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Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 24 June 2020 Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to remember: Monday 29 June at 6:45pm BCG meeting in the staffroom Thursday 25 June - Friday 3 July Jammies in June Collection We will have collection boxes outside the office if families would like to donate new pj's, dressing gowns, bed socks & slippers Friday 3 July   House day - Jammies in June - gold coin donation End of Term 2 Term 3: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September Learning Conferences Wednesday 29 (school closes @ 12:40pm) & Thursday 30 July (normal 3pm finish) Camp and EOTC week 31 August - 4 September Bayfield Art Exhibition 24-28 August A Word from Kerri Well, we are finally coming to the end of what feels like an incredibly long term 2 (12 weeks in total) and I know that our children and teachers are looking forward to a “proper” holiday and a clean start to term 3. It is somewhat surreal when we look back at our year so far and I know that we feel ...

Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 10 June Inspired Today - Prepared for Tomorrow  Dates to remember Cross Country -Thursday 25 June (Save day 2 July) End of term - Friday 3 July Term 3 Learning Conferences Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 July It is certainly quite a surreal feeling to look back over the term and remember that we were locked down as a country, spent weeks planning for varied alert levels and taught our learners from home. Countless Zoom meetings and online connections were had, and overall it has created some very positive outcomes. We have learned so much about each other, from our family dynamics, our pets and how resilient and creative we can be. It has been fascinating to hear from the children, their thoughts and feelings about learning at home and as a school we are trying to build on the positives and make adjustments to our programmes. Recently Claire, Tina and Annette interviewed some of the children for a Kahui Ako (Our community of learning) proje...

B ayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 27th of May Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to remember Assembly- Friday 5 June BCG meeting - Tuesday 9 June 6:45pm-7:30pm Fundraising brainstorming meeting - Tuesday 9 June 7:30pm-8:30pm Cross Country - Thursday 25 June ( Save day - 2 July) End of term - Friday 3 July Term 3 Learning Conferences Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 July Camp and EOTC week 31 August - 4 September A Word from Kerri Welcome back to term 2. It has been a very successful transition back and the children have all settled back into their routines. Thank you again for your support with the gate system and our contact tracing, it has certainly made the return to school more seamless. There is not much to share in this first newsletter, as we are busy settling back in and look forward to sharing the children’s work and achievements as we progress through the term. Next Friday we will have our first assembly of the term, we welcome parents to attend and will h...

Bayfield School Inspired today, prepared for tomorrow NEWSLETTER February 18, 2020 - Week 3, Term 1 Upcoming events and dates to remember 28 February - School community picnic 5pm-7:30pm on the field 21 February - Kelmarna Gardens (Year 2) 24 February - 6 March Year 5 & 6 swimming 27 February ICSS @ Victoria Park (save day 05/03) 12 March - Year 3-6 Swimming Sports @ AUT Millennium Pool, Rosedale A word from Kerri What a great second week we have had, topped off by a very engaging and enjoyable Meet the Team evening on Thursday evening. Thank you to all who attended and a special thank you Craig Priscott, our board chair, who shared a comprehensive overview of the role of the board, the aims for 2020 and a very clear explanation of the need to raise funds through fundraising, donations, and commercial revenue streams. I know that parents felt very informed and motivated to support the school. The teachers really enjoyed meeting...