Newsletters

School Newsletter Term 1, Week 7 – Friday 21 March 2025 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers The ZX81 was the first computer we owned as a family. From memory it had a few games and it was totally amazing. It was launched on March 5 1981 and recently turned 44 years old. Sadly, I do … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 5 – Friday 7 March 2025 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Working at a school there are a lot of things we try to achieve with and for you and your children. It is a bit like an onion – many layers and when you peel one … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 5

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 3 – Friday 21 February 2025 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Last weekend I held the recording device while my son interviewed my mum about arriving in New Zealand, why she left London to move here and how things have changed over the intervening years. This year … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 1 – Friday 7 February 2025 Principal’s Chat 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 … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 7 – Friday 29 November 2024 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers The last week has been all about the performing arts at Long Bay Primary. The Arts Festival and choir performance on Wednesday were an opportunity for our performers to shine. Thank you to Lliam Carran for … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 5 – Friday 15 November 2024 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers There is no doubt that helping students to learn to read is one of the core jobs that we do here at Long Bay Primary. As a child I was a reader. I read a lot. … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 5

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 3 – Friday 1 November 2024 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers The New Zealand Cricket Teams have had some spectacular success over the past couple of weeks. The Black Caps won not one, but two games (and a series) in India. Something they have never achieved before. … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 1 – Friday 18 October 2024 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Last Sunday, like a lot of people across New Zealand and Australia I enjoyed watching cars driving in many circles around Mt Panorama at Bathurst. 161 laps is a lot. They say the race really begins … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 9 – Friday 20 September 2024 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers The Mud Fun Run last Friday was definitely muddy and absolutely fun. I have no idea how we managed to get a day where there was no rain and the sun peeked through at various times … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 9

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 7 – Friday 6 September 2024 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers As teachers we spend a lot of time encouraging our students to try new things, step out of their comfort zones and to take risks with their learning. I have lost count of the number of … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 7