Nau mai, Haere MaiWelcome 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 Acknowledgement of AchievementRoom 3 Recognition
Alfie: Math-Whizz Gold Award Levi: Math-Whizz Silver Award Mason: Math-Whizz Bronze Award Room 2 Recognition Nina: Math-Whizz Gold Award Alexis: Math-Whizz Silver Award Shanae: Math-Whizz Bronze Award Room 1 Recognition Lillia: Math-Whizz Gold Award Zane: Math-Whizz Silver Award Oliver: Math-Whizz Bronze Award 
I wish I was….. Now it’s time to get start thinking about your outfit ready for Friday 25th May.
Drag those pink items out ready for Term 2 - Speak up; stand together; stop bullying
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Bunnings: Positive ImpactThe Bunnings Team were back for Phase 2 on Tuesday 10th April. The day was spent assisting with the garden shed and school garden. Supporting the Bunnings’ team were an enthusiastic and hardworking group of students from Room 1. Way to go team: “Unity is strength … when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved”. There is no doubt that this has had a positive impact on the school and we are excited about going forward with the vegetable garden in the near future.
Not only was it a hive of activity down at the school gardens; a delivery of sand was steadily making its way into the sandpit from a dedicated group of students. Shovels, wheelbarrows and rakes were not idle across the afternoon - one full sandpit! We even have some left to fill the long jump pit. Thanks Bunnings!
Enviroschools' EnergiserA team of Year 5 / 6 students with an enthusiastic and can-do attitude attended the 'Enviroschools Energiser' event in Te Puke on Tuesday 20th March. The day involved a rotation of activities (living landscapes, predator free, waste education, pollination, making decisions, soil and water) and concluded with the students using their learning from the day to plan a project and apply for some funding to make it happen.
Living landscape - here we come! Bunnings Making Our School Even More SpecialVOLUNTEERING IS IMPORTANT (AND AWESOME!)
Bunnings came out to visit our beautiful school and went away with lots of ideas to help make it even more special. Wednesday 14th March hosted an array of projects that involved Bunnings' staff and volunteers from our community. Thanks Bunnings! Check out the photo gallery 
What has 2018 held for Whakamarama School?
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'A community preparing and empowering lifelong learners who are confident to achieve and make a difference'
