Newsletter 7th May 2025

Newsletter Date:  7 May 2025

Issue: 07/25

Kia ora Team Bayview

Welcome back to term 2! We hope you had some restful time off over the Easter and ANZAC breaks. The weather wasn’t great but it is always nice to turn the alarm off for the mornings.

Thankfully we were relatively unscathed from the storms over the term break. We did get some activations from our alarm during Cyclone Tam and we apologise if the alarm going off interrupted your sleep.

KOTAHITANGA:

Kotahitanga is our overarching concept for 2025. Kotahitanga, a Māori concept, signifies unity, togetherness, and solidarity, emphasizing collective action and achieving common goals through inclusivity and respect for diverse perspectives. During term two we will be exploring this through the Social Sciences curriculum including the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum.

EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

At the end of term 1 we held a big focus on EOTC. Our Year 5 and 6 learners spent the last week of term at YMCA Camp Adair, our Year 4 learners had a sleepover in the school hall and a walk in Lynn Reserve to look at the glow worms, our Year 3 and 4 learners had a full day of onsite EOTC activities and our Y1 and 2 learners also had a school based camp where they completed a range of challenging EOTC activities. EOTC builds resilience in our learners. The activities are challenging and require grit and determination and often team work. Watching our children build huts, climb 14m high poles, building rafts and get immersed in the environment was a delight and our children excelled.

A HUGE thank you to the parents and caregivers that attended the camp or the sleepover or the activity days. You were amazing! We couldn’t provide these amazing opportunities if we didn’t have your support, so thank you! A big thank you also to our staff who got in behind these events pouring their time and energy to ensure everything was organised, safe and engaging. We are lucky to have such a talented and dedicated staff and such a supportive community.

PRODUCTION 2025

This year we will fully immerse ourselves again in a whole school production. This years production covers the history of the Bayview area. This is the reason we are learning through the Social Science and Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculums in T2. Our learners will be delving into history and taking some trips to help bring this alive! 

We will be sending out more information in and around the production later this term and early in term 3. We will be needing lots of helpers in all kinds of ways and we would love your help!

SHOWQUEST AND TOI

This year we are once again entering into Showquest and Toi – wearable arts competitions. Mrs Davids is overseeing this with help from Ms McGuire and a range of parents. This group are currently rehearsing and creating ready for show night on the 17th June (Showquest) and 19th June (Toi)!

BOOK FAIR 2025

We have our annual book fair arriving on the 15th May ready for selling on the 19th May.

The timeline for this is:

15th May – book fair arrives and is set up in the library.

16th May – classes go and visit and the kids write their wish list

19th May – Book fair open for sales 3pm – 4pm.

20th May- 27th May – book fair open 8.30-9am and 3-3.30pm each day.

21st May – Book fair open until 4.15pm due to school expo

28th May – book fair closed

But we need your help! If you have time before or after school to help sell at the Book Fair can you please let Min Davies in H6 or Janelle Staples in H16 know by emailing either [email protected] or [email protected] with the days and times you are able to help.

HELP NEEDED

Do you love covering your children’s school books with duraseal and are great at getting rid of those pesky bubbles? Well we have a job for you! We require some help to cover our new school library books. If this is something you would be interested in please contact Janelle Staples (Habitat 16) [email protected]

BELL TIMES:

We have changed our bell times slightly, please note the following:

8.55am – Everyone should be in class.

9am – Block one of learning begins

10.45am – children go out to play

11.10am – eating time begins

11.25am – Block 2 of learning begins

1pm – Children go out to play

1.25pm – eating time begins

1.40pm – Block 3 of learning begins

3pm – End of the school day.

This now means that learners are expected at school by 8.55am each morning. They also have 15 minutes to eat their kai (food) at both first and second break.

RAFFLE

A huge thank you to everyone who managed to sell tickets in this year’s raffle. The prizes were amazing and another huge thank you to Anne Crooks for organising this on our behalf. The raffle is drawn tomorrow on the 9th May. Good luck to everyone who purchased a ticket!

