Term 1, Week 1 – Friday 7 February 2025
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Kia ora Parents/Caregivers
As children my brother and I always enjoyed ‘monarch butterfly season’ where swan plants would be grown, eggs laid, caterpillars morphed into chrysalis and then turned into butterflies and off they went. The process of change was fascinating.
Change is upon us at Long Bay Primary and we have already hit the ground running. With our new Maths – No Problem! books, modified room numbers, structured literacy in full force and single year levels of students it has been a busy week already. The students are happy, settled and already focused on friendships and academic life.
The teachers have done a magnificent job getting everything ready to begin the year and implement the long list of new things we are doing (with more to come). I would like to thank them for all they have done over the past few weeks to ensure our first days of school have gone incredibly smoothly.
Please take the opportunity to use the HERO app to make an appointment for one of the Meet the Teacher evenings next week. These are spread across two days to ensure our students spend as much time as possible at school and you still have the chance to meet with the teachers and discuss your children with them. 77% of our students have made appointments already. If you are unsure how to do this please check the information further on in the newsletter.
Just like early on in the life cycle of the monarch butterfly we are at the very start of the school year. I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead in 2025 and look forward to you coming on the journey with us.
Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal
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Meet the Teacher Interviews – 12-13 February
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Thank you to everyone who has already registered via HERO for the Meet the Teacher evenings. If you have not done so already please follow the instructions below. During your conversation teachers will be asking you the type of questions that we have listed here:
- What are your child’s strongest skills or talents?
- What does your child enjoy about school?
- What hobbies or activities does your child participate in outside of school?
- What are your hopes for your child this year?
- Are there any specific areas where you feel your child may need extra support?
- What can I do to best support your child’s learning in the classroom?
- Is there any information that would benefit me as their teacher?
This is an early opportunity for teachers to connect with families and students and ensure that they make an outstanding start to the school year. To secure your appointment please go to the HERO app and press on the School Bookings icon to reserve a time on Wednesday 12 or Thursday 13 February. Each 10 minute time slot is allocated to you and your child to meet with their teacher, discuss the children as individuals and give the teacher a window into them as learners. You will need the HERO app installed and be logged in using the email address you have supplied to the school to make a reservation. It is first served – please do not miss out.
HERO – Please follow these links to download the HERO app from the
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A warm welcome to the new students who have started at Long Bay Primary School since the start of Term 1:
Kira, Olivia, Angela, Aws, Jean, Quinn, Fuzion, Legend, Pryde, Ruth, Rosy, Skylar, Daisy, Destiny, Alba, Arlo, Gavin, Deanna, Ryo, Marama, Austin, Jacob, Mikayla, Srivalli, Richie, Hung, Harley, Miki, Kai, Niko, Truth, Noah, Elif, Yumo, Kaylen, Hailie, Jordan and George.
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2025 Term Dates – What’s On
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Bricks 4 Kidz demo outside the staffroom after school
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Basketball trials for Y3-Y6 in the hall at 9.00am to 11.00am
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PTA Meeting, 7.00pm in the staffroom
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Meet the Teacher Interviews after school
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Mihi Whakatau for new families and staff members at 2.00pm
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PTA Family Picnic Evening starting at 5.30pm
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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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We have adjusted the timing of our lunchtime break this 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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Sports Buzz – Term 1, Week 1
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Sports Registrations are open now on Kindo
The following sports are now available for student registration through Kindo. Please note that the registration period for both these sports is very limited so please sign up as soon as possible. We try to keep teams that are formed in Term 1, together for the duration of the year.
Basketball – Semester 1 (Terms 1 & 2)
Year 1 & 2 – play on Thursday afternoon/evenings
Year 3 & 4 – play on Tuesday afternoon/evenings
Year 5 & 6 – play on Friday afternoon/evenings
All games are played at the Browns Bay Leisure Centre, 12 Bute Road, Browns Bay. Information regarding cost and uniforms is available on Kindo.
Registrations close next Tuesday for this semester. Please make sure you register your child if they would like to play as registration covers both Terms 1 and 2.
Trials for Years 3-6 players will be held in the hall on Tuesday morning between 9.00am and 11.00am. Please make sure your child comes to school with appropriate footwear and maybe a change of clothes.
Flippaball – Semester 1 (Terms 1 & 2)
Year 2 & 3 – Sunday afternoons at the National Aquatic Centre, 17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay.
Year 4 – 6 – Sunday afternoons at the Millennium Pool, 17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay.
Softball
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Please register at https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/341020
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There is a 6 week Softball tournament available to Year 5 & 6 students. Registrations are open now, we just need a few more players to be able to enter a team.
There will be a fun taster session on the field at lunchtime next Tuesday 11 February.
Netball Taster Sessions
If your child is thinking about playing netball this year and is in either Year 4 or 5, we are running pre-season skills on Wednesday mornings from 8.00am-8.45am on the courts. Please come along and join the fun.
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The Parent Teacher Association (the team behind the school events such as the family picnic, discos and quiz night etc) are having their first meeting of the year on Tuesday 11 February at 7.00pm in the staff room. If you would like to join or curious to know more please join us or email longbayprimarypta@gmail.com
The first event of the year will be the family picnic evening on Friday 21 February on the school courts. We have a couple of food trucks attending or bring a picnic and meet other families and friends in our school community.
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