Whānau Roopu Hui

Tēnā koutou e te whānau,

We would like to offer you a hearty welcome to our first Whānau Roopu hui from 5:30pm to 7pm on Wednesday 26th June in the school staff room.

The hui will coincide with Matariki, a time of renewal and celebration in Aotearoa New Zealand. We think this is the perfect opportunity to have our first hui (meeting), to share some kai, and to korero (chat).

So, nau mai, haere mai! Come along! Take the chance to get to know other tamariki and whānau, enjoy a cuppa and some kai, and get involved in this important aspect of our kura.

Finally, if you are coming along would you please take a moment to indicate your attendance, for catering purposes, on the Google Form (attached).
Whānau Roopu Hui


Ngā manaakitanga noho ora mai,

Steve Cooke and Sampson Karst






Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter 14th June 2019

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

What excitement we are all feeling, looking forward to the new playground being built beside Pūkaki, one of our New Entrant hubs.  We have a working bee operating on Saturday and Sunday this weekend putting in some of the structural needs for the sandpit and fort.  Thank you so much to those who are supporting this, the first addition to the new outdoor play spaces that the PTA have been fundraising for. We feel very lucky to have such a progressive and energetic PTA who are enabling us to develop these very special spaces, around the school, for our tamariki.





Post reports, we would like to say thank you to the parents and grandparent who have sent emails and messages to teachers after receiving the latest school reports. This is always very much appreciated by the staff.  As a Senior Leadership Team, we recognise the hours that go into thinking through, drafting, editing, proofreading, checking and moderating these reports outside school hours.  We are very, very grateful to have such a dedicated and professional staff.

Thank you to all the families who were able to attend the learning conferences this week. We value having this time with whānau to share the wonderful learning that is happening with our tamariki.  We hope that you found them very beneficial.  We would appreciate any feedback from the night.

We congratulate and welcome Marcel Frei, Lisa Taylor and Carmel Wade to our Board of Trustees.  Our staff representative is Jules May.  Samson Karst, also a parent, has been appointed to our Board as our iwi representative from Ngai Tahu.  We all look forward to continuing this very positive and effective partnership that ensures the very best for our tamariki and whānau.

Nga Mihi
Sue, Nigel and Paulette

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Term 2
Wed 19 June - Mana Ake parent drop-in 8:30am to 9:30am in the upstairs office of Office building
Wed 19 June - Canterbury Cross Country - Halswell Quarry.
Thu 20 June - BOT Meeting.  5:30pm at school.
Fri 21 June - PTA Shortest Day Breakfast - breakfast in the hall and wear your pyjamas!
Wed 26th June - PTA meeting.  7:30pm  All welcome.
Tuesday 2nd July - Year 0 - 4 Cross Country at Hillview (Zone level)

Term 3
Wednesday 25th July - PTA meeting.  7:30pm  All welcome.
Friday 26th July - Welcome Assembly and morning tea for new families.
Thursday 8th August -  BOT Meeting.  5:30pm at school.
Monday 12th August - Staff Only Day.  Professional development - Maths and Digitech.

Term Dates

Click here to view 2019 term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Olive Morel - Year 6

Olive, you truly make a difference in our team. You are a thoughtful, compassionate young person with a great sense of humour! You always go out of your way to show kindness to others and lend a hand to whoever needs help or encouragement. Thank you for being a wonderful example of how to live every one of our kete values, day in and day out. Ka mau te wehi, Olive.

Freya Day - Year 7

Freya, you are such a caring soul! You look out for those around you, checking that they are okay. You give your absolute best to all of your learning and are always willing to listen to feedback. Keep up the awesome work!

School Notices

Staffing

Congratulations to Sherrilee who has won a part-time position at Rangi Ruru.  Sherrilee has been working 1.3 - 2 days a week at Beckenham for over 20 years and is an important part of our Kura and community.  We feel very lucky that Sherrilee is still able to maintain her connection with us and continue to regularly take some of the Kapa Haka groups at Beckenham.  Great news for Sherrilee. We wish Sherrilee all the best embarking on a new adventure and thank her too, we are glad we are still continuing to benefit from her expertise.

