WHAT'S ON TOP
Paremata School's Daily News
Term 3 - Week 6 - 2025
Monday 18th August
Ko te Mane tēnei rā te tekau ma waru ō Ākuhata
WHAKAPONO KIA KOE
Believe in Yourself
Attitude Determines Altitude
Rerenga Kōrero
Phrase of the week
Patrols
Yummy Stickers: PLEASE keep collecting these. They give us cool sports gear.. you will see 'Yummy' netballs around!
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: Wendy & Finella
TERM 3 IMPORTANT DATES:
Week 6 Tuesday Mathswell year 5-8
Life Education is in this week!
Wednesday- AIMS rippa team to Levin
Wednesday Parumoana Swimming year 7&8
Thursday year 5&6 Parumoana Swimming
Burgers are on Thursday!
Friday Union meeting- school closed from lunchtime
Week 7 Wednesday Artsplash (Dance and wearable arts)
Week 8 AIMS Games for year 7&8
Week 9 Friday Rugby tournament year 5&6
Friday- Whole school rehearsal Variety show
Week 10 Variety Show- Monday/ Tuesday
| BOOK OF THE WEEK | ||
| Yes, boys can! : inspiring stories of men who changed the world by Jonathan Juravich (Non- Fiction 920.71)  Yes, Boys Can! highlights the imagination, perseverance, and compassion of 50 men throughout history working in underrepresented fields of health, education, arts, and literacy, pairing each biography with a simple suggested activity. | ||
| PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK) | ||
| Dharma the Christmas Llama | Cosgrove, Matt | C |
| Wowzers! | Carter, Lou | C |
| Pete the sheep | French, Jackie | F |
| You can't come in, Kunekune! | Harrop, Amy | H |
| Eyes that weave the world's wonders | Ho, Joanna | H |
| SPEEDY READS | ||
| A big boo-boo | Bunting, Laura | BUN |
| Bill and Ben love to sing | Rippin, Sally | RIP |
| Our friend Zap | Rippin, Sally | RIP |
| Dan loses a tooth | Snashall, Sarah | SNA |
| A spooky surprise | Woolley, Katie | WOO |
| KORERO PAKI (FICTION) | ||
| Mr. Lemoncello's library olympics | Grabenstein, Chris | GRA |
| The whispering world | Lapinski, L.D. | LAP |
| The raven's eye runaways | Mabey, Claire | MAB |
| Real pigeons splash back! | McDonald, Andrew | MCD |
| Lucky button | Morpurgo, Michael | MOR |
| FICTION SERIES | ||
| Kingdom clash | Avatar, Ari | Diary of a Roblox Pro |
| Pirano the water dragon | Blade, Adam | Beast Quest |
| Robot time! | Do, Anh | Hotdog! |
| Felicia the fidget toy fairy | Meadows, Daisy | Rainbow magic |
| Rise of the Ender dragon | Zombie, Zack | Diary of a Minecraft zombie |
| KORERO PONO (NON FICTION) | ||
| An Arctic story : the animals of the frozen North | Burnard, Jane | 577.5 |
| Strike hard! : the Michaela Blyde story | Riley, David | 796.333 |
| Stars of world tennis | Blue, Tyler | 796.342 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Cross, Kit | 796.72 |
| GRAPHIC NOVEL | ||
| Claudia and the new girl | Martin, Ann M. | MAR |
| Lo & behold | Mass, Wendy | MAS |
| Entirely Emmie | Libenson, Terri | LIB |
| Absolutely Nat | Scrivan, Maria | SCR |
| Timid | Todd, Jonathan | TOD |
Class Library Visit Days
Monday: Ruma Tui (2)
Ruma Hihi (15)
Ruma Kakapo (13)
Tuesday: Ruma Pukeko (8)
Ruma Ruru (3)
Ruma Kiwi (16)
Wednesday: Ruma Kokako (9)
Ruma Korimako (4)
Ruma Miromiro (1A)
Thursday: Ruma Takahae (14)
Friday: Ruma Kakariki (11)
Ruma Kotuku (7)
Ruma Kea (10)
Ruma Piwakawaka (6)