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Paremata School's Daily News
Term 4 - Week 2- 2025
Tuesday 14th October
Ko te Tūrei tēnei rā te tekau ma wha ō Ōketopa
WHAKAPONO KIA KOE
Believe in Yourself
Attitude Determines Altitude
New Zealand Shake Out – Thursday 16th October @ 9:30am
As part of signing up our school for the “Shake Out” we went into a draw and have won an Apple 11inch Ipad, 128 GB - Blue. We will be drawing a lucky winner next week! Everyones name is in the draw
Patrols
PATROLS TRAINING FOR 2026 TEAM
If you are Years 5, 6 or 7 right now, YOU can train to be part of our Traffic Safety Team next year! Yes, it takes guts to be out there in all weather, integrity to turn up on time and not let your team down, and commitment to keeping your community safe.
Sign up at the office this week. You will need to take the letter/permission slip home and discuss it with your parents. Return the signed slip to the office by the end of Week 2 (Friday 17th October).
Training with Constable Steve is on Wednesday 5th November (Week 5). You will then go on the roster for the rest of the term to practise your new skills!
A notice from Mrs Leggett
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: Rachel & Lisa
TERM 3 IMPORTANT DATES:
Look at the books on our website
| BOOK OF THE WEEK | ||
| Ghost Kiwi by Ruth Paul (Junior Fiction - PAU) *this is the author that visited us for book week When her grandfather Rex is hospitalised, 11-year-old Ruby retreats to the forest with her trusty d  og sidekick and a weird old doll she wants to get rid of. Near the treehouse built by Rex, she discovers a kiwi burrow. And is that a white kiwi chick she sees? Ruby and her friend Spider uncover a plot by the local vet to catch the white kiwi for an international smuggling ring. Together with a social misfit, who is both ex-convict and nature lover - and perhaps some mystical help from the local patupaiarehe - they manage to expose and catch the crooked vet. | ||
| PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK) | ||
| Harry the Hermit Crab | Rae, Danni | R |
| Julius | Johnson, Angela | J |
| Kia ora baby : a book about baby siblings for Kiwi kids | Bixley, Donovan | B |
| Shoe trouble | Neil, Eleanor | N |
| When Grandma comes to play | Wahapa, Niki | W |
| SPEEDY READS | ||
| Hello twigs, let's find treasure | McDonald, Andrew | MCD |
| Beetle wants to fly | Walter, Jackie | WAL |
| Milly's family fun | Rippin, Sally | RIP |
| Pug's got talent | May, Kyla | MAY |
| Tiger troubles | Soundar, Chitra | SOU |
| KORERO PAKI (FICTION) | ||
| I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912 | Tarshis, Lauren | TAR |
| One wrong step | Nielsen, Jennifer | NIE |
| FICTION SERIES | ||
| Netball rules | Costain, Meredith | Ella diaries |
| Water beast = Aquatan | Park, Mac | Boy vs beast |
| KORERO PONO (NON FICTION) | ||
| Why does plastic hurt the planet? | Gifford, Clive | 363.7 |
| Groundbreaking scientists | Miller, J.P. | 509.2 |
| Earth's changing surfaces | Tutt, Corey | 551.8 |
| Super bug | Woodward, John | 595.7 |
| A whole world of mammals | Claybourne, Anna | 599 |
| GRAPHIC NOVEL | ||
| Fresh start | Galligan, Gale | GAL |
| Crunch | Miller, Kayla | MIL |
| Break | Miller, Kayla | MIL |
| Tuhinga Paki-aa-kaiko (SENIOR FICTION) | ||
| Resist : a story of D-Day | Gratz, Alan | GRA |
| Mockingjay | Collins, Suzanne | COL |
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 Miromiro (1A)
Thursday: Ruma Takahae (14)
Ruma Korimako (4)
Friday: Ruma Kakariki (11)
Ruma Kotuku (7)
Ruma Kea (10)
Ruma Piwakawaka (6)