Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

This is a BONUS newsletter this week! Whilst the newsletter is normally only once a fortnight, we had a slight glitch in our processes last Friday which meant that a number of important messages got left out of last week's newsletter so this is a 'catch-up' edition!

The big event on the calendar for the next couple of weeks is the TREEMENDOUS Makeover Day, next Saturday, 16th June. This will start at 9am and run until 12noon, followed by a BBQ. We have over 700 plants to plant, and mulch to spread and we have a variety of dignatories and visitors attending, including Hon Eugenie Sage - Minister of Conservation and the Environment, Hon Nicky Wagner MP and Dr Duncan Webb MP.

Please do try and get along and be part of this momentous occasion! If you can bring a wheelbarrow, spades/shovels all the better!

There is one final working bee in preparation of this tomorrow from 1-3pm.
The three key jobs for tomorrow are the shifting of a very large log which will be carved into a seat once it is in position. As many muscles as can possibly be mustered for 1pm would be amazing! Following that, there is a log trail to build and the final logs to be cut and shifted. This working bee is ideally one for adults rather than children, as the work is largely quite heavy.

Two other key events happening in the next few weeks are the School Disco (Friday 29th June) and a Pyjama Mufti Day with a porridge breakfast (Thursday 21st June). Read on for more information about these events.

Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal

Important Dates

COURT THEATRE PERFORMANCE

On Monday 11 June we will all be attending a special show by the Court Theatre. This will take place in the school hall. There will be two performances, the first at 9.30  and the second at 2.00.
HE KURA KŌRERO - THE GIFT OF SPEECH

“Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori!”

The love of language. The power of words to change our lives and connect us to stories. The courage to face our fears and learn from the challenge is at the heart of He Kura Kōrero.

Kaiarahi is fun, bright and strong… but sometimes struggles with being brave. Join Kaiarahi’s adventure to find the courage to speak Te Reo Māori, be a part of the exciting journey and delve into magical worlds through language.

He Kura Kōrero inspires young people to be bold and brave when using Te Reo Māori in their everyday life, whether they know a little or a lot.

He Kura Kōrero is a new bi-lingual tale of wonder and delight from the same creative team that brought you Māui me Te Rā, Matariki- The little eyes in the sky and Matatihi- Maia’s journey of Bravery. This stunning performance explores Te Reo Māori through live music, puppetry, Kapa haka, song, and storytelling.

There is a cost of $4.50 per child for this performance. This amount will be added to your school account.

South Music Festival

Tickets for this event are now available to be purchased from the office.  Tickets are $5 each.  Each student has been allocated 2 tickets for each of the nights , i.e. a total of 4 tickets, which they can purchase.
We will make any unsold tickets available on Monday 18th June.  First in first served.
The event is being held at Hillview and starts at 7pm.  We request all students to be there in full uniform at 6:20pm.

The PTA are holding their annual disco on Friday June 29th.
Come along prepared to dance to DJ Don.

Year 0 - 3, 4:30-5:30 pm
Year 4 - 6, 6:00-7:00 pm
Year 7 - 8, 7:30-8:30 pm

Entry will be by gold coin donation.

Student Council News

Pyjama Mufti Day - Thursday 21 June

A Pyjama Mufti Day, in support of The Methodist Mission to help restock food banks over winter, is being held on Thursday 21st June. Please bring a can of food.  This can be dropped off at the multi purpose kitchen and in exchange you can grab a bowl of hot porridge for a sustaining winter breakfast.

The PTA will be making porridge for breakfast and this will be available fromo 8:00am from the hall kitchen servery.

This event is being organised by the Student Council in collaboration with the PTA.


Bring your own bowl, and you can have a hot breakfast of porridge and fruit. Bring a can of food, in exchange for breakfast, we will donate that to the Food Bank so that others can have a hot meal too.

Kiwi Family Trust Presents-Empowering Positive Change 3 Day Programme Christchurch:

Are you interested in moving forward with your life, communicating better with loved ones or looking for a change of direction? If you are ready for a change, check this out!
Date: 18th, 19th & 20th June 2018
Time: 8.30am for 9.00am start to 4.30pm
Venue: 420 St Asaph Street, Christchurch

Enrol today online here http://www.kiwifamilytrust.org/eform_detail.asp?id=9&name=Application+for+Enrolment or call Katrina toll-free on 0508543375.

Criteria Information:
Anyone with a community services card, under 20 years old or that works or volunteers in the community, education, social or health sectors are immediately sponsored by Kiwi Family Trust. Anyone outside of this criteria can fill out the application for sponsorship section of our enrolment form to be sponsored.

Keep your budding Chef entertained these holidays!

Do you have an eager Chef at your school?  International Culinary Studio provides the perfect programme to develop your child’s culinary skills from the comfort of their own kitchen.

Our Junior Chef at Home programme provides children, aged 8-16, with an insight into the culinary world, developing many of the cooking, baking and technical skills they will need if they decide to turn their passion into a career.

Your student will move through this self-paced programme in around 20 hours, and enjoy regular online interaction with our Chef Instructors.

No need for Fancy Equipment or Expensive Ingredients
Learn about Health, Safety, & Hygiene in the Kitchen
Receive Feedback from our Chef Instructors
Interactive Recipes and Videos
Choose from Cooking or Baking or do both
Enter the Mystery Basket challenge and you could win a prize!

Enrol your Junior Chef today!

International Culinary Studio is offering your students a chance to enrol this school holiday at a discounted rate of $20 per student per course. The school with the most enrolments will receive a culinary hamper worth $500, which will be donated to their school for fundraising, a raffle or whatever purpose they choose.*

See the full details of the Junior Chef Programme on our website HERE

For more information, request for info packs or posters for your school, please email Tracy Kruger on tracy@internationalculinarystudio.com

Papanui Youth Development Trust

July OSCAR Holiday Programmes, Pirates and Cruisers are now open!

