Paremata School

Ko te Rātū tēnei rā te 

tekau mā rima o Mahuru


Tuesday 15th September

Term 3 Week 9 2026

Celebrate te Wiki o te reo Māori by singing this waiata that reminds us what a special taonga (treasure) te reo Māori is. 


 

Kia kaha te reo Māori    

Keep the Māori language strong 


Kaiako mā - kia kaha tō reo Māori! Each day this week there is an opportunity for your class to do an activity where the instructions are all in te reo Māori. 

Karawhuia! Give it a go - you will know more te reo than you realise. 


Today's wellbeing/hauora practice is Hikitia te Hā. Watch and listen for Atua Māori that you may be familiar with. Experience how breath and movement can help you achieve mauri tau and be ready for a day of learning!

Alongside the immersion activity are some questions or statements that can be used by tamariki and kaiako in the classroom. Many of these are interchangeable with different nouns or verbs. You could write them on the board and practice saying them each day. Or give out a MATA sticker or card to tamariki who you hear using these kupu and phrases. Kōrerotia i te reo Māori!



Are you interested in joining our 2027 Road Patrol Team/ Ngā Kaitiaki Ara?


Are you going to be a Year 6, 7 or 8 student at Paremata School next year? 

Are you reliable, responsible and keen to contribute? 

If you would like to take part in some special training with the NZ Police early next term, please meet Rachel in Room 13 on Wednesday 16th September at 11 am. Please be on time.

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All Kids' University students need to meet in Rm 16 at 1.10pm on Thursday for a gown fitting.

 

Two people in green jackets gently hold a kiwi bird outdoors. One person supports the bird’s body while the other holds its legs, showing the bird’s long beak and claws.

A piece of fossilised dinosaur poo contains one of the best-preserved feathers from the dinosaur age.

A palaeontologist found the feather by chance while looking for fish fossils.

Jingmai O'Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at the Field Museum in Chicago, said there might be more hidden feathers inside fossilised faeces, known as coprolites.

Coprolites are rare in the archaeological record because they decay much more easily than skeletons and teeth.

At some point, the fossilised faeces broke open, exposing a beautifully preserved feather from 66 million years ago - about the time most dinosaurs were wiped out.

Researchers don't know which dinosaur made the coprolite, but they thought it could have been a Tyrannosaurus rex or Nanotyrannus based on its size and contents.


Dr O'Connor said the four dinosaur species that could have made the coprolite were unlikely to have eaten fish.

"We hypothesise that those tiny fish scales were in the stomach of the bird when the bird was consumed," she said.

"So this coprolite actually records two different food web interactions."

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

Week 9: Jahzyrus, Finnley, Mitchell, Linkyn

Please collect the masks and gloves from Ursula after lunch on Thursday and return them when you have finished.

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

You are welcome to check traps on other days and deal with any catches.

Kai iti: Mrs Brtiz and Whaea Sonia

Kai nui: Rachel and Juliet




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

Week 9: Te wiki o te reo Māori

Week 10: The Magic Kombi 2 - Who let the dogs out?

Term 4

Week 1: Tuesday 13 October - 9.30am Road patrol training


Bird of the Year 2026


Which party are YOU voting for?

Not only will our birds be battling for the title of Bird of the Year 2026, the birds will be campaigning for a party vote as well. Each vote cast for a bird will count towards their parties total so we can reveal Aotearoa New Zealand’s favourite flock!


The six bird parties standing in 2026 are:

Sea birds and Tree birds - the ocean-goers versus the forest chorus

Shore birds and Floor birds - the water bloc versus the flightless battlers

Shy birds and High birds - the quiet caucus versus the high living

Voting opens 4 September until 20 September

Gather your flock and vote for which manu you think should be crowned the winer.

Winner will be revealed 21 September.



Click here for more details about the winners

                     

To find out more about these latest new books to the library Click here

BOOK OF THE WEEK
Whenua : Māori Pūrākau of Aotearoa by Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy (Non Fiction -398.2)
This title is a winner in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2026.
From sleeping giants to battling mountains, fiery sisters to adventurous trees, dig into Whenua and discover eleven tales of how Aotearoa was formed beneath our feet. Whenua takes readers back in time with each purakau, exploring the ways in which Aotearoa's land was formed and introducing children to legendary Maori figures and atua. A beautifully illustrated collection that will delight the whole whanau, from award-winning illustrator Isobel Joy Te Aho-White.
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
The princess and the wizardDonaldson, JuliaD
My dog is as smelly as dirty socks : and other funny family portraitsPiven, HanochP
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
Forest of forbidden magic *Morris, EveMOR
Detective Stanley and the mystery at the museum *Tunnicliffe, HannahTUN
SOPHISTICATED PICTURE BOOK
Left to nowhere *Chapman, IanC
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Folk remedy : the hidden world of the Yokai. Book 1 *Yoshioka, JemYOS
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Omnibird : an avian investigator's handbook *Clarkson, Giselle598
Survive Aotearoa *Wall, Bronwen613.6
Hooked : learning to fish *Brown, Al799.1
*NZ Book award 26 Finalists


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