Term 3, Week 9 – Friday 20 September 2024
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Kia ora Parents/Caregivers
The Mud Fun Run last Friday was definitely muddy and absolutely fun. I have no idea how we managed to get a day where there was no rain and the sun peeked through at various times – however I am not complaining!
This event served two purposes. As a fundraising venture it absolutely hit the mark. We raised $20,830 which is totally amazing. Chris from Prep & Pour has already been to visit to measure up for our new path early in 2025.
I really enjoyed the sense of fun and community that the event brought to the school. The children (on the whole) had a marvellous time. Those who were less enthusiastic about jumping (some literally) into the muddy water the first time around didn’t seem to have the same qualms on their second and subsequent laps.
The day would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors – Nestlé, Hellers and New World Long Bay. Organising and running the event were three absolutely key people. Nikki Douglas and Lisa Leggett who are outstanding organisers and implementer of events. No details are left to chance and we all knew what we were doing long before the day. Thanks also to the members of the PTA and other parents who helped out in a range of different ways during the event. Last but not least, Charlotte Kerr our PTA chair. Pulling everything together with our sponsors, the school staff and providing hands on guidance in a range of jobs that go unseen but are essential.
The person we missed most was our Property Manager, John Underwood. John is a little under the weather at the moment. It is a mark of the amount of work he does that the staff chipped in to help – and it took a lot of us!
Finally I would like to welcome Neal Tait to our staff. Neal is replacing John as our Property Manager from the start of Term 4 and although he popped in to visit us last Friday we soon gave him a job to do.
Rob Hutton
Tumuaki/Principal
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2024 Term Dates and What’s On
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Lockdown Drill at morning tea time
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Talent Show for selected students
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Year 5 Waterwise Assessment Day
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Whole school assembly, 2.00pm in the hall. All welcome
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Lion Dance Group performing at LBC Moon Festival
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Key Dates for Term 3 can be found here.
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A warm welcome to our new students who have started at Long Bay Primary since our last newsletter:
Raymon & Betty
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Important School Reminders – Please Read
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Collecting Children During Whole School Assembly
We are noticing an increasing number of students being collected early from school on Friday afternoons. Please note there are whole school assemblies fortnightly on Fridays and this makes it difficult trying to locate your child/children if they are leaving school early. Your child/children should either be collected at 2.00pm straight after lunch or please wait until the assembly has concluded at around 2.45pm. Your co-operation is appreciated.
Adventure Playground Before and After School
A reminder that students must be actively supervised by an adult at all times when playing on the playground before and after school. We do not have the staff to supervise this space at these times.
Absences and Lateness
If your child/children is going to be late or absent from school, then you must let the Office and class teacher know.
Absences/lateness can be reported by calling the school on 09 473 6077, select option 1. Emailing the class teacher and admin@longbayprimary.ac.nz or through the school website ‘Report an Absence’.
All absences from school must have a reason so your child/children can be coded accordingly on their student record. Thank you for your co-operation.
Contact Details
If your personal contact or emergency contact details need updating, please email admin@longbayprimary.ac.nz It is very important that we have correct details on our student records.
Food Brought to School
Please do not bring food to school to share with others for special occasions like birthdays. With the number of food allergies within our school community this is not a safe practice for some of our students. A reminder we are a nut free school.
Wrapper Free School
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Lost Property
Please check the Lost Property box, located at the hall entrance, for any missing items. The box will be emptied at the end of every term.
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Lockdown Drill – Wednesday 25 September
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On Wednesday 25 September we will be holding our annual Lockdown drill under the guidance of Harrison Tew. This year it will be held at Morning Tea time to test our ability to react at a different time of the day. If you have a scheduled appointment and need to collect your child please do so before 11.00am. We will potentially be busy between then and 12.30pm and you will be unable to enter the school grounds. As usual we will keep you informed via email, Seesaw and the school website during this time.
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2025 Enrolment Information
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Do you have a child turning 5 at the end of this year or in 2025?
