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WHAT'S ON TOP

Paremata School's Daily News

Term 3 - Week 3 - 2025

Tuesday 29th July

Ko te Tūrei tēnei rā te rua tekau ma iwa ō Hūrae

WHAKAPONO KIA KOE

Believe in Yourself

Attitude Determines Altitude

Rerenga Kōrero

Phrase of the week

Patrols

Playground Reminders: Please make sure that we are role models to eachother on the playground and field. If you find a ball (or something that doesn't belong to you) please do the right thing and look for the owner.

Don't assume you can play with it

Thanks everyone!

Join the global movement to reduce plastic waste

Each year hundreds of thousands of people in Aotearoa New Zealand take part in the challenge and make a real difference by choosing to refuse single-use plastics.

Follow the Facebook page for Plastic Free July Aotearoa to get local updates and links to other useful resources and events.

Some websites with helpful collections of links and resources for schools include:

Wellington City Council - link here

Sustainable Coastlines - link here

Celebrate in July by:

Taking the Plastic free schools challenge
taking the pesky plastics quiz
arrange a plastic free morning tea
take part in the Choose to UP Cup campaign
and look out for local events, such as workshops in your area, see the interactive map. Check to see if your local council is running anything.

For further information: www.plasticfreejuly.org

Join 1530 other people making a Pledge this Plastic Free July

Roo

By making a Plastic Free Pledge, you’re taking a step towards a Plastic Free Future. You can encourage and inspire others to do the same, by sharing your pledge on your social media. One small step by all of us together makes a big difference.

Paper bins -

We have returned to the Wednesday & Friday schedule.

New Zealander of the Week...

Big Swing Timetable

Rāhina - Yr 3&4/ Kōwhai Team
Rātu - Yr 5&6/ Kauri Team
Rāapa -Yr 7&8/ Kahikatea Team
Rāpare -Yr 3&4/ Kōwhai Team
Rāmere - Yr 5&6/ Kauri Team

The Big Swing Timetable is in place from 8:20 a.m.
Duty Teachers
1st Half: Lisa Cuttance & Susan

2nd Half: Lisa Cowley & Sonia

Weekly Events

* Kapa Haka 9.30-10.30. Y3-8

- Frankie FridaTERM 1 TERM 2

TERM 3 IMPORTANT DATES:

Week 5 Wednesday & Thursday Ballet

Friday- TOD

Week 6 Tuesday Mathswell year 5-8

Tuesday Parumoana Swimming year 5/6

Wednesday Parumoana Swimming year 7&8

Week 7 Wednesday Artsplash (Dance and wearable arts)

Week 8 AIMS Games for year 7&8

Week 9 Friday Rugby tournament year 5&6

BOOK OF THE WEEK
Get out! Go wild! : outdoorsy stories for kids by Marion Day (Non Fiction 790.1) The book combines fiction and nonfiction pieces. It also includes 'Did You Know' facts, recipes, poetry, jokes, and a cartoon story. It was developed for children who do not enjoy reading chapter books and are reluctant to read in general. Full of photos and sketches to help make stories more interesting.
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
17 kings and 42 elephants	Mahy, Margaret	M
Titiro = look	Bishop, Gavin	B
Ant Party	Montgomery, Ross	M
How to move a zoo	Simpson, Kate	S
Dot! scribble! go!	Tullet, Hervé	T
SPEEDY READS
Oopsy Daisy	Bunting, Laura	BUN
The snow day	Rippin, Sally	RIP
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
Unravelled	Messenger, Shannon	MES
FICTION SERIES
Lupix the ice wolf	Blade, Adam	Beast Quest
Luna the loom band fairy	Meadows, Daisy	Rainbow Magic
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Animal	Jackson, Tom	590
Charles Leclerc	Hamilton, Maurice	796.72
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Always Anthony	Libenson, Terri	LIB
The prophecies begin. 2	Hunter, Erin	HUN
Entirely Emmie	Libenson, Terri	LIB