Rātā Street School

Wear Yellow for Harold Day is this Friday!

We are looking forward to seeing a sea of yellow for Harold (and the Hurricanes)!

Life Education Trust Hutt Valley

We are so proud of our Kākano tamariki! They performed an amazing Sasa at our kura assembly today! Tumeke, tamariki!

Congratulations to these awesome kids from Kākano who received Values awards at our kura assembly! You are amazing! 🌟

Our Samoan Language Week celebration and assembly this afternoon were a wonderful way to come together as a school community.

Throughout the day, our tamariki learnt about Samoan myths, explored Samoan art, and enjoyed a delicious lunch of sapasui and panikeke as part of our celebrations.

A huge thank you to our talented tamariki who performed and hosted, and to our dedicated kaiako, Miss Steere, Miss Hetutu, and Whaea Emma, for all the hard work and organisation that made the day such a success.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the aiga who joined us for the assembly. Your support, presence and waiata helped make the occasion even more special.

What a fantastic way to celebrate Samoan Language Week at our kura! 🌺🇼🇸

Congratulations to all of these amazing tamariki who received certificates at our assembly last Friday! You are superstars! 🌟

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa (Samoan Language Week) is an annual celebration across Aotearoa promoting and protecting the Samoan language - the third most spoken language in New Zealand.

The 2026 theme is "E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le nu'u" ("From the high mountains are the blessings of the village"). This emphasizes that strength, guidance, and well-being flow from deep foundations like family, faith, and leadership.

We are looking forward to our Samoan Language Week/Samoan Independence Day Celebration on Friday. Keep an eye on our page for pictures.

We love sunny lunchtimes! ☀️

Have an amazing long weekend, whānau!

See you on Tuesday!

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A huge well done to all of the amazing tamariki who represented our kura at the Zone Cross Country today!

An extra big congratulations to these top 20 place getters!

Luca 15th
Joel 16th
Azaelea 16th
Kidarleyah 20th
Hunter 4th
Pomare 13th
Kamal 14th
Ara 16th

You are superstars! 🌟

We are incredibly proud to congratulate past student Brian Lee Watson on the release of his new children’s book, The Little Aussie Tractor: My New Home! 🚜

This story follows a forgotten little tractor who is given a second chance when a young boy and his grandfather bring him to a new home on the farm. The book celebrates kindness, resilience, family, and finding where you belong, with some fun tractor trivia and activities included too!

A huge thank you to Brian for generously donating copies to our school library. We know our students are going to love reading and sharing this special story.

Congratulations, Brian, on this amazing achievement! 👏