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Ko te Rāpare tēnei rā te
tuatoru o Mahuru
Thursday 3rd September
Term 3 Week 7 2026
Purea Nei is a waiata about letting go of worries and finding peace and strength. It reminds us that when we support one another and stay connected to our culture, whānau, and community, we can move forward with hope and confidence.
Nau mai ki te kōanga.
Welcome to spring.
Kia tipu ngā whakaaro, kia puāwai te ako, kia hari tātou i tēnei wā hou.
May our ideas grow, our learning blossom, and may we enjoy this new season.
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The Zhongyuan festival, also known as the Ghost festival, is celebrated in East and Southeast Asia. The whole of the month is called Ghost month, and people show respect and love for family members who have died.
Activities during the month include preparing food offerings, and burning incense and papier-mâché versions of items such as clothes and gold, for the visiting spirits of ancestors.
Elaborate meals are served with empty seats for each of the deceased in the family, treating the them as if they are still living.
Other festivities may include buying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies giving directions to the lost ghosts and spirits of the ancestors.
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When you take your ipu pepa to be emptied, please leave your lid in your classroom.
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Week 7: Lola T, Karina, Eva, Laura
Please collect the masks and gloves from Ursula after lunch on Thursday and return them when you have finished.
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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.
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Kai iti: Mrs Sutton and Juliet
Kai nui: Becky and Whaea Kylie
Tārere nui timetable is in place from 8.20am. No helmet, no wheels.
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Week 7: Friday 4 September - Tarapekepeke hui
- Disco
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 discove  r 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 wizard | Donaldson, Julia | D |
| My dog is as smelly as dirty socks : and other funny family portraits | Piven, Hanoch | P |
| KORERO PAKI (FICTION) | ||
| Forest of forbidden magic * | Morris, Eve | MOR |
| Detective Stanley and the mystery at the museum * | Tunnicliffe, Hannah | TUN |
| SOPHISTICATED PICTURE BOOK | ||
| Left to nowhere * | Chapman, Ian | C |
| GRAPHIC NOVEL | ||
| Folk remedy : the hidden world of the Yokai. Book 1 * | Yoshioka, Jem | YOS |
| KORERO PONO (NON FICTION) | ||
| Omnibird : an avian investigator's handbook * | Clarkson, Giselle | 598 |
| Survive Aotearoa * | Wall, Bronwen | 613.6 |
| Hooked : learning to fish * | Brown, Al | 799.1 |
| *NZ Book award 26 Finalists | ||