Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

Building Update - some news at last...

Learning Conferences will be happening on Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September (Week 6). School will close at 2pm on both days to allow teachers to begin the conferences at 2:15pm. If you need your child supervised until 3pm, please let Jacky in the office know. If your child normally attends BOSCO on these days, they will begin operating at 2pm.
The purpose of the learning conference is for your child and their point of contact teacher to share your child’s learning with you; to celebrate what they are doing well, and to highlight the areas of their learning that have been identified as possible next steps. Together you will be able to select areas that you all agree need to become the goals to continue to focus on.
We do expect that all children attend their learning conference with their family, to be part of the learning conversation. You are always welcome to contact your child's teacher to make another time (at any time of the year) to discuss anything about their learning and life at school.
To book your learning conferences, please go to:

Citizen of the Week

Constantin Gorny - Year 6

Constantin, you are an extremely enthusiastic and motivated student who always approaches learning with a smile. You are a self-motivated learner and always strive to do your best in all areas of school. You are an active member of our hub and are always willing to contribute your ideas to class discussions. Thanks for being such a great role model. Well done Constantin!

Sharing our Learning

Kauri Team

20/40 Hour Famine:  In term 1 Kauri Whanau did an inquiry about refugees.  In term 2, just under half of our team signed up to the the 20 or 40 Hour famine through World Vision. Interest was particularly high this year, because the Famine was all about supporting refugees in Syria. We learnt that four million people have left Syria, on a long and dangerous journey. Their journey was the equivalent of walking further than the length of NZ. Through giving up something for the weekend, such as food or technology, the children in Kauri Whanau raised money for the people they had been learning about. This money is going to a refugee camp in Azrad. Over the next year 80 000 Syrian children will return to school thanks to World Vision. Last week Harley, from World Vision, visited our hub to thank us for raising $1570. We have got 70 kids back to school in Syria. What a fabulous way to show that we can make a difference!



Celebrating our leaders: At our recent celebration assembly, many leadership awards were presented. It was exciting to acknowledge our first Gold leaders for 2016.

Each year we recognise one outstanding Year 8 leader, by nominating them for a Sir Peter Blake leadership award. Peer feedback and teacher observation are used to reach a decision for this special award. This year the recipient was Daniel Hawkey-D’Aeth. Daniel is an amazingly positive young leader, who sees the best in every situation. He has heaps of initiative and often rallies his peers together whenever he sees a need or opportunity. He is recognised by his peers for his inclusiveness, always listening to the ideas of others and ensuring everyone has a voice. Daniel's vibrant personality and inclusiveness ensure he is always surrounded by friends, seen as a role model and often looked towards as a leader by his peers.

Initiative Rewarded: We were so proud to hear about the wonderful initiative shown by one of our Junior Neighbourhood Support Leaders earlier this year. While waiting on the street for a family member, this young man witnessed a crime unfolding in front of him and had the quick thinking to video the event, in a surreptitious manner. He took his evidence to the police and this resulted in an arrest. Tu meke Anekin! Sometimes good actions are rewarded. This story was passed on to Blue Light, and Anekin is on his way to Auckland for a day at Rainbow’s End. What a fabulous role model.

Wood needed: One of our Year 7 & 8 passion groups are currently planning murals to paint on sheets of wood, to bring extra colour and fun to the Champion Street school site. Our designs will be based on the work of Burton Morris, with a kiwiana flavour.


We need several sheets of plywood for the project, around12mm thick and in a variety of sizes starting at 1metre square. If you are able to help us out, please send an email to nicky.dunlop@beckenham.school.nz. 

School Notices

ICAS Science: 

Congratulations to all the children who sat the ICAS Science test. The following children received outstanding results. Year 5: Gemma York-Credit. Year 6: Adam Barton-Credit. Year 7: Amelia Cannon-Credit, Kaia Joergensen-Distinction, Sadie McLoughlin-Distinction, Rosie Zinzan-Dickie-Distinction and Daisy York-High Distinction.

Soup: 

If your child would like to purchase soup again next Wednesday, please send them with $2 and they can order it before school from in front of the office.  They will have a choice of tomato, pumpkin or chicken.

