WHAT'S ON TOP
Paremata School's Daily News
Term 1 - Week 7- 2026
Wednesday 18th March
Ko te Wenerei tēnei rā
te tekau ma waru õ Māehe
WHAKAPONO KIA KOE
Believe in Yourself
Attitude Determines Altitude
Keep working on your Movin' March goals and fill in your wall chart
It's great to see so many people walking, biking, and scootering to school.
Please remember to walk your bikes and scooters on school grounds before and after school. These are very busy times of day and this rules is to keep everyone safe.
Don't forget chocolate donations for the Easter Raffle. To the office please
Patrols
Paper bins -
When you take your paper bins to be emptied, please leave your lid in your classroom
Compost-
Week 8: Jahzyrus, Finnley, Mitchell, Linkyn
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.
ICE BLOCKS FOR SALE - $1.00 – CASH ONLY
Due to some tamariki not eating their lunch on Friday no ice blocks can be purchased until after the 1.10pm lunch bell. All children must eat their lunch/ burger first before buying an ice block.
No online payments – cash only.
New Zealander of the Week...
FIELD & SENIOR FORT NOTICES
Please no running around corners - signs are back up! This includes when you are playing team tag. Be respectful of eachother!
A note from Matua Bryce:
Big Swing Timetable
Rāhina - Yr 3&4/ Kōwhai Team
Rātu - Yr 5&6/ Kauri Team
Rāapa -Yr 7&8/ Kahikatea Team
Rāpare -Yr 3&4/ Kōwhai Team
Rāmere - Yr 5&6/ Kauri Team
The Big Swing Timetable is in place from 8:20 a.m.
Duty Teachers
Morning Tea: Ursula & Ange
TERM 1 IMPORTANT DATES:
Week 7:
Book Fair Garden : Catch the Reading Bug - Class pre-views Wed18th, Thursday 19th & Friday 20th March
Book Fair Garden : Catch the Reading Bug opens :-
Thursday 19th March, 2:45 - 5:00pm, Friday 20th March, 2:45 - 4:00pm
Friday - Multi Challenge day
Week 8:
Friday 27th March, Road Patrol Refresher in Room 15 at 9 am.
Book Fair Garden : Catch the Reading Bug opens :-
Week 9:
Paremata School Book Week - Monday 30th March - Thursday 2nd April
-Book Quiz every morn, entries to Emma C by 10:30
-Class window display
Author Visit - Fifi Colston Monday 30th March, 9:30-12:30
Book Character Parade - Thursday 2nd April, 9:00 Netball Courts
Class Library Timetable
Monday: Rūma Tui (2), Rūma Kakariki (11), Rūma Kea (10)
Tuesday: Rūma Kākāpō (13), Rūma Kiwi (16)
Wednesday: Ruma Takahē (14), Rūma Miromiro (1a)
Thursday: Rūma Rūrū (3), Rūma Korimako (4) Rūma Pukeko (8)
Friday: Rūma Kererū (5), Rūma Pīwakawaka (6), Rūma Kōtuku (7)
Monday 30th March – Thursday 2nd April
Leaves are falling, and it’s the perfect time to catch the reading bug! Our school is excited to celebrate our annual Book Week—a week full of fun, learning, and adventures through stories.
Throughout the week, students will be able to test their knowledge with daily quizzes, showcase their creativity in the window display competition, and take part in the magical book character parade, where favourite characters leap from the page and come to life.
Whether you’re a budding bookworm or a seasoned story explorer, there’s something for everyone. Book Week encourages imagination, creativity, and the joy of reading—helping students develop a love of books that can last a lifetime.
At the heart of the celebration is our Book Fair. This year, our theme is “Book Fair Garden: Catch the Reading Bug”—a place where stories bloom, imaginations grow, and the love of reading spreads like sunshine.
Stroll through our Reading Patch, a buzzing haven for young book lovers. Here, students can weave their way through a story, leaf through exciting new books, and spin into an adventure that will inspire them to keep reading.
The shelves will be swarming with stories for every kind of reader. From silly tales that will make you giggle like a grasshopper to thrilling adventures that spin webs of suspense, there’s something for every busy bookworm. Whether you enjoy heroic quests, magical mysteries, hilarious comics, or fascinating facts, you’ll find stories that stick with you and spark your imagination.
Students are encouraged to share the excitement by inviting parents, grandparents, and family members to visit the Book Fair too. Together, families can explore a hive of page-turning treasures, dig up new favourites, and branch out with books they might not have tried before, and share conversations about the stories that inspire them.
The Scholastic Book Fair is also a wonderful opportunity to support our school while growing home libraries. All purchases go towards raising reward points that we use to add new books to our school library.
Together we can plant the seeds of a lifelong love of reading. When children discover books they love, their confidence grows and their imaginations blossom.
Come and bug out with books! Wander through our garden of books, get caught in a good book and branch out with books you might no
t have tried before.
Let the Reading Bug bite—because great stories plant ideas and help minds grow. This week is about more than just reading—it’s about building a community of learners who celebrate stories, adventure, and imagination.
Let’s grow readers together!
Catch you in the Reading Patch!
Emma the Book Bug
| BOOK OF THE WEEK | ||
| Pearl in a whirl : how one fluffy cat braved the floods by Catherine Robertson and illustrated by Fifi Colston (Picture Book - R) Fifi Colston is our visiting author/illustrator for Book Week The true story of one fluffy cat's wild, windy week. A tale of chaos and courage, ruin and rescue, as Pearl's home - like s  o many others - was ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. Pearl loved doing all her favourite things- swatting the dog, slurping tap water, hiding in bags, and curling up to sleep. But one Monday night, with a whoosh and a whirl, her comfortable life was turned upside-down ... Pearl's family home in Puketapu, in Hawke's Bay, was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle and it took a week for her to be reunited with her family, as the community came together in the aftermath of one of New Zealand's worst weather events. | ||
| PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK) | ||
| A guide to rocks | Cotter, Sacha | C |
| Let's all say yes! | Roberts, Nia | R |
| The thank you book | Willems, Mo | W |
| Family | Hegarty, Patricia | H |
| SPEEDY READS | ||
| Super Rabbit Boy vs. Super Rabbit Boss! | Flintham, Thomas | FLI |
| Super Rabbit racers! | Flintham, Thomas | FLI |
| KORERO PAKI (FICTION) | ||
| The case of the chaos monster | Lawrence, Patrice | LAW |
| Whetū Toa and the hunt for Ramses | Matuku, Steph | MAT |
| The last journey | Gregg, Stacy | GRE |
| Lucy Bee & the secret gene | Ingram, Anne | ING |
| The other shadow | Ingram, Tania | ING |
| FICTION SERIES | ||
| Mina the lightning dragon | Mara, Maddy | Dragon girls |
| Scariest. Book. Ever. | Stine, R.L. | Goosebumps |
| KORERO PONO (NON FICTION) | ||
| Planet Earth : an encyclopedia of fantastic facts | Potter, William | 550 |
| The tree of life : a lift-the-flap book about the amazing animals that live in trees around the world | Nadkarni, Nalini | 577.3 |
| 24 hours in a zoo | Cook, Lan | 590.73 |
| Bones : an inside look at the animal kingdom | Howard, Jules | 591.4 |
| Where's Wally? : the mighty magical mix-up | Handford, Martin | 793.73 |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | ||
| Warriors : Tigerstar and Sasha | Hunter, Erin | HUN |