If your child will be attending Long Bay Primary in 2025 we would like to know! This helps to plan ahead for future growth, employ teachers and form classes.
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Woolly Nightshade – Restore Hibiscus and Bays
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Please help Restore Hibiscus and Bays and our local environment by removing any woolly Nightshade you might see on your proerrty and report any on public land to Auckland Council. You can watch our informative (and brief) video by clicking here to see exactly what this pest plant looks like.
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Please do not park on yellow lines or in marked cycle lanes. Along with Long Bay College we are working with Auckland Transport to ensure these areas are clear to allow traffic to flow more freely. If you choose to park in the wrong space it is highly likely you will receive a ticket or have your car towed away. We have taken these steps because we are highly concerned about the safety of our students.
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Sports Buzz – Term 3, Week 9
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Mud/Colour/Fun Run Update
A big thank you to all those who supported our endeavours for last Friday’s Fun. Also all those wonderful people who turned up to help on the day and/or support the students. It was great to see such a large community turn-out. Our final total amount raised was $20,820!!
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Auckland Kids Marathon
We are well underway on our quest to run a marathon – bring on Sunday 3 November, we will be ready!
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Sustainability Challenge 2024
Last chance to register for this year’s sustainability challenge on Friday 15 November at Wenderholm Park. Please email me if their child is interested – I’m looking for two more Year 5/6 students to complete a team.
Can take more teams but each team of four needs an adult to shadow them.
This event aims to help students:
- Foster a sense of kaitiakitanga for our Auckland regional parks, raise awareness of how special they are, the threats posed to them and how students can make a difference by taking positive action for the environment.
- Work together as a team
- Enjoy and value the ecological sustainability of our regional parks.
Please email Nikki Douglas – nikkid@longbayprimary.ac.nz if you would like to register your child’s interest. Please include who they would like in their team, and who will be the designated adult for the team.
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Yummy School Stickers – Last Week for Stickers!
Earn FREE sports gear for the school by collecting Yummy Stickers – sheets are available from the Office. Collect your stickers, add them to the sheet and happy munching! Sticker sheets need to be submitted before the end of Term 3.
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Moon Festival Moon Cakes – Friday 27 September
Available on Kindo now, $3.00 each with standard and gluten free options available.
The celebration – also known as the Moon Festival or Reunion Festival, and sometimes called the Mooncake Festival in English – is essentially a harvest festival that is marked when the moon appears to be at its brightest in the sky. Nothing signifies the festival like a mooncake, which, as the name implies, bears the shape of a full moon.
Parent help assistance is needed to get these packed and delivered to the classrooms between 8.30am-10.00am. Please email longbayprimarypta@gmail.com if you are able to assist.
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LBP Festival of the Arts – Thursday 21 November
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On Thursday 21 November at 5.00pm-7.00pm Long Bay Primary will be transformed into a Festival of Art and Culture.
Classrooms will be transformed into art galleries showcasing the art and work your children have been working on. You will have the chance to wander through all the classes of the school to see what other parts of the school have been working on.
We will have our cultural groups and some of our talented musicians perform for you. Come and watch our Kapa Haka, Pasifika and our Lion Dance groups in action.
We will have food to buy so you can have your dinner at school. Try one of our community’s exciting foods or maybe just a slice of pizza and a sausage in bread.
What can you do to help?
Can you run a food stall selling the food of your culture? It could be curry, dumplings, noodles, sapa sui, boerewors rolls, milk tart, lasagna, pretzels or anything else that you would like to do. We will fund the ingredients.
Our wonderful PTA will be running a cake stall. We would love to have home baking donated to the school to sell.
Can you support the PTA selling sausages and pizza slices?
If you can help our community out or have any questions regarding the Festival, please email lliamc@longbayprimary.ac.nz
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Community Notices and Events
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Come along for an epic LEGO® holiday programme where your creativity is your superpower! With hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths anything is possible! Learn robotics, and coding, conduct science experiments and exciting master builder challenges! It’s the perfect way for your children aged 5 – 12 to spend their school holidays!
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