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Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter Friday 26 November 2021

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Kia ora koutou

Welcoming new staff for 2022

We are very excited to introduce four new teaching staff for 2022. In next week's newsletter we will share the teams for 2022.

Kia ora, I'm Krystal Hunt and I am excited to be joining the teaching team at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto in the new year. I have been teaching since 2013 and have recently moved to Christchurch from Australia with my family. I love helping all students reach their full potential. I can't wait to meet you all. 

Krystal Hunt

Kia ora - I'm Emma Hayes-Smith and I'm just finishing up my first year teaching up in Wellington at Houghton Valley School. I has a love for music, Te Reo Māori and literacy and a passion for learning new things. I'm originally from Christchurch and am looking forward to coming back to my hometown.

Emma Hayes-Smith

Kia ora koutou! I’m Georgia McKenna and will be a new teacher at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto in 2022. I am a qualified beginning teacher with a Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary) from the University of Canterbury. I was born and raised in Ōtautahi. I love the outdoors and sports, baking sweet treats, reading books, and going on adventures with my partner and our dog Rocky! I am so excited to begin this journey and be a part of an amazing school! I look forward to meeting you all! Stay safe and take care!  

Georgia McKenna

Tēnā koutou katoa. My name is Anna McNeill, I am a newly qualified teacher and am looking forward to commencing my career in 2022. I am very excited to be joining the teaching team at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto and becoming part of the school community. Ngā mihi nui.

Anna McNeill

Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Wed 1st Dec - BoT Meeting (5.30 - 7.30pm in the Staff Room)
Fri 3rd Dec - Book Character & Rainbow Diversity Day - Bring a gold coin

Thu 9th Dec - Corsair Bay Year 7/8
Thu 9th Dec, Fri 10th Dec, Mon 13th Dec, Tue 14th Dec  - Beckenham Cycle Safety
Tue 14 Dec - Year 8 Graduation (livestreamed event)
Wed 15th Dec - Last Day of School for 2021 - School Finishes at 12.30pm

Term Dates

Click here to view 2021 & 2022 term dates.

Click here to follow our school Facebook page.

Citizen of the Week

Morgan Lee - Year 8

Morgan, the energy you bring to school everyday makes you a joy to be around! You set high expectations for yourself both in the classroom and out on the sports field giving everything 110%. You treat everyone around you with respect, kindness and you wear a smile in all that you do. Keep being you! 

School Notices

Mana Ake Drop Ins

A number of whānau have already made great use of the Mana Ake “drop-ins”. Sessions are now on Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:30 for parents, starting on November 2nd. These drop-in sessions are here to provide parents with an opportunity to have a private, informal conversation around the well being of their child with one of our Mana Ake workers (kaimahi). If you feel like you would like to attend a drop-in session, please book in a time via the link here: Mana Ake booking  The code to use is yj2ed. Alternatively, you can contact Jacky in the office and she will make a booking for you.

Book Character & Rainbow Diversity Day! Friday 3rd December

Get excited because Student Council and Diversity Group are teaming up to bring you an exciting, new mufti day. Just like we did in term 1 when we did “Purple day and Lots Of Socks day’ we are combining our fundraising efforts to support the Child Cancer Foundation and Qtopia.


We are giving you the option of wearing the book character costume that you didn’t get to wear during lockdown, OR dressing up in something rainbow coloured to support the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate diversity. It is a fundraiser so it would be greatly appreciated if everyone could bring a gold coin donation. The day that this will be on is next Friday the 3rd of December.

Celebration Assembly & Intermediate Leadership Awards.

