Newsletters

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 3 – Friday 4 November 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers It turns out that running a marathon is a lot like getting your school report. You spend a large amount of time planning and preparing. There is the selection of footwear, socks and running clothes. You … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 4, Week 1 – Friday 21 October 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia Ora Parents/Caregivers The Rainbows End Roller Coaster is an experience I managed to dodge for over 40 years quite happily. It wasn’t until it was just my son and I standing in front of it looking up and … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 4, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 9 – Friday 23 September 2022 Principal’s Chat We have been working hard to promote our school values – kindness, resilience and creativity with the students. Pushing the positive and looking around the playground and within classrooms to find everyone who is living our school values daily. … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 9

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 7 – Friday 9 September 2022 Principal’s Chat Dear Parents/Caregivers Donating your time to help others is one of the things we can all do to show not only that we care, but we want to make a difference. Last year 22% of the population contributed 159 … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 5 – Friday 26 August 2022 Principal’s Chat Dear Parents/Caregivers This week I have stepped aside from Newsletter duties to allow our budding Year 5 and 6 writers to take over. They may yet end up with a permanent job! You can view their contribution to our … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 5

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 3 – Friday 12 August 2022 Principal’s Chat I have a standard question I ask when someone tells me they (or their child) is good at Maths. “What is three plus four times two?” It soon sorts out those who know how BEDMAS works and those that … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 3

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 3, Week 1 – Friday 29 July 2022 Principal’s Chat On Tuesday the school gathered in groups on the court in eager anticipation. There was a speaker setup, students standing in front of them, a hum in the air (luckily it was also between downpours which was rather handy). … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 3, Week 1

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 9 – Friday 1 July 2022 Principal’s Chat Dear Parents/Caregivers I am sure that last week our Kapa Haka group did more work than me. They were heavily involved in our school and local community Matariki celebrations. The hard work and effort they put in to practise … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 9

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 7 – Friday 17 June 2022 Principal’s Chat Running is a divisive activity – there seem to be two camps. You love it, or you really don’t. There is no middle ground. It would be possible to create a long and scientifically based list of reasons why … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 7

Long Bay Primary School Newsletter Term 2, Week 5 – Friday 3 June 2022 Principal’s Chat Kia ora Parents/Caregivers One of my first Lego sets as a child was a Shell petrol tanker. It was articulated, had a hose to empty the fuel and a man with the Shell Logo on his shirt. Over the … Read moreLBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 5