Term 4, Week 7 – Friday 29 November 2024
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Kia ora Parents/Caregivers
The last week has been all about the performing arts at Long Bay Primary. The Arts Festival and choir performance on Wednesday were an opportunity for our performers to shine.
Thank you to Lliam Carran for the inspirational idea, Lisa Leggett for liaising closely with the PTA, all of the teachers who spent hours with their students creating wonderful masterpieces and the PTA and parent helpers who made the Arts Festival such a success.
Our students were the real stars of the show. Between their work that was on display and performances it was a great evening. The opportunity to sample various food options from around the world added an extra dimension, as did the Board members enthusiastically cooking and selling sausages. It was the epitome of a team effort.
Then on Wednesday this week our choir performed with Glamorgan School in a joint performance. It is one thing to work with a group of students to mould them into a dynamic choir – quite another when the other half of the choir is located at another school. Kathryn Hohaia did an outstanding job working with our students and Glamorgan School to bring together a choir that did us proud. They displayed collaboration, confidence and co-ordination in a performance that gave real meaning to the saying “it sounds better together”.
There is no doubt that be it our own groups at school or combining with another school, when everyone works together with a common purpose to present live performances it produces wonderful memories.
Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal
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2024 Term Dates and What’s On
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Northern Bays Athletics Competition for selected students
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Kapa Haka performing to Torbay Rest Home visiting our school
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Board Meeting, 6.30pm in the staffroom. All welcome
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Singing Assembly in the hall at 2.00pm. All welcome
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PTA Wine and Cheese Evening, 7.00pm in the staffroom. All welcome
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Y6 Waterwise Session at Waiake Beach
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Year 6 Farewell Evening at 5.45pm
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Certificate Assembly in the hall at 2.00pm. All welcome
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Christmas Concert in the hall at 11.45am. All welcome
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End of Year Reports sent home
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Last day for Ezlunch lunch orders delivered to school
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Last day of Term 4. School closes at 12.30pm.
(Kelly Club open – see below for details)
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A warm welcome to our new students who have started at Long Bay Primary since our last newsletter:
Lachlan, Rian, Amias, Billy, Ian, Vivian and Olivia
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Transmitting Watches and Other Devices
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A reminder that transmitting watches along with phones must be handed in to the school office on arrival and collected on departure each day. This is a government/Ministry of Education directive that we are ensuring we follow.
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Bus Services on the Last Day of Term 4
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School will be closing at 12.30pm on the last day of Term 4. Our bus services will run at the normal time that day. Kelly Club will be available for supervision from 12.30pm onwards. Please register at https://kellyclub.co.nz/kelly_events/view/17146
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Please check the Lost Property bin, located in the hall, for any missing items. The bin is overflowing! Items will displayed outside the hall for a few days during the remainder of the term. Any items not collected by the last day of term will be donated to charity.
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With the new changes to the Mathematics and English curriculums there will be a focus on teacher professional learning in the Mathematics area in 2025. To that end the Ministry of Education has directed us to hold two teacher only days with a Mathematics focus during the year. We have co-ordinated these dates with Northcross Intermediate School to ensure that families with students at both schools have their children home together at the same time.
These two days will be Monday 31 March and Friday 30 May. As a result our school year in 2025 will end on Tuesday 16 December, rather than Wednesday 17 December. A full outline of all term dates and public holidays in 2025 can be viewed here.
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We have adjusted the timing of our lunchtime break next year to ensure we are able to deliver one hour of reading, writing and mathematics and our inquiry based programmes. Lunch will commence at 12:45pm and end at 1:30pm.
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2025 Enrolment Information
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Do you have a child turning 5 at the end of this year or in 2025?
If your child will be attending Long Bay Primary in 2025 we would like to know! This helps to plan ahead for future growth, employ teachers and form classes.
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Sports Buzz – Term 4, Week 7
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Yummy Sticker Promotion
Thank you to everyone who ate an apple this year and saved the yummy sticker – we got $1,385 worth of sports gear for the school because of it. Please keep up the good work – they taste great and it’s really doing the sports equipment shed some good!
Yummy Sticker sheets are available at the Office.
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Christmas Trees Wanted – Can You Help?
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We are looking for fake Christmas trees to brighten up the school hall for the end of year school music concert on Tuesday 10 December. No decorations necessary. Any trees able to be loaned for the concert can be dropped off between now and Monday 9 December. Trees can be collected anytime after 3.00pm on 10 December. If you able to loan a Christmas tree or two, please email admin@longbayprimary.ac.nz
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Stationery Drive for Kindergarten and Schools in Fiji
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Last day accepting stationery donations is Friday 6 December.
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As we come to the end of the school year, on behalf of the Long Bay Primary PTA we would like to thank all our supporters. To all the amazing parents/caregivers and teachers who organised, implemented and signed up to help run the many fundraising events, which raised a great amount towards the new pathways, weather shelter and school camps, THANK YOU!
And to all our sponsors: New World Long Bay, Harcourts – Susan Kinghorn, It’s My Party, Asphalt and Civil, Volans, Long Bay Desserts, Birds of a Feather, Mane by Stefany Hall
Minimane, Walls Group, Four Square Torbay, Kelly Club Long Bay, Vision Accounting Solutions, Heartland Chips, Whittakers, Beaufort and Co, Denham Bramwell Lawyers, Burger Burger Torbay, Long Bay Surf Club, Browns Bay Brewing Co, Torbay Service Station, Bloom, Dance Space, Northern Arena, Skin Check, DBS Dental, AJ Hackett, Parakai Springs, Inflatable World, Sals Pizza, Something & Social, Mama Loco, The Merchant, My Wonderland, Sky City Auckland, ECB Fire Station, Joes Garage Silverdale, Bounce, Black and Gold Barber Torbay and The Meat Room.
Without the generosity from these local businesses we would not have been able to have some of our events and would have not have had the success we are so lucky to have had.
Lastly to the members of the PTA who have dedicated their time and energy over the years, with their children moving on to intermediate we thank you for everything you have done to support our school.
Bring on the many fun events we have planned for 2025! Starting with the Family Picnic Evening on 21 February next year.
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If you are able to assist the PTA with classroom delivery of the ice blocks on Friday 6 December, please email the PTA at longbayprimarypta@gmail.com
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Auckland Libraries Student Library Card
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Community Notices and Events
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Long Bay Youth Park Consultation
Consultation is now open to seek your views on a new park for youths 12-18 years old at 1 Streamview Way, Long Bay.
Have your say now on what activities and facilities you want to include in the design for the new park. It is very important for local residents to provide their input, so please take time to respond.
Consultation is open until Friday 13 December – please click here to have your say
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