All of our ākonga (students) gathered together today and were able to celebrate each other in the nice early morning sun. We had performances from Te Whānau Kapa Haka, as well as The Strum, Strike Blow team and our Ukelele group.
Congratulations to all of our students who received awards today.
students in Te Whānau Mahi Tahi, acknowledging the recipients of the Māori Culture Awards through a haka

Special Contribution to Māori Culture

Janne Rowson ICT Award

O'Sullivan Cup for Excellence in Art

Kete Certificate recipients


PTA News

Weetbix Kids TRYathlon

The Weetbix TRYathlon is on (fingers crossed!) next year, Sunday 6th of March in the morning at Jellie Park. There will be a gazebo for the kids to hang out in and a BBQ cooking well deserved sausages on the day. It’ll be a great day family day out and something to look forward to for next year!

If you have a child aged 6 or older who is keen to get involved you can easily register them online at https://tryathlon.co.nz/locations/christchurch/ and join our school group by searching “Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto”.

Salami Fundraiser Collection

Please note that pick up is from Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto at the following times:

Thursday 9th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
Friday 10th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
Thank you to our whānau who were able to place an order, your support is as always really appreciated!

Keep in touch with the PTA

To stay up to date with the PTA, please check out our Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto PTA Facebook page, linked here. Or come along to one of our meetings - all welcome.
 
Meeting dates can be found in the weekly school newsletter, or on the school calendar - linked here.
These meetings are usually held on a Wednesday night 7.30-9.30pm.

The PTA bank account is 12-3148-0244558-00.

Community Notices

(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)

Christchurch South Lions Live Zoom Magic Show 2021

Today the World is a Very Different Place. You would normally come to Us - instead this year, we're bringing the Magic Show to Your House.

5 Great Magical Acts
45 minutes of Magical Fun for the Family
Fully Live and Interactive Zoom Performance
Join in to see Magic like you've never seen before.
Turn on Your Camera!
Bring a Deck of Cards!
Have a chance to be Part of the Magic!  

Tune in 10 minutes early to enjoy Pre-Show entertainment.

👇👇 Click the Link Below to Enter the Magic Show!  👇👇
Christchurch South Lions Club Live Zoom World Festival Of Magic
Sunday 12th December 2021 - 3:00 PM

Meeting ID: 912 4580 8383
Passcode: 622975

The Star of Christmas: 

WIN TRANSPORT, ACCOMMODATION & STUDIO TIME WITH NATHAN KING FROM POPSTARS 


This Christmas morning on Newstalk ZB – it’s The Star of Christmas singing competition… on The Crazy Kiwi Christmas Kids Show! The grand prize? The opportunity to professionally record any Christmas song with Nathan King, judge from POPSTARS. You’ll be treated like a star – with return flights for two to Auckland (if you’re out of Auckland), hotel accommodation, and a music studio tour. If you can sing, and are under 13, email your audition singing a Christmas song to christmas@newstalkzb.co.nz or call 0800 843 864 before 13th December. Then tune into Newstalk ZB on Christmas morning from 6am to see if you’ve won! 

Edible Canterbury

Feed the future with fruit trees for schools, community groups and public spaces in Canterbury.

Christchurch Youth Council

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter Friday 19 November 2021

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Kia ora koutou

This is a shorter newsletter than usual, as you will have already received at least two important emails/posts separately through HERO this afternoon - if you haven't seen these already, please do look for them.

One is about how to access your child's report through HERO. These went live just aftr 3pm this afternoon.

The other is an important update about our end-of-year celebrations.

Learning Conferences next week

A reminder that this coming week, school finishes at 2pm on Tuesday 23rd AND Thursday25th to allow for Learning Conferences.

If you are NOT able to collect your child at 2pm, please let Jacky in the office know and we will keep them in the staffroom waiting for you until 3pm. If you want your child to walk home, and they don't usually do that, please also let the office know that, so we don't worry if they disappear and we can't find them! 

To book a Learning Conference with your child's home group teacher, please go to  www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the code wwwsx 

Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki 

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Tue 23 Nov - School finishes at 2pm - Learning Conferences
Wed 24 Nov - PTA Meeting 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Thu 25 Nov - School finishes at 2pm - Learning Conferences
Fri 3rd Dec - Book Character & Rainbow Diversity Day - Bring a gold coin

Term Dates

Click here to view 2021 & 2022 term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Eva Bethwaite - Year 3

Eva, you are a magnificent role model in our hub. You are always extremely positive, kind, caring and thoughtful. You always put your best effort into learning and are an outstanding helper. Thank you for always demonstrating our school values in everything that you do. Eva, you are a star!