Free Dental Care for Children

One of our Community Dental Service preventive mobiles will be visiting your school soon.
We will be aiming to see that all school age children enrolled with the Community Dental Service have their dental check-up in the dental mobile while it is there.
The dental therapist will not only be checking the children’s teeth but will also Xray, clean, and apply protective treatments (including fluoride) if required.
If your child requires further dental care such as fillings they will bring home a ‘Care Plan’ which will explain what dental care and appointment times are required. When you receive the ‘Care Plan’ please contact our Call Centre as soon as possible as you will need to arrange a time to bring your child to one of our Community Clinics for this dental care. Please let us know ASAP if you do not wish your child to have any of this care, you can talk to the staff in the mobile or phone/email our Call Centre.
If you wish to be present at your child’s check up this will need to take place at our community clinic so please phone/email our Call Centre to make an appointment. Please contact our Call Centre if you want further information on the Community Dental Service, to enrol your child or if you have any specific questions about your child’s dental care (a dental therapist will call you back). To contact our Call Centre: phone 0800 846 983 / email commdental@cdhb.health.nz
Year 8 students: all year 8 students enrolled with the Community Dental Service are transferred
from the Community Dental Service to a FREE private dentist from year 9 until their 18th birthday.
To help with this transition please ensure you have informed your child of their family dentist (not
orthodontist). This will enable us to transfer your child onto the correct dentist for year 9 onwards.
More information will be sent home after their year 8 check-up.

PTA News

Sports News

Winter Sport for Friday 5 August

What excitement it was to walk off the bus into sleety, icy, snowy rain on Friday. After sheltering for five minutes, the sky cleared, the sun shone and the games were on! For the second time that week, the players battled on, trying hard and  supporting each other. Congratulations to these players for earning Player of the Day for their team:
Y 5/6 football red - Joel Kingham
Y 5/6 football black - Daniel Smith
Y 7/8 football red - Isaac Macdonald
Y 7/8 football black - Maddy Ferguson
Y 5/6 hockey red - Charlotte Strahl
Y 5/6 hockey black - Aliya Phiskie
Y 7/8 hockey red - Amelia Cannon
Y 7/8 hockey black - Isla Hindin
Y 5/6 netball red - Emily Eade
Y 5/6 netball black - the whole team!
Y 7/8 netball red - Nese Duane
Y 7/8 netball black - Breeze Bower-Okeroa
Y 5/6 rugby red - Sam Rogers

Community Notices

Street Dance Workshop: August 14th, 90 min workshop teaching the fundamentals of moonwalk, robot, footwork, body strengthening, hip hop & beginners breakdance.  Sth City Youth Centre, 18 Bath Street, 1:30-3pm.  Koha donation.  Contact Nel on 0226259963. nel.ccity@gmail.com

Baby Rabbits
I’m reluctantly looking for indoor homes for baby rabbits, as I’m unable to cope with all the bunnies I have.
I have four babies ready for new homes, and they will be small to medium sized bunnies.  Mum is a chocolate mini lop/Netherland cross, although she doesn’t have lop ears, and dad is a Netherland cross.  I don’t want to profit at all, so my babies are free to the best homes available.  I’ll gladly provide an excellent advice sheet from At the Vets, who are brilliant with rabbits and guineas, as well as some hay, and as much advice and support as I can.
If anyone is interested and would like to meet my babies, please feel welcome to ring me on home 980 8395 or 027 215 9076.  Work e-mail is rebecca@runacres.co.nz
Rebecca Bayliss (Selwyn-Jack’s mum)

GIRLS CRICKET STARTS IN TERM 4 – Register now or in September
Girls love playing cricket – they enjoy making friends with new girls their own age, they love learning new skills, they thrive in being part of a team and they pick up the great values that the game can teach.
Fortunately we have enough girls playing that we do have several girls only grades.
St Albans Cricket Club has more females playing cricket than any other club in Chch. We currently have 3 women in the NZ team – more than any other club in NZ and we have plenty of younger girls as well. We really value and look after our females!

Our registrations open in September but you can register early if you wish. Ideally we are looking for girls in year 4-8 to play cricket. Sisters can usually be in the same team, as can friends.

