LBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 3

Term 2, Week 3 – Friday 16 May 2025

Principal’s Chat

Kia ora Parents/Caregivers

Today feels like last Saturday night – there are so many things on that multitasking is essential. On Saturday it was the Warriors (on the big screen along with much pacing about and some mild panic), various other sports (on the second screen that I tried to pay attention to) and the phone to communicate with others about what was happening on the other two screens. So much for my digital detox plans….

Today we have three equally important things going on that all should be on the big screen. Road Safety Week wraps up and with the imminent return to higher speed limits in the local area we are reminding our students to be safe around the roads. I have advised them at the assembly this afternoon to make sure they wear a seatbelt, and they have my permission to tell you to stop if you are driving and using a phone, or slow down if you are speeding.

Pink Shirt Day is another major for us – raising awareness about bullying (in all possible forms) and raising money for the Mental Health Foundation at the same time. Thank you for your gold coin donations, resulting in $711.90 for the Mental Health Foundation. Today I have encouraged our students to do three things – speak up, stand together and stop bullying. You can play your part to help us by encouraging your children to talk to you if they are having issues – and then let us know as well. Our messages are simple – If someone says something you don’t like, tell them to “stop, I don’t like it”. Then tell an adult. If you see this happening to someone else. Tell them that is not OK and encourage them to tell an adult – or just go and tell that adult yourself. Most importantly we want to stop bullying – it is not OK. These days it can be face to face or online – it doesn’t matter where or how, it is not OK.

Finally this evening we have the postponed Light up the Playground. The weather is looking perfect and the opportunity to come to school in the dark and play on the playground is as popular as ever. Thanks in advance to the PTA and everyone who has worked so hard to put on this event.

Days like this are rewarding, slightly exhausting but ultimately fun. Unlike watching the Warriors at the moment – it is mostly exhausting.

Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal

Welcome New Students

A warm welcome to the new students who have started at Long Bay Primary School since our last newsletter:

Micah, Aurelie, Wendelin, Levi, Mia, Shiven and LinMo

2025 Term Dates – What’s On

Term 2 Key Dates

This document gives you all of the Key Dates for Term 2 2025.

School Gate Construction

Our contractors are making steady progress on the front gate project. Their plan is to be finished early next week. Thank you to everyone who has made use of our temporary path while work continues. We will let you know when things return to normal.

Class and Student Portrait Photos – Thursday 22 May

Sibling/family photos will be taken at school between 8.30am-9.00am. If you would like to purchase a family/sibling photo, please complete the form sent home with the students this week, and return it to the Office before photo day on Thursday 22 May.

Enrolments

Do you have a child turning 5 later this year?

Book Week – 26-30 May

Sports Buzz – Term 2, Week 3

Swimming Competitions
Long Bay Primary students recently participated in the Northern Schools Interschool Swimming Competition at the National Aquatic Centre. This was a meet with five schools in attendance. Our students pushed themselves hard and came away with a well-deserved second place overall. Following this, a number of students also attended the North Shore Schools Swimming Championships. This is a huge event with27 schools attending and over 400 students competing. Once again, the Long Bay Primary students gave it their all and achieved an 11th place overall. Our students were nervous, excited, anxious and determined and displayed great resilience and sportsmanship. Well done to every one of them!

Event Timetable
8.30am – 9.30am: Registration and late entries. 10.00am: Wave starts of approx 80 children to spread everyone out (Years 7-8, Years 5-6, Years 3-4). 12.00pm: Prize-giving

Finishers Medals
Every competitor that enters into any of the Junior Tough Guy and Gal events will receive a stunning finishers medal, plus a downloadable certificate is available.

Spot Prizes
Awesome spot prizes will be randomly drawn at prize-giving. You must be present at prize-giving to collect your spot prize.

Brightest School Award
We will be awarding a certificate and minor spot prize to the ‘Brightest School’ during prize-giving at the end of each event day. Dress up in your brightest or most creative dress ups for the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge with your school group and you could win!

Age Limit
The Junior is for primary and intermediate schools school years 3 to 8.

PTA News

PTA Pyjama Party Disco – Friday 6 June
Tickets will be available to purchase on Kindo from the afternoon of Monday 19 May.

PTA Quiz Night – Saturday 26 July

A massive thank you to Susan Kinghorn for her generosity in supporting our school and the PTA events for 2025.

Kelly Club

Bricks 4 Kidz

Community Events and Notices