Citizen of the Week

Connor Ingram - Year 7

Connor, you are a dependable and trustworthy member of the Kauri whānau. Whether it's carrying out leadership responsibilities or completing learning tasks to the best of your ability, we know we can depend on you to get it done. You treat others with kindness and respect and show a love of challenge on the hockey field. Thank you for the way that you show our school values everyday and all that you bring to our team.

Ashleigh Maule - Year 4

Ashleigh, you are a fantastic role model in our hub. You consistently demonstrate a positive, supportive and caring attitude. You work hard to do the right thing at all times and are extremely polite and respectful. You have excellent self-management skills and are very responsible. Thank you for always demonstrating our school values. Well done, Ashleigh!

School Notices

Mana Ake drop ins

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.

BOOK Character Dress-up Day - This coming Friday 14 August! 

BOSCO

BOSCO will be open on Monday, 31st August for the Teachers Only Day. We have a fun day planned with the kids baking chocolate chip cookies, doing scratch art and building a mini city.

You can book using the online booking or contact Juanita at supervisor@bosco.org.nz

Crusaders vs Highlanders

We have been given a special offer for families to be able to purchase cheap tickets to the next home game for the Crusaders. $5 KIDS & $10 ADULTS TICKETS - THANKS TO ISAAC CONSTRUCTION

Crusaders v Highlanders
When: Sunday 9 August, 3.35pm
Where: Orangetheory Stadium
The link to tickets is:  Purchase tickets for Crusaders
Promo code: Isaacs

Congratulations to our Senior Girls Basketball team, who came 4th overall in Canterbury at the Canterbury tournament on Monday 27th July.
A huge thanks Anna, Cory and Grant for coaching, managing and supporting the girls. It definitely sounded like an exciting competition - one where the girls rose to the challenge, gave of their best and applied qualities of great sportsmanship. To get 4th in Canterbury is an outstanding achievement and, we’re pretty sure, a first for Beckenham.

PTA News

READ-A-THON 2020

Hopefully, your child’s Read-a-Thon sponsorship card came home on Friday - check those bags for the sponsorship cards. If your child still has not received their card, please contact their teacher.

Their reading journey will end on Friday 14th August. Every child who brings their sponsorship card back will be given a bookmark.

Bring your sponsorship form to the school reception by Thursday 27th August and, during assembly on Friday 28th August, we will have a lucky dip draw for one child in each team (for children who have brought their sponsorship form back).

Enjoy your book / books of choice and remember Dr Seuss' wise words...

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Community Notices

Helen O'Grady Drama Academy - Come out of your Shell

Do You Want your child to:
 Grow in Confidence
 Increase their Self Esteem
 Develop Speech and Language skills
 Express themselves Creative
 Have Fun and Make Friends
 Be Part of a Team
We can help Your Child achieve all this... and more

Helen O’Grady Drama Club’s
For DRAMA with a DIFFERENCE
Call Now: 0800-161-131, enquiries @helenogrady.co.nz,  www.helenogrady.co.nz

Garden City Rotary McDonalds Youth Duathlon 2020 update

This is a reminder that we are on track to run this popular event on Sunday September 20.. 2020

A limited number of spaces are still available so we would appreciate your support in passing this reminder on to your students and encouraging them to book online www.mcdonaldsduathlon.co.nz

BMX Clubs

Registration Day is 16th August.  there are a number of great tracks around the Canterbury region.  find the one closest to you and have a go.
ChCh City BMX Club 11am - 1pm, Kyle Park, Waterloo Road, Hornby. chcbmx@hotmail.com  North Avon ChCh BMX Club, 12 - 2pm  Bexley Reserve, Pages Road, nacbmx@gmail.com.
Nth Canterbury BMX Club, 12 - 2pm.  32 Millton Avenue, Waimakariri, ncbmxclub@gmail.com.

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).