Here is our final newsletter for the year. We would like to wish all our Browns Bay School families a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Coming Up

• Term 1 2026 Starts - Monday 09 February

Principal News

• Farewell to our Graduating Students and Families

• Final Assembly Acknowledgements

• Road Patrol

• ...and finally...

• Superstars

• Jingle

Friends of the School/P.T.A

FOTS will be holding a second hand uniform sale on Thursday 29 January at 9am in the Junior Playground area.

EFTPOS will be available. No Paywave.

Principal News

Farewell to our Graduating Students and Families

The end of term is always a time of mixed emotions and part of that is the sadness we feel at saying goodbye to graduating students and whānau. Many of you have been part of the Browns Bay School community for many years. Thank you for your support, your care and for being a part of team Browns Bay.

To our graduating students, please remember the message I shared at Graduation last night;

We let you go because we know you are ready. You are equipped, you are resilient and you are leaders and learners. But while you fly high, and fly far, please always remember where your roots are. You will always have a place and a legacy here at Browns Bay School. We are immensely proud of who you are and have great hope for who you will become.

As you leave a place, people often say, "Good luck." I hope you get plenty of luck, but the truth is, you don’t need it. You are already built for success.

Final Assembly Acknowledgements

At our final assembly today we acknowledged some members of our school community who have made a huge contribution to our school.

Jo Hewitt, Deb Pulman and Karen Cebalo were all acknowledged for 40 years of service to Browns Bay School. All three members of staff have made a massive contribution to our school and their service reflects what a really special place our school is.

We also acknowledged Dave and Linda Harbott. Dave has been a volunteer at our school both as a parent and a grandparent for 41 years. He has attended school camps and been a huge supporter of our Waterwise programme. Dave has given countless hours and where Dave goes Linda follows! This year Dave and Linda's grandchild graduates, which is a real milestone for the family and their connection with our school. Dave and Linda are continuing their involvement with Waterwise next year and we very much hope we can welcome more grandchildren to Browns Bay School in the coming years. What a wonderful legacy, Dave and Linda.

Road Patrol

Thanks to Jin and Jane for helping out with our Road Patrol duties this year. It makes a massive difference to teachers and students. We have more parents joining the team next year. It is a small way that you can make a big change at Browns Bay School.

...and finally...

2025 has been my first full year at Browns Bay School. It has been a year of many changes and frustrations, but that is never what dominates our thoughts and memories today. It has been another fabulous year at Browns Bay School where we have loved teaching and being with your children.

We hope you have a happy and restful Christmas and above all that you stay safe. Thank you for all the support you have shown this year and we look forward to a great 2026.

Merry Christmas.

Superstars

At today`s school assemblies, the following students received certificates and awards:

YEAR 0/1 TEAM - Valentina Yang R6, Bridger Ren R6, Ethan Zou R8, Ben Bartley R8, Bryan Sun R9, Reynold Wang R9, Ella MacDonald R10, Lincoln Coetzee R10, Delylah Waugh R11, Blake Goode R11, Sebastian Baker R12, Yuvin De Silva R12

YEAR 2 TEAM  -  Esme Goodes R2, Jasper Zhu R2, Jackie Feng R3, Layla Cameron R3, Sophie Pekepo R4, Sean Yoo R4, Ryder Rayward R5, Ben Riveros R5

YEAR 3 TEAM - Sonara Munagamage R14, Leamay Schwartz R14, Sofia Farago R15, Kiran Ahmed R15, Ruby Voss R16, Jada Rivers R16, Louis David R17, Jasmine Wu R17

JUNIOR VALUES AWARD - Isabelle Pearce R16

YEAR 4 TEAM - Nathan Lalicon R30, Armani-Leigh Hirovanaa-Nicholls R30, Cayleigh de Wet R31, Cooper Raines R31, Isabella Stuart R32, Kobe Milsom R32, Molly Liu R33, Seymour Zhang R33

YEAR 5 TEAM - Vera Li R18, Dawn Yip R18, Jonah Shucker R19, May Fei R19, Hailey Jinn R20, Levon Kam R20, Lian Kim R21, Saydie Smith R21

YEAR 6 TEAM - Adelina Shalygin R24, Daniel Lau R24, Timmy Wang R25, Ana Regotti R25, Kahn Sa’u-Tuputala R26, Jamie Mole R26, Celine Shi R27, Harvey Gui R27, Eileen Zhang R28, Brady Zhang R28

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD - Agnes Jun R26

ACHIEVEMENT CUPS -  Leah Wang R25

Highly Commended - Charlie Yang R25, Margarita Qiao R27

SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL –  Veronica Zhou R24

Highly Commended - Theo Corbett R28

VALUES AWARD  - Charlie Ryu R24, Kira Li R25, Abigail Kuzmanovic R26, Austin Cui R27, Harold Yang R28

ARTS AWARD - Isla Packer R27

Highly Commended - Celine Shi R27

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR - Timmy Wang R25

Highly Commended - Callan Basson R26

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR - Ana Regotti R25

ENDEAVOUR AWARDS - Jack Fowler R24, Logan Skinner R24, Darin Ding R25, Samuel He R25, Rosie Bell R26, Amelia Milsom R26, Micaela Torres R27, Armin Tamasi R27, Toby Barrett R28, Sienna Perkins R28

YEAR 6 SPEECH COMPETITION

1ST PLACE - Agnes Jun R26

RUNNER-UP - Stanley Huang R27

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Isla Packer R27, Theo Corbett R28

Congratulations to our ICAS medal winners, Charlie Rm 25, Harold Rm 28 and Victor Rm 25.

Jingle

Jingle was such a fun, family night. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the school.

(Please see our Photo Gallery below for lots of Jingle photos from the night).

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