The programmes will be running from Monday the 9th to Friday the 13th of July, with Drop Off open from 8:30am and and Pick Up open from 3pm each day.
Pirates is designed for those in Years 1-6
Cruisers is designed for those in Years 7-8
The pricing of the programmes will be as follows:

$35 per child, per day
$140 one child, all 5 days
$120 per child for all 5 days when 3 or more children from the same family are registered in either programme.

We are WINZ approved, which means there may be an opportunity for parents to seek financial assistance from Work and Income if money is a barrier.

We have some absolutely fantastic activities lined up for the week. For the Pirates these include Shark Making, boat building, trips to Foster Park (Rolleston) and the Antarctic Centre, and our Cruisers will be getting busy with heading to Flipout, The floor is lava, ten pin bowling, a giant nerf war and   loads of other great activities!

After our online success of the April holiday programmes, our registrations are to be completed online, from any device which can access the internet!
Head over to pydt.org to get your family signed up today.

Or if you would prefer to register in person, then feel free to head down to the centre (1a Harewood Rd, Papanui) and one of our team will help you out!
We think we run the best value Holiday Programmes in town, not only do we provide you with a great, safe place in which you can be confident in the care of your young people while you work, but we make a concerted effort to engage with your young people and get to know what makes them tick.
If you are seeking child-care for the upcoming holidays and haven't previously had the chance to try one of our programmes, there could not be a better time to get involved and see what we're all about!

Starfish Swim School 

Bookings for the July Holiday Program are now open!
Week One: 9 th July – 13 th July - $65
Week Two: 16 th July – 20 th July - $65
Or $110 for both weeks.
Email: info@starfishswimschool.co.nz
Or phone us at: 03 3381795, 2 Nash Road, Aidenfield

Welcome back to the start of Term 2. A special welcome to all of the new children who have started this week, and to their whānau.
We are noticing the cooler temperatures already and it was good to see lots of children in gumboots on the rainy days we had at the beginning of the week. We encourage gumboots and slippers on wet days, along with an extra pair of socks just in case! The PTA shop does have some 2nd hand gumboots, and they will accept donations of gumboots if you have any that are not needed and are still in good condition. Note that the PTA shop will be open on Wednesday and Thursday evening this coming week from 6-8pm.

Some important upcoming dates this term:

Tuesday 26th June - no afternoon classes

This is the date that NZEI have confirmed that there will be a paid union meeting at Horncastle Arena from 2pm, for all primary teachers in Christchurch. Because we don't have a range of dates available to send our staff to, we do need to ask you to collect your children from school this day at 12:40pm.
If you are not able to organise any alternatives for this afternoon, please contact Jacky in the office as soon as possible and we will arrange for supervision of that small group of students.

Staff Only Day - Monday 2nd July - School Closed.

Education conversation

The government is currently consulting with New Zealanders about what they want to see education look like now and in the future. This aligns and will help guide the government’s programme of work in the education sector. If you haven’t already, join the conversation and complete the survey via this link.

The survey consists of four questions (along with the usual demographic type questions) which you can answer in as little as 5 minutes; or you can take as long as you like.

The survey closes on 31 May so make sure you have your say.

Fun in the Courtyard...

During each lunch break this term, our amazing staff have volunteered to run extra activities. On Wednesday it was "Art Attack" with chalk shadow drawings being created all over the courtyard. It was lovely to see the concept of "Tuakana Teina" in action - older students and younger students working and playing together and helping one another along.


Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal

Important Dates

Citizen of the Week

Sam Horgan - Year 4

Sam, you are a thoughtful role model in the Kowhai whānau. You are an amazing team player with a kind heart and caring attitude.  You always show great focus and determination when faced with new learning and your positive mindset and willingness to succeed is inspiring. Koia kei a koe, Sam!

Murphy McCabe - Year 8 

Murphy, you have a heart of gold! Considering other’s needs ahead of your own is something that is second nature to you. You are kind, caring and compassionate, embodying our ‘We care’ kete value. This year, you have struck up a wonderful friendship with a student from Ferndale and supported him in joining the Kauri hub in various sporting activities. Murphy, you acknowledge the things that others do to benefit you, always taking the time to make sure that their efforts are appreciated. These fabulous character traits coupled with your lust for life and cracking sense of humour bring so much joy and positivity to our Kauri whanau.

School Notices

New 3 minute drop-off area on Sandwich Road

The council have installed 3 min drop off signs on the school side of Sandwich Road, on the section of road between the Toy Library and the crossing.

The 3 minute drop off zone applies between 8:15am and 9:15am and again from 2:30 to 3:30pm on school days. The council discussed this with us last year, as a way of improving traffic flow and parking congestion around the school. We are very supportive of this new arrangement as we believe that, once we get used to using it, it will help to achieve its intended outcomes.

This will work well in the morning for people who want to just pull in and drop off. We regularly have concerns about people double parking and parking over driveways for this purpose.

We will be explaining to children that, if you have told them you will use the new pick up system, they are able to wait on Sandwich Road on the grass area along this side of the road, for you to pull up in the afternoon. Any children who are not collected by 3:15pm will be brought back into the office. If you normally get to school early to get a park, and sit and wait in your car for the children to come out, we encourage you to arrive just after 3pm now, and your children should be waiting for you to drive by and collect them!

Improved Bike Storage - Two separate Bike Stands

We are in the process of getting the fencing on the Bike stand on Sandwich Road finished. We are just waiting now for the two gates to arrive so that we can operate an 'In' and an "Out" traffic pattern through the bike stand.

We have set up another bike stand on the Eastern Terrace entrance to the school, at the top of the pathway on the right. This bike stand has temporary fencing around it at the moment.

Both bike stands will be locked between 9am and 3pm.


We encourage children to use the bike/scooter area that is most convenient to the way the come in and out of school. This will ease congestion in the Sandwich Road stand.

Comedy Evening

On Saturday May 19th, our very own funny man, Mr Jarred Skelton and friends, will be on stage in the Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto hall. Jarred and his friends have entertained us in previous years and we can guarantee plenty of giggles and side splitting laughter. This stuff is great for your well-being, so grab some friends, buy your tickets and book that babysitter...

