🌱 Week 7 Pulse Check – Where We’re At
Kia ora e te whānau,
As spring arrives, so too does a fresh lift in our Pulse data. Our tamariki are showing us that wellbeing and learning go hand in hand—and their voices give us a powerful picture of how things are tracking at TAPS.
💚 Overall Vibe
Our total wellbeing score this week is 8.3—a strong lift from last week’s 7.6 and one of our highest this term. Here’s the breakdown:
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🌟 85 students said they feel great
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😀 19 students said they feel positive
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😐 10 students said they’re “in the middle”
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😔 9 students said they feel negative
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✋ 3 students reached out for help—and as always, our staff responded straight away.
That willingness to put a hand up is a sign that our culture of care is alive and well.
📊 What the Data Tells Us
Across the wellbeing domains, our tamariki feel:
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Valued & Safe – 8.0 (a slight dip, but still strong)
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Healthy – 7.5 (up +0.5, a welcome lift)
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Material Basics – 8.9 (steady and secure)
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Learning – 8.2 (holding firm)
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Participating – 8.2 (a good recovery from last week’s dip)
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Positive Identity & Culture – 7.4 (slightly down, but still above national benchmark)
Benchmarking shows we’re consistently tracking ahead of NZ school averages in most areas—especially participation, safety, and learning.
🙏 Heart Data – Gratitude
This week, tamariki expressed 122 moments of gratitude (down from 150). They were most grateful for:
On the giving side, 112 gratitude shout-outs were shared (down from 140). The big themes were:
Even with fewer total shout-outs, the balance of values shows aroha and manaakitanga continue to shine through.
🧭 Final Word
This week’s Pulse tells us:
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The overall vibe is lifting across the school.
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Tamariki are feeling healthier and more positive.
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Belonging and identity remain areas to keep nurturing.
At TAPS, we’ll keep tuning in, taking action, and building a place where every learner knows:
“I belong here, I matter here, I thrive here.”
