Paremata School

Ko te Rātū tēnei rā te 

tekau mā iwa o Haratua

Tuesday 19th May

Term 2 Week 5 2026

Purea Nei is a gentle and reflective waiata often used for healing and clearing emotional burdens. It speaks about releasing pain, sorrow, and negativity, allowing us to be carried away and transformed. 

Singing this waiata helps create a sense of renewal and lightness, supporting people to feel uplifted, comforted, and ready to move forward with a clearer mind and spirit.

He rōreka koutou - You all have sweet voices

Use this kīwaha to compliment people you hear singing their hearts out.

Cross country and Colour Run this Thursday

The colour run:

• starts at 1.50pm
• will be like last year with an obstacle course and people throwing colour on the home stretch
• wear white or black for the best effect
• bring sunglasses or goggles to protect your eyes if you want.

Kaua e wareware:

Kapa haka in the hall today - please be seated by 1.55pm

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has met with His Majesty King Charles III for the first time since becoming the Māori Queen. The meeting took place at Buckingham Palace.

In a statement, the Kiingitanga said Te Arikinui is focused on building strong relationships between peoples as Aotearoa New Zealand approaches the 200-year anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 2040.

The relationship between the Kīngitanga and the British Royal Family stretches back generations.

Kīngitanga spokesperson Rāhui Papa said those ties remain important today, pointing to the historic meeting between King Te Rata and King George V in 1914, when Te Rata travelled to England to raise concerns about land confiscations and seek justice for Māori.

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

Week 5: Felix, Finnley, Mitchell, Linkyn

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: Michelle and Clare

Kai nui: Whaea Sonia and Jenny

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

Week 5: Thursday 21 May - cross country

Week 6: Thursday 28 May - Parumoana cross country

               Friday 29 May - Teacher only day

Week 7: Monday 1 June - King's Birthday no school

               Thursday 4 June - school photos

Announced today (14 May 2026 NZT) at Eden Park Stadium in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, the venue where the team qualified in March 2025, the full squad is: 

1: Max Crocombe (22/0) Millwall FC, England

2: Tim Payne (50/3) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

3: Francis De Vries (18/1) Auckland FC, New Zealand

4: Tyler Bindon (23/3) Nottingham Forest, England

5: Michael Boxall (61/1) Minnesota United. USA

6: Joe Bell (31/1) Viking FK, Norway

7: Matt Garbett (36/5) Peterborough United, England

8: Marko Stamenić (37/3) Swansea City, Wales

9: Chris Wood (88/45) Nottingham Forest, England

10: Sarpreet Singh (26/3) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

11: Eli Just (42/9) Motherwell FC, Scotland

12: Alex Paulsen (6/0) Lechia Gdańsk, Poland

13: Liberato Cacace (35/1) Wrexham AFC, Wales

14: Alex Rufer (24/0) Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

15: Nando Pijnaker (23/0) Auckland FC, New Zealand

16: Finn Surman (17/2) Portland Timbers, USA

17: Kosta Barbarouses (74/10) Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia

18: Ben Waine (30/9) Port Vale, England

19: Ben Old (22/2) Saint-Étienne, France

20: Callum McCowatt (30/4) Silkeborg, Denmark

21: Jesse Randall (9/2) Auckland FC, New Zealand

22: Michael Woud (6/0) Auckland FC, New Zealand

23: Ryan Thomas (25/3) PEC Zwolle, The Netherlands

24: Callan Elliot (9/0) Auckland FC, New Zealand

25: Lachlan Bayliss (2/0) Newcastle Jets, Australia

26: Tommy Smith (56/2) Braintree Town, England

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