LBP Newsletter – Term 2, Week 1

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 part of the journey, however even more vivid was the old wooden fort playground (at least that is how I remember it). My brother and I used to charge around playing tiggie, crawling underneath, around and through it and generally spending a very long time having great fun. 

Running around Long Bay Regional Park over Easter I could not believe that someone would set fire to the playground and the damage they caused so easily. Who would do something that would have an impact over the ability for children to enjoy themselves. It is amazing how quickly you feel possessive of the local area, and I have only been here one term.

It is my firm belief that current and future Long Bay Primary students are developing the values and personal integrity that we all want in young (and not so young) people today. The Long Bay Way that has been developed is the cornerstone of this approach.

We expect our students, as they grow older, and somehow might find themselves at Long Bay Regional Park with their friends at interesting hours of the night, or morning, sometime in the future, will stop for a moment. What were the values that we stood by at school, that our family holds close, what do we want the society that we live in to be like?

Then they will be resilient and stand up for doing the right thing, be creative and suggest doing something else, or the hardest task of all simply say no. Of course teenage (and sometimes older) brains can go off the rails at times, however just like Fred they will eventually end up back on the right track. If we all work together and give the same subtle (or not so subtle) messages our young people will grow up to be the pillars of the community we all aspire them to be.

If you would like a copy of The Long Bay Way to stick on your fridge and subconsciously remind your children you can click here to download and print your own copy.

Rob Hutton

Tumuaki / Principal

Re-gifting Tax Rebates

Support our School by re-gifting tax rebates via myKindo. If you are one of many NZ families who do not collect your donation tax rebate each year, here’s an easy way to support our school.

Next time you pay a donation on myKindo, you’ll be offered to register with TaxGift.  By registering with TaxGift, Kindo enables you to automate claiming the 33% tax rebate on your behalf (Kindo supplies the receipts directly to them). Rebates are then re-gifted back to the school as a new donation, to be used for enhancing the learning environment which will benefit all of the children across the school.

How it works:

• Simply amplify your donation on myKindo after your order is processed
• Select TaxGift
• Check the circle next to our school

That’s it, you have now registered to donate your tax rebate back to school – thank you.

Need assistance? Our Kindo help desk is open 8am to 4pm weekdays. 

• Freephone: 0508 4 KINDO (0508 454 636)
• Email: hello@mykindo.co.nz
• Online Support: support.mykindo.co.nz

Important School Notices

Absences

If your child is going to be absent from school, you need to inform the child’s teacher and the Office. Please call 09 473 6077, email admin@longbayprimary.ac.nz or click here to report an absence. If your child is late to school, they must call into the Office to collect a late pass.

If your child has tested positive for Covid 19, you need to inform the school as soon as you are able to. Please click here to complete the Google form.

Safe Speeds School Programme is coming to Long Bay

Auckland Transport is going to lower the speed limit on a large number of streets around Long Bay Primary from 28 July 2022. You can view a map of the streets that will be impacted by clicking here.

Patience at the School Gate

We appreciate that at times the traffic outside the school gate can be frustrating with a line of cars waiting to pick up or drop off students. Our absolute main concern is the safety of our students and the school community. Please be patient and wait for your turn when you are in the line. This will allow the traffic to move more swiftly and safely.  If you are parked in the middle car park please hold your child’s hand when you are crossing the road.

Water Bottles 

Please send your child to school with a filled water bottle, ready for them to start the day. This is to avoid children becoming dehydrated. 

Nut Free and Wrapper Free

Long Bay Primary is a nut free and wrapper free school, please remember to remove wrappers prior to filling the lunch box. We do have a number of children that have a severe allergy to nuts and we ask parents not to include any nut products in their children’s lunches.

2022 Term Dates and What’s On

Welcome New Students

A warm welcome to our new students who have started at Long Bay Primary since our last Newsletter:

Layla, Jordan, Thomas, April, Berry, Aly Zain, Isabella, Tobias, Bodhi, Victoria and Albert

Donation Receipts via myKindo

Accessing your donation receipts on Kindo

You can view all your purchases, top-ups, refunds, cancelled orders and donation receipts using the ‘my orders’ option.

From the record type, you can select donation receipts, and choose to download individual receipts or download a summary of all your donation receipts.

More detailed instructions can also be found on the Kindo online support pages.

Click here for more detailed instructions.

Board of Trustees (BOT) Update

The Board of Trustees have set up a new email address so that the community can contact them easily. For all BOT communications, please email:

Sports Buzz – Term 2, Week 1

Scholastic Book Fair – 13-18 May

Kapahaka

PTA News

Kelly Club Notices

Community Events and Notices