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Mission Statement

At Tarras School we strive to create a calm, safe place to be. We celebrate kanorau (diversity); accepting and respecting each other’s uniqueness and work to develop a sense of belonging. We create opportunities for all tamariki to learn and excel. We encourage all to show manira (curiosity) by asking questions, being excited and engaged and enjoying shared learning experiences. Our hapori (community) is active and supportive in our place; we are the hub and feel privileged to be so. We encourage whānau to be fully involved in life at Tarras. Whakauka (sustainability) guides us to ensure we are upholding and protecting our mana, kura and whenua.

Principal's Message

Kia ora and Welcome to Tarras School. We’re delighted you have found our page and hope that it provides a little insight into our special place.

It is a privilege to work at Tarras School - we are in a speculator part of the country and we have a very generous and supportive whānau and wider community - we’re fortunate to have such great people around us. We strive to create a calm, safe place to be. Our tamariki are fantastic: hardworking, resilient, motivated and enthusiastic problem solvers who are creative and artistic. They love to lend a helping hand, are incredibly kind and include everyone. They love a challenge and work to meet high expectations, they all strive to be successful, which looks different for everyone. Our staff are passionate, hardworking and have the tamariki at the center of all they do - we’re fortunate to have such a team!

We celebrate kanorau (diversity); accepting and respecting each other’s uniqueness and work to develop a sense of belonging. We create opportunities for all tamariki to learn and excel. We encourage all to show manira (curiosity) by asking questions, being excited and engaged and enjoying shared learning experiences. Our hapori (community) is active and supportive in our place; we are the hub and feel privileged to be so. We encourage whānau to be fully involved in life at Tarras. Whakauka (sustainability) guides us to ensure we are upholding and protecting our mana, kura and whenua.

We’d love to have you visit us - call in and see how special our place is.

What's happening at Tarras School?

Upcoming Events in May

Thu 22

Rippa Tournament Year 5/6

22 May 2025

Latest Notices

Tarras She Loves Golf

14 May 2025

Please see notice attached

Health and Physical Education Community Consultation

6 May 2025

Kia Ora whānau,
We're inviting parents and community members to give feedback on:

the Heath Education Delivery Statement
the Overview of Heath Education Programmes here at Tarras School.

This is part of our Community Consultation process for Health Education, a requirement to complete this every two years. Your feedback is anonymous and important to us. The responses from the Consultation process will be used to either endorse our programme and/or refine our programme within education policy expectations.

The School Board will review the responses and amend/approve our Health Education Statement and Programme which we will communicate to you via our newsletter.

If you have any questions, or which to consult in person, then please email to arrange a time. All feedback/forms needs to be completed by Sunday the 18th of May.
Thanks for your contribution.
Ngā mihi nui,
Alice

Skiing/Snowboarding at Cardrona - Book in!

4 May 2025

Kia Ora whānau,
Exciting, our dates for skiing/snowboarding at Cardrona are confirmed! These are also on the calendar for you. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

This year, FOTS have contributed significantly to funding our second teacher. We're really grateful to them for all their hard work in helping us to provide small classes and quality teaching. Because of such generosity, they are unable to fund the ski lessons for tamariki. Therefore, all costs for skiing/snowboarding will need to be paid for by families. We're hoping that as FOTS gain more parent support, they can return to funding the lessons next year. The link to book in your child/ren is found here

I'll send home more information closer to the time but just a reminder that families need to organise their own transport up the mountain. Teacher/s will be present up there to help supervise the day. If anyone isn't participating, a teacher will be on site at school.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to make contact. Happy to help in any way.

Thanks,
Alice