Season starts – mid October (after school holidays) but registrations are open from now to September.  The season lasts till the end of March and we stop over the Xmas school holidays.
Games – are Saturday morning 9-12. These are usually played at Hagley Park. All players guaranteed to bat and bowl each week.
Grades – there are 3 girls only grades at the junior level ( 1. A Year 3,4,5 girls grade   2.  A Year 5/6 girls grade and   3. A year 7/8 girls grade ). There is flexibility within the grades to move girls based on ability and friends/ family.
Gear – all gear and coaching provided by the club. We also provide shirts and caps.
Cost – Subs are approx. $100 per girl for the season
Practice – we practice at Hagley Park – usually on a Thursday 4-530pm (this does depend on the team members availability)
Parents – you may be interested in coaching , umpiring, scoring or managing – if so , let me know. We are always looking for parents who are happy to get involved with a team. Alternatively you may just want to watch your daughter – that’s fine too.

If you are interested in knowing more or registering your daughter
Email : barry@denver.co.nz or call or text  021 336837

S’martTouch 2016
Spread the word! It’s time to sort out your teams for touch rugby. Entries will open on the
22nd August and close 23 rd September (the last day of term).

See the following flyer for dates, times and costs.

Steps to register:
1. Get a team organised and appoint a team manager and coach.
2. Team manager enters online using the URL address www.sporty.co.nz/smarttouch
3. On the Smarttouch home page fill out the touch team manager sign up form and
submit it.
4. You will then receive an email giving you the link to enter your player details.
5. Please remember payment is made to the team manager and there is to be one
team payment.

The competition is social MIXED and you need to have a minimum of 3 girls and 3 boys on
the field at any time (NZ Touch Rules), except yr 0-2. A good number to have is 8-10 in a
team.
Grades: Year 0-2, Year 3-4, Year 5-6, and Year 7-8.

We are all looking forward to a great season.
From the Smarttouch Team

(Touch Canterbury Affiliated Module)

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

Today we are emailing you the link to the newsletter, so that you read the newsletter by clicking on the link, and going to the website.
This is different to last week, where the newsletter was in the email. We expect the reading experience to be better from the website, and offer you the opportunity to visit the new website at the same time!
Please would you ensure that your child(ren) are dressed appropriately for these winter temperatures. We are noticing a small number of children coming to school wearing just a short-sleeved shirt and no other layers to put on. A polar fleece is a minimum requirement and gumboots (along with a spare pair of socks in their schoolbag) is strongly encouraged.
If you don't have gumboots - the second hand clothing shop has been given some pairs to recycle - if you have spare children's size gumboots that you can pass on to the second hand clothing team, please bring them to the office.
The second hand clothing shop will be open next Friday, before and after school.

Ka kite
Sandy Hastings
Principal/Tumaki

Important Dates

Sadie, you are a motivated, energetic student. The enthusiasm and creativity you bring to your learning, has seen you achieve outstanding results across the school curriculum. You are an empathetic member of our school, one who leads by example and regularly shows that she cares. You demonstrate a desire to immerse yourself in challenges and have developed an impressive work ethic. Keep embracing big mistakes, and celebrating your well deserved successes. Tino pai Sadie!

Sharing our Learning

Koru Hub

A very warm welcome to our newest Hub 12/13 students and their families - Karda, Flynn, Harper, Ashleigh, Stella, Jack, Robin, Justin, Maggie, Bobby, and Davish.

We love learning

Our children enjoy drawing and writing on a daily basis. They can often be found making their own little books and writing messages.


Little penguins can be found incorporated into playful activities. Through play (guided play) the children are finding out about their world and developing their oral language and social skills. Music and movement are also a large part of our day too.



Through drama we can be any character we choose.  

Play

There are 5 types of functional play; physical, language, exploratory, constructive, fantasy and social. All of these feature in the day of a NE child.

What the Research Tells Us About Play

Play serves as a mediator between what is possible and what is actual “Being playful” – is the drive to play. This compliments the curiosity drive. Curiosity motivates children to seek new knowledge, playfulness allows them to practice new skills and use them creatively through meaningful conversation.

To be able to do this, children require the freedom to engage in authentic play. “This process of play may be the single most important thing that humans do.”

(The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice)

Parent Education Opportunity 

Last chance to register - starts this coming Tuesday

We are excited to be able to offer six, free, Positive Parenting workshops that are going to be held starting next week.
The sessions will run from 6:30pm to 8pm each Tuesday evening, starting on Tuesday 9 August and finishing on Tuesday 13 September.
The sessions are being facilitated by trained staff from the Christchurch Methodist Mission, and funded through their funding streams.
The school will provide supervision for children, if you need to bring them along to enable you to attend the workshop.

