Te Kura o Te Pāroa

“Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu”

“Adorn the bird with feathers so it may fly.”

Tena koutou kātoa, and welcome back to a new term of enriching educational experiences. It is heartening to see that all students appear refreshed and filled with enthusiasm for the learning opportunities that lie ahead. We look forward to fostering a partnership with our community to promote growth and collaboration as we embark on this journey together. In this month’s newsletter I would like to share some of the student’s learning experiences.

Nga Mihi Ramia Honatana

I tēnei wā, ka whakapūmau mātou i a mātou anō ki te whānau Simpson, e noho mai ana i raro i te kapua pouri. Kei te pāmamao ō mātou whakaaro aroha me ngā karakia ki a koutou.

Ka whakanuia mātou i a Koro Brian mō ōna mahi nui i tō mātou kura. I ōna pūmanawa hoki me ōna korero, ōna whakaaro nui ki te tiaki i ngā whānau kātoa o Te Kura o Te Pāroa.

No reira moe mai ra e te Rangatira.

Paiheke McGarvey - Kaha tonu ia ki te hoatu awhi ki nga kaiako e hiahia ana.

Paora Kohunui - Haere mai ki te kura mo te wiki katoa

Bodica Le'Ray Tuwairua - Tu pakari mo te Kapa Haka

Gerard Coughland -Mauri Matauranga. Mo tāna kaha ki te ako.

Waipuna Muraahi-Mauri Matauranga. He kotiro pūmau ki te kaupapa o te Mātauranga.

Te Paekitawhiti Tihi-Mauri Ora. Kaha ia ki te mahi a Rehia. (Kapa Haka)

Learning examples from Whaea Bethan’s classroom Te Totara. Describe a fruit using descriptive language by leaving clues for the reader.

Curious Fruit

You look in your fruit bowl to see a ball, its color like a shimmering sunset. The tiny dimples on its flesh compliment its bumpy rind. The slight bumps that fall into its center resemble a pumpkin without its stem. Pick up this curious fruit and feel its soft-smooth yet firm skin. You give it a small squeeze, feeling it bounce back at the palm of your hand all the way to your fingertips.

As you raise this fruit ready to eat it, you can smell a garden-like scent that has a touch of sweetness to it. You open your mouth before sinking your teeth into it, the mushy texture of the skin meeting your tongue. You can hear the squishy sounds of this fruit getting crushed by your teeth. Then suddenly, a mix of bittersweet and sour rushes into your mouth. Your lips pucker and eyes close tightly. It's eye watering yet refreshing at the same time. Overtime, the sourness subsides, leaving behind a sweetness that makes your tongue tingle. You swallow the skin and pulp, feeling refreshed after just that one bite.

This curious fruit has done an amazing job at delivering a sweet and sour explosion all just in one bite. It gives a small boost of energy to help you get through your day and it's very refreshing.

Written by Manawa Ipo (Year 8 student in Te Totara)

Picture this

Picture this…a fruit it’s vibrant colour and it’s interesting texture. The shape of it is round and bumpy. You can also get them soft and smooth.

It tastes sweet, sour and also a bit of zest added to it. It is similar to a lemon.

As you taste it you get a surprising blast of sourness, but it gets more sweeter as you continue to eat it. There might be a hint of bitterness as well.

It feels round, bumpy and even smooth. They might even be wet but they are most likely dry.

Take in its appearance. Its vibrant bright colour is shining in the light and the interesting texture captures your attention.

Can you guess what fruit this is?

Written by Sariah Tiere Rapana-Wiremu (Year 7 student in Te Totara)

Vibrant Summer fruit.

It was nice and juicy. The juice exploded in my mouth. The sourness of the round smooth textured fruit made me screw my face up because it was so sour. The colour of the rind is a vibrant summer colour.

Written by Te Maioha Hillman. (Year 7 student in Te Totara)

Story Writing: My Holiday Snapshot.

We are learning to draw a picture to generate our ideas.

Numicon: We are learning about Measurement and focussing on Length, width and centimeters.

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.

Who: We have six roopu representing Te Kura o Te Pāroa this year.

When: 6th and 7th of August, 2024.

Where: Ron Hardie Recreation Centre, 111 Onslow Street, Kawerau

This year our festival will be hosted by Te Whata Tau o Pūtauaki.

We are pleased to inform you that the school has received 400 pre-orders for tickets from our community. Once we receive the tickets, they will be sent home with your tamaiti. Additionally, please note that door sales will be available on the day of the event.

Review Instructions

In term 2 we are reviewing topics in the Employer Responsibility Policy section. See the full Review and Board Assurances Schedule

Who reviews our policies and procedures?

• All reviews are open to board members, staff, students, and the school community (parents/caregivers/whānau).
• Anyone can review any policy/procedure that has a review button.

The board is responsible for board-level overarching policies. 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.

Get started

The review opens Monday 29 April: to start reviewing, click on a topic name below, then click the Start your review button. If a link is inactive, your school doesn't have the topic.

Note that if you'd like to provide feedback on a topic that's not listed below, you can still do so if it has a review button.

Up and coming events

TERM 3

Week 3

EBOP 7’s Football, Netball & Rugby - Thursday 8th August

Week 4

Amazing Race - Thursday 15th August

Week 5

Jessie Savage - Tuesday 20th August

Week 9

EBOP Volleyball Festival Day Y5 & 6 - Thursday 19th September

Week 9

EBOP Gutter board - Friday 20th September

Whānau 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 via skool loop app.

Send message to classroom teachers.

Every day counts.

Attendance + Attitude = Success.

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 3

6th & 7th Aug - Rangitaiki Kapa haka festival

Sept -Written reports weeks 9.

Sept - Parent interviews week 10.

Term 4 -

14 Oct - Term 4 starts

16 Oct - Class/Individual School Photos

Whanau engagement day

Prize giving day

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