Please support the businesses that supported us with prizes as they have been very generous with their sponsorship:

PJ Harcourts Cooper and Co.

Canon NZ

Takapuna Beachside Cinemas

AJ Hackett Bungy

The Cosmetic Clinic, Glenfield

My Food Bag

The Red Boats

Woolworths Glenfield

Glenfield Mall

All Blacks Experience

Bunnings Glenfiled

San Marco Restaurant, Wairau Valley (Sadly, this restaurant has closed down, so we will honour this prize with a $100 Prezzie card)

Postman’s Leg

Kiwi Valley Farm Park

EXPO

On Wednesday 21st May we will be holding our Bayview School expo after school, where we will show you how we teach structured literacy and maths, and how you can prepare your 4-year-old for school. We will have Mark Whitford and his team from Glenfield Intermediate School running some specific sessions about how you can prepare your Year 6 child for intermediate school. We will be sending more information out about this soon.

TEACHER ONLY DAY FRIDAY 30TH MAY

– school will be closed. Please note this is one of the mathematics teacher-only days where most of the schools across our Kahui Ako attend. Thank you for your support around this (PS this is the Friday before the King’s birthday holiday so you have a long weekend!)

CELEBRATING SUCESS

On Sunday 27th April, Tyros Logi attended the Junior Auckland Athletics prizegiving, where he was honoured with the title of Auckland Athlete of the Year for his age group (8-year-old boys), representing the North Harbour Bays Athletics Club. Some of the achievements that led to this award include:

  Auckland Champion for the following events:

• 60m
• 100m       
• 200m
• Long Jump

• 2nd place in Discus

Well done Tyros! We are very proud of you and can’t wait for you to represent Bayview at the annual athletics sports in term 4!

New Learners at Bayview School

A huge welcome to our new learners who have joined Bayview School:

Lyra Kane, Stella Arriaran Stevens, Abigail He, Taylan Harding, Selina Rowthrika Stalin, Max Tyler-Reaves, Oliver Williams

Term dates for 2025:

Term 1: 29 January – 11 April

Term 2: 28 April – 27 June

Term 3: 14 July – 19 September

Term 4: 6 October – 12 December   

Days when school is closed

30 May – Mathematics Teacher Only Day

2 June – Kings Birthday

20 June – Matariki holiday

30 June – 11 July – School term break

22 September – 3 October – School term break

27 October – Labour Day

15 December – Summer holidays

 School Policies:

These can be found at: www.schooldocs.co.nz 

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By using School Docs we ensure our policies are up to date with any changes in legislation or law and that these are reviewed regularly over a 3-year cycle. Policies are owned by the Board but you are able to have a say as well. If you are interested in submitting ideas and opinions reviewing any of our policies, you are able to do this through our school docs site. The current policies that require review are:

To start reviewing, click on a topic name below, then click the Start your review button. If a link is inactive, our school doesn’t have the topic.

In term 2 we are reviewing policies in the Health, Safety, and Welfare Policy section.

Planning and Preparing for Emergencies, Disasters, and Crises Communication During an Emergency, Disaster, or Crisis Emergency Closure Emergency Management Disaster Management Crisis Management

Please note your suggestions may be taken into consideration by School docs staff but may not be included in potential changes. All schools across NZ who use school docs will also be reviewing these documents.

                                    Di and Team Bayview Staff

2025 Dates for diaries 12 May – Dental van onsite 19 May – Book fair open for sales 19 May – Y0-2 classes trip to Kauri Glen 21st May – Parent Expo after school 29th May – H8 & H9 museum trip 30th May – Teacher Only Day 2nd June – King’s Birthday holiday 5th June – Rippa Rugby tournament 6th June – New entrant literacy transition visit 13th June – Wear Yellow for Harold fundraiser 13th June – Disco 5pm – 6.30pm 13th June – Y6 visit to Glenfield Intermediate School 10.30am 17th June – Showquest performance  19th June – Toi performance 20th June – Matariki holiday 27th June – Mid-year esports sent home 27th June- End of term 2, school closes at 2pm.