Homai School

🌟 Homai School Attendance Update – Weeks 7 & 8 🌟

A big thank you to our amazing whānau for your continued support in getting our tamariki to school each day. Your efforts make a huge difference to your child's learning, friendships, confidence, and success. 💙

📊 Week 7 Attendance
✅ Present: 79.42%
🟡 Late: 0.56%
🔵 Justified: 10.38%
🔴 Unjustified: 9.65%

📊 Week 8 Attendance
✅ Present: 85.13%
🟡 Late: 1.14%
🔵 Justified: 6.85%
🔴 Unjustified: 6.88%

👏 We are pleased to see an increase in attendance from Week 7 to Week 8, with attendance rising by almost 6%! This shows the positive impact of our whānau working together to prioritise learning.

As we head towards the end of term, let's keep building on this momentum. Every day at school matters, and every lesson counts. Our classrooms are warm, welcoming, and ready for learning, even during the colder winter mornings. ❄️📚

💚 Thank you for partnering with us to support the success of our tamariki. Let's finish the term strong!

🇵🇭 Happy Philippine Independence Day! 🇵🇭

Today we celebrate the rich culture, history, resilience, and contributions of our Filipino whānau within our school community and across Aotearoa New Zealand. We acknowledge the pride, strength, and traditions that continue to enrich our diverse school family.

This week, we also had the privilege of recognising students who have demonstrated our school values through their efforts, leadership, and positive attitudes. Congratulations to all of our Waka Award recipients – we are incredibly proud of your achievements and the example you set for others.

Well done to all award recipients and thank you to our families and community for your ongoing support.

🌟 Celebrating Our Amazing Learners🌟
at our Waka Ahuru assembly! 🚀

We want to give a massive shout-out to our incredibly hard-working learners. Seeing your focus, dedication, and the pride you take in your achievements is what makes our school community so special. Keep shining and steering your waka toward success! 🚣‍♂️✨
Thank you Rooms 2 & 4 for hosting our assembly today.
Check out some of the highlights from this morning below! 👇📸

Our noho at Te Kumi Paa Marae, Te Kōhanga has come to an end.

A huge thank you to all of our whānau who travelled down to join us for our Pō Whakangahau last night. We loved having you there and sharing in the learning journey of our tamariki.

Over the past few days, our tamariki have immersed themselves in mau rākau, whakapapa, kī-o-rahi, tukutuku, and the many experiences that come with staying on the marae. It was a special opportunity for them to connect with te ao Māori, each other, and the whenua. In fact, many of them wished the noho was longer!

A heartfelt thank you also goes to our incredible kaiako of Te Moana Nui a Kiwa for all the planning, preparation, and hard mahi that went into making this noho such a success. These experiences create lifelong memories for our tamariki. ❤️

One thing we discovered during our noho is that your children are now professional cleaners 😂. They can wash dishes, scrub toilets, sweep floors, wipe tables, make beds, and help keep a marae looking beautiful. Feel free to put their new skills to work at home this weekend 😂.

P.S. Our tamariki thought going to bed at midnight was a brilliant idea… but don’t worry, we got them back 😂. They woke up this morning with a few surprise masterpieces on their faces courtesy of the Whiteboard Marker Fairies 😂.

Ngā mihi aroha e te whānau. Have a safe and restful weekend, and please take extra care with the wet weather upon us.

Mauri ora ❤️

Te Moana Nui A kiwa are home safe and sound.