Paremata School

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Friday 5th June

Term 2 Week 7 2026

Kei runga noa atu koe - You're the best, awesome, outstanding or top-notch.  

Used to highly praise someone for their work, achievements, or simply for being great.

Bake Shack Pie Fundraiser

Please remember to return your order form to the office. There will be a prize for the person/family that sells the most pies.

Kaua e wareware:

• Term 2 and 3 - Please stay off the field before school to give it a chance to dry out and avoid mud and grass through the classrooms.
• Stop and check before crossing drive through entrances and exits.

Scientists have officially identified a brand-new species of octopus found nearly 1,800 metres beneath the ocean near the Galápagos Islands, and it is roughly the size of a golf ball.

The creature, named Microeledone galapagensis, was first spotted in 2015 by a robotic submarine exploring the deep seafloor near Darwin Island, off the coast of Ecuador. 

The species has now been officially confirmed after years of careful study. Its vivid blue colour on the back is thought to be one of the rarest colours found in nature. The underside is a deep purple, which scientists believe helps the octopus hide the glow of any light-producing prey it catches, protecting itself from predators. The octopus also has short, stubby arms with only a single row of suckers, which sets it apart from most other species.

The Galápagos Islands are famous for remarkable wildlife found nowhere else on Earth, including giant tortoises and marine iguanas. Darwin Island itself is named after the English scientist Charles Darwin, whose visit to the Galápagos in 1835 helped him develop his famous theory of evolution.

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

Week 7: Lola T, Karina, Eva, Laura

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 Whaea Lisa

Kai nui: Rachel and Alex

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

Week 7: Thursday 4 June - school photos

               Friday 5 June - mihi whakatau

Week 11: Tuesday 30 June - Matariki celebration

 

 

 

BOOK OF THE WEEK
Taniwha by Gavin Bishop (398.2 Non Fiction) Award-winning weaver of stories Gavin Bishop retells a variety of tales about the taniwha of Aotearoa, from the guardians who accompanied waka voyages to present-day inhabitants of the whenua and moana. Taniwha are all around us.
PUKAPUKA PIKITIA (PICTURE BOOK)
My book of fairies : a beginner's guide	Ip, Rachel	I
Peppa loves pancake day	Cassidy, Ruth	C
The wild robot on the island	Brown, Peter	B
Wild wild wood	Kemp, Anna	K
KORERO PAKI (FICTION)
Which way to the future	Cowell, Cressida	COW
KORERO PONO (NON FICTION)
Shevolution : celebrating girl power throughout history	Treleaven, Lou	305.4
Racing legends : the ultimate guide to the stars of Grand Prix racing	Clayton, David	796.72
Can you find Santa's elves?	Rankine, Dean	793.73
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Animorphs.6, The capture (Graphic Novel)	Grine, Chris	GRI
I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871	Tarshis, Lauren	TAR
I survived the Japanese tsunami, 2011	Tarshis, Lauren	TAR
Winging it	Lloyd, Megan Wagner	LLO

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