Newsletters

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 3 – Friday 27 October 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Computer games have been given a bad rap over the years. As someone who can remember Space Invaders being an awesome experience, I go back a fair way. Minecraft has been around since 2011 and has … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 1 – Friday 13 October 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers I have always enjoyed watching Bathurst. Last weekend was no exception. There is a possibility that some people find watching cars go round and round and round a track 161 times up and down a mountain … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 9 – Friday 15 September 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers As I sloshed through the water yesterday trying to keep what was left of my dignity intact a small voice next to me said “This is the funnest fun run of my life”. Despite the fact … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 9

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 7 – Friday 1 September 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers I was paid what I considered the ultimate compliment on Monday. While deep in discussion about the quality of the pikelets being produced by the Kowhai teachers (rated as 10/10 in case you were wondering) I … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 5 – Friday 18 August 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers School productions are absolutely awesome. My acting career started on the Pumphouse stage in Takapuna in Year 7 as Tom Sawyer. It also ended there.  The following year my Dad lent me a spinning plastic colour … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 5

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 3 – Friday 4 August 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Peter Leitch “The Mad Butcher” is the number 1 Warriors fan. He is also a sausage fan. I am sure he must have donated tens of thousands of sausages over the years he ran the Mad … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 1 – Friday 21 July 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers In 1981 All Whites needed to beat Saudi Arabia by 6 goals to secure a place at the World Cup for the first time ever. They managed 5 and then won a sudden death playoff against … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 10 – Friday 30 June 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers I spent the start of this week at a Legal and Governance Essentials conference. There were 12 lawyers who gave updates and information on a wide range of issues from privacy and employment law to AI … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 10

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 8 – Friday 16 June 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Something we have all experienced is a first day at school. Mine was at Murrays Bay School with Mrs Crump. She was exactly the type of person you wanted for your first teacher, kind, caring and … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 8

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 6 – Friday 2 June 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Before I started school my dad taught me how to read. Using a phonics approach I got the sounds I needed to be able to understand the letters on a page and then the words, finally … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 6