Newsletters

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 1 – Friday 6 May 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora I am old enough (unfortunately) to remember the fort and railway line that used to be the highlight of a visit to Long Bay. Riding Fred the train and going through the tunnel was always the best … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 9 – Friday 8 April 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Our responsibility as educators is to provide the right conditions for the students in our care to shine. Finding something that spins the wheels of each child in my class was always a challenge, you could usually … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 1, Week 9

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 7 – Friday 25 March 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora When you are looking to make a positive change that will benefit either yourself or other people, following the correct process is always going to help your cause. Having a strong student voice in a school reflects … Read moreLBP – Newsletter, Term 1, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 5 – Friday 11 March 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Sitting in Bay 28 during a Warriors game at Mount Smart Stadium (when it was still a thing people did) gave me a true indication of what it meant to be passionate. The Warriors crowd are singularly … Read moreLBP – Newsletter Term 1, Week 5

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 3 – Friday 25 February 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora The most important part of a school is the people in it. If the last couple of years have shown us anything children can learn anywhere but it is the social aspects of being together with other … Read moreLBP – Newsletter Term 1, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Week 1 – Friday 11 February 2022 Principal’s Chat Xīnnián kuàilè 新年快乐 and welcome to the Year of the Tiger. We look forward to 2027 when the children born this year will join us. Born leaders, they will be courageous, energetic, love a challenge and be prepared to … Read moreNewsletter Term 1, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter   Term 4, Week 9 – Monday 13 December 2021   Principal’s Chat Kia ora everyone As this will be the final school newsletter for the 2021 school year, and my final farewell, I would like to take the time to thank everyone who has supported the learning of our … Read moreNewsletter, Term 4 Week 9 (Last Newsletter of the Year)

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 7 – Friday 3 December 2021 Principal’s Chat Kia ora to our school community The Colour and Mud Fun Run has certainly brought a lot of smiles this week as the students embraced giving this muddy colour filled experience a go. A very special thank you to … Read moreNewsletter – Term 4, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter   Term 4, Week 5 – Friday 19 November 2021   Principal’s Chat Kia ora koutou Long Bay Whanāu It has been so lovely to see students returning to school on their team days this week. A huge thank you to parents for letting us know via the survey whether … Read moreNewsletter Term 4, Week 5

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 3 – Friday 5 November 2021 CANCELLATION – School Production – Juke Box Drama Sadly, with the delay in school reopening we have made the decision to cancel the school production. When Lockdown started we were only two weeks away from the big show at the Bruce … Read moreNewsletter Term 4, Week 3