Proceeds go towards the costs of running the Year 7 & 8 Dunedin Camp. We've been there and done that and it was awesome! Now we just need to finish the fundraising to pay all the bills. We have worked hard to make this camp affordable for our families. Please support this fun night out.

Student Council

World Vision 40 Hour Famine

Sports News

Whole School Cross Country - this coming Thursday

This coming Thursday, the 10th of May, is our whole school cross country school event. This term, our concept focus has been sustainability and how we must act to sustain what is valued. Regular physical exercise is an important part of sustaining physical and mental health and so we have been out running daily in an effort to promote health habits that may last a lifetime.

On Thursday we will run together, demonstrating our school kete value of ‘We get there together’. By competing together we can maximise tuakana teina, showing that ‘We make a difference’ as we cheer on other teams. While some of our tamariki will be running competitively and striving for a place at our zone cross country event, others will be seeking success at a more personal level. We want to encourage all tamariki to set their own goals for cross country. Maybe it is to simply finish or maybe to keep running the whole way round the course: ‘We love challenge’.  We want all the children to experience pride and success regardless of their finishing position. Talking about a personal goal at home can support them in having a positive experience on the day.

On Thursday, all children will need to come to school with appropriate running shoes, a good lunch, a water bottle and a warm layer for before and after their race. Children may run in their house shirts if they wish to or they may run in their school uniform.

Our postponement date, in the event of bad weather is the following Thursday.

Thank you to all adults who have volunteered to help with the running of this event. We really appreciate you taking this time to support our children.

Our first event will start at 1:40 with all children off the course by 2:55. No times are being given as we sometimes need to be flexible on the day. Spectators, please arrive early to ensure seeing your child’s event. Events will follow the order indicated below:

3 km: 2 laps of the school block
Year 8
Year 7
2 km: 1 lap of the school block
Year 6
Year 5
2 laps of Beckenham Park
Year 3
Year 4
1 lap of Beckenham Park
New Entrants
Year 1
Year 2

Winter Sport

A mammoth thank you goes out on behalf of our Year 5 to 8 children to all the adults who have volunteered to take a winter sports team this season. We would like to acknowledge the huge commitment that is involved in taking a team and we are very aware that many of you have gone above and beyond to make yourself available for lunchtime practices and Friday games. Your efforts enable this valuable learning opportunity to be made available to more children. It is always a challenge, putting together teams for sporting events and it is always our aim to allow as many children as possible the chance to participate.

From Week 3 (Friday 18th May), the children will be travelling by bus to Hagley Park to compete in their games against other schools in Christchurch. In the event of bad weather, the game may be postponed. The call to postpone a game is made at 11 am that day so please ensure that your child comes to school with everything they need, even if the weather is questionable.

There will be a charge for the buses which will be added to school accounts for those children participating.

Children participating in winter sport will be provided with a school sports uniform to wear for games. They should bring this to school every Friday. Children will also need warm layers and a drink bottle every week. The following sports require the additional safety equipment.

Rugby: Mouth Guard
Football: Shin Guards and football boots
Hockey: Mouth guard and shin guard
Mouth Guards are available to purchase from the school office for $5 each. Please note these need to be paid for at the time and cannot be put on account.

We do have some football boots and shin guards available to lend out to children for the season. 

"Magic: The Gathering" Club - starting up this term...

Magic: The Gathering, is the world’s most popular collectible card game. It’s fun and it makes reading, maths, logic and decision making fun as well.
An independent Magic: The Gathering club will be run out of the Beckenham School Green Room (adjacent to the Hall) this term. Entry is open to all Year 6, 7 and 8 students and their parents.

My name is Cam Taffs, and my daughter attends Beckenham. I'm organising this group and I'm a self-professed super nerd and game aficionado.
I'm hoping that introducing Magic: The Gathering to a new generation will encourage face-to-face fun and sporting spirit in our community.

No prior knowledge of the game is required and players don’t need to bring any of their own cards (but if they already have some they can).
Game nights will run on Monday from 6.30-8.30pm starting from Monday 21 May. Entry will be by gold coin koha.
If you or your kids would like to join in, please feel free to rock up on the night.

Any questions or ideas can go through to Cameronjamestaffs@gmail.com

Spanish Clubs at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto - Mondays after school 3:00 to 4:00 pm 

Speak Spanish - Spanish Language School is based in Rangi Ruru Girls' School and offers Spanish Clubs in primary schools. Children learn Spanish in a fun and relaxed way focused on a topic: games, crafts, roleplays, songs are used to teach children.  We use Seesaw to build up a student profile and get children and/or families to be part of the club too from home! We are starting our classes in Term  2 ($15 per session - $120 - included GST 8 sessions) it's a great opportunity to experience learning a language!  Email us at info@speakspanish.co.nz to enrol sending your children's details.

ANDY GRIFFITHS & TERRY DENTON  

Andy Griffiths, author of the Treehouse books, is back, and this time he’s brought his pal, illustrator Terry Denton!  Andy and Terry will present outrageous tales from the new book in the series, The 104-Storey Treehouse.

With Terry drawing LIVE illustrations, this is a magical event for the whole family. The show will be followed by a chance for children to meet Andy and Terry, and books will be on sale from the University Bookshop team. This event will sell out quickly. Don’t miss out!

WHEN: Sunday, 22 July, 2pm
WHERE: Christchurch Boys High School Hall
Click on the link below to order tickets.
http://wordchristchurch.co.nz/event/andy-griffiths-terry-denton-the-104-story-treehouse/

Canterbury Volleyball has a great opportunity for kids to give Volleyball a go!

Kids who sign up will get to learn all the Volleyball skills from our Kiwi
Volleyball coaches and try these skills out in a game!
This will be a fun filled session and is perfect for kids that have never
played before or are just beginners.