School Notices

Senior Jackets (Year 7 & 8 students)

Students who will be in Kauri in 2022 are eligible to wear the senior jacket.  This is an optional item of uniform.
Senior jackets are only available from Mainland Uniforms,  189 Peterborough Street, Christchurch. Here is the link for their website:
As with all items of uniform please ensure it is labelled prior to your student wearing it to school.

HERO Notifications

To choose how you receive your HERO notifications, including important updates and newsletters. Please follow the below instructions:

1. Sign into your HERO app, which will take you to the home page that looks like this:


2. Click on the circle or photo in the top right corner, which will open a drop down menu.
3. Then, select edit profile.




4. Scroll down to the 'My Devices' section, which will look like this:


5. From here you can choose your notification preferences:

Mana Ake Drop Ins

A number of whānau have already made great use of the Mana Ake “drop-ins”. Sessions are now on Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:30 for parents, starting on November 2nd. These drop-in sessions are here to provide parents with an opportunity to have a private, informal conversation around the well being of their child with one of our Mana Ake workers (kaimahi). If you feel like you would like to attend a drop-in session, please book in a time via the link here: Mana Ake booking  The code to use is yj2ed. Alternatively, you can contact Jacky in the office and she will make a booking for you.

Book Character & Rainbow Diversity Day! Friday 3 December

Get excited because Student Council and Diversity Group are teaming up to bring you an exciting, new mufti day. Just like we did in term 1 when we did “Purple day and Lots Of Socks day’ we are combining our fundraising efforts to support the Child Cancer Foundation and Qtopia. 



We are giving you the option of wearing the book character costume that you didn’t get to wear during lockdown, OR dressing up in something rainbow coloured to support the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate diversity. It is a fundraiser so it would be greatly appreciated if everyone could bring a gold coin donation. The day that this will be on is Friday the 3rd of December.

Sports News

Zone Athletics

We had a glorious day for our Year 7/8 Zone Athletics at Hansen's Park on Monday. To meet Covid restrictions meant that we had to run a very different event than we usually would with a smaller number of competitors and no spectators and it was really good to be able to keep this event on our calendar after so many cancellations. Thank you to the parents who provided transport and helped with the running of an event. 

I was really impressed with how our Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto team conducted themselves at this event. They kept on top of the timetable, got themselves to their events on time, gave their all during their event and encouraged others while spectating between their events. 


'We love challenge' was the theme of the day. There were many impressive results and children who achieved personal bests over the course of the day. An event that warrants a particular mention was the Year 7 mixed relay. We always get the inside lane which can be a tricky place to start as it gives the impression that you are way behind the pack. This didn't phase Caitlin in the slightest. "It will just make me work harder!" And what a fantastic start she made too! The hand over to Soriel went smoothly and he rocketed up the far straight. Bella took the baton next, giving it all she had and holding our position in the pack, which was now second. Another smooth hand over to Billy who accelerated down the final 100 metres to cross the line first. It looked like a clear win but unfortunately, a dog had interfered with a St Martins runner, who had until that point been in the lead. A rerun of the event was required. The BTKP children had just given that race their everything and now needed to do it all over again. They took it on the chin, determined to prove themselves and win fair and square. Nau mai te wero! The second time around went just as smoothly as the first. A strong start from Caitlin, gains made by Soriel and Bella, and as the runners came around the final corner, Billy dug deep and found the speed needed to cross the line first. 

