Term 2, Week 5 – Friday 30 May 2025
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Kia ora Parents/Caregivers
There is no doubt that this Book Week has been the most spectacular that I have experienced since arriving at Long Bay Primary School. We have gone from COVID-19 forcing the Library to be used as a classroom to the visual extravaganza that we have this week.
Thanks to the vision and creative genius of Fenneke Gingell, Lliam and Shirley Carran and their team of assistants the Library has been transformed into a scene from Where the Wild Things Are – with our very own boat!
At a meeting of local Principals this week we were asked to share a celebration of something that we were excited about at our schools. I showed the photo below – a thriving, living Library full of fun, reading and plenty of noise.
Our students have been engaged in a wide range of reading activities, challenges and experiences both inside and outside the Library across the week. A perfect example of making learning ‘come alive’ and give it purpose for our students.
As Book Week wraps up we can look back on a successful event – there has been a lot of ‘stop, drop and read’ going on for the last 5 days. No matter how many screens our students are surrounded with these days, the number of Long Bay Primary students walking around with their heads in a book warms the heart.
Long may it continue.
Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal
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A warm welcome to the new students who have started at Long Bay Primary School since our last newsletter:
Theo, Hannah and Emiliana
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2025 Term Dates – What’s On
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King’s Birthday Public Holiday (school closed)
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Kauri team (Rooms 18 and 21) trip to Chelsea Sugar Factory
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Kauri team (Rooms 19 and 20) trip to Chelsea Sugar Factory
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Last Friday we had many teachers unwell and away from school. We insist if they are sick that they stay away until they are feeling better and will not spread what they have to others. I would like to ask you to do the same. If your child is sick please keep them away from school until they are feeling better. I totally understand we are also sending out messages about how important it is to attend school. That is also true. However it is more important that sick people stay away from such a well populated environment to avoid making others sick as well. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. If your child is unwell at school we will contact you to ask they are collected and remain home until they are better.
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The speed limits are changing in the streets around Long Bay Primary sometime during the week of June 3 to 7. The Ministry of Transport has approved the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limit 2024.
This updated Rule requires Auckland Transport to reverse the permanent 30km per hour speed limits introduced around our school.
Speed limits are changing on around 1,500 Auckland roads. Please keep an eye out for new speed limit signs.
For more information please click here.
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The sign is up and we are on the final stretch of this project. The last thing we are waiting for is the control system for the new gate. In theory this should be all up and running by the end of next week. We are also painting the crossing across the driveway into the school to make it stand out. Please ensure you continue to use this to enter the school rather than cut corners – it will help to keep all of our students (and yourselves) safe.
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Do you have a child turning 5 later this year?
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 construct classes.
Please click on https://www.longbayprimary.ac.nz/enrolment/
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Community Planting Day – Sunday 8 June
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Sports Buzz – Term 2, Week 5
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Cross Country Volunteers Needed- 10 June
We need parent helpers for the school cross country day on Tuesday 10 June. Any parent helpers will be placed on the finish line and will need to be available from 9:00am until approximately lunchtime (it may finish a bit before then). If you are able to assist, please email nikkid@longbayprimary.ac.nz
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Badminton
Our two Y5/Y6 badminton teams attended the Primary Schools Badminton Competiton on Wednesday 28 May. Both teams were originally entered in Division 2 but due to not enough teams in Division 1 North Harbour Badminton ran a qualification round first for all teams. Both teams had easy wins in their qualification round and were promoted to Division 1. Division 1 was tough but they gave it their all, making the opposition work for every point! The teams should be very proud of their achievement!
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Junior Tough Guy/Tough Gal Challenge
Kumeu Showgrounds – Tuesday 29 July
It’s back and promising to be another day of great fun and lots of mud!
- It is VERY IMPORTANT that you select the CORRECT ENTRY, DATE and VENUE for your child
- If your children are attending as a School Group, you must select THE TEACHER WILL PICK UP THE RACE NUMBER when you come to the Bib Collection question
- Please write the School Name in FULL (eg. Long Bay Primary School, not LBP)
- Here is the Online Registration Link: https://eventpromotions.co.nz/junior-tough-guy-and-gal-challenge/
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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.
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Yummy Sticker Promotion
Earn FREE sports gear for the school by collecting Yummy Stickers – sheets are available from the Office. Collect your stickers, add them to the sheet and happy munching! Return your completed sheets to the Office.
Sticker sheets need to be submitted before 20 October 2025.
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Auckland Tuatara Basketball Event Special for LBP
One of our students, Emily, has been an amazing volunteer at the Auckland Tuatara home games, and the Club would love to extend a warm invitation to you, your family, school staff, LBP miniball teams and their families and anyone else who’d like to come along and enjoy the action. Entry is free for Long Bay Primary families using the ticket below:
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PTA Quiz Night – Saturday 26 July
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We are looking for more parents/caregivers to support the school events like the Discos and Fun Run etc. If you have any availability please join “Friends of the PTA” WhatsApp group by emailing: longbayprimarypta@gmail.com
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A massive thank you to Susan Kinghorn for her generosity in supporting our school and the PTA events for 2025.
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Kelly Club is open for bookings for the July Holiday Programme.
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