Te Kura o Te Pāroa

“ Ko Ngāti Awa te Toki te tangtanga i te ra, te ngohengohe i te wai.”

Ngāti Awa is the adze whose bindings cannot be loosened by the sun nor softened by the rain.

This phrase expresses the resilience and strength of the Ngāti Awa people, likening them to an indomitable adze that remains steadfast regardless of external conditions like the sun or rain. It symbolizes their enduring spirit and cultural significance.

To all our kaiako, students, board of trustees members and whānau from our kura participating in this year's Te Toki festival, we are proud of your efforts. You are showcasing the wisdom, skills, and qualities passed down from your tupuna to represent your whānau, hapu and Iwi.

Kia mau te wehi whānau!

Welcome back to another busy term at Te Kura O Te Pāroa. We look forward to working alongside you this term for the benefit of the tamariki, mokopuna at Te Kura O Te Pāroa.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the recent appointment of Whaea Aroha to a new position at Whakatane High School. This transition heralds an exciting chapter in her professional journey, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes as she embarks on this new role. We also wish to express our sincere gratitude for her positive contributions to Te Kura O Te Pāroa over the past six years. Her exemplary classroom practices, along with her supportive and reflective leadership, have profoundly impacted our school community. Whaea Aroha’s unwavering commitment to the well-being and development of our students has always been guided by her best intentions. We are confident that her continued contributions will further enrich the educational experiences offered to our students.

Te Totara - Whaea Bethan.

Araya Hohapata-Ngatea - Mauri Tū - For consistently taking leadership roles and supporting our Auraki roopu during Karakia.

Te Okiwa Mahaki - Mauri Mātauranga- For consistently sharing a positive attitude towards all your learning.

Joshua Allen -Mauri Ora - For making good improvements with your writing through better attendance at kura.

Awarahe -Whaea Ngamihi

Jody Milosevic - Mauri Tū - For having a positive attitude towards trying his best with his learning and behaviour. Kei runga noa atu koe e tama!

Aprilia October - Mauri Tū - For being very helpful and displaying her positive initiation in class. Tēna koe e ko!

Mikaere Morunga - Mauri Mātauranga - For your outstanding work ethic and learning. Miharo kē koe Mikaere.

Ako- Learning experiences shared by nga tamariki o Te Korokoro, Te Tāpoa and Kākaharoa.

Whāea Helen and Whāea Rerekau, Whāea Ardelle and Whāea Jackie, Whāea Cilla and Whāea Te Amiona.

Reflection garden.

Our Junior Auraki Purapura have worked well this term to beautify the outside of our akomanga by fully committing to upgrading gardens that reflect us as a whanau. Our gardens also reflect, supporting and valuing each other's ideas and filtering these into our tamariki. Our tamariki have been nurtured through the storms and calms to grow like the seeds from our garden which are stability, leadership and capabilities.

"Poipoia te kakano, kia puawai"

"Nurture the seed and it will blossom"

Please help us by making sure your tamaiti is wearing our school uniform. They are not to wear mufti hoodies to kura. The weather is warming up, so we don’t need to be wearing jerseys anymore.

Whānau have you completed the high school enrolment forms for your tamaiti yet? Once the forms have been completed you then need to drop them off at the high school your tamaiti will be attending. Thankyou to those who have already done this.

Only the Y8 students who have completed enrolments forms and registered at Whakatane High or Trident will be attending these transition visits. They will be transported by our staff in our school vans and will return back to kura.

Transition visit dates are on Tuesdays from 10am to 12.30pm.

• 12th November
• 19th November
• 26th November
• 3rd December

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 - 3086652.

Send Txt message to 0274471900.

Send via skool loop app.

Send message to classroom teachers.

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.

All kaiako within the Whakatane Kahui will be having a Teachers only day on Friday 15th November to participate in a Literacy workshop with Helen Walls that will enhance the teaching and learning of our akonga within our region. Te Kura o Te Paroa will be closed on this day.

Te Kura o Te Pāroa uses SchoolDocs to maintain a comprehensive, up-to-date set of policies and procedures. These policies and procedures follow guidelines and legislation and best practice, and have been tailored for our school. For more information about SchoolDocs, see schooldocs.co.nz.