Please register by clicking here.

These are some of the topics that will be touched on:

• Building strong and healthy relationships, 
• Tips on managing fears and worries in children, 
• Establishing routines, 
• Strategies to manage behaviour positively, 
• Stress management

These are the key messages that will be woven through the programme:

• Uncertainty about parenting and ability to parent well
• Feeling judgment as a parent, yet also being judgemental of other parents
• Child wellbeing not being well understood
• Isolation, which appears to be self-perpetuating
• Being tired as a Parent
• That there are still on-going effects of post-earthquake stressors
• Fathers needing to find their place and role as parents.

School Notices

Can you help?

We are currently on the lookout for planks of wood, plastic tubing, wool and cardboard tubes. So if you feel the urge to donate these please let anyone in the Koru team know.

Eastern Terrace:

There are roadworks on Eastern Terrace which means there is very limited parking. Please avoid if at all possible.

Sports News

Winter sports:

Another fine day for the travelling sports players at the park, although a cold wind ensured we remembered we are playing winter sports. Congratulations to these players for being selected as Player of the Day for their team:
Y 5/6 football red - Aram Peek
Y 5/6 football black - Daniel Smith
Y 7/8 football red - Oskar Frampton
Y 7/8 football black - Zak Morrison
Y 5/6 hockey red - Bella Reddecliffe
Y 5/6 hockey black - Tyler Chesterman
Y 7/8 hockey red - Lachlan Smythe
Y 7/8 hockey black -  Liam Clancey
Y 5/6 netball red - Keira Tough
Y 5/6 netball black - Jessie Leask
Y 7/8 netball red - Olivia Cochrane
Y 7/8 netball black - Emily McDonald
Y 5/6 rugby red - Noah Harmer-Campbell

Orienteering Success

In the July holidays, Rosie Zinzan-Dickie travelled to Cambridge, in the North Island, to participate in the NZ Secondary Schools Championship for orienteering. Rosie competed in the sprint and long distance events for Year 7 and 8 girls champs. Out of a field of 54, Rosie placed 4th in the sprint and 5th out of 36 for the long distance races. Given that she was the only member of Beckenham School competing, she represented our school admirably and in fact our school placed 9th out of 15 schools. Awesome work Rosie. We are very proud of your love of challenge!

FIFA - Live Your Goals Week - 12-18th September 2016

Come and experience the beautiful game in a friendly female only environment, at Canterbury’s home of football - English Park.
Football is not only a fun and exciting sport, it’s growth rate is rapid amongst our young females, so get along to one of our girls only events this September.

We will have skills sessions, small-sided games, and even a chance to have Q&A time with one of our very own Football Ferns.

All you have to do is get your students to the ground, we will take care of the rest!

Venue: English Park – 127 Cranford Street, Christchurch

Monday 12th September - for years 5&6 girls

Tuesday 13th September - for years 3&4 girls 

Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm

We are not able to take a group from school to this event, so if your child is particularly interested in participating, and you are able to take them, please email Jacky in the office by this Tuesday 9 August, and we will register them for you.

PTA News

Click here to order your Comedy Bingo Night Tickets!

We'd love to get your feedback - tell us what you like, and, if something isn't working for you, how you think we could improve it. We do expect that there will need to be some 'tweeking' as we go!

New Security around the school, and particularly for bikes and scooters

Free, 6 week Positive Parenting Course 

We have worked with the Christchurch Methodist Mission to enable a Free, 6 week Positive Parenting Course to be made available at our school. The course is open to anyone in the community. The sessions will run from 6:30pm to 8pm each Tuesday evening, starting on Tuesday 9 August and finishing on Tuesday 13 September.
The sessions are being facilitated by trained staff from the Christchurch Methodist Mission, and funded through their funding streams.
The school will provide supervision for children, if you need to bring them along to enable you to attend the workshop.
Please click here to enrol as places will be limited.

Does your child have a water bottle at school every day?

