Paremata School

Monday 2nd November

Term 4 Week 4 2026

We are practicing this waiata to prepare for the mihi whakatau to welcome new whānau to our school. 

Tō kaha hoki ki te ako!

You are so good at learning!

This kīwaha acknowledges the ako shown by a hard working student. You can replace ako with other kupu such as panui (reading), tuhituhi (writing), toi (art).

Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors with All Souls' Day, a holiday that Spanish invaders brought to Mexico starting in the early 1500s.

The holiday, which is celebrated mostly in Mexico on November 1 and 2, is like a family reunion, except dead ancestors are the guests of honour. Day of the Dead is a joyful time that helps people remember the dead and celebrate their memory.

First, people set up a candlelit altar in their homes so spirits can find their way back to their relatives. The strong colour and smell of yellow marigold flowers are used to guide spirits back home. The altar also offers some of the favourite foods of the dead, just in case they get hungry. Items that were important to the ancestors when they were alive, such as a favourite book or musical instrument, are placed on the altar as well.

Then it's off to the graveyard for a big party. Families bring a huge feast to eat while they clean tombstones, sing songs, and talk to their ancestors. Parents might even introduce a baby to a grandparent who died before the baby was born.

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

Week 3:  Isaac, Austin, Remi, Ryder, 

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.

The checking and rebaiting wasn't happening towards the end of last term. 

Please make sure you take you turn, or let me know if you are not keen to be part of the team any more.

Kai iti: Rachel and Clare

Kai nui: Michelle and Whaea Lisa

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

Here is the new road patrol roster for the rest of the year. You will notice that all the experienced patrollers are buddied up with 2 new trainees. The idea is that they will get some on the job experience ready to go for it in 2027.

Kids need to be at school ready to go at 8:25 and at the end of the day they don't need to report for duty til 2:55pm. 

Week 5: Tuesday 10 November - Parumoana Athletics

Week 6: Saturday 21 November - Cake and toy sale

Week 7: Thursday 26 November - Run Jump Throw

Week 8:  Mon 30th November to Frid 4th Dec - Library closed for stocktake

                Friday 4th December - Parumoana speech competition

Week 9:  Year 7/8 EOTC week

                Monday 7 to Wed December Library Closed for stocktake

                Wed 9 to Frid 11 Dec - Summer Reading Programme issues

Week 10: Monday 14 to 15 December - SRP issues continues

                 Tuesday 15 December - water fight

                 Wednesday 16 December - school finishes at 1pm

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

BOOK OF THE WEEK
The sunflowers : Vincent Van Gogh's search for beauty by Zahra Marwan (Non fiction) Vincent van Gogh paints what others consider inelegant. But painting those sunflowers bring happiness to his troubled heart. And it isn't until he begins traveling that his world opens up to new friends and new ideas that help his heart and art thrive more than he could have ever imagined. Award-winning author-illustrator Zahra Marwan has depicted a breathtaking passage of Vincent van Gogh's life in The Sunflowers, filled with dreamy watercolor artwork. And while it is based on van Gogh's real life, it also expresses how we should do what we love, despite the words of harsh critics. It's a story about finding friendship, broadening your horizons, and creating a safe and welcoming community.
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
One day on our prehistoric planet ... with a diplodocus	Bailey, Ella	B
What feelings do at night	Oziewicz, Tina	O
Shmoof	McKinnon, Heidi	M
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
Brown bird	Arthur, Jane	ART
Lightningborn	Kagawa, Julie	KAG
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Mythical tales	Sampson, Laura	398.2
Wonders under the moon : a collection of night-time creatures	Snaith, Tai	525
Ultimate cars : head-to-head		629.222
Verstappen	Mugford, Simon	796.72