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Term 1 - Week 10 - 2025

Friday 11th Āperira

Ko te Paraire tēnei rā te tekau ma tahi o Āperira

WHAKAPONO KIA KOE  

Believe in Yourself 

Attitude Determines Altitude

Rerenga Kōrero

Phrase of the week!

Paremata School’s

Book Week Quiz 2025: Day 4

Years 1 - 4 Quiz Answers: CLASS: ________________

Some famous characters have escaped from their books! 

Please name the characters

1.  Spot 

 2.                                                                Peppa Pig

                                                                      3.       Dogman

4. What does Sam-I-am eat with Ham? Green eggs

5. What type of animal is Macca in Aaron Blabey’s Macca books? An alpaca

6. What is Winnie the Pooh’s favourite food? Honey              

7. In the nursery rhyme “Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle”, who ran away with the spoon?  Dish

8. How many dwarfs are there in the story about Snow White? 7 For an Extra point Name one of the dwarfs Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey

110. In the books about Hairy Maclary by Lynley Dodd what is the name of the cat, Scarface…………….? Scarface Claw

Years 5-8 Quiz Answers: CLASS: ________________

1. What kind of beings are Frodo and Sam in “The Lord of the Rings”?  Hobbits

2. Which book begins with the line ‘There is no lake at Camp Green  Lake’? Holes For an Extra Point who is the author? Louis Sachar

3. Who is Harry Potter’s godfather? Sirius Black

4. Who is the head teacher in Matilda? Miss Trunchbull

5. What is the title of this fantasy picture book by Chris Van Allsburg which features an enchanted safari-themed board game with wild animals that is played in real life? Jumanji

6. Who throws the tea party in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? The Mad Hatter

7. In The Wizard of Oz, what do Dorothy and her friends have to do to enter the Emerald City? They must follow the Yellow Brick Road For an extra point name one or Dorothy’s friends Scarecrow, Tinman, Cowardly Lion

8. In what nonsense poem do you encounter words like: slithy toves, frumious Bandersnatch and mome raths outgrabe? Jabberwocky

9. In the story The Jungle Book, what type of animal is Kaa?

1. Bear
2. Tiger
3. Monkey
4. Snake

10. In The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, what is the name of the children who go to Narnia?
    1. The Parker siblings 
    2. The Kirke siblings 
    3. The Pevensie siblings
    4. The Ketterly siblings

Guess how many "Deep Sea" lollies there are and go in to win the whole jar of lollies

Don't forget to hand in your "Shark Names" to the

 library to go in the lucky draw

To create your own shark name 

All winners will be announced at assembly

How are you going gathering sponsors for the read-a-thon? Have you ben reading everyday to make as much money as you can? 

If you run out of room in your reading journal, come and get a new sheet from Emma in Rm 13 before or after school!

Wave TV 

Ian has put up some temporary orange fencing on the field fence to make the area safe for all of us until the area is repaired by a fencing company. Please do not jump on , climb up or pull this fencing apart when you are playing games thank you, Matua.

Please remember to do your Environmental duty. Let's keep our Kura clean! 

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:  Alice & Finella