Results

Year 7
Lola - 2nd 60m, 1st discus, 3rd shot put
Caitlin - 2nd 100m
Keanna - 3rd high jump
Billy - 1st long jump, 1st 60m
Mixed Relay (Caitlin, Soriel, Bella and Billy) - 1st

Year 8
Molly - 1st long jump
Ava - 2nd long jump
Cooper - 1st discus, 1st 100m, 3rd high jump, 
Jonty - 2nd long jump, 3rd 60m
JJ - 2nd 100m
Mahli - 3rd high jump
Mixed Relay (JJ, Mahli, Jonty, Cooper) - 3rd


Unfortunately, there is no Canterbury level competition this year due to our current alert level. 

Sports Uniforms

The only children who still require a sports top are the Year 3/4 mini ball teams. Please, could you check at home for any sports uniforms that your child may have and return them to the office as soon as possible. 

PTA News

Weetbix Kids TRYathlon

The Weetbix TRYathlon is on (fingers crossed!) next year, Sunday 6th of March in the morning at Jellie Park. If you have a child aged 6 or older who is keen to get involved you can easily register them online at https://tryathlon.co.nz/locations/christchurch/ and join our school group by searching “Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto”.

There will be a gazebo for the kids to hang out in and a BBQ cooking well deserved sausages on the day. It’ll be a great day family day out and something to look forward to for next year!

Salami Collection

Please note that pick up is from Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto at the following times:

Thursday 9th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
Friday 10th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
Thank you for placing your order, your support is as always really appreciated. 

PTA roles for 2022

Our parents association plays such a vital role in our school- it’s our job to help raise funds, and also to advise and create events that build a strong school community. With several key members leaving next year, the time has come to ask new and interested Beckenham families to bring their fresh ideas and love for our community to join us. We particularly need people to volunteer for some key roles within the PTA. You are welcome to come to our next meeting just to see if this is something you could be a part of in 2022, or please message here to discuss or ask questions about the committee or the roles we need to fill for next year.
We’d love to have Beckenham families on board to help grow our kura funds and community events- please do get in touch. 2022 is going to be a big one for our little school!

Keep in touch with the PTA

To stay up to date with the PTA, please check out our Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto PTA Facebook page, linked here. Or come along to one of our meetings - all welcome.
 
Meeting dates can be found in the weekly school newsletter, or on the school calendar - linked here.
These meetings are usually held on a Wednesday night 7.30-9.30pm.

The PTA bank account is 12-3148-0244558-00.

Community Notices

(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)

Opportunity for Ōtautahi Rangatahi 12-24 years old!

End of year recruitment is open! Check out the information below or apply now!


The Christchurch Youth Council (CYC) open night is at YCD (Youth & Cultural Development), 301 Cashel Street. This is an opportunity for any young person to come along and find out more about what CYC is and who is within the organisation already.

If you have any questions, please email us at chchyouthcouncil@gmail.com, or message our Facebook.

Law change that impacts tamariki and whānau

Huntsbury Community Preschool

Huntsbury Community Preschool is offering FREE FEES for two-year-olds who enrol and start their sessions with us in Term 4 of 2021.  Conditions apply, phone 03 332 6001 or email: info@huntsbury-preschool.org.nz for more details if you'd like to secure a place in this limited-availability promotion!



Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter Thursday 11 November 2021

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Kia ora koutou

With this week just gone having being a short week, I postponed the newsletter completion to Saturday when the weather was forecast to be less pleasant and hence find myself now looking out the window at the wet and grey day outside. I hope that many of you managed to enjoy the stunning day yesterday. I tried my hand at surfcasting out at Birdlings Flat - with no success, but enjoyed lots of sun and relaxation in trying!

Progress and Achievement updates - Reports via HERO

As we have previously noted, our move to HERO was to also provide a new, online portal for the ongoing reporting to whānau on your child's progress and achievement. We expect to open this portal to you this coming Friday, 19th November. During the week ahead, we will provide specific information on how to access and read the information in the portal. It will help if you have viewed the report information before you come to Learning Conferences the following week.

In the meantime, if you haven't yet logged onto HERO, please try and do that before Friday 19th. 
For information on how to download the app, click here.
For more detailed information on how to log into HERO - click here.


