Paremata School

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tekau mā tahi o Hereturikōkā

Tuesday 11th August

Term 3 Week 3 2026

We will sing this waiata at the mihi whakatau next week.

Ka taea e au te mirimiri i tō kurī?   

Can I pat your dog? 

With so many dogs around our kura, you can use this to ask their owner if you want to pat one. Remember to be gentle!

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The field is very wet at the moment, so it will be closed for a few days to allow it to dry out. 

Please do not ask the duty teachers to open it.

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If you are going to Mathswell, 

please meet in Room 16 at 1.10pm.

The raffle will be drawn on the 28th of August  

Please return all raffle money and ticket stubs to the office.

Tauranga locals hoping to launch from a popular boat ramp this week found a lane occupied by a sleep leopard seal leading to the area being cordoned off for days.

Leopard seals normally live around the Antarctic pack ice, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said, but were occasional visitors to Aotearoa during autumn and winter.

Locals were fascinated by the seal, including whole classes of schoolkids who visited, but they responded well to the cordon and kept their distance. DOC says that if you do come across a seal, it's ok to look, but stay at least 20m away, and keep dogs and children away.

The seal was identified as a juvenile male, measuring 1.7m in length - an adult male could reach up to 3m in length.

After a few days of uninterrupted rest, the leopard seal returned to the ocean.

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

Week 4: 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.

Kai iti: Juliet and Rachel

Kai nui: Clare and Becky VP

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

Week 5: Friday 14 August - Mihi whakatau

Week 7: Friday 4 September - Tarapekepeke hui  

 

BOOK OF THE WEEK
Omens by Alicia Ponder (Fiction - PON)   "I've seen a thousand futures, a million deaths. Avondale will fall." They call her Witch Queen.They say she will destroy the Seven Kingdoms.They say she will destroy magic. Sylvalla would rather fight dragons than fuss over politics. As the unexpected queen of two kingdoms, her newfound power is making the neighbouring kings nervous. One by one, the kings fall for Sir Arrant's offers of power and the beguiling butterfly jewels he offers in exchange for their alliance. Determined to save her kingdom, Sylvalla is willing to try anything, including diplomacy. Meanwhile, back in Bairnsley University, the wizard Jonathan and his father discover the evil Dothie has freed the Nameless Gods--gods that are determined to destroy the one person that stands in their way.Can Sylvalla save Avondale? Can she save her people, her brother, or even herself, from the demons who would possess them all?
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
The doorbell rang	Hutchins, Pat	H
My friends and I : a story about kindness	Urlichs, Jessica	U
All the animals were sleeping	Welsh, Clare Helen	W
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
The one and only Ruby	Applegate, Katherine	APP
Dragonfly song	Orr, Wendy	ORR
Willow Moss and the vanished kingdom	Valente, Dominique	VAL
How to stop the end of the world	Mitchell, Tom	MIT
Daisy and the trouble with shopping	Gray, Kes	GRA
FICTION SERIES
Lost socks	Poshoglian, Yvette	Ella's world