Posts from the Principal

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 24th of February Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to Remember Monday 1st Year 5 and 6 swimming starts Monday 1st BCG meeting at 6:45pm Wednesday 3rd of March - Cyber Safety meeting 6:45pm-7:30pm Puriri space ( year 6 space) A word from Kerri  Well it has not been the straight forward start of the year that we had all hoped for and I hope that the next few days do not see any change to our status. Thank you for the support and feedback that the community has given us about our swift move to online learning, our teachers are such professionals and their ability to adapt so quickly makes a difference to our learners.  I am also so impressed with our children, their resilience and ability to go straight to working from home and then back to school is amazing, we are very proud of them. We are all looking forward to seeing families tomorrow evening at our Meet the Team event. If you are unable to come, please see the links to ...

Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 10 February 2021  Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to Remember Friday 12th of February - Assembly 9:05am Monday 15th of February - Year 3-4 swimming starts Thursday 18th of February - Meet the Team evening A word from Kerri  A very warm welcome back to all our families, we have a very busy and exciting term ahead. It is great to see all of the children back at school, excited and ready to learn. Today you will receive a printed copy of our fridge list so that you can keep an eye on up and coming events. Check your child’s bag for this! Over the year, our newsletter will cover our strategic goals, how we teach the curriculum and address pertinent and topical issues in education. I look forward to sharing the educational journey this year and hope to see you all at the Meet the team evening.  Term overviews Please find the links to each teams overviews for Term 1 Titoki Kowhai Pohutukawa Totara Rimu Puriri Meet the Team Eveni...

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 16th of December Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Tomorrow - Thursday 17 December End of Year Assembly - starts 11:15am tomorrow Start of year dates:   Office opens - Wednesday 3rd of February Teacher only days - 2nd, 3rd & 4th of February First day of School - Tuesday 9th of February Year 3/4 Swimming starts Monday 15th of February Meet the team- Thursday 18th of February A word from Kerri  2020 has been an unbelievable year and it is so hard to believe that we have been through two lockdowns, and that term 4 is the only full school term we have completed this year. Despite the challenges the school has managed to continue the high standard of teaching and learning we expect from our teachers and I am very proud of what the teaching staff were able to achieve during this challenging year. We must acknowledge our part time teachers, who stepped up and went over and above to support our teams and children during our lockdow...

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 2nd of December Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow December Dates to Remember Thursday 3rd - Digital Expo Friday 4th - Diversity Assembly Friday 11th - Pohutukawa craft day Tuesday 15th - Pohutukawa at Tree Tops Wednesday 16th -  Year 6 @ Rainbows End Year 5 @ Point Erin pools Kowhai - Brick Pit in the hall Pohutukawa - Year 3 Kelly Sports on the Field A word from Kerri  We are fast approaching the end of the year and I know we are all focused on being prepared for our holidays and 2021. Over the next week you will be informed of our teams for 2021 and are excited to share some of the changes we have made.  We have been working very hard on our curriculum planning, event planning and organisational processes to make sure that teachers, parents and the children can be as organised as possible for the new year. We have learned so much throughout 2020, especially the importance of transparent communication, review, evaluation a...