When you log into the app, you will need to select "NEW USER" and use the email address that you have provided to us that we use to email newsletters etc to you for. If we do not hold an email address for you, you will not be able to log into HERO. 

If you would like someone to call you to talk you through the process, please email Reihana - reihana.dougherty@beckenham.school.nz

Learning Conferences

Learning Conferences will be happening the week after next, on Tuesday 23rd November and Thursday 25th November. School will finish at 2pm on both days to facilitate these.

Please log onto www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the code wwwsx to book your learning conference with your child's home group teacher.




COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate - update

As I have mentioned in a previous newsletter, the government has mandated that all adults who work and or volunteer to provide any services in schools throughout New Zealand are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We have been working to support our staff and other support providers to ensure that we can meet the requirements of this mandate. The mandate comes into effect at 11:59pm on Monday 15th November. Our Board of Trustees can assure our community that we are ready to be fully compliant with the requirements of this mandate.
These requirements also apply to members of our community who come on site to support our students, including whānau who help with playground duty, trips and learning within the school. Thank you to everyone who has already provided us with the information we requested.
We get there together - to ensure the safest learning environment for our tamariki.

Ngā mihi mahana
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal

Important Dates

Upcoming Events:

Week 5:
Mon 15 Nov - Zone Athletics

Week 6:
Tue 23 Nov - Learning Conferences (2.15 - 7.30pm) SCHOOL FINISHES AT 2pm
Wed 24 Nov - PTA Meeting (7.30 - 9.30pm, all welcome) 
Thu 25 Nov - Learning Conferences (2.15 - 7.30pm) SCHOOL FINISHES at 2pm
Fri 26 Nov - Celebration Assembly (12.00 - 12.30pm)

Term Dates

Click here to view 2021 & 2022  term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Willow Day - Year 6

Willow, you are such a positive and hard-working student. You put a huge effort into your learning and show great persistence when the learning is challenging. You are an extremely reliable and trustworthy leader, helping to make a difference at our school. Ka pai to mahi, Willow. You are a star!

School Notices

Theatre Sports

Congratulations to our 2 Theatre Sports team who competed on Saturday in The Court Theatre annual competition. They were stars and displayed our school values to a tee! They were up against some tough competition (Year 9's and 10's), but this didn't stop them from 'improv-ing' their hearts out! Well done to: JJ Mathias, Connor Colquhoun, Fergus Macmillan, Emma Reedy, Lachy Mcleod, Zoe Winsor, Luisa Jose, Katya Atlas, Rory Price, Syesha Mee and Oliver Mclachlan. 


ESOL over the past few weeks...

Sunflowers have been the theme for our students. They have planted seeds and we are discussing and awaiting germination!





The students learned about the life-cycle of the sunflower plant and associated vocabulary.

Mana Ake Drop Ins

A number of whānau have already made great use of the Mana Ake “drop-ins”. Sessions are now on Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:30 for parents, starting on November 2nd. These drop-in sessions are here to provide parents with an opportunity to have a private, informal conversation around the well being of their child with one of our Mana Ake workers (kaimahi). If you feel like you would like to attend a drop-in session, please book in a time via the link here: Mana Ake booking  The code to use is yj2ed. Alternatively, you can contact Jacky in the office and she will make a booking for you.

Book Character & Rainbow Diversity Day!

Get excited because Student Council and Diversity Group are teaming up to bring you an exciting, new mufti day. Just like we did in term 1 when we did “Purple day and Lots Of Socks day’ we are combining our fundraising efforts to support the Child Cancer Foundation and Qtopia. We are giving you the option of wearing the book character costume that you didn’t get to wear during lockdown, or dressing up in something rainbow coloured to support the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate diversity. It is a fundraiser so it would be greatly appreciated if everyone could bring a gold coin donation. The day that this will be on is Friday the 3rd of December.

-The Student Council and Diversity Group

Sports News

Today we had a fabulous Junior Athletics event on the park with a lot of fun, laughter, and both serious and not-so-serious competition! interrupted momentarily by a false alarm and fire evacuation, and fabulous none-the-less!



