Announcement :

Nau mai Haere Mai, Monday 20 April – Welcome Back to school Welcome to Term 2! As the weather cools down, we know the mornings can be a little harder to manage. We are here to support you in getting our students bright-eyed and ready to learn. Let’s tackle the winter weather together and make sure everyone gets the most out of their school day! We can’t wait to see all those smiling faces in the classroom, rain or shine! TERM 2 – 2026 REMINDERS: SCHOOL GATES Our school gates will be opened at 8am for Students and Parents. SCHOOL CARPARK Car parks on our school grounds are for staff only as we have a limited number of parking spaces available. SCHOOL TIMES: *Please note, new times for learning blocks* 8.20am (students can put their bags in their classrooms) 8.50am – 11.00am Block 1 Learning Morning tea: Play time – 11.00am- 11.20am Eating time – 11.20am – 11.30am 11.30am – 1.00pm: Block 2 Learning Lunchtime: Play time – 1.00pm – 1.20pm Eating time – 1.20pm- 1.30pm 1.30 – 2.30 – Block 3 learning 2.30: Home Time Attendance matters. ‘Achieve today, succeed tomorrow.’ It is really important that families contact the school using the main communication channels to let us know if your child will be absent. Let’s keep working together to: Arrive at school on time Let the school know if your child is unwell or absent Thank you for helping us support your child’s learning every day!

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Literacy Games

Literacy Websites to Support Your Child’s Learning in Reading
Click on any of the Website Names below to visit their site

Website Name	Notes
National Library	Reviews of recent titles recommended as read aloud books
Carol Hurst	Children’s literature site includes information about reading aloud and suggested titles for each level (focus on US title)
Mem Fox	A passionate advocate of reading aloud. Demonstrates on her site how to read aloud and provides wealth of articles and resources. See her ‘Ten read Aloud commandments’
Jim Trelease on Reading	The goal is help children make books into friends
Nancy Keane	A list of read aloud books organised by theme, age group etc
Study Ladder	Study ladder has thousands of engaging learning resources for children; including games, video tutorials and printable activity sheets
ABC Literacy	To spell words using common spelling patterns
BBC Bitesize	Topics, games, grammar, punctuation and spelling
Reading Games	Create and record your own stories, Read story books, Rhyme works
Starfall	At Starfall, children have fun while they learn
Top Marks	Helping teachers and parents save time finding excellent online educational resources
Good Reads	Over 70 tried and tested great books to read aloud. A project of children’s laureate and author, Jacqueline Wilson
Oxford Owl	Enjoy helpful tips and activities to support your children’s learning and discover 250 eBooks
NZ Pacific Books	Favourite read aloud books

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P: (09) 266 8918
E: office@homai.school.nz

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89 Browns Road, Manurewa
Auckland 2102

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2026 Term Dates

Term 1: Mon 2 Feb – Thu 2 Apr
Term 2: Mon 20 Apr – Fri 3 Jul
Term 3: Mon 20 Jul – Fri 25 Sep
Term 4: Mon 12 Oct – Fri 11 Dec

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