Nau mai, Haere MaiWelcome to Whakamārama 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 inquiries 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 CERTIFICATES
WEEK 2, 14TH FEBRUARY Aaliyah, William, Madden, Ollie, Falcon, Kingston, James, Lexi, Ethan, Ria, Ben, Oliver, Otis Starting school fabulously - Fantastic learners :) WEEK 6, 6TH MARCH Ethan - Effort when writing! A very focused learner when writing. Kingston - A thoughtful learner! And some great writing at the moment. Aaliyah - Shows persistence - yay! A super Room 3 learner. Otis - Super writing! Very focused to complete writing tasks independently ROOM 2 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES WEEK 2, 14TH FEBRUARY Natarlya - Having a fabulous positive attitude towards your learning. Keep up the great work. Caitlin - Demonstrating respect. Caitlin you are friendly and inviting towards others. Cullan - Always displaying perseverance in your reading. You are working so hard. Isabelle - Successful people make it right Isabelle you are a careful reader - you strive for accuracy in your reading by making sure the words look and sound right WEEK 6, 6TH MARCH David - A problem solver. You don’t let problems stop you. You work hard to figure them out! You persevered and problem solved with your STEM project until you reached success. Isla - For persevering with Math Whizz. You didn’t let tricky problems and computer issues slow you down, you kept going and kept going until you succeeded. Evan - For being an awesome role model to the younger children and displaying perseverance to complete your work in class. Keep it up! Jorja - For excellence in writing your report about foxes. Great work. You are working so hard and it shows in your work. ROOM 1 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES WEEK 2, 14TH FEBRUARY Seth - Habit of Mind: Make it Right: ‘Successful people make their work as accurate as it can be’. Seth, you have shown how you can focus on the learning at hand, ask questions necessary to learn and complete tasks quickly and accurately. Well done you! Keep up the super effort. Peter - Valuing responsibility for his actions - Peter, you have impressed me with your task focus. You have set yourself on a journey to show those around you exactly what you are capable of. An impressive start to the year. Well done you! Jasmine - ‘We learn best with focused attention’ Jasmine, you have started your new learning journey with commitment and focus. Lucky Room 1! Keep up the effort. Holly - Example is leadership’ Holly, you have started the year off by being a positive role model to those around you. A great start to the year and I look forward to seeing more. Grant Congratulations to Our School
Special thanks to TECT for their support. TECT Charitable Trust approved a grant of $5000 to support Whakamarama School towards digital technology equipment.
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Bulb Fundraiser
GoGirls' CricketGo Girls Cricket is a basic cricket and fundamental motor skills programme for girls in Year 4-6.
Wednesday 11th March hosted our GoGirl cricketers attending the GoGirl Festival Day, The Rainbow Cup, at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui. Our team competed against other GoGirl school teams in the area, giving them the opportunity to show off their skills. Well done girls! This is a fantastic initiative for girl sport. Thank you Bay of Plenty Cricket. 
Small Schools' SwimmingPeter, Nina, Hunter and Tiana attended Small Schools' Swimming at Omokoroa School on Monday 9th March. They were positive participants and represented their school with integrity and pride. The feedback from parents that attended the day was highly encouraging and supportive of our swimmers. Tiana will be taking it to the next level at the North Cluster event on Wednesday 25th March.
"Every race is an opportunity to measure yourself against your own potential" Well done team!
What has 2020 held for Whakamārama School?
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