From reporoasch56@clear.net.nz Tue Mar 19 14:49:01 2002 X-UIDL: cde10b021c509998b4c83d75689e3a9d Received: (from nobody@localhost) by ofcn.org (8.11.0/8.11.0) id g2JJn1k00090; Participating TeleOlympics2002 Schools School: Reporoa Primary School
School Contact Person: Mary Wood
Email Address of Contact Person: reporoasch56@clear.net.nz
School Mailing Address: P.O.Box 2, Reporoa 3292, New Zealand
City: Reporoa
State: Bay of Plenty
Zip Code: 3292
Country: New Zealand

Approximate Number of Students Participating: 60
Ages and Grades fo students competing: ages: Years 1-3 ages 6 - 8

Description of your school:
Reporoa is a small country school, of 135 pupils, in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand half way between Rotorua and Lake Taupo.
School is from 9:00am-3:00pm with 6 class rooms. The pupils are taught by their home teacher in all areas of the curriculum. They will be participating on grass.

Description of your community:
Reporoa is predominately a farming community with the majority of the children living on dairy farms.
It is situated in the centre of a volcanic plateau so there are pockets of steam coming up from the ground.

Description of sports done in your school:
All sports are taught in the school. Rugby is the major winter sport for boys and the girls either choose netball or field hockey.

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