Term 2, Week 7 – Friday 13 June 2025
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Kia ora Parents/Caregivers
It was not a surprise to me yesterday to see a school in Auckland closing early due to the lack of staff – both teachers at the school and also relief cover. We have been struggling over the past couple of weeks ourselves. At this stage we have been able to keep a teacher in each class, however it has been a challenge.
I am acutely aware that the message going home has been just how important it is to be at school. I do however have a plea, if your child is sick please keep them home.
Our recent ERO report highlighted our student attendance level during Term 2 last year being below expectation. I explained to our ERO partners who came to visit that it was no surprise, given the number of staff we had away during the same period last year. 2025 is even worse.
This week we have engaged relievers to cover relievers for sick teachers – effectively onto our third teacher to cover a class. The reliever pool is very small at this time of the year and will only get smaller as teachers pick up new entrant positions for the rest of the year. By keeping your child away from school if they are sick it will prevent them spreading whatever is ailing them to the other members of the class and potentially the school staff.
The good news is the upcoming holiday will act as a circuit breaker. It will be a chance for everyone to get better and return to school refreshed and ready for Term 3.
Thank you for helping us out – we really do appreciate it. Now if we can just organise a fine and sunny day next Tuesday for our Cross Country it will be a real bonus.
Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal
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A warm welcome to the new student who has started at Long Bay Primary School since our last newsletter:
Kevin
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2025 Term Dates – What’s On
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Kowhai Storytelling Evening
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Matariki Public Holiday (school closed)
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Parent/Teacher Interviews
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Parent/Teacher Interviews
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PTA Donut Day – orders close at midnight on 23 June
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Reporting Update and Parent/Teacher Interviews
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During 2025 you will notice some changes to our school reports. Key elements remain – a general comment about your child and how they work at school, next steps for their learning, and information about the level they are working at in the curriculum. Differences include reports being available through Hero, they are able to be printed directly from your phone or computer if you would like a hard copy.
We are using learning objectives directly from the curriculum (with some ‘educational’ wording) for our next steps. Progress reporting will be against how well your child can do compared to their year level expectations, rather than a curriculum level as it was in the past. We will provide further information over the next week along with the opportunity to reserve a time to speak to your class teacher about your child and their progress at your upcoming interview evenings on 25 and 26 June.
Mid Year Progress Reports will be available to you on Thursday 19 June via the Hero app. We will let you know when they are ‘live’.
Please go to School Bookings in the Hero app to make a Mid Year Parent/Teacher Interview. Bookings are OPEN now and will CLOSE on Wednesday 24 June.
Interviews for Rooms 10 and 18 will take place in Term 3.
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In conjunction with Long Bay College we have been working with AT for the past several months around the changes that are being made to the speed limits outside our schools. Unfortunately they erected signs with incorrect timing on them. The current times will be changed to reflect a safer window of time for the students across both schools. This should be completed next week (we are at the top of the list).
Until then I ask you to remind your children to be extra vigilant on their way to and from school while these changes take effect. The new times for the 30km/h speed limit will be 8:00am to 9:30 am and 2:40pm to 4:00pm. The electronic signs as well as the fixed ones will display the same speed limit when this change occurs.
For more information please click here.
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We continue to wait for the control system for the new gate to be installed. The repainting of the crossing across the driveway into the school is finished. 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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Sports Buzz – Term 2, Week 7
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Sports for Terms 3 and 4
The following sports are now available on Kindo for registration and payment:
Basketball Years 1-6
Played at the East Coast Bays Leisure Centre in Browns Bay.
Year 3/4 – play on Tuesdays
Year 1/2 – play on Thursdays
Year 5/6 – play on Fridays
Games run from 3:30pm – until approx 7:30pm (depending on the number of teams registered). Game times vary from week to week according to the draw.
Teams who have been playing through Terms 1 & 2 will be given priority and we will try to keep them together wherever possible. If your child would like to play in Semester 2 please register them as soon as possible through Kindo.
Splash Polo (Flippaball) Years 2-6
Years 2-3 play Newbies Splash polo in the National Aquatic Centre, Antares Place, Mairangi Bay
Years 4-6 play Splash polo in the Millennium Pool, Antares Place, Mairangi Bay
All games are played on Sunday afternoons.
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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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Coming to Ezlunch in Term 3
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Starting in Term 3 we will have a new Ezlunch lunch order service on Tuesdays from New World Long Bay.
You will be able to place an order via Kindo. Food orders will be delivered to school in time for lunch eating.
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PTA Donut Day – Friday 27 June
Please order through Kindo. Orders will close at midnight on Monday 23 June. No late orders will be accepted.
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PTA Quiz Night – Saturday 26 July
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Tickets are available on Kindo – there are options to purchase a table (max 8 people), a single ticket or a single ticket on a Year level table. eg. purchase a single ticket for a Year 3 table and you will be placed on a table with other single tickets purchased for that year level.
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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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