Te Kura o Te Pāroa

Ngahuru is more than just autumn in Māori culture; it symbolises community, sustainability, and gratitude for nature’s abundance.

• Whanaungatanga (Kinship & Community): Families and sub-tribes worked together to harvest and store food, strengthening relationships and ensuring collective well-being.

• Maramataka (Māori Lunar Calendar): The lunar calendar guided agricultural activities, with Ngahuru marking the tenth month and the ideal harvest time.

• Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship of the Land): Māori honored Papatūānuku (Earth Mother) by practicing sustainable resource use for future generations.

• Whakataukī (Proverbs) & Wisdom: Proverbs, like "Ka pū te rūhā, ka hao te rangatahi," highlight renewal and the importance of preparation for the future.

• Mahi Toi (Cultural Expressions): Ngahuru’s seasonal changes are reflected in Māori art, storytelling, and music.

Ngahuru embodies the Māoritanga values of unity, environmental care, and respect for nature, making it a season of balance, preparation, and gratitude.

Te Karaka - Whāea Takirimu

Mauri Matauranga - Kyrie Tarei-Hoete.

Whai ana kia piki ake te kounga o te rangaranga-a-tā.

Mauri Tangata - HineRaukura Herewini-Clay.

Aroha tētahi ki tētahi ki ana hoa katoa.

Mauri Tū - Te Waikirikiri Williams

Kua rangatira te tu ki waenganui ana hoa katoa.

Te Tohu o te wiki mo te Reo Rangatira. Aiorangi Keravel

Te Reo Māori. Ko te Reo Māori e rere ana i nga wā katoa.

Rakaurahe- Whaea Edna

Mauri Tū – Hemi Williams

He Rangatira te tū ki roto i ana mahi katoa, hei tauria mā ana teina.

Mauri Tangata – Reign Maunsell

Aroha tētahi ki tētahi ki ana hoa mahi katoa.

Mauri Matauranga – Braylen Houia-Reriti

Whakapau kaha ki te tutuki pai i ana mahi Rangaranga ā Tā.

Te Tohu o te wiki mo te Reo Rangatira. Reign Maunsell

Te Reo Māori. Ko te Reo Maori e rere ana i nga wā katoa.

I tēra wiki, i haere ngā tama ki White Pine Bush me ngā matua ki te tapahi rākau mānuka hei whakamahi mō te Mau Rākau mā ngā tama, me te Tititorea mā ngā kōtiro. He mihi nui hoki ki te kuia me te koroua o Kowhai i tautoko i tēnei kaupapa, ā, i whakaae hoki kia huihui ngā tamariki ki tō rātou whenua ki te kohikohi i ngā rākau. Tēnā koutou e te whānau, he mihi nui ki a koutou!

It was a privilege to join our Auraki Year 3-4 students today on their excursion to White Pine Bush. A huge thank you to Whaea Ardelle, Whaea Jackie, and Matua Pidi for creating such an exciting learning experience. It was wonderful to see the students engaging with the taiao classroom, learning the names of medicinal trees, and discovering their traditional uses.

Ngā mihi.

We are incredibly grateful for the delicious, fresh, and healthy kai that Whāea Karen lovingly prepares for our students each day. The tamariki eagerly look forward to their meals, and we truly appreciate the impact of the Healthy School Lunches program at our kura.

The Importance of Attending Your Child’s Parent Interview.

The parent-teacher interview is an important part of your child's learning journey. This meeting allows you to assess your child’s progress, communicate with their teachers, and develop a plan to support their success.

Firstly, attending the interview shows your support for your child's education. They will see that you value their learning, which can increase their motivation and engagement in school.

Secondly, this is a great opportunity to hear from teachers about your child’s development and to share your own insights. You can discuss any challenges they may be facing and explore ways to support them both at home and at school.

Lastly, strong collaboration between parents and teachers is key to strengthening a child’s education. By working together, you can create a clear pathway for your child to reach their full potential.

So, don’t forget to attend the parent-teacher interview! It is a crucial step in supporting your child’s success.

Te Kura o Te Pāroa is committed to providing a digital and online environment that is physically and emotionally safe, inclusive, and free from racism, discrimination, and bullying (Education and Training Act 2020, National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP), and Health and Safety at Work Act 2015). We recognize the vital role of digital technology in learning and how it impacts student wellbeing, so we take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure its safe and responsible use. Our strategies aim to prevent digital incidents and maintain student wellbeing and safety both at and outside the school.

