Paremata School

Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā te 

rua tekau mā tahi o Mahuru


Monday 21st September

Term 3 Week 10 2026

Let's close out the term the same way we started, with the national anthem.


 

Kia pai te wā whakatā!

Have a good break! 



Episode 6 of Wave TV

 

Two people in green jackets gently hold a kiwi bird outdoors. One person supports the bird’s body while the other holds its legs, showing the bird’s long beak and claws.


Surgery is stressful at the best of times, but even more so when your patient weighs just 3.9 grams.

Massey University veterinarians had the delicate task of operating on a tiny native grass skink that was attacked by a cat last weekend.

The university’s Wildbase Hospital in Palmerston North cares for sick and injured native wildlife before releasing them back to the wild.

The skink had arrived with a puncture wound to its side, exposing its insides.

The little creature weighed just 3.9g - less than a teaspoon of sugar - and needed surgery to repair the wound which was “no easy feat”.

It will receive a course of antibiotics and pain relief while it recovers.

“We are very optimistic about its chances of making a full recovery,” the hospital said.

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

Week 10: Elizabeth, Chloe, Isla, Niamh

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: Whaea Sonia and Michelle

Kai nui: Jacqui and Emma




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

Week 10: The Magic Kombi 2 - Who let the dogs out?

Term 4

Week 1: Tuesday 13 October - 9.30am Road patrol training




Bird of the Year 2026


Which party are YOU voting for?

Not only will our birds be battling for the title of Bird of the Year 2026, the birds will be campaigning for a party vote as well. Each vote cast for a bird will count towards their parties total so we can reveal Aotearoa New Zealand’s favourite flock!


The six bird parties standing in 2026 are:

Sea birds and Tree birds - the ocean-goers versus the forest chorus

Shore birds and Floor birds - the water bloc versus the flightless battlers

Shy birds and High birds - the quiet caucus versus the high living

Voting opens 4 September until 20 September

Gather your flock and vote for which manu you think should be crowned the winer.

Winner will be revealed 21 September.



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 discover 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 wizardDonaldson, JuliaD
My dog is as smelly as dirty socks : and other funny family portraitsPiven, HanochP
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
Forest of forbidden magic *Morris, EveMOR
Detective Stanley and the mystery at the museum *Tunnicliffe, HannahTUN
SOPHISTICATED PICTURE BOOK
Left to nowhere *Chapman, IanC
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Folk remedy : the hidden world of the Yokai. Book 1 *Yoshioka, JemYOS
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Omnibird : an avian investigator's handbook *Clarkson, Giselle598
Survive Aotearoa *Wall, Bronwen613.6
Hooked : learning to fish *Brown, Al799.1
*NZ Book award 26 Finalists



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