Venue: St. Margaret's College Gym

Choose from the following options:

July 11- 11-13 year olds- 9am-12pm
July 12- 9 & 10 year olds- 10am-12pm
July 13- 11-13 year olds- 9am-12pm

Here is a link: https://www.canterburyvolleyball.org/kidsfest

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

It's hard to believe that the end of the first term is already here! What a busy and exciting term it has been.

Looking ahead to Term 2

During Term 2 our learning focus is on "Sustaining our Wellbeing". Each team will have their own particular focuses within this broad topic, and there will be some consistent school-wide areas of focus, including exercise (particular focus on Cross-country), hydration, healthy eating and sleep.

With regard to sleep, we will be implementing a programme for children in Years 3-8 that has been designed by the University of Canterbury, as a strategy for building resilience and wellbeing. When the programme begins, there will be take home activities that parents will be encouraged to engage with. The goal of the programme is to encourage children to have a better awareness of their own sleep needs and patterns, and to begin to develop some self-management in their own wellbeing around bedtime routines and the importance of sleep in their daily lives. No doubt there will be lessons for us as adults to reflect on also!

Reporting to Parents in Writing and through Learning Conferences

Kauri Team in Dunedin

Important Dates

Citizen of the Week

Katya Atlas  - Year 4

Katya, you are a thoughtful and empathetic member of the Kowhai whānau. You are quick to notice when people need help and are always willing to give up your time to be a good friend and to support the smooth running of the hub. You actively demonstrate our values "We love learning" and "We love challenge". You strive to achieve learning tasks to the best of your ability and always seek advice if you need it. You are a great role model. Tino pai , Katya

Benjamin Scallan - Year 4

Ben, you are an excellent role-model in our hub. You demonstrate the value of 'We Love Learning' by being an incredibly hard-working and focused learner. You show the value of 'We Love Challenge' when things are tricky by asking questions and having a growth mindset. You understand the importance of being a supportive and caring team-member, and you show kindness and empathy towards others. Ka pai, Ben!

School Notices

Welcome Assembly - Term 2 Friday 4th May at 11am

If you have a child who has started at Beckenham School since our last welcome Assembly (Friday 9th February) then your child will be being formally welcomed at the next Welcome Assembly on Friday 4th May at 11am. You and your whānau are invited to attend this assembly and also to stay afterwards for morning tea, hosted by the PTA.

Sports News

Duathlon Results

The school duathlon is arguably one of the most challenging sporting events in our school calendar. The event is open to our year 5 to 8 tamariki who are keen to test their endurance and stamina. In the lead up to the event, it was fantastic to see many tamariki out running and biking in the park developing healthy habits that may last a lifetime. Congratulations to everyone who stepped up to this challenge.

Year 5 Champions: Zoe Clarke and Josh Breitmeyer
Year 6 Champions: Jain Cooper and Ben Newton
Year 7 Champions Sophia Brown and Ben Evans
Year 8 Champions: Tilly Harris and Joel Kingham

PTA News

Are you sitting down??
The figures are in......
The PROFIT of the Beckenham School Twilight Fair is the BIGGEST profit EVER raised at a Beckenham School Fair & given the inclement weather this is an even more amazing feat!

A GINORMOUS SHOUT OUT to the Fair Team who worked their hardest planning for this event starting way back in Oct 2017.
A HUGE thanks to the businesses & individuals that supported this event, please check out our SPONSOR BOARD:

https://sites.google.com/view/beckenham-school-pta-nz/twilight-fair-sponsors?authuser=0

And of course thank you to Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto staff, students & school community that helped make this event be the BEST FAIR EVER!!
Roll on 2020!

Starfish Swim School

During the April school holidays Starfish will be running a holiday programme. When a student from Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto, including siblings, books lessons you will receive a discounted rate and $10 from every booking will go towards our Outdoor Spaces fund!
Classes will be ruining both weeks of the holidays.
Week one Monday 16th April - Friday 20th April $55
Week two Monday 23 April - Friday 27 April (closed Anzac Day) $42
For bookings and any enquiries please phone: 33881795.  info@starfishswimschool.co.nz

Spanish Club at  Beckenham School- Mondays after school 3:00 to 4:00 pm  

Aquagym

Shirley Boys' High School

Marian College Open Night & Open Day 2018

0800What’sUp 

ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE?

St Margaret's College Open Day

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

Beckenham Twilight Fair - What a blast!

You can look at the Treemendous Makeover design here.

Citizens of the Week

Isla Morgan - Year 6

Isla, you are a superstar in our hub. You are a self-motivated learner who can always be relied upon to lend a hand. You are a thoughtful and caring role model and are an excellent friend to others. Well done for always putting 100% into your learning. We are so proud of you! Tino pai!

Gemma York - Year 7

Gemma, you are a thoughtful and community minded member of our Kauri whanau. You act with integrity, demonstrate empathy and are solutions focused in the face of challenge. When collaborating, you draw in ideas from your group, ensuring that everyone’s ideas are heard and valued. You are a deep thinker and strive for excellence in all that you do. Tino pai, Gemma!

Impetigo (school sores)

Impetigo (you say, im-pa-ty-go), also known as school sores, causes blisters on exposed parts of body, such as hands, legs and face. The blisters burst and turn into a sore with a yellow crust that gets bigger each day. The sores are itchy. The sores spread easily to other parts of the skin. Impetigo is easily spread to other children and adults if they touch the sores.

What to do

• Go to the doctor.
• Check and clean every day.
• Gently wash the sores with warm water and a soft cloth. Wash the sores until the crust comes off and wash away the pus and blood.
• Check other children for impetigo. Use any cream from the doctor on the sores.
• Cover sores with a cloth or plaster to help stop the infection from spreading.
• Keep your child’s nails short and clean.
• Wash your hands before and after touching the skin or sores.
• Make sure your child washes their hands often, especially if they touch the sores.

Time off from kura or school
Please keep your child at home until sores have dried up or 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has started.
Visit: the Ministry of Health website for more information.

Lunchonline

From the beginning of term 2 2018 lunch orders options will change.

On Wednesdays orders for Subway will be taken.
On Thursday Pita Pit will continue as our lunch supplier.
On Friday orders for Sushi Factory will be taken.

