Paremata School

Tuesday 27th October

Term 4 Week 1 2026

Me manaaki tētahi i tētahi.

Let's look after each other.

We can use this kīwaha to encourage others to show manaaki.

The cake and toy Sale is happening again on the 21st of November

As part of the cake and toy sale, please remember to bring in chocolate bars for the Chocolate Raffle and have a sort through of your old toys.

New Zealand's heaviest insect has been taking big steps toward a population boom, with the success of a ground-breaking breeding and conservation programme.

Wētāpunga - or Little Barrier giant wētā, used to be widespread in Northland and Auckland, but by the 1990s only one remnant population remained, and only in one place - Little Barrier Island, the Department of Conservation says.

That population was found to be dwindling and in bad shape when surveys were carried out, from 2005 to 2009, and it was decided there were too few of the wētāpunga left to directly start another wild colony to be able to safeguard the species.

So instead, small numbers of the giant insects were collected from Little Barrier Island, to begin an intensive breeding population.

And tens of thousands of have now been bred at Butterfly Creek in Auckland and at Auckland Zoo.

The efforts mean the ancient insect has gone from being classed as a Nationally Endangered species in 2004, to Nationally Recovering.

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.

You are welcome to check traps on other days and deal with any catches.

The checking and rebaiting wasn't happening towards the end of last term. 

Please make sure you take you turn, or let me know if you are not keen to be part of the team any more.

Kai iti: Juliet and Rachel

Kai nui: Ursula and Mrs Britz

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

Here is the new road patrol roster for the rest of the year. You will notice that all the experienced patrollers are buddied up with 2 new trainees. The idea is that they will get some on the job experience ready to go for it in 2027.

Kids need to be at school ready to go at 8:25 and at the end of the day they don't need to report for duty til 2:55pm. 

Week 5: Tuesday 10 November - Parumoana Athletics

Week 6: Saturday 21 November - Cake and toy sale

Week 7: Thursday 26 November - Run Jump Throw

Week 8: Friday 4th December - Parumoana speech competition

Week 9: Year 7/8 EOTC week

Week 10: Tuesday 15 December - water fight

                 Wednesday 16 December - school finishes at 1pm

                   To find out more about these latest new books to the library Click here

BOOK OF THE WEEK
Mother of the nation : Whina Cooper and the long walk for justice by David Hill Non Fiction (993.03) Meet Dame Whina Cooper, the kuia who championed Māori rights and women's rights and led a famous hīkoi for positive change. The true story of one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most exceptional leaders and a courageous wahine toa, who united thousands of Māori and Pākehā to address injustices, and whose mana and determination continue to inspire us today.
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
Kupe & the great octopus of Muturangi	Tait, Mat	T
The boy who found his voice	Gordon, Tyler	G
All about brains : a book about people	Bell, Lake	B
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
The seriously epic holiday of Lottie Brooks	Kirby, Katie	KIR
The raven's eye rebellion	Mabey, Claire	MAB
The mushroom in the sky	French, Jackie	FRE
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Food for all : what we eat and where it comes from	Hoffman, Mary	394.12
Whales	Maclaine, James	599.5
Football jokes rule	Mugford, Simon	793.7
The world's best book of riddles	Davies, Bryony	793.73
The junior football encyclopedia	Stead, Emily	796.334
World of racing : the ultimate guide to motorsports around the globe!	Rice, Alex	796.72
Formula 1 greatest moments	Gifford, Clive	796.72
Niue	Nemaia, Mele	996.2