PTA News

Weetbix Kids TRYathlon

The Weetbix TRYathlon is on (fingers crossed!) next year, Sunday 6th of March in the morning at Jellie Park. If you have a child aged 6 or older who is keen to get involved you can easily register them online at https://tryathlon.co.nz/locations/christchurch/ and join our school group by searching “Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto”.

There will be a gazebo for the kids to hang out in and a BBQ cooking well deserved sausages on the day.
It’ll be a great day family day out and something to look forward to for next year!

Salami Collection

Please note that pick up is from Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto at the following times:

Thursday 9th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
  •   Friday 10th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
Thank you for placing your order, your support is as always really appreciated. 

Please make sure you have paid online if that was how you decided to pay, as we cannot place the order if payment has not been received.

Our account is 12-3148-0244558-00.

Keep in touch with the PTA

To stay up to date with the PTA, please check out our Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto PTA Facebook page, linked here. Or come along to one of our meetings - all welcome.
 
Meeting dates can be found in the weekly school newsletter, or on the school calendar - linked here.
These meetings are usually held on a Wednesday night 7.30-9.30pm.

BOT Update

Māori Educational Success - Policy Review

From time to time we will be asking you to review one of our policies that come up on our review cycle. The policy for parental review this term is the Māori Educational Success policy. 

You will find it on School Docs at this link. 


Username: beckenham
Password: pride


Click on Current Review, and then the Policy name - on the right you will see which Policies are available for review by Parents. Then simply follow the directions to submit feedback.

Feedback is encouraged, and most welcomed.

Community Notices

(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)   

A Beckenham Kindy Announcement

We are sad to announce that after 23 years at Beckenham Kindy Helen Peters is retiring.  Helen’s compassion and wisdom has been an amazing asset to the kindy.  She has helped countless kids settle into kindy and find a place of belonging. 

Due to alert levels we are unable to give Helen the proper shindig she deserves.  Instead we would like to invite all current and former pupils, to come and say Haere ra during Helens last week with us.  You are welcome to drop by between 9-230 from Monday 13th dec through to Wednesday 22nd dec.

If you have any stories, pictures or words of thanks for Helen we are going to collate these into a book.  Please send these to rach.boulton@gmail.com by the 14 Dec with the childs name and the last year they attended kindy. 

We are also collecting a koha to get something special for Helen.  If you would like to contribute, drop to George at Kindy or Rachel at 116 Fisher Ave, or contact the email address above.

Final Salami Reminder – PTA

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Kia ora e te whanau,

You only have until 3pm Thursday to get your orders in for delicious Cured Salami!

We will be at school Wednesday and Thursday before and after school to collect order forms.



Please make sure you have paid online if that was how you decided to pay, as we can not place the order if payment has not been received.

Our account is 12-3148-0244558-00.

If you have paid online, please double check your order form has been handed in as we have a few payments with no order form yet!

If you want to order via google doc please click here:

As always, thanks so much for your generous support of our fundraiser!

Ngā mihi,

Your PTA

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter Friday 5 November 2021

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Kia ora koutou

Reminder: School will be Closed next Friday - Canterbury Anniversary Day

We were grateful for the fine weather today that enabled us to have our Celebration Assembly outside. The children have quickly adapted to the outside assemblies and we enjoyed sharing in the successes of a number of our students. A large number of Citizen of the Week certificates were given out, most from last term when we hadn't had assemblies. Strong themes that ran through the awards were kindness, respect, and being committed to doing their best. Congratulations to all!


We also celebrated the success of some of our Year 8 students who received Gold Kete Badges and Academic Cups. Photos of these will be shared next week.

Vaccination Update

As you know, by 16th November, all adults who work or volunteer in any capacity on a school site in New Zealand, when children are present, must be vaccinated with at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. We are well underway with gathering this information from our staff, and we appreciate the support of whānau involved who have also provided us with their vaccination details. This information is kept in a confidential register.