Sydenham Bakery is no longer operating as a school lunch provider and we are trialling these new options.  You do not need to adjust your account in any way.  Orders still need to be made by 8:30am on the day of ordering and lunches will be delivered to school and distributed by our senior students.  Please remember to ensure your student has the correct hub name to make the delivery process as smooth as possible.
In term 2 lunches will be delivered by 12pm, to accommodate the senior students who will be participating in winter sport.

Christchurch Schools Music Festival - Special Groups Audition Applications - close Fri 13 April

Audition for a place in one of the Representative Groups in the Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival.
Are you a singer or an instrumentalist?  Are you reasonably good at it…or even better?
If you are then we would love for you to audition for us and be part of this amazing experience. The Music Festival is a huge extravaganza featuring over 4000 students that takes place over 3 nights at the Horncastle Arena in late October.   Students in the Representative Groups perform every night.
In our Music Festival we have four Representative Groups which are the Junior Choir, Senior Choir, the Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra.  These groups play a very important role in the Festival and the experience of being on stage with thousands of people watching you and a thousand massed choir students singing along with you is truly amazing.
As with Canterbury representative sports teams, you are chosen because you are good and have real potential.  For the choir, you need to be able to sing in tune and being able to read music is an advantage. If you play an instrument, you probably need to have been playing for several years and, if exams apply to your instrument, a rough guide would be around Grade 5 for strings and Grade 4 for woodwind, brass and percussion. Obviously, many of you will be above this standard but this allows for people who may not have taken exams but are actually good players. If in doubt, ask your teachers - they know the standard that we are looking for.
We only select between 80 to 100 students per group.  This is done through an Audition process.
If you do get in you need to be aware that you must attend rehearsals in August and September and then attend a three-day Holiday Course in the first week of the Term 3 holidays.   You will learn so much and make lots of new friends.  Details are on our website.
This is the pinnacle of musical achievement in Christchurch Primary and Intermediate school music.  For more details see the Festival website www.musicfestival.school.nz.
You can only apply for an audition through the website, and applications close on the last day of Term 1.
We hope to meet you soon.

Sports News

Hanmer 4 Hour

Beckenham dominated at the Hanmer 4 Hour on Saturday 27the March. All the children and parents had a great time. We had 6 teams there and you should have heard the roar as our kids reentered camp after their lap. The Beckenham Falcons came second in the mixed team category, 39 seconds behind the winning team. The Beckenham Blazers came third in the mixed and the Beckenham Bikies came third in the girls teams category. Alex and Henry (2017 Year 8s) were also there and they came third in their category. An amazing achievement as there were only the two of them. Most teams had three or four members.

South Zone Swimming Competition

Twenty children from Pōhutukawa and Kauri attended the South Zone Swimming event at Jellie Park last week. As usual the standard of competition from our neighbouring schools was very high. Our tamariki rose to the challenge, digging deep to complete a swim to be proud of. Congratulations to all our swimmers!

Relays
Year 8 mixed relay: Beckenham, 3rd place
Year 7 mixed relay: Beckenham, 3rd place
Year 5 mixed relay: Beckenham, 3rd place

Freestyle
Year 8 girls: Georgina Cockfield, 1st place
Year 7 girls: Charlotte O’Connor. 1st place
Year 6 girls: Abigail Cockfield, 2nd Place
Year 5 girls: Zoe Clarke, 2nd place
Year 5 boys: Cooper Reddecliffe, 3rd place

Backstroke
Year 8 girls: Tilly Harris, 1st place & Georgina Cockfield, 3rd place
Year 7 girls: Gemma York, 3rd place
Year 7 boys: Ben Evans, 3rd place
Year 6 boys: Thomas Lyall, 1st place

Breaststroke
Year 8 girls: Bella Reddecliffe, 2nd place
Year 8 boys: Joel Kingham, 3rd place
Year 5 boys: Connor Ingram, 2nd place

First and second place getters have qualified for the Canterbury Swimming event next Thursday. Good luck to these children. We know you will do our school proud.

PTA News

Twilight Fair......

A HUGE THANK YOU to you all.

The Twilight Fair could not have proceeded without your input.
Whether you donated clothes, books, toys, baking, worked on a stall, got dunked for the cause, lent a cooker, entered a competition or donated services & prizes, please know that your input was valued & truly appreciated.

Thank you for being part of the FAIR TEAM- you did a great job
Profit will be released once all the bills & auctions have been paid up

Please check out the number of 'Fair Albums" added on the Beckenham PTA Fb page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ptabeckenhamschool/photos/?tab=albums - you may see yourself in action!

Please also check out ALL the LOCAL businesses that contributed to the Fair
They are either helped to keep down the running costs of the Fair, by donating services & products at a reduced rate OR for FREE. Some also donated prizes so that our families could enjoy a fun night out with the possibility of winning a treat or two.

They have helped this Fair be the best possible Fair it can be.

https://sites.google.com/view/beckenham-school-pta-nz/twilight-fair-sponsors?authuser=0

BOT Update

Kia ora e te whānau,
Want to know about Mental Health in schools?
Read on for an update from your friendly BOT :-)

Have you heard about the new Government funded Mental health program in schools?
It’s a new program to support our tamariki, whānau and communities to recover from the impact of the Canterbury quakes.
I went to hear the District Health Board and the Ministry of Education present about this new initiative last week to find out more about it.
This is what I’ve learned:
Many of us still feel the impact of the Canterbury earthquakes, and so do many of our tamariki.
We’ve all been resilient and bounced back but disasters can have an impact for a very long time.
This can cause anxiety or challenging behaviours, and affect the wellbeing of tamariki and their learning.
This new program will support our schools and tamariki to be well, learn and thrive.
The program will be rolled out to all Canterbury schools from Yr 1 to Yr 8 in the next year and a half.
Schools will receive more information, training, resources and access to community based mental health professionals over the next few months
There will be easier communication and referral to health and support services, if needed.
We don’t know yet when our school will take part in the program but we’ll keep you updated.
If you have questions or ideas for this program, come and talk to one of us from the Board of Trustees!

