Tamariki pick/drop off
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.
Whanau please contact the kura when your tamaiti is away.
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 message to classroom teachers.
Every day counts.
Attendance + Attitude = Success.
Skate Active Program by Lets Roll Coaching.
Coach - Whaea Ivy
Teaching skating basics, providing skates, protective gear and helmets. Lets Roll Coaching teaches kids how to get rolling and eventually doing games and activities on skates, building confidence, agility, strength and resilience in the process. A big focus on roller skating being a non competitive activity for fun and fitness.
Up and coming events.
- Touch Tournament - Y3 - Y8
Thursday 22nd February
Rex Morpeth Park, Whakatane
Starting 9am
- RIPPA Module - Y1 - Y8
5 week
Starting 26th February and final day Thursday 25th March
Rex Morpeth Park, Whakatane
- Fun 4 U DAY - Y1 & 2 (some of the Y3)
Thursday 29th February
Staring 9am
- TKOTP Swimming Sports
Thursday 29th February
Starting 9am
EBOP Swimming
Thursday 14th March
Health checks at Kura
The nurse from Te Tohu o Te Ora o Ngāti Awa will come into the kura every Tuesday from 10am to do student health checks, vision and hearing testing. If you would like your child to see the nurse, please ring the kura on 07 3086652 or go onto Skool Loop to complete the permission form.
Rheumatic Fever - Strep Throat.
Rheumatic fever commonly appears in school age children, it is a preventable disease by identifying sore throats caused by strep throat. Treatment is a course of an appropriate antibiotic. Team of trained professionals can ensure the prevention of this disease through early detection and are based in schools within Kawerau and the surrounding areas including Whakatane.
Nurses from Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Hauroa come into the kura every Monday from 1-2pm to do throat swabs.
If you would like your child to see the nurse, please ring the kura on 07 3086652.
Class DoJo
Skool Loop app - Te Kura o Te Pāroa
Permission forms can be completed.
Keep up to date on what's happening in the kura by downloading the app now.
School Banking
School Contact Details
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