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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.

 

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What's happening at Tarras School?

Upcoming Events in July

Mon 14

Term 3 Starts

14 Jul 2025

Tue 22

Mata aū Kapa Haka day

22 Jul 2025

Latest Notices

Happy Term 3
10 Jul 2025

Kia Ora,
I hope you all had an enjoyable break/quality time together and managed to find some sun! I look forward to hearing all about the holiday happenings back at school on Monday.

Here is a quick 4 question survey regarding School Skiing - it'd be great if you could please complete it so I can organise staffing for Fridays.

Thanks heaps,
Alice

Tarras School Board Elections
18 Jun 2025

Parent Election Notice

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

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