Drinking plenty of water throughout the day is critically important for healthy hydration that promotes brain function, and therefore learning. We request that every child has a drink bottle (preferably a clear bottle, so that they can monitor their drinking) at school every day, that can be refilled with water throughout the day.
Apart from water, and milk (available through the Milk in Schools programme), we request that no other drinks be brought to school.
Click here for an interesting NZ article on water at school

Building Update

Ngā mihi
Sandy Hastings - Tumuaki/Principal

Citizen of the Week

Billy Murfin - Year 2

Billy, you are an outstanding role model who consistently demonstrates our Beckenham School values. Your kind, thoughtful and humourous approach to learning and social situations is appreciated by everyone around you and your peers look up to you. You put 100% effort into everything you do and help others to achieve alongside you which is evidence of your caring nature. Your smile and positive attitude to life brightens our day and we are very lucky to have you in our Kahikatea Team. Tino pai, Billy!

School Notices

Lost and Found

The badge below has been handed in to the office.

Immunisation Records

If you have already brought in immunisation details to the office for your child(ren) many thanks. If you haven't then please have a hunt for the plunket book or contact your GP and get a copy of the immunisation details. If your child has not been immunised I also need to know this. If you can take a clear photo of the relevant page with your phone, just email it through to me with your child's name in the email.
Many thanks - Jacky

Junior Neighbourhood Support:

Welcome back to school, I hope you have all had a fun and safe break. Last term seemed very busy but the Junior Neighbourhood Support Leaders have worked on the focus- Be Fair and Helpful. You may have seen the colourful chalk messages in the playground. I also presented 6 Awards to children who have shown assistance, caring behaviour and given their time to help the community. Please remember to nominate any children that you feel have done something that shows a community spirit, an act of assistance or care. The forms are by the JNS mailbox in the office.
Check out the Junior Neighbourhood support website.
Regards Elissa Smith 

The Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group at the University of Canterbury are currently running a study testing a vitamin-mineral formula to treat ADHD in children. If you have a child 7-12 years old with ADHD symptoms (an existing diagnosis is not required) who is not currently taking medication, see the study website: http://bit.ly/childadhd, or contact Kathryn Darling Kathryn.darling@pg.canterbury.ac.nz or 03-364 2987 ext. 7705. We only have a few spaces left and will only be taking new participants until the end of term 3, so get in quick!”

O'Callahan Dance Studio

Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary classes held in Fisher Ave and Domain Tce. Exam and Performance opportunities for all students. Enquire now to join us for term three!
ocdancestudio@hotmail.co.nz

Christchurch City Council and Community Boards...

Do you know passionate people who care about their community and want to make a difference in their area or in the City, who could be interested in standing for the Community Board or for Council?
Council needs a wide variety of skills and different perspectives, not unlike a school board.
Nominations are now opened, until the 12th of August.
You can find useful information here:
Nomination forms
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/how-the-council-works/council-elections/candidate-information/nomination-forms/
New wards
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/how-the-council-works/representation/
Timeline
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/how-the-council-works/council-elections/elections-timeline/

After school art

Monday's 3.30 - 4.30, 5-9 years. Tuesday - Thursday 3.20 - 5.30 10 years and up. Saturday arts and crafts sessions in Opawa.

Contact Ira on 0274489932 iraartist@hotmail.com www.artbyira.net

Andy Griffiths is coming to town...!

National Scout Scarf Day

International advocate and speaker Melinda Tankard Reist, speaking on the sexualisation of children...

...at Hillview Christian School on Sunday August 7th (7-8.30pm) and we would love to invite your school community to attend. (see flyer here)
Melinda will be speaking on the sexualisation of children, how this is impacting the global exploitation of children, and looking at practical things we can do in response.
There is an interview about this event on page 5 of todays press, and another article on Stuff
Stuff - Sexualisation of Children - an issues that needs to be faced
www.hagar.org.nz

Insulation Subsidies for Landlords

Community Energy Action can provide a 50% insulation subsidy for landlords whose tenants either

• Have a community services card OR
• Are low income and have a health condition that is affected by the cold

Conditions apply. Subsidy includes ceiling and underfloor insulation, and installation.

Call us now to arrange a free, no obligation quote.

Please be aware that funding is limited for these subsidies. We are currently experiencing a high volume of enquiries, and there may be a waiting list to have your property assessed.

0800 GET WARM ● 03 374 7222 ● info@cea.co.nz ● www.cea.co.nz