Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School Blockhouse Bay Intermediate caters for a diverse, urban community and includes approximately 860 students.

Attendance, Parenting Seminar and Life Education.📈 Attendance Update: We Hit Our Target!A massive thank you to all our p...
14/06/2026

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...
09/06/2026

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 ...
08/06/2026

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. Y...
06/06/2026

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...
06/06/2026

🏆 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

02/06/2026

A team effort getting ready for Book Week next week!

📢 BBI Weekly Update: Attendance, Eid Mubarak, & Important Year 8 Notices! 🌟Kia ora whānau and carers of Blockhouse Bay I...
01/06/2026

📢 BBI Weekly Update: Attendance, Eid Mubarak, & Important Year 8 Notices! 🌟

Kia ora whānau and carers of Blockhouse Bay Intermediate!

Here is a look back at our attendance from last week (Term 2, Week 6) and some vital notices for our Year 8 families as we start looking toward high school transition.

📊 Last Week's Attendance Breakdown
Our school-wide attendance finished up at 89.7%.

🌙 Eid Mubarak: A big shout out to all of our Muslim families who celebrated Eid last Thursday! We hope you had a wonderful, blessed day of celebration, food, and family time.

🎓 Important Notices for Year 8 Parents & Whānau
High school transitions are officially underway! Please take note of these two important updates:

Lynfield College Visit This Week! 🏫
Representatives from Lynfield College will be visiting BBI this Thursday for a special promotion assembly. This is a fantastic opportunity for our Year 8 students to get a taste of what lies ahead next year.

High School Enrolments & Mid-Year Reports 📝
Many high schools have now opened their enrolment portals for 2027. While you are welcome to start filling out these applications, please note that high schools require a mid-year report. * BBI mid-year reports will be sent out to families during the last week of this term.

What to do: You can either wait until the last week of term to submit your application, or submit the application now and send the report through to the respective high school as soon as it arrives in your inbox.

Thank you for your continued support in getting our tamariki to school every day. Let's have a fantastic Week 7!

#8.30NoExcuses

"Beyond ninety, our potential shines brightly!"

Ngā mihi

Dear Parents and Whānau,We have a couple of important scheduling and attendance reminders for this week. Please take a m...
25/05/2026

Dear Parents and Whānau,

We have a couple of important scheduling and attendance reminders for this week. Please take a moment to review the details below.

🚫 Friday, 29th May: School Closed (Teacher Only Day)
School will be closed for all students on Friday, 29th May as our staff will be participating in a scheduled Teacher Only Day. Please ensure you have alternative childcare arrangements in place for this day.

🌙 Thursday, 28th May: Eid al-Adha Attendance Info
We want to wish a very happy upcoming Eid to all of our Muslim families! If you are planning to keep your child(ren) home on Thursday, 28th May to celebrate, please note our attendance policy below so we can code their absence correctly:

Let us know in advance: If you notify the school office before Thursday, your child’s absence will be recorded as J (Justified Absence).

If you do not notify us in advance: If your child is absent without prior notice, the absence must legally be recorded as E (Explained but Unjustified).

How to notify us: Please call the school office, reply to this email, or use the school app by Wednesday, 27th May to let us know if your child will be celebrating at home.

Thank you for your cooperation and helping us keep our attendance records accurate. Have a wonderful weekend ahead!

#8.30NoExcuses

"Beyond ninety, our potential shines brightly!"

Ngā mihi

Look at these amazing canapes! The Whanau Totara Year 8s cooked and presented their Masterchef canapes today and what a ...
20/05/2026

Look at these amazing canapes! The Whanau Totara Year 8s cooked and presented their Masterchef canapes today and what a treat they were. They had to create a 'Showstopper' finger food that met a few criteria. These bite sized morsels were so tasty!

🎉 Boom! We did it again, BHBI whānau! 🎉For the second week straight, we have exceeded our 94% school attendance target, ...
17/05/2026

🎉 Boom! We did it again, BHBI whānau! 🎉

For the second week straight, we have exceeded our 94% school attendance target, hitting 94.4% for Week 4! Thank you to all our parents and caregivers for ensuring your child is here and ready to learn every day. You're helping them track right toward that end-of-year Attendance Star! ⭐

Speaking of supporting our tweens... 🤫👇

🗓️ Lock it in: Thursday, June 18th at 6pm
We are hosting a fantastic Parent Evening with The Parenting Place. The focus is all on Staying Connected in the Tween Years- giving you practical keys to maintain communication and deep connection through these fast-changing intermediate years.

Trust us, you won't want to miss this one.

#8.30NoExcuses

"Beyond ninety, our potential shines brightly!"

Ngā mihi

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