Te Kura o Te Pāroa

“Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi—with your contribution and mine, we ensure that everyone can thrive.”

This whakataukī serves as a reminder that progress is a collective endeavor. Through our shared commitment, we are able to cultivate and realize aspirations that transcend our individual capabilities, ultimately creating legacies that are far more impactful than any solitary pursuit.

I wish to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the kaiako, kaiawhina, and whānau who have collaboratively supported and positively influenced the tamariki and mokopuna of Te Kura O Te Pāroa. Your dedication and commitment are truly commendable. I hope you enjoy a well-deserved holiday break, and I eagerly anticipate our reconnection in the forthcoming term. I’m looking forward to spending time at my awa, with my whitebait net. Mauri Ora.

Owhataiti -Whaea Helen Kingi

Manawa Palmer - Mauri Tangata. For your sportsmanship at this year’s Winter Sports event.

Alec Coake - Mauri Tangata. For being acknowledged by another kaiako from another school for being helpful and supportive of the teina during the winter sports event.

Bodica Le’Ray Tuwairua - Mauri Tangata. For showing support and fair play to others during the winter sports event.

Te Pahitaua-Whaea Rahora

Angel Heke - Mauri Ora. For setting a great example as a bus monitor and for consistently showing our pūmanawa o te kura.

Aio Waititi-Murray - Mauri Mātauranga. He whakapau kaha ki roto i ōna mahi katoa ahakoa te kaupapa.

Aylah-James Ashby - Mauri Mātauranga. He tuakana e whakatinana i ngā pūmanawa o te kura o te Pāroa ia rā, ia rā.

Awarahe -Whaea Debbie

Kymera Anderson-Smith - Mauri Mātauranga. For her consistency and diligence completing all tasks assigned to her!

Aprilia October - Mauri Tū. For working productively, within her group, designing slides for her presentation.

Mikaere Morunga - Mauri Ora. For his positive can-do attitude which is an inspiration to others in the class/ school environment.

Te Totara-Whaea Bethan

Nikora Williams - Mauri Mātauranga. For consistent and steady progress in his academic endeavors. Ka mau te wehi.

Tangimanawa Rapana - Mauri Mātauranga. For consistently pushing her academic boundaries and giving her best effort in all her schoolwork. Tino pai!

Sariah Rapana-Wiremu - Mauri Mātauranga. For working hard on your writing resulting in a great result! Kei runga noa atu!

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming arrival of Whaea Ngamihi Moses to Awarahe in the upcoming term. An accomplished educator, Ngamihi possesses the ability to effectively engage her students and facilitate their achievement of academic objectives. Her passions for sports, Te Reo, and Kapa Haka further enrich her teaching approach. We eagerly anticipate the contributions she will make to our whānau.

Thank you to all of our whānau that attended this term's parent interviews. We appreciate all of your time and your support

On Tuesday 24th of September our Rumaki Takawaenga whānau went to Whakamax to watch Encarto in Te Reo. How awesome it is to see and hear our beautiful reo being used in Disney movies. Kia mau te wehi whānau!

“𝐀ppreciate the sound of our language as it's spoken, a testament to our never ending legacy. 𝐊nowing who we are, we reclaim our identity, held strong by the tikanga and mātauranga passed down through the generations. 𝐄ternally connected, our language carries the strength of our people.”

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐭, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀𝐊𝐄—

𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞.

He mihi tenei ki a koutou kātoa. Thank you to everyone that helped with our hangi hakari kai. Special thanks to Whaea Rahora, Whaea Rimu, Whaea Te Rumate, Whaea Karen, Matua Eru, Matua Pidi and Matua Anaru and the students from Te Pahitaua that helped to make a beautiful kai for our kura.

The Minister of Education Hon Erica Stanford has approved two dedicated maths and pāngarau curriculum days for 2025 to support Years 0 to 8 teachers | kaiako as they start to embed new curriculum content from the start of next year.

The purpose is to:

● Provide Years 0 to 8 leaders and staff with protected time to participate in PLD focused on understanding the updated Year 0-8 maths or pāngarau curriculum and teaching practice expectations.

● Growing their knowledge, capabilities and confidence using the curriculum.

You will have flexibility over when in 2025 your school | kura closes for these days, with parents and caregivers to be given at least a term’s notice of the actual closure dates decided on. Because schools and kura are closed, it also means relief teachers can participate in PLD.

Thank you to Whaea Ihimana for organising a ‘fun’ teacher versus students game of netball. It was full of fun, laughter and competitiveness. It was great to see some of our senior boys jump on and play today too. Nga Mihi Whānau.

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

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 School Docs website.

• Congratulations to all of the students that received attendance certificates today. We have 24 students that have an attendance record from 96% to 100%. Well done tamariki mā.

● 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.

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 ensure your tamariki are in correct school uniform and at kura by 8.45am on Wednesday 16th October as the photographers will start doing the class photos & individual photos at 9am.

Sports Photo ordering envelopes are available from the school office.

• Sibling Photos are for students attending the school only & are NOT full family photoshoots.

Payment options are:

Cash

Credit/Debit payment

Online Ordering Link - https://form.jotform.com/210248137079859

Review Instructions

In term 3 we are reviewing topics in the Employer Responsibility Policy section.

See the full 2024 Review Schedule and Board Assurances

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. See Board Responsibility.

Get started

The review opens Monday 8 July. 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.

Just a reminder that next term, there will be a National Earthquake Drill on the 24th October at 9.30 am.

Further information can be found at:

https://getready.govt.nz/involved/shakeout

The Eastern Bay of Plenty Volleyball Festival was a resounding success on Thursday, September 19th, held at the War Memorial Hall. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers who made this event possible.

The festival provided a fantastic opportunity for our tamariki to learn new skills and improve their volleyball abilities. Skill sessions led by Whaea Ihi and Whaea Anikka ensured that everyone had a fun and engaging experience. We are grateful for Matua Anaru's support and guidance for the tamariki throughout the day.

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 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 3

27 Sept - End of Term 3.

Term 4 -

14 Oct - Term 4 starts.

16 Oct - Class/Individual School Photos.

16 Oct - Touch (Y3-8) (week 1-9).

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