Paremata School

Ko te Rātu tēnei rā te 

rua tekau mā tahi o Paengawhāwhā

Tuesday 21st April

Term 2 Week 1 2026

Whakataka te Hau is a well-known karakia and waiata often used at the start of meetings, gatherings, and learning spaces. It calls for the winds and storms to settle, creating a calm and peaceful space. This helps everyone feel grounded, focused, and ready to come together with respect and attention.

Koia pū! - Bang on! 

Use this kīwaha when someone has answered a tricky question correctly.

Whole school kapa haka begins today with Piata Hohaia. Please come to the hall after the afternoon roll ready to start at 2pm. please sit in our usual assembly arrangement.

Tamariki from Year 3 and up who wish to join the performance group can stay for practice from 2:30pm until the end of the day. 

Piata is a former student and is really looking forward to sharing her love of Kapa Haka with us. Please make her feel welcome by showing respect and manaaki.

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.

Scientists studying ancient fossils in Central Otago have identified a new kind of bat that lived in New Zealand millions of years ago. It lived between 16 and 19 million years ago when New Zealand’s climate was much warmer, more like a sub-tropical forest. 

The fossil bat is related to the short-tailed bat that still lives in New Zealand today. However, it was much smaller and is thought to have weighed only eight to 10 grams. Short-tailed bats are especially unusual because they spend a lot of time on the ground looking for food. They are sometimes called walking bats or burrowing bats. Today, they are found only in New Zealand, although they once lived in Australia too.

We chose active transport for 2377 trips to school over the month!

3rd: Rūma Kiwi (16) with 235 trips

2nd equal: Rūma Kea (10) and Rūma  Pūkeko with 270 trips

1st: Rūma Kākāpō with 299 trips

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

Week 9:  Kenudi, Braxton, Campbell, Tipene, Robbie M

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: Alex and Jacqui

Kai nui: Emma and Mrs Britz

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

Kaua e wareware, don't forget, if you can't make a day you are scheduled to do road patrol, please find a replacement and let Rachel know, rachelh@paremata.school.nz. If you can't find a replacement, please visit Room 13 or 16 to ask for someone to fill in.
We really appreciate your commitment and loyalty to this important role. We rely on you to help our tamariki have a safe journey to school. It is important you take this commitment to the community seriously by showing up on time. 

Week 1:

Week 2: Monday 27 April - ANZAC Day

Wednesday 29 April - Hoods up quiet hour 10-11am

Week 3: Tuesday 5 May - school photos

Week 4: