Paremata School

Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā 

te rua tekau o Paengawhāwhā

Monday 20th April

Term 2 Week 1 2026

Whakataka te Hau is a well-known karakia and waiata often used at the start of meetings, gatherings, and learning spaces. It calls for the winds and storms to settle, creating a calm and peaceful space. This helps everyone feel grounded, focused, and ready to come together with respect and attention.

Koia pū! - Bang on! 

Use this kīwaha when someone has answered a tricky question correctly.

Kaua e wareware:

• Please remember to walk your bikes and scooters on school grounds before and after school. These are very busy times of day and this rule is to keep everyone safe.
• Please no running around corners. This includes when you are playing team tag.
• You cannot use the Mobil Station after school unless you are accompanied by a parent, grandparent or college age brother or sister.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission took four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back. This picture shows the line between night and day, which is called the terminator.

We chose active transport for 2377 trips to school over the month!

3rd: Rūma Kiwi (16) with 235 trips

2nd equal: Rūma Kea (10) and Rūma  Pūkeko with 270 trips

1st: Rūma Kākāpō with 299 trips

When you take your ipu pepa to be emptied, please leave your lid in your classroom.

Week 9:  Kenudi, Braxton, Campbell, Tipene, Robbie M

Please collect bait from Rm 5 after lunch and check and rebait traps. Remember to wash your hands afterwards. 

If you have not yet been taught how to rebait the new black rat traps, make sure you check with Clare before going out.

Kai iti: 

Kai nui:

Tārere nui timetable is in place from 8.20am. No helmet, no wheels.

Week 1:

Week 2: Monday 27 April - ANZAC Day

Wednesday 29 April - Hoods up quiet hour 10-11am

Week 3: Tuesday 5 May - school photos

Week 4: