Citizen of the Week

Cayla Digan - Year 6

Cayla, you bring a calm, caring presence to everything you do, and your quiet confidence makes you a wonderful role model in our team. You have a gift for knowing exactly when and where to lend a helping hand, and to whom. Thank you for truly showing how We Get There Together. Tino pai tō mahi, Cayla.

Thank you to everyone who has paid their school donation, or set up a regular payment to contribute to this ($150 per student, per year). If you would like a tax receipt for last year's donation, please email accounts@beckenham.school.nz and request one.

We do rely on your donations to be able to support the diverse range of curriculum activities and resources that we are able to offer our children.

We are very grateful to the PTA for donating $850 towards Learning Through Play equipment, and for agreeing to fund the cost of the SeeSaw licences ($1700) that we purchased during lockdown to support the online learning of our junior students.

Monday 27 July, 6-7 pm - Staffroom

Families of Year 8 students are invited to come along and meet Joe Eccleton and other senior Cashmere High staff, talk about the transition from Year 8 to Cashmere High.

Free event for All Ages - Mike King

Mike King is coming to Christchurch to give a free public talk about Normalising the Inner Critic - "that little voice inside our heads that's constantly second-guessing us."
Canterbury has been over the past 10 years impacted by multiple large scale traumatic events and with the COVID pandemic still very current, particularly impacting our young people. We have invited Mike down to talk as we have witnessed increasing levels of mental health distress, thoughts around self-harm, and suicide.

WHERE: The McCombs Performing Arts Centre, Cashmere High School

WHEN: August 3rd, 2020 at 7pm

THIS IS AN ALL AGES EVENT

Please register your interest by clicking below on the Familial Trust Facebook page event so they can have an indication of seating numbers.
Or Contacts us at

PLEASE NOTE : For multiple bookings Click here to email
or Phone (03) 9811-093 with your name and how
many seats required.

State Secondary Schools Enrolment Scheme

All state secondary schools in the Greater Christchurch area have an enrolment scheme or enrolment zone.

Applications for out of zone places in any of these schools close on Friday 31 July. To help schools with planning for 2021, enrolments from students living in zone for their local secondary school should also be submitted by this date.

Contact the school for enrolment information.

Mana Ake “Drop-Ins” are continuing…

A number of whānau have already made great use of the Mana Ake “drop-ins” that are available on  Wednesday mornings from 8:30 – 9:30am. 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 88t39. Alternatively, you can contact Jacky in the office and she will make a booking for you.

Clubbercise

Clubbercise is a fun, sweaty, dance exercise class. The lights are low, with disco lights flashing so no one can see how unco you are, but Chloe is a master teacher and even those of us with two left feet can join in and get the heart rate up! Tickets are $10, and thanks to Chloe’s generosity, almost all of the ticket price comes back to school. We can only do these in winter in the dark, so don't miss out, the first night is coming up soon 29 July at 7pm. Click this link to register and book your ticket.
Clubbercise ticket booking

Studio One Performing Arts

Your local dance school, is currently giving Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary lessons in your area. The school’s director is teacher, choreographer & ex-ballet dancer Patricia Paul A.R.A.D. (London). Ballet lessons from 3 years through to Advanced, and all levels in Jazz and Contemporary starting from age 7. For all enquiries please phone 372-9191 or email info@studioone.co.nz

Cashmere Choral Groups 

Cashmere choral Groups will perform along with guest groups from Villa Maria and the Christchurch Youth Choir

Thursday July 30th in the Cashmere High School McCombs Performing Arts Centre, 172 Rose Street at 7pm (Doors open 6.30pm).

Reminder: Term 3 starts on Tuesday 21st July.

Monday is a Staff Only Day and school will be closed.

Road Works on Eastern Terrace

We have been advised that the section of Eastern Terrace between Fisher Ave and Sandwich Road (where the ponds are) will be closed off for wastewater work being undertaken by Citycare. There will still be pedestrian access along this section, and through the parks.
Please allow the extra time needed if you are planning to drive to school, and be aware that you won't be able to park on this section of road. If you are able to walk or bike to school with your children, this would be a great option.

Year 6 Caregivers & Whānau meeting, Thursday 23 July

Year 8 Whānau meeting with Joe Eccleton, Cashmere High School, in the Staffroom, Monday 27th July 6pm

Basketball 3 on 3 champions 

(final week of Term 2)
The ‘Beckenham Warriors’ came away with a hard-fought win in the final of the Year 5/6, A Grade Competition on Wednesday night at Pioneer Stadium. The team had gone right through the whole competition with only one loss. Luckily, in the final, we were back up against the same team that had previously beaten us… but this time we put it right! A huge thanks to Jamie for all your time spent coaching and for your expertise on the sideline. (Quinn, Robbie, Bella, Lola)