Paremata School

 


Ko te Rāmere tēnei rā te 

rua tekau mā wha o Paengawhāwhā


Friday 24th 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.


April is Autism Acceptance month

Paremata School will be participating in a national 'quiet hour' for autism on Wednesday 29th April at 10am.  The idea is to turn down the lights, turn down the noise and turn up for the autistic community of Aotearoa.  

Hoods Up, Volume Down is the theme as many autistic people use hoodies to block out overwhelming sensory input.  We can encourage students to wear hoodies that day. 

More info here.  https://autismnz.org.nz/resources/autism-acceptance-month-2026/

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.


They were trailing behind their human rivals a year ago, but on Sunday an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.

Lightning, a running robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, finished the 21-kilometer run in Beijing in a stunning 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by more than six minutes.

More than 100 teams took part this year's humanoid half-marathon.



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

Week 1: Isaac, Austin, Remi, Ryder, Felix

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: Emma and Clare

Kai nui: Whaea Lisa and Juliet


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

Everyone should now have a roster. If you don't, please pick one up from the office or check in with Rachel in Room 13. Thanks for your great mahi, especially during the recent wet weather!


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:


Paremata School’s

Book Week Quiz 2026: Day 3

 

              Years 1 - 4 Quiz Questions:              CLASS: ________________

Some famous characters have escaped from their books! 

Please name them.

 

1. 

 

           

 2. 

                                                                                    

         

                   

 3. 

 

 

4. Who did the Three bears discover sleeping in their house?


5. What was Winnie-the-Poo’s favourite food?

6. What happened when Pinnochio lied?

7. What is the person called that draws the pictures in a book?

8. What is the name of Winnie the Pooh’s donkey friend? 

 

9. Who wore glass slippers? 

 

10. In the story of 'The 3 Little Pigs', how did the wolf get into the brick house?

 

 

 Years 5-8 Quiz Questions: CLASS: ________________

  

  1. Who wrote the children's novel The Wind in the Willows?

 

  1. Who is the bear in “The Jungle Book”? 

 

  1. What sort of food does Paddington Bear like?

 

  1. What is Zombie’s human friend called, in the books “Diary of a Minecraft Zombie”

5. Who lives at the top of the beanstalk in “Jack and the Beanstalk”?

6. What is the name used for someone who writes a book?

 

7. What was Mr Scrooge’s first name in Charles Dickens’ book A Christmas Carol? 


8. What is the name of the series of books by Lemony Snicket where the first in the series is called “The Bad Beginning”?


9.  In “The Cat in the Hat,” what type of pet does Sally have?

     a) Fish

     b) Hamster

     c) Dog      

     d) Bunny

10. In “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”, what is the name of the children      who go to Narnia?

a) The Parker siblings

b) The Kirke siblings

c) The Pevensie siblings

d) The Ketterly siblings       

                                                                   

Paremata School’s

Book Week Quiz 2026: Day 2 

 

 Years 1 - 4 Quiz Questions: CLASS: ________________

Some famous characters have escaped from their books! 

Please name them.

 

1. 

 

 

 2.                                                                                

         

 

       3.

 

  1. Finish the title of the famous Dr Suess book “Cat in the __________” 
  2. Which Doctor talked to the animals? 
  3. Who did Little Red Riding Hood meet in the woods when she was going to her grandmas? 
  4. What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan? 
  5. What type of animal is Slinky Malinki? 
  6. According to the nursery rhyme 'Ba Ba Black Sheep' where does the little boy live? 
  7. What animal is Babe in Babe?



 Years 5-8 Quiz Questions: CLASS: ________________

                                                                                    


  1. Which character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland muttered “Oh dear! Oh

         dear! 

  1. What animal featured in Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot? 
  2. What is the title of Dodie Smith book about Cruella de Vil and an awful lot of dogs? 
  3. Which young boy is one of Winnie-the-Pooh's best friends? 
  4. What animal appears on the crest of Slytherin? 
  5. Who stole Christmas in a Dr Suess book?  
  6. What is the name of the book written by Rudyard Kipling about a boy, Mowgli, living among animals? 
  7. In which book does Dorothy meet a lion, scarecrow, and tin man, on their way down the yellow brick road? 
  8. What is the name of the land that Lucy visits in the book “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”? 
  9. What does the K in J.K. Rowling stand for?                                                a.Karen                                                                                                   b.Kathleen                                                                                                              c. Krum                                                                                                         d.Kimberly


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