This week we have been advised by the Ministry of Education that we are also required to keep a register of COVID vaccination information for eligible students - ie, those aged 12 and over. 
Next week Jacky will be emailing out a vaccine survey to whānau of all our eligible students requesting their vaccination information. Please be clear that there is NO suggestion that students must be vaccinated to attend school. The Ministries of Education and Health are wanting this information collected in the event that we have cases at school. 

Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Week 4:
Mon 08 Nov - Zone Athletics Year 5 - 6
Wed 10 Nov - New Entrant School Photo's (Chelsea and Tracey's Home Groups only)
                        Year 8 School Photos (formal & informal
Thu 11 Nov - Year 0-4 Athletics TBC
Thu 11 Nov - Celebration Assembly (12.00 - 12.30pm)
Fri 12 Nov - Canterbury Anniversary Day (School Closed)

Week 5:
Mon 15 Nov - Zone Athletics

Week 6:
Tue 23 Nov - Learning Conferences (2.15 - 7.30pm)
Wed 24 Nov - PTA Meeting (7.30 - 9.30pm, all welcome)
Thu 25 Nov - Learning Conferences (2.15 - 7.30pm)
Fri 26 Nov - Celebration Assembly (12.00 - 12.30pm)

Term Dates

Click here to view 2021 & 2022 term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Daniya Verma - Year 8

Daniya, you are such a caring and diligent member of our Kauri whānau. You care for others by noticing things and acting to support them. You also take great care of our hub pets. Your love of learning sees you give everything 110%. Thank you for being such a fabulous role model, Daniya. Tu meke!

School Notices

LunchOnline Orders finish on the 10th of December!

More information on Lunch Orders can be found on our website, here.

Mana Ake “Drop-Ins” are continuing…

A number of whānau have already made great use of the Mana Ake “drop-ins”. Sessions are now on Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:30 for parents, starting on November 2nd. These drop-in sessions are here to provide parents with an opportunity to have a private, informal conversation around the well being of their child with one of our Mana Ake workers (kaimahi). If you feel like you would like to attend a drop-in session, please book in a time via the link here: Mana Ake booking  The code to use is yj2ed. Alternatively, you can contact Jacky in the office and she will make a booking for you.

PTA News

Keep in touch with the PTA

To stay up to date with the PTA, please check out our Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto PTA Facebook page, linked here. Or come along to one of our meetings - all welcome.
 
Meeting dates can be found in the weekly school newsletter, or on the school calendar - linked here.
These meetings are usually held on a Wednesday night 7.30-9.30pm.

Our PTA account number is: 12 3148 0244558 00

Calendar Art - Final Call!

Orders for your child's Calendar Art close at 9am this Monday 8th of November. 
There will be NO last minute orders accepted.

Log on to https://www.kidsartworks.com/ - and enter your child’s code (this came home in their bags).
It’s very easy, and they have done some gorgeous work. These make unique Christmas gifts for family and friends, and are perfect for posting overseas!

Thank you for supporting this fundraiser!


CURED Salami Fundraiser

Looking for a great Xmas present? A delicious addition to your platters & hampers? Buy a CURED salami, or pack of biersticks and help support Beckenham Te Kura Pūroto PTA!
CURED salamis are naturally manuka smoked, gluten free, dairy free and with no MSG! 

We welcome orders from our community and whānau - please use this link if you would like to order online. https://forms.gle/bYK6Ko4ydDm6FSNDA

Order forms have been sent home with tamariki, and extra order forms are available in the Office (please wear a mask and scan in if you wish to pick one up).

Orders need to be in by Thursday 11th November 2021 at 3pm. 
(The PTA account number for salami payment is : 12-3148-0244558-00. Please use your surname and SALAMI as reference).

Salami Collection

Please note that pick up is from Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto at the following times:

Thursday 9th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm
  • 5.00 - 6.00pm
Friday 10th December 2021
  • 9.00 - 10.00am
  • 2.30 - 3.30pm

Thank you for placing your order, your support is as always really appreciated.

