Term 2, Week 9 – Friday 27 June 2025
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Kia ora Parents/Caregivers
The highlight of my parking career was at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. The Logan Campbell Centre hosted the Judo and I stood outside and showed people where to leave their cars while they went inside to watch the action. Ex All Black Steve McDowell was a commentator at the venue and telling him where to park each day was a highlight, as was watching Brent Cooper win a gold medal for New Zealand.
Speaking of traffic and parking I am asking for your help in Ralph Eagles Place. There have been changes to the speed limits around schools in Auckland and we are no different. Because of this Auckland Transport and New Zealand Police are working with schools in the area to keep our students safe. They have identified two aspects of the traffic outside our school that we all need to work on to make it safer for our community.
Please do not park or stop on yellow lines to collect your children. The yellow line areas are designed to allow the traffic to keep moving rather than stopping. We also ask that you only collect or drop off your children in our drop off zone or in a marked parking space. Collecting or dropping them off from a car in the roadway is dangerous.
When waiting in the line please place your car as far to the left as practical on the road. This will allow emergency services to access the school if necessary.
Our new gate is now in operation. It will be closed overnight and during times when there is heavy student movement (at the start and end of the school day). It is open the rest of the time. If the gate is closed and you need to enter to collect your child from the Sick Bay please press the button on the intercom system and someone will assist you.
Please have a safe (and dry) holiday break. If you are travelling be safe and we look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday 14 July from 8.30am having safely arrived at school.
Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal
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2025 Term Dates – What’s On
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Cohort Entry 5 starts school
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Mihi Whakatau for new families to LBP
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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.
The new times for the 30km/h speed limit are 8:00am to 9:30 am and 2:40pm to 4:00pm. The electronic signs as well as the fixed ones display the same speed limit.
For more information please click here.
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The school gate is now operational. It will be closed overnight on weekdays and during weekends and school holidays. It will also be closed at the start and end of the day while students enter and leave the school (8:30 – 9:15am and 2:45 – 3:15pm).
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Attendance on School Reports
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The attendance figures on the Term 2 reports are in half days rather than whole days. This is because there is a legal requirement for schools to be open a certain number of half days each year.
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School Production – Help Wanted
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Are you a whizz with a make-up brush? A face paint artist extraordinaire? If so, then your school needs you! We need people to help prepare the production cast before each performance – this will entail basic make-up for some, and face paint for others. The shows are scheduled for Wednesday 6 August and Thursday 7 August.
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Waterwise Instructors – Help Wanted
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Calling all parents/caregivers of students in Years 1-5 who would be interested in training to become a Waterwise Instructor for our Year 6 Waterwise Programme. Full training is provided.
For further information and to learn more about the Waterwise Programme, please email markw@longbayprimary.ac.nz
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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 9
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Flippaball/Splash Polo
The Sprats Year 2/3 flippaball team beat St John’s 6-5 in the final to take gold in the Newbies flippaball league this term. What a great result, especially considering that all but one player are new to the sport this year! Well done!
Northern Bays Cross Country
Long Bay Primary hosted the interschool cross country event on Tuesday. The course was challenging, underfoot was muddy and the competition was fierce. Well done to all the competitors! Long Bay Primary placed 4th out of the 10 schools competing, great effort team
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Basketball
The Hurricanes Y3/Y4 basketball team won gold in their final term 2 match this week against Browns Bay School. Great effort!
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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. Available from Tuesday 15 July.
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 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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