Paremata School

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Wednesday 16th September

Term 3 Week 9 2026

Celebrate te Wiki o te reo Māori by singing this waiata that reminds us what a special taonga (treasure) te reo Māori is. 


 

Kia kaha te reo Māori    

Keep the Māori language strong 


Kaiako mā - kia kaha tō reo Māori! Each day this week there is an opportunity for your class to do an activity where the instructions are all in te reo Māori. 

Karawhuia! Give it a go - you will know more te reo than you realise. 


Watch and listen to the well known story of the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku in te reo Māori.


Alongside the immersion activity are some questions or statements that can be used by tamariki and kaiako in the classroom. Many of these are interchangeable with different nouns or verbs. You could write them on the board and practice saying them each day. Or give out a MATA sticker or card to tamariki who you hear using these kupu and phrases. Kōrerotia i te reo Māori!



Are you interested in joining our 2027 Road Patrol Team/ Ngā Kaitiaki Ara?


Are you going to be a Year 6, 7 or 8 student at Paremata School next year? 

Are you reliable, responsible and keen to contribute? 

If you would like to take part in some special training with the NZ Police early next term, please meet Rachel in Room 13 on Wednesday 16th September at 11 am. Please be on time.

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All Kids' University students need to meet in Rm 16 at 1.10pm on Thursday for a gown fitting.

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Message from Matua:

Please can the tamariki miners digging holes on the field please stop this immediately as it is causing very  smelly muddy pools of stagnant water that won't dry up. Mark has spent a lot of time filling these in this morning so the field is safe for everyone to use.


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.



Every 40 seconds of nighttime for the next 10 years, a camera the size of a small car will capture strikingly detailed images of the southern sky.

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is happening in an observatory in Chile that houses the world's largest digital camera weighing 2993.71kg.

The project has several goals, including creating a new inventory of our solar system and the Milky Way, as well as chipping away at the mystery of dark matter by observing the distorted light of distant galaxies.

Each night, the observatory's camera will capture thousands of images, completing a full scan of the southern sky every few days. Throughout its decade-long survey, the telescope will be able to return to the same spot in the night sky hundreds of times, creating a living image of how each patch of observable star systems and galaxies evolves. The long-term effort will allow scientists to study rare and difficult-to-detect events like never before.


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

Week 9: Jahzyrus, Finnley, Mitchell, Linkyn

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: Jenny and Nicole

Kai nui: Whaea Lisa and Mrs Wall




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

Week 9: Te wiki o te reo Māori

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

Term 4

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


Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 14-20 o Hepetema - Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is on from Monday 14th September to Sunday 20th 

September 2026. Under the theme Ake, Ake, Ake – A Forever Language, the 2026 focus is Te Reo Towns - a celebration

 of the communities who have kept te reo Māori alive, and an invitation for all of Aotearoa to help it flourish into the future.

14–20 o Hepetema 2026 | 14–20 September 2026

Find out more here about our partnership with Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Māori culture in Porirua.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is an annual celebration for all New Zealanders to show their support for the Māori language, an official language of this country.

This year the theme is te reo towns. We've got a great line-up of activities and events. We'll be starting te wiki with the flag raising ceremony to celebrate te reo 

and Porirua as a te reo town, and there are a number of other events for the week.


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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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