Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School

🦒 Look who’s here! Harold has arrived! 🦒

Our Year 7 Life Education sessions kicked off today, and the students were absolutely thrilled to welcome Harold the Giraffe and the mobile classroom to our school!

Over the next few weeks, each Year 7 class will participate in three tailored lessons before the end of the term. Our teachers have specially selected these topics based on the specific needs and dynamics of each classroom to ensure they are highly relevant and impactful.

Today, I caught up with a few of the students after their first session, and they had a blast! They were highly engaged and really enjoyed talking about emotions and friendship.

💬 A quick note for parents who attended our Parenting Seminar last night:
This is a golden opportunity to keep the conversation going at home! The themes covered in Harold's lessons align beautifully with what we discussed last night. Use these sessions as a conversation starter with your child over dinner or in the car - they have plenty of insights to share.

A great turnout for the first of our two parenting seminars this year. Thanks to Kristin from 'The Parenting Place' who provided so many valuable insights into the inner world of our tweens and how parents can build and maintain great relationships with them as they navigate these years.

Unfortunately, due to being their intellectual property we are unable to share the full slide set but we are able to share this two page summary with you.

If you'd like know more about the courses and resources they offer you can find them at https://parentingplace.nz/

Keep an eye out for our second seminar towards the end of term three on 'Tackling Technology.'

Kia ora whanau,

If you live in the Greenbay High School zone, please add this date to your calendar.

There’s nothing we love more than seeing our ex-pupils thriving at high school and these four boys are no exception. They shared their great experiences at Kelston Boys’ High school to our group of Year 8 boys. We’re very proud of how well they are doing. Kelston Boys’ is holding their open night on Thursday July 30th. Check their website for more info.

https://www.kbhs.school.nz/

Attendance, Parenting Seminar and Life Education.

📈 Attendance Update: We Hit Our Target!

A massive thank you to all our parents and caregivers for ensuring our students are getting to school every day. Our daily and weekly target is 94%, and we beat it this week with an overall average of 94.2%!

A special shout-out for Thursday, where we hit a massive 96.3% - which is our third-best day of the entire school year so far! 👏

As a reminder, the Ministry of Education and BHBI expect students to achieve a 90% attendance target by the end of the year. Students who hit this target and keep lateness under 10% will earn their Attendance Star! Let's keep this momentum going into Week 9.

🗓️ Coming Up This Week
🗣️ Free Parent Seminar: Navigating the Tween Years

When: Thursday, 18 June at 6:00 PM

Where: School Hall

What: A fantastic, free seminar focusing on how to maintain and enhance communication and connection with your tween. Intermediate school is a time of huge transition, so come along for some practical tips and insights!

🦒 Year 7: Life Education Begins!
Starting this Friday, our Year 7 students will begin their Life Education sessions. Each class will participate in 3 lessons before the end of the term. They will be diving into incredibly valuable topics, including:

Friendships and empathy
Resilience
Problem-solving

📝 Year 8 Parents: High School Intentions
A quick reminder to all parents of our Year 8 students - please keep sending in the High School Intention Form indicating where your child will be enrolled for next year. This helps us ensure a smooth transition for their upcoming high school journey.

Have a wonderful week ahead, everyone!

#8.30NoExcuses

"Beyond ninety, our potential shines brightly!"

Ngā mihi

Today, we were incredibly lucky to welcome acclaimed author Stacy Gregg as part of our Book Week celebrations. With over 35 books published and millions of copies sold worldwide, Stacy captivated our students with fascinating tales of her research travels and stories about her pets. She even had some of our students take the stage to act out scenes from her latest book, The Last Journey. Later in the day, groups of aspiring young writers joined Stacy in the library for some truly inspiring, hands-on writing workshops.

Kia ora whanau,

Feel free to forward to friends and whanau who you know have Year 6 students who live in our school zone or who would like to apply as an out-of-zone enrolment.

https://www.bhbint.school.nz/

Kia ora parents of Year 8 students,

Please find attached a link to our College Enrolment information document for 2027. You'll find links to all our local high schools/colleges as well as dates for the information nights for our main 3 feeder schools.

Your child will be bringing home an enrolment intention form this week that MUST be returned by the end of Wk 10. This form helps to ensure the right high school/college gets the transition information for your child.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WMRhi2eVAX_KZgdXE7Xe4hJmmW5Gvfko87xldSvGnKw/edit?usp=sharing

🏆 WE HIT OUR TARGET! | 📚 BOOK WEEK IS HERE! 📚

Kia ora Blockhouse Bay Intermediate whānau!

First, a massive shoutout to our amazing community - we hit the Ministry of Education’s weekly attendance target! 🙌 Thanks to your efforts in getting our students to school every day, our overall attendance for Term 2, Week 7 was 94.3%!

Let’s keep this momentum going! Remember, our individual student target is 90% attendance and less than 10% lateness across the year to earn an Attendance Star.

⚠️ Important Attendance Reminder:
If your child is going to be absent, please let the office know as soon as possible. You can:
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Report it via the school website
📞 Call the office: 09-6266414

Please note: If a student is absent and we do not receive any contact or a response to our text alerts/emails, they must be marked as 'T' for Truant. Thank you for helping us keep our records accurate and our students safe!

✨ LOOKING AHEAD: BOOK WEEK! ✨
Get ready for one of the absolute highlights of the school year! Book Week is officially here. Throughout the week, students will be diving into a range of fun, creative activities designed to spark a lifelong love of books and reading.

🎭 The Grand Finale: The week culminates with our legendary Book Week Parade this Friday! Start brainstorming those costume ideas - we can't wait to see our favourite characters come to life!

Have a fantastic week everyone!

#8.30NoExcuses

"Beyond ninety, our potential shines brightly!"

Ngā mihi