Sports News

Year 5-8 Athletics Results

Our senior athletics day last week embodied our school value 'We get there together'. It started with a dedicated team of seniors arriving at school early to help get the park ready for the day ahead. We kicked off the day, as we usually do, with the mid-distance track event; an optional additional event taken on by those who are keen to take on the challenge of a longer run. This was followed by rotations of field events and the sprint heats. 

Throughout the day, we were impressed by the way the children participated in the events and encouraged each other. We are really proud of the spirit with which they participated in the day's events. Some children were striving to achieve their best, some showed leadership by supporting the running of a rotation whilst others role-modeled 'getting involved and having a jolly good time while doing so'. One example of this was in a Year 8 sprint heat when, after starters orders, the line of children joined hands and skipped down the track. We loved seeing the children approach the day with positivity. 

The day concluded with the sprint finals and the House Relay. The House Relay was an exceptionally exciting race with Tennyson and Waimea battling it out over the last few lengths. In the end it was Tennyson who took the win, with Waimea nanoseconds behind them. 

A huge thank you to the parents who supported us with running this event and to the seniors who helped out either before, during or after the event. 

Photos from Athletics Day have been posted to an album on our school FB page.

Year 5 Champions: Jack Sayer and Cammy Inglis
Year 6 Champions: Petal Lee and Cian Scott
Year 7 Champions: Lola Harris, Caitlin Mcintosh and Billy Murfin
Year 8 Champions: Cooper Reddecliffe, Zoe Clarke and Mahli Boreham

Some of our Year 7/8 students out on the Adventure Park today - how fabulous is that!

Sports uniforms - please return these to school

If your child has a sports uniform at home that is no longer needed, please return it. The only children who will still need their uniform are children involved in miniball (year 3/4), zone athletics, (Years 5 - 8) and Canterbury Duathlon, (Year 7/8). There is a returns box outside the library for sports uniforms. 

BOT Update

Māori Educational Success - Policy Review

From time to time we will be asking you to review one of our policies that come up on our review cycle. The policy for parental review this term is the Māori Educational Success policy. 

You will find it on School Docs at this link. 


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Password: pride



Click on Current Review, and then the Policy name - on the right you will see which Policies are available for review by Parents. Then simply follow the directions to submit feedback.

Feedback is encouraged, and welcomed.

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Board Meetings in Level 2!


An insight into what our Board meetings look like in Level 2! Social distanced seating, masks and joining virtually for some! 

If you would like to know more about our Board of Trustees, please click on this link to go to the school's website. 

If you are keen to be involved in the future, keep an eye out in the Newsletter for updates on appointments and elections!

Community Notices

(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)

This Weekend! Beckenham Pallet Project

Have you seen the benches around Beckenham? Are you interested in constructing or decorating one? As part of the Better Beckenham project, we will be constructing and decorating benches on Sunday 7th November from 10am to 12 noon at the back of Cashmere New Life church (St. Saviours Church on Colombo St opposite Countdown). Even if you don’t want to build or paint, feel free to pop in, have a look and a chat.  

For more information head to http://www.betterbeckenham.org.nz/benches or get in touch with dave@cnl.org.nz 

Elements nature based play:


Are you looking to give your children  an active & creative experience in school holiday’s? 
Let’s be imaginative & curious amongst nature. Think huts, ropes, trees, water play, tools, arts n  crafts. Time and space to be a kid! For the summer holidays Elements are  offering a range of programmes such as Going Wild Xmas, & Barefoot n  Buckets, or Kiwi Summer in a variety of Chch locations including Marshlands,  Brighton, Lincoln & Cashmere for ages 5-13yrs. Limited spaces. 

See our website https://www.elementsnature.co.nz/ or Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/elementsprogrammes/ to see what we get up to.  
Bookings are through https://elements.aimyplus.com  
For more info email elementsprogrammes@gmail.com