Te Kura o Te Pāroa

Tēnā koutou e te whānau,

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Kua tata ki te wiki whakamutunga o te wāhanga nei, ā, he wā pai tēnei ki te mihi atu ki a koutou ī ō koutou tautoko ki nga mahi a te Kura, a ō tatou tamariki nei.

It has been wonderful to have so many parents and whānau attend our parent interviews this week. Our tamariki love having the opportunity to show off their work and share their learning, and it has been lovely to see the pride they have in their progress.

We have also really appreciated the thoughtful questions parents have asked about how they can support learning at home. Your feedback has been valuable for us as a kura, and it helps us continue to strengthen the way we work together for the benefit of our tamariki.

This time we had 87% of parents attending interviews, which is a great improvement and much stronger than the attendance we had at our maths evenings. We are grateful for your support and would love to continue building on this for our student-led conferences in Term 4.

This week has also been full of exciting learning opportunities, including sports and media workshops. It is great to see our tamariki continuing to challenge themselves, try new things, and follow our school kōrero anamata." turukihia tō taumata tiketike!"

E hikakā ana mātou ki Te Rā o Matariki mā ngā Kaumātua hei te 2 o Hūrae, ā, e tuku ana i ngā mihi mahana ki ngā whānau katoa mō ngā hararei haumaru, harikoa hoki. E tika ana kia whai wā whakatā ā tātou tamariki, ā tātou kaiako hoki, i muri i tēnei wāhanga pukumahi, whai hua hoki.

Ngā mihi nui,

Erin Te Pou
Tumuaki

Kia ora e te whānau,

As we celebrate Matariki, we would like to invite our kaumātua to join us at kura on Thursday, 2 July, from 9.00am-11.30am for a special morning with their mokopuna.

Come and spend time together in the classroom, take part in Matariki-themed activities, create memories, and celebrate this special time of reflection, connection, and new beginnings.

Mufti Theme: Matariki

To finish our celebration, each class will enjoy a shared kai together.

We would love to see our kaumātua join us for this special occasion.

Nau mai, haere mai!

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Kia ora whanau

We are on the last leg of our build! The arrival of rain has put some of our outside tasks on hold. Some vital tasks was able to be completed in the meantime.

1. The court tarseal is completed!! Fencing will go up in the next few weeks (weather permitting) and soon tamariki will be shooting hoops in no time!

2. The kitchenettes and lino has been installed in B Block classes. The carpet tiles will be laid next week.

3. The wall coverings are up and looking smart!

4. External painting was started and will carry on next week (weather permitting of course!) soon B Block will match the rest of our kura.

5. Drainage and water fountains are being finished off. Once the sun comes out, concrete can be laid. This is looking more likely in the holidays so will be a nice surprise for our Term 3 start.

6. The last part ALL of us are waiting on is the tarsealing of driveway and staff carpark. Not a job that can be done in the rain, so once again we will need to wait for a dry day!

7. A tidy up around the site will see the contractor office being moved as well, possibly next week or in the holidays. Please keep an eye on our social media for updates.

Thank you to all whanau for being so super supportive of the disruptions. I hope you enjoyed the new look around when you all came in for interviews.

Sarah - Build Communications

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.

Just sharing, as scabies is going around.

Waiariki Mentoring offers free washing services through the Orange Van, which is parked at the Awatapu reserve Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and by the boat ramp, on Muriwai Drive from 1:30 pm to 4 pm.

Van provides hot wash service.

Orange Sky and Waiariki Whanau Mentoring Launch Free Laundry Service in Whakatāne | Whakatane Information

EBOP Cross Country 2026

Congratulations to our team of 19 Te Kura o Te Paroa tauira who travelled to Thornton Domain yesterday to compete in the EBOP Cross Country event.

A special mihi to Tai Te Aorua, Tristan, Hikawera, Ihimaia, Beau, and Taniora, who all secured Top 15 placings and have qualified for the BOP Cross Country Championships next Tuesday at Waipuna Park, Tauranga.

We are incredibly proud of the determination, resilience, and effort shown by all our runners. You represented our kura with pride and gave it your all on a challenging course.

Ka mau te wehi, tamariki mā!

Kia ora whānau,

Our school enrolment forms are now available online. Please click on the link below to complete the enrolment form:

https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=1888:1

Please also upload a copy of your tamaiti’s birth certificate as part of the enrolment.

You will need to download the Device and Website Agreements, complete them, and return them to the kura.

If you prefer, you are welcome to come into the kura and complete the online enrolment here.

Ngā mihi nui

• Thurs 25th June - EBOP Cross Country

• Fri 26th June - Mataatua Ki O Rahi

• Tues 30th June - BOP Cross Country

• Thur 2nd July - Matariki, Kaumatua day Celebration / Building project completed.

Arts Whakatāne, the events team at the WDC and EPIC would like to encourage families with young children to engage with our Light Up Whakatāne festival: 5 - 12 July in the Whakatāne town centre, particularly the Community Night, Parade and Opening on the 5th of July, 4 - 9pm. Please see: https://www.lightupwhakatane.com/

for more details.

We are holding a FREE lantern decorating workshop for families on Saturday 28 June at R.E.A.P. Sessions are 10am, 11:15am, 12:30pm and 2pm - we finish at 3pm.

Details are here: https://www.lightupwhakatane.com/events/lantern-decorating-workshop

Artist Sam Poots, in cooperation with the Kiwi Trust has developed a design for a colouring in competition. It features a kiwi and a tieke, 2 birds important to our environment, as well as stars and lights. There will be sponsored prizes for the 3 top place getters. Judges are myself and 2 artists who are members of Arts Whakatāne. I am attaching a copy of the design to this message. You can also download it from https://www.lightupwhakatane.com/

Colouring in sheets can also be picked up from the i-site and need to be dropped off there when finished. They can also be handed into the Light Up Festival Hub when that is open in the evenings during the festival.

Get colouring – the brighter, the better!

Drop your finished artwork back to the Light Up Festival Hub or Whakatāne i-site by Monday, 14 July at 4 PM

Winners will be announced on our Facebook page! We will get in touch to arrange how to get the prizes to the winners.

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

School Mobile phone: 0274471900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/910834023142312