Posts from the Principal

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Friday 16 April Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to Remember School starts - Monday 3rd of May School Cross Country - Thursday 6th of May Let’s Get Inspired- Friday 14th of May A word from Kerri  We have finally come to the end of the term and what a term we have had. It seems like so long ago that we were working online and waiting for alert levels to change and it has been so good to have been able to carry on the majority of our term without further disruption.  We wish all families a safe and happy time over the next two weeks.  Our thoughts go out to Westmere School who lost a beloved staff member this week. Julie-Ann True or JA as she was known had worked for over 15 years at Westmere School as a teacher and deputy principal. Many families in the greater Westmere and Ponsonby area will remember JA for her energy and commitment to her school. A difficult time for Westmere School and their community. Our lovely Michaela in...

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 24th of March Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to Remember Easter Holidays - Friday 1 April - Tuesday 6 April Rescheduled Events Let’s Get Inspired- Moved to Thursday 14th of May - due to challenges with trying to book activities in term 1.  BCG meeting - Monday 12th of April A word from Kerri  Trips and parent help School trips and events are a very important part of our school life and provide excellent opportunities for learning outside the classroom.  Each term we are challenged with finding parents to help us on these trips, as we are guided by health and safety ratios and need additional adults to make these trips work. Our learnings from this term: Giving enough time for parents to get time off. On our fridge list we have all trips listed (within reason as some trips are booked within the term), but parents may not be aware that we need help.  For Term 2 , we will send a google form where parents can ind...

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 10th of March nspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to Remember Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th - Learning Conferences Rescheduled Events Monday 15th of March - BCG meeting in staffroom 6:45pm Friday 19th of March - School Picnic 5pm-7:30pm A word from Kerri  It has been so nice to be back at school and again “restart” the term.  We really do appreciate how disruptive the start of the year has been and it has made us have to be very agile and responsive as a school and we have learned so much through this experience. Despite the interruptions, our teachers have a comprehensive knowledge of the children in their teams and their learning journey. This is how and why they are able to differentiate the learning that is delivered to children at school and when we had to move to online learning. But with the disruption to the school year with our two level 3 lockdowns the teachers have not had the sufficient time to work with learne...

  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 ...