Ka kite, See you soon!

Ester Vallero, for the Board of Trustees

Community Notices

Cashmere Netball Club – Year 6 Players

While we have already had the trials for year 6 players, we would still love a few more players.Games are held on Saturday morning.   Even if you haven’t played before, we are a fun family orientated club and would love to see new players for the 2018 season.
Please phone Carmen on 027 271 1104 if interested.

South Christchurch Children’s Community Orchestra

We are looking for keen and committed musicians – any orchestral instruments to join a new South Christchurch children’s community ensemble starting in term 2, conducted by the excellent Richard Oswin.  Suggested ability level equivalent approx. grade 2-6. We’ll be meeting  on Wednesdays after school, venue TBC.  If interested, or for more details, please contact Kathy on 021 0650 959, email kathycatton@me.com, or on facebook http://bit.ly/2tiU2lG.

Rangi Ruru Girls' School warmly invites students and parents to an Orchestral Extravaganza.

The Rangi Sinfonia is joining with the orchestras from Christ’s College and St Margaret’s College for a celebration of collaborative music making through orchestral music, on Wednesday evening April 4th, 7.30pm, at Christ’s College Assembly Hall.  Free admission, no bookings required.

Triple Threat Academy NZ 

Returning to Christchurch following overwhelming response from their previous workshops in 2017.
Founded in 2016 by one of NZ’s leading Musical Theatre practitioners, Nick Purdie (http://www.triplethreatacademynz.co.nz/our-tutors), TTANZ has been developed to provide intensive three day musical theatre workshops for young performers.
With the help of other leading industry professionals from around the country the young performers talents and skills will be challenged, nurtured and built upon and they will also be encouraged to unlock and discover even more along the way.
The next Christchurch Workshop will be:

APRIL 18th -20th
Showbiz Christchurch
Asaph Street

The workshops are suitable for all ages from 7-18.

For more information please visit www.triplethreatacademynz.co.nz  or email the team at triplethreatacademynz@gmail.com

OSCAR Holiday Programme

We here at PYDT are stoked to announce that registrations for our April OSCAR Holiday Programmes, Papanui Pirates and Casebrook Cruisers are now open!

The programmes will be running from Monday the 16th to Friday the 20th of April, with Drop Off open from 8:30am and and Pick Up open from 3pm each day.

Papanui Pirates is designed for those in Years 1-6, or ages 5-10
Casebrook Cruisers is designed for those in Years 7-8

The pricing of the programmes will be as follows:

$35 per child, per day
$140 one child, all 5 days
$120 per child for all 5 days when 3 or more children from the same family are registered in either programme.

If you have young people who are High School students and would like to be involved, we would be very interested in looking at the prospect of having them involved as a helper. Their involvement in the programme will be down to our discretion. There will only be an expenses charge associated with this arrangement.

We are also WINZ approved, which means there may be an opportunity for you to seek financial assistance from Work and Income if money is a barrier for you.

We have some absolutely fantastic activities lined up for the week. These include Pizza Making, a Treasure Hunt, trips to Spencer Park and Ferrymead for our Papanui Pirates to embark on, and our Casebrook Cruisers will be getting busy with Capture the Flag, Laser Tag, Bumperball and swimming along with loads of other great activities!

For the first time ever, all of our registrations are able to be completed online, from any device which can access the internet!
Head over to pydt.org to get your family signed up today.

Or if you would prefer to register in person, then feel free to head down to the centre (1a Harewood Rd, Papanui) and one of our team will help you out!

We think we run the best value Holiday Programmes in town, not only do we provide you with a great, safe place in which you can be confident in the care of your young people while you work, but we make a concerted effort to engage with your young people and get to know what makes them tick.

If you are seeking child-care for the upcoming holidays and haven't previously had the chance to try one of our programmes, there could not be a better time to get involved and see what we're all about!

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 

is delighted to present Stellar Strings – Stephen Larsen@Rangi on Saturday April 7th 2018.
There are two events open to the public.  Limited seats are available for both events - click here to book your tickets
1.      Workshops with Stephen Larsen   https://www.facebook.com/events/161040847938502/
Saturday April 7th, 11am – 1pm, Merivale Lane Theatre, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
                Workshop A                       11.00 – 11.55am               String playing techniques
                Workshop B                        12noon – 1pm                   Strategies for effective practicing
 Admission:  $10 per workshop, $15 for both workshops.

 Active participants and observers welcome.  Participants please bring your instruments.
Workshop A is tailored specifically for string players.
Workshop B is suited to all musicians who wish to fine-tune their practice techniques.

2.      Stellar Strings in Concert  https://www.facebook.com/events/2004930599771535/
Saturday April 7th, 4pm Merivale Lane Theatre, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School

Stephen Larsen’s students in concert, featuring Rangi music scholars/violinists, and Rangi alumni who are currently studying with Stephen at the University of Auckland.
Admission:  $20 adults, $15 students aged 18 years and under
Limited seats are available for both events - click here to book your tickets.

Antarctic Centre

‘Looking for something different for your child to do during the school holidays then have them join the holiday programmes at the International Antarctic Centre during the April Holidays.

They can join the Antarctic Explorers, Husky Musher or Penguin Keeper programmes.

All information and bookings are on their website www.iceberg.co.nz

Design-A-Jersey-Competition

Due to the success of last year’s Design-A-Jersey Competition, we have decided to host an even larger giveaway competition this year for students to design a fun and creative sports jersey.
The best designs will receive customised ZEAL SPORTS sportswear for their school!   Prizes are valued at $1,000, $500, and $250!!
We hope to inspire the young sport stars (and designers!) of tomorrow with this initiative.
To enter, visit www.zealsports.co.nz/competition to download the entry form.

 You are welcome to contact me at jason@zealsports.co.nz for any questions regarding this giveaway competition.

Barrington Tennis Club

EASTER FUN TENNIS!

