WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENTS
If you are in zone and would like a school tour, please contact the Principal at nathanj@mairangibay.school.nz. Alternatively, visit our school website and enroll now!
We can not wait to meet you!
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Kia ora e te whānau,
It's Term 1 everyone!
All activities during Week 7 Term 1 can be found on our school website calendar. Please monitor the full week program for any potential changes.
Hope you all have a wonderful week e hoa.
Ngā mihi nui
Mairangi Bay School
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Sports Programme - Term 1 2026
Thursday, 12 March - Super Cluster Tennis Day (Selected Students ONLY) @ Campbells Bay Tennis Club
Thursday, 19 March - MBS Swimming Competition (Optional) @ Millennium Institute
Friday, 19 March - Girls Smash Cricket (Selected Students ONLY) @ Eden Park
Tuesday, 24 March - Primary School Suprt 8's Cricket Compeptition (Selected Students ONLY) @Takapana Cricket Club
If you have any questions about our sports or PE/ Health programme, please contact:
- In-school Health and PE Leader: Zoe Macready at zoem@@mairangibay.school.nz
- After-school Sport: Rebecca Hale at sports@mairangibay.school.nz
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Mairangi Bay School
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Music and Arts Programme Term 1 2026
If you have any questions about our music and arts programme, please contact:
- Clare McCormack at clarem@mairangibay.school.nz
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Celebrating our diversity during March.
1 March - St David’s Day
St David is the patron saint of Wales. St David’s Day has been a national celebration for the Welsh community since the 18th century. Celebrations feature parades, festivities and singing.
2 - 3 March - Purim
Purim commemorates the time when the Jewish people living in the ancient Achaemenid Persian empire were saved from extermination by a courageous young Jewish woman named Esther and her uncle and adviser Mordechai. As with other Jewish holy days, Purim is commemorated from sunset.
3 - 4 March - Holi (Festival of Colours)
Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated since ancient times to welcome spring and is seen as a new beginning. People cover each other with coloured water and bright powders.
3 March - Makha Bucha (Magha Puja)
Makha Bucha is a Buddhist Festival celebrated in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar on the full moon day of the third lunar month.
3 March - Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Festival)
The Chinese Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month, two weeks after Chinese New Year. It marks the first full moon of the new lunar year and the end of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) period.
8 March - International Women's Day
International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
15 March - International Day to Combat Islamophobia
The International Day to Combat Islamophobia was established by the United Nations to raise awareness about discrimination, prejudice, and violence faced by Muslim communities worldwide. It calls for a global dialogue on the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace, based on respect for human rights and for the diversity of religions and belief.
16 - 22 March - Harmony Week
Harmony Week celebrates the cohesive and inclusive nature of our diverse nation. Schools, community groups and organisations across Australia host Harmony Week events.
17 March - St Patrick's Day
This day is Ireland’s National Day. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He brought Christianity to Ireland in the early days of the faith.
19 March - Ugadi (Telugu New Year)
Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarādi (meaning 'beginning of the year'), is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa in India.
19 - 20 March - Eid al Fitr
The Islamic month of fasting, Ramadan, ends with the festival of Eid al Fitr. A celebratory meal breaks the fast, and good deeds have special significance during this time. Eid is also a time of forgiveness and making amends. The observance is subject to the sighting of the moon.
21 March - Naw-Ruz
Naw-Ruz is the Baha’i New Year, marking the first day in the Baha’i calendar. The festival is usually observed with meetings for prayer and celebration. It is often combined with a feast at sunset before Naw-Ruz to signal the end of a 19-day fast.
21 March - Nowruz New Year
Nowruz means ‘new day’ in Farsi. It is a traditional festival of spring that has been celebrated for more than 3000 years. The ancient celebration of Nowruz is shared by many peoples from Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and others in the Black Sea basin, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Western, Central and Southern Asia. This festival has a number of different spellings.
21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on 21 March. On that day in 1960, police opened fire at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws; 69 people were killed, and 180 were injured.
23 March - Shaheed Day
Bangladesh holds Shaheed Day each year in memory of the bravery and death of Dhaka University students who fought to keep Bengali as the national language.
29 March - Palm Sunday
The final Sunday before Easter Sunday marks the beginning of Christian Holy Week and commemorates the story of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem before his crucifixion.
If you are celebrating a cultural event during the month of March, and it is not in the above list, please contact the Principal at nathanj@mairangibay.school.nz
Celebrating our diversity at Mairangi Bay School as we "learn together to create a better tomorrow".
Ngā mihi nui
Mairangi Bay School
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