The principal, board, and members of our school community all have access to SchoolDocs. This section highlights information of particular interest to parents and whanāu. (SchoolDocs uses the term "parents" to refer to parents and caregivers. Sometimes, whānau is also used.)

Go to http://www.schooldocs.co.nz/

Search for Te Kura o te Paroa

Enter the following - Username: paroa Password: turukihia

In the search bar type in " name of policy you want to read"

Current review and review instructions

Who reviews our policies?

· All reviews are open to board members, staff, students, and the school community (parents/caregivers/whānau).

· Anyone can review any policy that has a review button.

For more information, see About the review process .

Board responsibilities are outlined in our policies. For an overview, see Board Responsibilities. The table below shows which topics the board should review. Note that other reviewers can review these topics too; they're not exclusively for the board.

For the full review schedule, see Review Schedule and Board Assurances.

Get started

To start reviewing, click on a topic name below, then click the Start your review button. If a link is inactive, our school doesn't have the topic.

In term 4 we are reviewing topics in the Finance and Asset Management Policy section

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.

Kia ora koutou

We have had a great response for our first Summer Series of Netball for T4 and look forward to seeing you all. Opening will look like this:

Year 1 & 2 play first

Arrive - 3.30pm to 3.45pm

Check in teams - by 3.50pm

Mass warmup by NWC - 4pm

Draw will be done once we have confirmed teams checked in

2 x Games played from 4.15 to 4.45pm

Lollie scramble Yrs 1&2s side of building 4.50pm

No skills session for opening day

Year 3 & 4 play first

Check in teams - by 4.40pm

Set up goals - 4.50pm

Mass warmup by NWC - 5pm

Draw will be done once we have confirmed teams checked in

2 x Games played from 5.15 to 5.45pm

Lollie scramble Yrs 3&4s side of building 5.50pm

No skills session for opening day

Attached are the rules/format of futureFERN netball. 1 x Parent/Coach from each team will guide/umpire the games. You don't need to be an expert its not rule focused its fun focused.

If you haven't registered yet, here is the registration link for term 4 team registrations for futureFERNS Summer Netball https://whakatanenetball.co.nz/competition-registrations.

If there is any other information you need please do not hesitate to email in.

Our kura team are in full swing with the Whakatane Junior Touch module that started in week 1.

Mahia te mahi tamariki ma!

Next Wednesday 30th October we have our Athletics Day for ages 8 - 13 year old.

NAU MAI HAERE MAI! Come down and tautoko our tamariki.

This is a friendly reminder to ensure all sports fees must be paid in full before due dates.

You can make your payment by:

1. Cash at the office.

2. Eftpos at the office.

3. Online Banking to our School Account.

TE KURA O TE PAROA
12-3209-0155250-00

Reference: Student Name & Sport code.

Up and coming events

TERM 4

Week 1-9

Touch Module (Yrs 3-8) - Start Wednesday 16th October

Week 2-6

Netball Future FERNS Summer Series (Yrs 1-4) - Start Tuesday 22nd October

Week 3

Kura Athletics (Yrs 3-8) - Wednesday 30th October

Week 4-9

EBOP RIP & RIPPA Module - Start Monday 4th November

Week 6

Inter-Schools Athletics - Thursday 21st November

Week 7

EBOP Athletics - Thursday 28th November

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.

Term 4 -

28 Oct - Labour Day (School closed).

29 Oct - HPV - 2nd dose.

30 Oct - Kura Athletics (Y3-8).

4 Nov - EBOP RIP & RIPPA Module.

12 Nov - Y8 Transition to high school session.

19 Nov - Y8 Transition to high school session.

21 Nov - Interschools Athletics.

26 Nov - Y8 Transition to high school session.

28 Nov - EBOP Athletics.

3 Dec - Y8 Transition to high school session.

Email: office@paroa.school.nz
Website: www.paroa.school.nz
Location: 34 Paroa Road, Whakatane 3191
Phone: 073086652
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/910834023142312