Paremata School

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Monday 22nd June

Term 2 Week 10 2026

We will be singing this waiata at our Matariki celebration next week.

Matariki ahunga nui - Matariki provider of abundant food 

A great proverb to share around the Matariki feast table.   

Tag

A reminder to everyone: when playing tag and approaching a corner, please slow right down and walk around it. 

This helps prevent collisions and keeps everyone safe. Let's look out for one another and make sure our games are fun and safe for all!

Reminder

The hall is out of bounds at lunchtime. Please use the outdoor areas and other designated spaces instead.

Kaua e wareware:

• Term 2 and 3 - Please stay off the field before school to give it a chance to dry out and avoid mud and grass through the classrooms.
• Stop and check before crossing drive through entrances and exits.

Researchers are using tiny backpacks to keep track of New Zealand's most elusive gecko species.

The northern striped gecko live on Coromandel Peninsula and are so skilled at camouflage, they weren't discovered until 1997.

University of Otago zoologist Dr Jo Monks and masters student Harriet Wills have tracked them for the past few months, by attaching small radio transmitters to their backs.

They discovered the gecko had used their camouflage to hide under foliage and leaf litter, and in trees throughout the forests of the Coromandel Peninsula.

"They're moving well into the forest and what they do when they're up in the dense forest is they spend a lot more time in the canopy, probably to gain the warmth of the sun.

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

Week 9: Havish, Will, Temes, Boston

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 Britz and Jacqui

Kai nui: Carol and Alex

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

Week 11: Tuesday 30 June - Matariki celebration

FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2026

Click here for placings

 

BOOK OF THE WEEK
A miscellany of mischief and magic : discover history's best hoaxes, hijinks, tricks and illusions by Tom Adams (Non Fiction 001.94) Learn the secrets of infamous magic illusions and tricks and discover the stories of some of history's most notorious hoaxes, pranks, and cons. While some are great fun, others contain a serious lesson . . . after all, understanding scams of the past can help protect you in the future. Meet infamous pranksters such as Marcel Duchamp (the French artist who pranked the art world), renowned illusionists and escape artists such as Adelaide Hermann (one of the first female magicians), and cunning con-artists such as George C. Parker (the American who "sold" the Statue of Liberty). The themed spreads explore a range of topics such as made-up monsters, alien conspiracies, doctored photos, disguises and pseudonyms, April Fool's Day pranks, and much more. If you're feeling mischievous, you can even follow the steps and tips spaced throughout the book to try your hand at some pranks and magic tricks of your own! But keep your wits about you, because fake hoaxes are included within the pages for eagle-eyed readers to try to spot!
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
Diggers, dozers and dumpers	Könnecke, Ole	K
Don't worry, Peppa	Holowaty, Lauren	H
Happy Pig Day!	Willems, Mo	W
Mataali'i	Malaeulu, Dahlia	M
Ramadan Kareem	Yuksel, M.O.	Y
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
LOL collection 2 : more stories to make you laugh out loud!	Emerson, Marcus	EME
FICTION SERIES
Night of the living mummy	Stine, R.L.	Goosebumps
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Ancient Greek gods and goddesses	Evans, Tegen	398.2
Amazing space	Allan, Sophie	520
The world at night : discover the world that wakes when you sleep	Lerwill, Ben	529
Where's Wally? : a-maze-ing journeys	Handford, Martin	793.73
Where's Wally? : the great speed search	Handford, Martin	793.73
The flag book	Butterfield, Moira	929.9