Newsletters

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 4 – Friday 19 May 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers My parents had 3 trees that dominated our back garden. Each had a use at the right time. The pine provided Christmas trees in December and was great to climb until the very small (but essential) … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 4

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 2 – Friday 5 May 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers What Now was compulsive viewing when I grew up. It has been on television in New Zealand for 42 years and is still going strong. Frank Flash was always a highlight, however it is Constable Keith … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 2

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 10 – Thursday 6 April 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers I am a motor racing fan. It all really started with Formula One and I have been a Ferrari supporter ever since. Not one of the recent recruits thanks to Drive to Survive, more a long … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 10

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 8 – Friday 24 March 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers One of my son’s most loved TV shows is called Community. I say TV show loosely, I have no idea the last time he actually watched TV in the ‘normal’ sense of the word, however that … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 8

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 6 – Friday 10 March 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers Growing up in the 1970’s and 80’s there was some must watch television that could never be missed. Aside from the Muppet Show and After School with Ollie Ohlson, Sesame Street was something to never be … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 6

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 4 – Friday 24 February 2023 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers The Les Mills Born to Move video team came to visit us this week. They are going to use the school as a location to create some Born to Move video magic. The drone operator and … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 4

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 2 – Friday 10 February 2023 Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle With Gabrielle predicted to make landfall in Auckland early next week we are preparing for a potential communication from the Ministry of Education which may require schools to close once again. At this point, we anticipate being open … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 2

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 9 – Wednesday 14 December 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers When I look back on my time as a student at school there is no doubt that Mrs Matkin, my Standard 4 teacher at Murrays Bay Primary, is the one who stands out the most in … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 9

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 7 – Friday 2 December 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers My primary school didn’t go on school camp, luckily however Murrays Bay Intermediate did. We went to Snells Beach and Matamata for a week each year. Both were awesome experiences. Away from home, hanging out with … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 5 – Friday 18 November 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers When I was at school there was always great excitement when ‘Blue Light Disco’ appeared on the school calendar. (Just in case you are not sure a Blue Light Disco was one run by the local … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 5