Paremata School

Ko te Rāpare tēnei rā te 

tua whitu o Haratua

Thursday 7th May

Term 2 Week 3 2026

This waiata is sung by Ngati Toa Rangatira to welcome visitors from all places and cultures to Porirua. 

Kua puta a iho  - you have all succeeded!

Use this kīwaha to praise people who have done really well.

Ngā Kaitiaki Ara (Road Patrollers)

Please come to Room 9 at 10:50 on Thursday morning for a quick meeting.

This week is New Zealand Sign Language week. 

Kaua e wareware:

• Please remember to walk your bikes and scooters on school grounds before and after school. These are very busy times of day and this rule is to keep everyone safe.
• Please no running around corners. This includes when you are playing team tag.
• You cannot use the Mobil Station after school unless you are accompanied by a parent, grandparent or college age brother or sister.
• The deck outside the Junior Classrooms is for Year 0-2 only to play on during morning tea and lunchtime.

Thai authorities arrested a teenager at a Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about US$9,000 that were taped under her clothing, wildlife officials say.

Authorities became suspicious of the 19-year-old woman's unusual movements as she prepared to board a flight. A search uncovered the Indian star tortoises -- 29 alive and one dead -- strapped to her body.

"The suspect had used adhesive tape to immobilise the animals, packed them into cloth bags and attached them to her body to evade detection." 

The Thai customs department said the tortoises -- protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) -- commanded a high price on the black market, placing their total estimated value at around US$9,000.

The surviving tortoises were transferred to wildlife conservation officials for care and to serve as evidence.

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

Week 3: Havish, Will, Temes, Boston

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. 

If you have not yet been taught how to rebait the new black rat traps, make sure you check with Clare before going out.

Kai iti: Becky and Ms Gallagher

Kai nui: Whaea Wendy and Lila

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

Week 4: Friday 15 May - pink shirt day

Week 5: Thursday 21 May - cross country