Cool Bananas: No Room at the INNPERIAL
On Thursday 15th November the annual Cool Banana’s Christmas Show, “No Room at the INNPERIAL” took place at the Community Hall. It was a great show full of music, drama, dance humour and lots of fun. Many of our students had opportunity to perform on stage alongside the organisers and they rose to the occasion and made themselves and their school proud. The show was entertaining and had a great message for families and children to remember over the Christmas season.
Water Expo
Students from around the Bay of Plenty united on Wednesday 14th November to learn about water quality and how they can contribute to protecting the region’s waterways. Nine students from Whakamarama School attended the 2018 Hands on Water Expo at Redwood Valley Farm in Te Puke. The students experienced a range of water quality and water conservation activities, and gained skills they can use in their community. Our students had a fantastic attitude, got stuck in and enjoyed the day.
Show Day 2018
What a wonderful day our Show Day was on Saturday 27th October. We could not have asked for better weather. It was heartwarming to see so many people here at school enjoying the day with us. It is always a great community day that is an integral part of our special character here at Whakamarama School. A huge thank went out to everyone who contributed to the success of our day - students, parents, staff, whanau, Board of Trustees, judges and our community. Their attendance, support and generosity were key factors in what makes days like these happen; and what an awesome day we had!
Tauranga Music Festival
Tauranga Primary Schools’ Music Festival 2018 brought together 31 choirs over five nights from local primary and intermediate schools embracing this year’s theme ‘It’s About Time’.
Friday 8th September hosted opportunity for our choir to sing classic songs like Time in a Bottle, Season of Love and that toe tapping classic Rock Around The Clock in a mass choir. They also set the bar for their individual school performance; singing 'Stressed Out' by 21 Pilots and 'These Days' by Rudimental.
Friday 8th September hosted opportunity for our choir to sing classic songs like Time in a Bottle, Season of Love and that toe tapping classic Rock Around The Clock in a mass choir. They also set the bar for their individual school performance; singing 'Stressed Out' by 21 Pilots and 'These Days' by Rudimental.
School Disco
Friday 29th June was a fun filled evening as our first school disco of the year took place at the Whakamarama Community Hall. The disco was well organised by a team of parents and students had heaps of fun. We were also very lucky to have our home grown DJ, Jackson Hiku, playing and making the disco such a hit. Thank you to all our parents for supporting this venture.
Fresh Moves
On Wednesday 13th June our students excitedly and proudly appeared on stage at the Baycourt Community and Arts Centre for the “FreshMoves 2018” dance festival; a celebration of creative dance in Bay of Plenty primary and intermediate schools. This non-competitive festival provided Room 1 & 2 students the opportunity to experience the processes involved with creating and performing dance for a community audience. Our students displayed the values of unity (kotahitanga), perseverance (hiringa) and confidence (māia) as the prepared a dance themed ‘Because’ and then performed in front of an audience of 500.
Thank you to parents, caregivers and whanau that supported, encouraged and attended this event. Miss Johnstone and Mrs Buchanan, your dedication, enthusiasm and energy ensured our students experienced success on this evening - our children believed that they could succeed; and they did!
Thank you to parents, caregivers and whanau that supported, encouraged and attended this event. Miss Johnstone and Mrs Buchanan, your dedication, enthusiasm and energy ensured our students experienced success on this evening - our children believed that they could succeed; and they did!
Western Bay of Plenty Cross Country
A special well done to Zane and Nina who represented Whakamarama School at the Western Bay of Plenty (WBOP) Cross Country Championships 2018 at Waipuna Park, Welcome Bay on Wednesday 20th June.
Smalls Schools' & Tall Poppies Cross Country: 7th June 2018
School Cross Country: 1st June 2018
The afternoon air on Friday 1st June was filled with enthusiasm, perseverance and satisfaction as our students experienced woodlands, open country, hills and flat ground for their school cross country. It is with no doubt that the elixir for this this event was the parents,grandparents, great grandparents, whanau and friends that were on the sideline supporting our runners. How lucky are we!
I Wish I Was Day - Helping to Create Magic
On Friday 25th May students (and teachers, parents) had opportunity to dress up as what they want to be - I wish I was ….
Our gold coin donations will help grant 200 magical wishes to local children living with critical illnesses. What do you wish you were?
Our gold coin donations will help grant 200 magical wishes to local children living with critical illnesses. What do you wish you were?
Pink Shirt Day
Whakamarama School celebrated Pink Shirt Day and stood together to take action against bullying on Friday 18th May. Pink Shirt Day aims to create schools, workplaces and communities where all people feel safe, valued and respected. Well done everyone - you all looked great!
Bunnings - Phase 2
The 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.
Enviroschools' Energiser
A 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.
Bunnings Making Our School Even More Special
VOLUNTEERING 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!
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!
Wacky Wednesday
Water guns, drink bottles and containers were a hit for getting wet on Wednesday 14th February. Our awesome learners had a BLAST!