Our digital technology policies and procedures apply to every member of the school community using digital technology, including staff, students, parents/caregivers, volunteers, contractors, visitors, and the board. They apply to digital technology owned by the school or owned privately and used at school or any other location for a school-based activity. They also include off-site access to the school network if applicable.

Our approach to digital technology aims to reduce barriers to education for all students (NELP: Objective 2). Te Kura o Te Pāroa supports students to access the resources needed to participate in online learning. We recognize that although a student may have a device, their internet access may be limited.

Safe and responsible use of digital technology

In keeping with our whole-school approach to student wellbeing, Te Kura o Te Pāroa promotes safe and responsible use of digital technology as a shared responsibility.

At Te Kura o Te Pāroa, we maintain a safe and responsible digital environment by:

• setting and sharing clear requirements and expectations about acceptable and unacceptable digital use.

• ensuring that members of the school community commit to these guidelines by signing the appropriate use agreement outlining requirements and expectations.

• reviewing these digital technology use agreements annually educating students about the digital world.

• including understanding privacy and copyright laws, staying safe online, and protecting digital devices encouraging our students to be confident, capable, and competent in their use of digital technology by supporting them

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We also create a safe digital and online environment through these supporting policies:

Staff Social Media

School Social Media

Computer Security and Cybersecurity

• Te Kura o Te Pāroa uses SchoolDocs to manage policies and procedures.

• Policies follow legal guidelines, best practices, and are tailored for the school.

• More details available at schooldocs.co.nz.

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Access to SchoolDocs:

• Available to the principal, board, and school community (parents, caregivers, whānau).

• How to log in:

1. Go to schooldocs.co.nz.

2. Search for "Te Kura o Te Pāroa."

3. Enter credentials:

• Username: paroa

• Password: turukihia

4. Use the search bar to find specific policies.

Policy Reviews:

• Open to board members, staff, students, and the school community.

Marama Studer- Residing president.

Jess Faga

Tessa Tiwha-Smith

Dwayne Hudson

Haruru Copeland

A sincere thank you to our Board of Trustees for their dedication and expertise in strengthening the governance of Te Kura o Te Pāroa. Your commitment is truly valued, and we appreciate your support for our tamariki and mokopuna. We look forward to another successful year ahead.

This September, our kura will hold an election for our Board of Trustees. If you have the skills, knowledge, experience, and passion to contribute, we encourage you to start considering this opportunity now. Key information will be shared in our school pānui over the coming months.

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• School rebuild

• Tipuna designs

• Huia Kaimanawa

• Te Patere O Te Kura- Marae visits.

All students are required to wear the correct Te Kura o Te Paroa school uniform. Our uniform represents our kura and its values, and we expect all students to wear it with pride.

Any mufti or incorrect uniform items will be held at the office for whānau to collect. If you need a uniform price list, this is available from the school office.

This includes sports sleeves, which may be worn on the sports field but not during school hours.

As winter approaches, now is the time to prepare for winter uniforms.

Please note:

• Black tights, leggings, or pants are not permitted.

• Dark navy blue trackpants are available at The Warehouse for $7.00–$10.00, depending on the size of your tamaiti.

• Te Kura o Te Paroa jerseys and jackets are available—mufti jerseys and jackets are not allowed.

We appreciate your support in ensuring our tamariki look sharp and wear their uniform with pride. Please check what they are wearing each morning before they leave for school.

Please ensure that you contact the kura if your child is away sick. This means they can be marked as explained or medical rather than truant.

When you are reporting absences please give students full name, class, reason and how many days away.

Ways of reporting student absences are:

• Ring the school office - 07 308 6652

• Send Txt message to 0274471900.

• Send via skool loop app.

• Send message to classroom teachers.

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Every day counts.

Attendance + Attitude = Success.

● For continued absences or truancy, tamariki and whanau will be referred to Attendance services, who will help identify and support barriers to coming to kura.

● For tamariki with chronic absences, please note that the kura can engage with external agencies to help support being at kura more regularly.

● Please talk to your classroom teacher or LSC if you need support getting tamariki to school.

We now have a new program in the school that monitors students' online behaviour and activity. Please remind your tamaiti that learning experiences set up by the kaiako are there for the purpose of learning. If misuse of the schools devices or internet activity is reported their devices will be taken from them.

Students are not allowed to bring phones to school. If a phone is required for the student to communicate with their whānau the phone is to be left at the school office.

