When your child starts at Ramarama School they are put into one of our 5 Awhina Groups. These are like school house groups and the students stay in the same Awhina Group throughout their time with us. Siblings are kept together in the same Awhina Group.
The Awhina Groups are:
Rimu- they wear the colour blue, Puriri- they wear the colour red, Totara-they wear the colour purple, Nikau- they wear the colour green and Kauri- they wear the colour orange.
The Awhina Groups meet every Friday morning from 9-9:45 and we prioritise tuakana-teina learning in this time. We learn te reo maori vocabulary, waiata and also focus on building strong connections across all year levels. In 2026 we will have a sports and games focus so that we encourage our learners to be active and learn to participate in games and sport for fun and connection.
Learning alongside your peers who range in age from 5-13 is a great way to build strong tuakana-teina relationships and also ensure that our older students are leading groups and also modelling great behaviour to their younger peers.
Our Awhina Groups also sit together at morning tea on a Friday so that they can continue to build connections in a social setting as well.
You can purchase an awhina t-shirt for your child to wear every Friday and at school sports events as well. These are available through the school office.
