Whakamarama School

Nau mai, Haere Mai

Welcome to Whakamarama School, a picturesque rural school located 20 minutes from downtown Tauranga in the sunny Bay of Plenty.

For us, the success of our school begins with creating a safe place for all and having a shared vision – staff, students, parents, whānau, board of trustees and community members. We encourage positive relationships and live by our mission statement ‘Growing a Positive Learning Attitude’ to ensure that the potential of each student flourishes during their time with us.

This website is a place where you can find information about our school and where we can communicate with you. Browse our site and get a feel for the learning environment we create for our students.

We welcome enquiries and feedback at any time from school families past, present and future. Please do not hesitate in contacting us if you would like to find out more about our school.

Ū ki te ako, tu tangata ai apōpō
Excel in teaching so our learners will excel in the future

Whakamarama School 2019
Board of Trustees’ Election

Nominations are invited for the election of five parent representatives to the board of trustees. A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.

Nominations close at noon on 24th of May and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.
There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

Voting closes at noon on 7th June 2019
Signed
Sharon Harty
Returning Officer

Acknowledgement of Achievement

ROOM 3 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES - WEEK 10
12 APRIL
Ember, Caitlin & Gemma - Super spellers! Interested in words - Yay!
Cullan - Writing effort - Trying hard to improve his writing - Awesome!
Mason - Such a focused writer - Mason reads and rereads his writing. Mason perseveres!
Eli - Eli is thinking about his writing - He can write compound sentences. Keep up the great effort!
Jamie - Wow - Switched on at the moment! Super writing and reading effort.
Hunter - A responsible class member … also super reading and writing progress. Great!

ROOM 2 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES - WEEK 10
12 APRIL
Lauren - For focusing on writing and completing her independent writing on time.
Marlo- For always being engaged and involved during classroom discussions and sharing well thought out ideas.
Seth - For being a focused writer, for thinking carefully about how to add interest to his writing.

ROOM 1 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES - WEEK 10
12 APRIL
Stuart - Successful people respond with awe to the world. They want to learn and know more. Stuart, I love watching you eyes light up in response to the natural world and environment.
Jayden - Valuing Responsibility - Your integrity and reliability has shone brightly in the classroom. I look forward to seeing you continue to make the right choices. Well done.
Lucy, Lillia & Madeline- Organising Wacky Wednesday across Term 1. A great effort team!

Grant Congratulations to our school

Special thanks to TECT for their support with our recent grant application. TECT Charitable Trust approved a grant of $5,200 to support Whakamarama School towards ICT equipment.

School Cross Country

Our school is so lucky to have a wonderful cross country course on our doorstep. From the moment that it is set up our students are itching to get out there and experience woodlands, open country and hills. Enthusiasm exuded from all our children and the afternoon air on Friday 24th May was filled with cheers from parents, grandparents, whānau and friends.

Well done Whakamarama School; Kei runga noa atu koe (You are awesome).

The Amazing Team Challenge

Sport Bay of Plenty’s Amazing Race saw local schools battle it out in a test of brains and brawn on Friday 17th May 2019 at Te Puna Quarry Park Gardens.

The race is a long standing annual event that is lots of fun and always popular with schools. Teams get a passport issued in their race pack and they don’t know how it works until they open it.There are various points to navigate themselves towards where they complete a task or solve a clue. It’s day was a great team-building event.

Our students had a ball and have some great photos to send in for the photo competition. This event will definitely be calendared in years to come!

Above: Year 5 / 6 team Shanae, Nina, Mika, Jayden, Joshua & Jacob

Above: Year 7 / 8 team Lucy,Lillia, Madeline, Joshua, Michi and Matthew

Pink Shirt Day

An outstanding effort made by Whakamarama School on Friday 17th May. The sea of pink shows us standing together to take action against bullying. It’s about creating a community where all people feel safe, valued and respected, regardless of age, gender identity, ability, or cultural background. Did you stand up to stop bullying?

He aha te mea nui o te ao.
He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.

What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people, it is people, it is people.

Nau mai, Haere Mai