Paremata School

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Thursday 27th August

Term 3 Week 6 2026

Another opportunity for us to practice our waiata hou, acknowledging the succession of Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā wai hono i te pō.

Me āwhina ahau i a koe?   

Can I help you?

Show manaaki and kindness by offering to help someone.

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If you are being collected at the drive through, you need to be waiting quietly by the gate. It's not Ian's job to shout for you when your parent arrives because you are playing tag on the other side of the court.

If you are waiting by the clothing bin outside the back gate make sure you are waiting on the footpath well away from the road.

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 A new wharewaka will be built in Tākaka to house the Anaweka waka. The 6m fragment of ocean-going waka was discovered by 14 years ago by a 12 year old on a picnic with his family and is at least 650 years old.

The fragment is thought to be part of a double-hulled Māori ocean-voyaging waka, possibly even one that travelled back to the Pacific Islands to bring more settlers back to Aotearoa. Only two of these sorts of waka have ever been found, and the other is in Tahiti.  The Anaweka waka is special because it has a carving of a long tailed turtle, which is thought to be a sign to help guide the canoe on its long ocean voyage.

The waka has to be treated very carefully, as if it dries out too quickly it will crack. Since its discovery it has been soaking in a tank of polyethylene glycol to remove all the chlorides from the wood and then dried out in a controlled environment. 

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

Week 6: Emmy, Olivia, Niamh, Isla

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: Kiri and Whaea Kendra

Kai nui: Becky and Whaea Kylie

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

Week 6: Thursday 27 August - Yr 7/8 Parumoana swimming

                Friday 28 August - Daffodil Day

Week 7: Friday 4 September - Tarapekepeke hui  

                                                 - Disco

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

BOOK OF THE WEEK
Dreamslinger by Graci Kim (Fiction- KIM) *WINNER NZBA JUNIOR FICTION 2026* Amari and the Night Brothers meets Pokémon in this thrilling start to Graci Kim's brand-new fantasy series where dragons and phoenixes roam the skies of Seoul; meals magically appear based on your mood; and dreams literally come to lifeFourteen-year-old Aria Loveridge lives at the Resthaven Home for Dreamslingers, a safe haven for children born with a genetic mutation that transports them to a powerfully magical realm while they sleep. But this magic can be unpredictable—even deadly. After all, it was only ten years ago when members of the Royal League of Dreamslingers caused the Great Outburst—a tragedy that killed hundreds of people, including Aria's mom. Since then, Aria's dad has become leading expert on Dreamslinger Welfare, which means Aria knows better than most what it takes to keep society safe from her, and others like her: separation, identification, and most importantly, power suppression.So when the Kingdom of Royal Hanguk—home of the Dreamslinger League—announces the first Dreamslinger trials where teenage slingers from around the world are invited to compete for a chance to join the League and learn how to use their powers, Aria knows what she must do: join the trials and take down the League from the inside. But the Trials introduce Aria to a world of wonderous magic and friendship, a world where she finally feels like she belongs. And as dark secrets from the past are revealed—ones that make Aria question her very identity—she becomes even more determined to discover the truth for herself. She just has to survive the trials first.
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
The fierce little woman and the wicked pirate	Cowley, Joy	C
Ruby Red Shoes goes to Paris	Knapp, Kate	K
The station mouse	McLaren, Meg	M
Uni the unicorn	Rosenthal, Amy	R
Sometimes	Stansbie, Stephanie	S
Swan : the life and dance of Anna Pavlova	Snyder, Laurel	S
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
The labyrinth of lost and found	Lees, Jordan	LEE
FICTION SERIES
Meet the Mubbles	Pichon, Liz	Mubbles
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Mindful Music moments	Tompkins, Abigail	398.8
Squares, rectangles, and other quadrilaterals	Adler, David A.	516
The hungry history of sharks	Gifford, Clive	597.3
Resilience	Percival, Ruth	650.14
Creativity	Percival, Ruth	658
Responsibility	Percival, Ruth	658
Teamwork : good for business and good for you!	Percival, Ruth	658
Wrecked	Siegel, Rebecca	910.45