “Events in History”.

Congratulations to all those children who competed very well against some strong opposition. Thank you to the teachers of the middle senior rooms for preparing the children and to parents for your at-home support and on the night. Results were

​Please find attached an information pamphlet received from The Ministry of Health about Measles.

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Congratulations to the Kaharoa Maxi Hawks Hockey Team who played well and won the reserve champion trophy in their pool A. They came 4th overall out of 10 teams in division 3.

Congratulations to past pupil Max Phillips. Max was the youngest recipient in New Zealand to receive a Certificate of Excellence in Highest Quality Milk Production from Fonterra.

Kaharoa School congratulates one of the finalists for Women of Influence for the 2019 Awards, in the Category of Diversity- Karen Barker. Karen is the Manager of the Empowered Learning Trust.

Well done to all the children who took part in this year’s World Vision 40(20)-Hr-Famine. You can be very proud of your effort that raised a grand total of $1315 for the children in South Sudan.

A big congratulations to Kobe Stranks-Rose and Ty Jackson​ who co-captained the Central BOP Ellis Shield team and after a very physical game edged out Eastern BOP to come away with a 33-29 win and bring the shield back to Rotorua.

Rotorua student-teachers studying with the University of Canterbury (UC) in 2020 will receive direct support, including their own kaihautū (leader) from UC, a designated local study space, mentorship through local schools, and lecturers delivering study workshops face-to-face.

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