THUR 19TH – FRI 20TH,
THUR 26TH – FRI 27TH APRIL 2018
9.30AM TO 12.30PM
FOR KIDS AGED 5 – 11 YEARS

All abilities welcome!
These fun holiday tennis camps are a perfect introduction to tennis for beginners, as well as great fun for experienced players.
Lots of fun games, coaching and match play!
Coaching from LTA qualified tennis coach
Fun Tennis prices 1 day 2 consecutive days All 4 days
Total price $20 $36 $64
Sibling discount daily price (for 2nd/3rd child etc) $18 $32 $56

*Players can turn up on the day without booking at an extra cost of $2 per player (subject to availability)
Limited numbers, so be in quick!
Wet weather: We always try to get outside, otherwise we will provide indoor entertainment.

Payment info: B J Wyatt, 0853-00084365-10 Barrington Tennis Club, Garnett Ave, Spreydon
To book fun tennis contact: Bronwyn Wyatt Ph: 022 4596 499
Games, fun and learn new tennis skills!

FAST FEET TENNIS COACHING
Ph: 022 4596 499
Facebook:
facebook.com/tennisbroni/
Email:
tennisbroni@hotmail.com

Christchurch United Football Club at Spreydon Domain

Registrations now open for the 2018 season - First Game 7th April. First Kicks (ages 4-6) $65 - Thursday Skills session & Saturday game Fun Football (ages 7 and 8) $90 -Thursday Skills session & Saturday game Mini & Youth Football (ages 9-12) $125 Training session & Saturday For more information on training times and registration visit www.cufc.co.nz or email spreydon@cufc.co.nz  

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

The term is now well underway and we are all settling into the school routines again. We have had a busy start to the term with the Life Education classroom visiting - unfortunately there was a miscommunication between the educator and the trucking company and it was removed two days early - we are expecting to have it back to finish those two days later in the term!

Teachers as Learners

Our teachers have all been focusing on their teaching of maths with coaching happening this last week as part of the professional development focus we have in mathematics this year. Our children were wonderfully supportive as the teachers became the students and were 'coached' during the lesson they were teaching by our mentor, Liana from Massey University. I have joined the teachers in this learning as I am teaching a maths group in Year 7/8 this year! It is exciting for me to be spending regular time in the classroom again as a teacher, and great to be learning alongside the other teachers in our school.

Children being dropped at school prior to 8:30am

I have been aware of many instances over the past couple of weeks of children being dropped at school well before 8:30am - sometimes as early as 7:50am.
Please remember that school is not open until 8:30am. If teachers are here before 8:30am it is because they are trying to do planning and preparation for the day ahead. We are not a childminding service and cannot take responsibility for looking after children until we open at 8:30am. Please make alternative arrangements for your child's care prior to 8:30am if you need to be elsewhere.

School Twilight Fair

Our PTA are working so enthusiastically towards making our upcoming Twilight Fair a huge success. Please make sure you have the date in your calendar - Friday 23rd March - and do read the regular Fair updates (including the one further below in this newsletter) to find out how you can get involved.

Our new Library reopens, 6 years after the Fire...

What an exciting week it has been for our school this week as our new, refurbished library finally opened in what used to be the Room 1 junior classroom.


That we have had a library for the past 6 years is completely due to the passion and tenacity of our Librarian - Anne Chin. She has almost single-handedly packed the library into banana boxes at the end of each year and, without complaint, moved it to another space in the school. This week, without any great fanfare, she let the children know that the library would be open, for classes to visit during learning time, and also, at both morning tea and lunch breaks. From the first day, it has been buzzing! Every break time it is full of children who are enjoying having space to enjoy the nearly 10,000 books that it holds!



Thank you Anne, for your determination and commitment to our children and for sharing your love of books with us all!

Ngā mihi
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal

Citizen of the Week

Ben Newton - Year 6

Ben, you are such a kind and thoughtful student. You are always willing to lend a hand to anyone. You show a lot of empathy when relating to others. Continue to be a stunning role model in Pōhutukawa!

Congratulations to...

Tracy and Phil Inwood (Tracy is the Team Leader of the Pōhutukawa Team)

For 18 years, Tracy and Phil Inwood have been fostering children through what was Child, Youth and Family Services and is now Ministry of Children, Oranga Tamariki, in Christchurch.
During this time, they have cared for over 200 children in a variety of ways: short term, long term, emergency care and for respite. Tracy and Phil believe that if their family can help these children in need, then they should. Their whole family usually becomes involved, with their own children being called upon for babysitting and big brother/sister duties. Phil is a fabulous male role model, being very active outside with the children and always there for support. Tracy sets the routines, making sure that all teeth are brushed after breakfast, and before bed!
On March 9 Tracy and Phil will travel to Wellington, where they have been invited to the Beehive to receive an "Excellence in Foster Care" award from the Minister of Children, Hon. Tracey Martin.
Tracy and Phil are delighted to be recognised for their contribution to the community, and are very grateful for all of the support they receive from their colleagues, friends and family.

School Notices

Kauri Hub - Smoothie Fundraiser this coming week

Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival -  Auditions for 2018 Representative Groups

Our best musicians need to be part of this!

Applications for individual singers and instrumentalists to audition for one of the Festival’s Representative Groups – Junior or Senior Choir, Concert Band, Orchestra – are now open.  This is the opportunity for singers and instrumentalists to achieve at the highest level of performance and to excel in their chosen area of artistic endeavour.

We want to make sure that our talented singers and instrumentalists put in an application.

Please checl out the festival website www.musicfestival.school.nz where all the information, and an application form, is available.  There is information on the website that will answer every question of a parent or potential participant.

Audition applications close on the last day of Term 1.

Our Pōhutukawa Choir, under the direction of Katie McFarlane, are already registered to participate at this awesome festival!



The Community Dental Service approached Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto regarding visiting during 2017. After discussion with your school, it was agreed that we will delay our visit due to building work on school grounds

We will be visiting your School during the 2018 school year where we will see all students who are due for their examination.