Phones are not allowed to be used during play breaks, in the classroom, at Kapa Haka practice, or sporting excursions.

If kaiako and staff see a phone they will be confiscated.

Therefore, whānau I need your help:

-Please check that your child hasn’t brought their phone to kura.

-Please check their social media platforms.

-Please monitor the sites they are going on at home.

Family link is a free app that has been used by a member of staff at our kura. She highly recommends the use of this app for her tamariki.

Even though most incidents of misconduct online occur outside of school hours and off school premises, the repercussions are still felt within the school community.

By keeping an eye on how your child behaves online, you can help prevent these negative behaviours from occurring.

Please talk to your tamaiti about the expectations we have at Te Kura O Te Paroa while they are travelling to and from kura on the bus.

Inter-Schools Swimming Sports - Thursday 6th March

EBOP Swimming Championship - Thursday 13th March

Nga mihi nui to our Whakatane host School Allendale on the success of this years Inter-School Swimming day. From that event we had 11 tauira qualify for the EBOP Swimming Championship held yesterday at the Whakatane Aquatic Center. All student did amazing and were well behaved with Matua Anaru and Whaea Ihimana.

Thank you to all the whanau that came to tautoko our tamariki.

Results

8 year old Boys - Tai Te Aorua

1st 1x length Freestyle

1st 1x length Backstroke

1st 1x length Breaststroke

8 year old Girls - Haylee Wahapango

3rd 1x length Freestyle

Sport is a great way for our students to stay active, build teamwork, and represent our kura with pride. Don’t miss out—secure your child’s place today!

If your tamariki would like to play sports this year, please ensure all fees are paid before the season begins. Unpaid fees from the 2024 season will need to be paid with the 2025 fees before your child is allowed to pay. Contact Whaea Ihi in the office if you are unsure whether you have paid or not.

RIPPA Rugby

Y1-2 $12.50

Y3-8 $15.00

Netball

Y1-2 $7

Y3-4 $14

Y5-6 $36

Y7-8 $50

Ways to make payments:

1. Cash at the office.

2. Eftpos at the office.

3. Online Banking to our School Account.

TE KURA O TE PAROA
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Reference: Student Name & Sport code.

This is a friendly reminder to return all sport uniforms to kura as soon as possible.

Netball dress

Rugby jersey

PE tee shirt

To those who are relocating to another school, we kindly ask the return of our kura PE tee shirts that were issued at the start of the year. New student will be/have been given one this week.

Please DO NOT park across the road when dropping off or collecting tamariki. You need to drive around into the bus bay area.

Drop off and pick up times in the bus bay area :

AM: Between 8am-9am

PM: Between 2.40pm and 3pm.

Some parents are still parking across the road waiting to collect their tamariki in the afternoons. We do not want to see any near misses or fatal accidents with any of our tamariki outside the kura.

• Te Kura o Te Pāroa uses SchoolDocs to manage policies and procedures.

• Policies follow legal guidelines, best practices, and are tailored for the school.

• More details available at schooldocs.co.nz.

Access to SchoolDocs:

• Available to the principal, board, and school community (parents, caregivers, whānau).

• How to log in:

1. Go to schooldocs.co.nz.

2. Search for "Te Kura o Te Pāroa."

3. Enter credentials:

• Username: paroa

• Password: turukihia

4. Use the search bar to find specific policies.

Policy Reviews:

• Open to board members, staff, students, and the school community.

• Any policy with a review button can be reviewed.

• More details available in About the Review Process.

Board Responsibilities:

• Outlined in the school’s policies.

• Overview available in Board Responsibilities.

• Topics for board review listed in a table (others can also review them).

• Full schedule available in Review Schedule and Board Assurances.

Getting Started with Reviews:

• Click on a topic name and select Start your review.

• If a link is inactive, the topic is not available.

If you have any concerns, we encourage you to utilize our school's formal complaint process for resolution. Initially, please reach out to your child's teacher, as many issues can be addressed effectively when kaiako are made aware of incidents, particularly those occurring during bus travel without adult supervision. For further information and guidance, we invite you to visit our SchoolDocs website.

RIPPA Rugby Module - Year 1-8

• Continues - Monday 17th March - Week 5 & 6

• FutureFERNS - Tuesdays
• Juniors - Season Continues every Saturday

Friday 28th March

Career Day

• Tbc...

Email: office@paroa.school.nz
Website: www.paroa.school.nz
Location: 34 Paroa Road, Whakatane 3191
Phone: 073086652
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