If there are urgent concerns about your child’s oral health prior to our 2018 visit, please call for an appointment at a clinic convenient to you.

To make an appointment you can contact our Call Centre:

Phone – 0800 846 983 or email – commdental@cdhb.health.nz

Wellbeing

Wellbeing Team: parent representatives needed

The Wellbeing team involves staff, BOT, parent and student representatives from Years 3-8. The team work together to develop wellbeing initiatives for the whole school, such as student movies and our ‘We Care’ day. Each year we look for a couple of parents or whānau members to join us for the year. Meetings are once or twice per term, during lunch time (skyping or facetiming your presence in would be fine if you can’t attend in person). If you would like to volunteer or know more, please email charlotte.verity@beckenham.school.nz by Sunday 25th February.   

Walk and Wheel Wednesday - 28th Feb

Sports News

Swimming Sports

Our Year 5 to 8 tamariki demonstrated their love of challenge this week during our school swimming sports. Wharenui pool was a hive of excitement as children cheered on their peers in a variety of events. A huge congratulations to all the children who chose to compete. We love to see you challenging yourself and taking advantage of the opportunities available to you. Thank you to the parents who helped out with the running of the event.

Our swimming sports champions are:
Year 5 boy: Cooper Reddecliffe
Year 5 girl: Zoe Clarke
Year 6 boy: Thomas Lyall
Year 6 girl: Abigale Cockfield
Year 7 boy: Ben Evans
Year 7 girl: Charlotte O’Connor
Year 8 boy: Joel Kingham
Year 8 girl: Tily Harris

The Hanmer 4 Hour Mountain Bike event

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto would like to promote an upcoming mountain biking event in Hanmer Springs that may be of interest to you.

The Hanmer 4 Hour, run by Hanmer Events, is a super fun event, suitable for children looking to get into competitive mountain biking. Competitors work as part of a team with the aim of completing as many laps of a set course as they can over four hours. The course this year is a mixture of forest trail and non technical single track. 12 year olds may compete as an individual in the under 17 category. There is a separate course for Super Junior Teams (aged 8 - 11 years) that uses tracks in the Heritage Forest. These children need their own Tail End Charlie (an adult to keep up with them) for each lap they do. While these tracks are suitable for children, competitors should be confident riders, who are capable of controlling their speed and direction on single track.

Hanmer Events are welcoming entries from school teams with a category for school teams. More information can be found on the Hanmer Events website (www.hanmerevents.co.nz).

While Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto encourages participation in this event, children will remain the responsibility of their parents for the entire duration of the event. Please let me know if you plan to enter an individual or team or if you would like support in connecting with possible team members.

Jenny Diggle jenny.diggle@beckenham.school.nz

Compost Area needed - Can you help us? 

We would love to build or create a new compost system for our school. Can you help with this? Please contact Charlotte at charlotte.verity@beckenham.school.nz. Thanks

PTA News

Weetbix Tryathlon

Only 3 more sleeps till your Weetbix Tryathlon 2018 event. We hope you are all looking forward to a fabulous day. We have had a huge number of entries this year which means we qualify for a group school photo! This will be taken at 7.30 am before the event so keeping in mind transition closes at 8.15 am this’ll give you plenty of time to set up your gear before or after the photo. Keep an eye out for the Beckenham Flags where we’ll create a base for everyone for the day. The weather looks fantastic, pack a picnic, get your support crew ready for a fun fun day. Any questions about the event don’t hesitate to make contact with Nicola - 021532996

Twilight Fair

FAIR HQ will be OPEN from Fri 23rd FEB till the day of the Twilight Fair, Fri 23rd MARCH
Come over to Hub 22 (next to the NEW Basketball Hoop, Eastern Tce end of the school) & check what will be happening on the day. OPEN every day BEFORE & AFTER school.

At FAIR HQ -we will be accepting donations of Quality Clothes, Toys & Books. NO White Elephant please. There will be competitions for ALL to enter. Rosters to sign up on, posters advertising the Fair to distribute & Fair Team helpers to answer any questions & discuss any Fair Ideas you may have.
We would love for YOU to pop in & help in whatever way you can manage- be part of the FAIR TEAM.  For this Fair to be the best ever Fair we need YOU to help.
To keep up to date on all things "Fair" make sure you LIKE the  https://www.facebook.com/ptabeckenhamschool/
For those unable to get to school, & keen to HELP click on this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/0FKQ45Gojlc53dyC2

FAIR FUN FACT:

In the PC world of “participation certificates” the Beckenham School PTA are offering all the ‘BECKENHAM BLOKES’ out there an opportunity to COMPETE & WIN!
For the first time ever the Twilight Fair is having a ‘Beckenham Blokes Cake Decorating Competition’
Theme “Anything starting with the letter B”
No cost to enter. Cakes are delivered to the Fair already decorated ready to be judged. Cakes must be edible as they will be auctioned off at the end of judging. Bought PLAIN sponges can be used to decorate. NO Female involvement allowed. Open to all ages. Register your interest NOW: https://goo.gl/forms/8BDiFF8WtPBRcdxk2
Please note this is a family friendly event, any “B” body parts must be dressed!

Community Notices

Cashmere Netball Club

Future Ferns (Year 3-5) : No trials
Juniors (Year 6-13) : We will be running two trial dates (morning and afternoon). Please try and attend both trials.

Sunday March 4th

Year 6 & 7 : 9am -10.30am
Year 8 : 10.40am -12noon
Year 9 - 13 : 10am - 11am

Sunday March 11th

Year 6 & 7 : 2pm - 3.30pm
Year 8 : 3.40pm - 5pm
Year 9 - 13 : 2pm - 3pm

Halswell United AFC

Latino Market Carnival

Bring your colours!!! Enjoy our Carnaval at the S​quare!
Latino Market Carnaval - Cathedral Square -
Saturday 24th of February -  from 4pm to 8pm -
Enjoy our popular event, full of colour and fun, with Latin Street food, Live music, workshops, dance floor and performances with Latin rhythms. (including capoeira and samba do Brasil)