New Enrolments and plans for term three.

If you know of any families who have children due to begin at Beckenham this year or the beginning of 2020, please would you remind them to enrol their child(ren) as soon as possible.  This information is vital for our forward planning.
Elizabeth Drummond, one of our wonderful Koru team, will be returning to full-time teaching in Term 3.  Elizabeth will continue to teach her homegroup and Stacey will work three days a week across the team.

Dental Care during the School Holidays                                     

The Community Dental Service will be providing dental care for children enrolled with our service during the upcoming school holidays.  The clinics will offer treatment and relief of pain sessions by appointment only.   To make an appointment please contact our Call Centre which operates between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday throughout the year.

The following Dental Clinics will be open during these school holidays:

·        Northcote Clinic, 24 Tuckers Road, Casebrook

·        Hillmorton Clinic, Hillmorton Hospital, Sylvan Street,

·        Ashburton Clinic, 38 Elizabeth Street, Ashburton

·        Timaru Clinic, Level 1, 18 Woollcombe Street, Timaru

The clinics will offer appointments between 8.45am and 3.00pm for school-age and preschool children requiring treatment.
If your child has dental pain as a result of an accident please contact your dentist in the first instance.
To book an appointment at one of our clinics please: call 0800 846 983
Or email commdental@cdhb.health.nz

Caring for our Environment

Do you eat store made bread? What do you do with those pesky little plastic bread tags?
We are collecting them at the front desk in the office. 'Bread tags for Wheelchairs' was started in South Africa in 2006 by Mary Honeybun.  It is a community program where individuals and organisations collect bread tags, which are sold to a South African moulding company, Zibo.  The bread tags are recycled and used in the manufacture of seedling trays and other items.  The money raised pays for wheelchairs for the less fortunate which are purchased through a local pharmacy. This is a really easy way, albeit quite small, of trying to reduce our production of 'new plastic'.
There is a container at the front desk for you to pop your bread tags in...let's see how quickly we can fill it!

Sports News

Weekly winter sport continues to be a highlight in our week. It is great to hear positive feedback from our coaches about growing skill and confidence. A huge thank you to our parent coaches for the time and expertise you give each week.

Players of the day for week 5:
Maria, Morgan, Sumayiah, Torun, Quinn, Bella, Ava, Petra, Ilia.

Players of the day for week 6:
Morvern, Joel, Soriel, Riley French, Vienna 

Gymnastics News

Keanna Hakeagaiki has had a great week competing in the gymnastics schools competition. 
She competed against lots of girls who were a lot older than her and showed real courage and determination.
Keanna got 5th on the uneven bars, 5th on the floor exercise and got 8th overall.
Keanna you really show our school value "We Love Challenge".  Whakamataku Keanna.  


Mana Ake News

We are very lucky to have Anna Dawson, our liaison person for the Mana Ake Team, working within our Kura.  Anna is a trained Psychologist who has such positive energy around the work she and her team do at our Kura.
Mana Ake drop-in session for parents will be held in the upstairs room of the Office this coming Wednesday and then fortnightly from now on.  Please see below for information about Mana Ake.




PTA News

Shortest Day Breakfast

Mark your calendars & make sure you come along for a hearty warm breakfast on Friday 21st June (the shortest day of the year). In conjunction with the Student Council, the PTA will open the Hall doors from 8am.
Enjoy a Free breakfast (Porridge or Weetbix), donate a can of food so that someone else can enjoy a free meal too. The Student Council will donate these cans to a local food bank. BYO Bowl - let’s look after our environment too.

A Weetbix breakfast will provide two weetbix. There will also be GF Weetbix

  • you don't have to wear PJs to eat breakfast and, you don't have to eat breakfast to wear PJs
  • this is not a mufti day so you either wear PJs or wear school uniform
  • cans will be donated to a food bank (please bring food items)



CLUBBERCISE is coming to BECKENHAM.


The PTA are super excited to be co-hosting, with Clubbercise Christchurch NZ with Chloé, the following Clubbercise class: Clubbercise Christchurch with Chloé at Beckenham
LOCK it in- Wednesday 3rd July at 7pm
Secure your spot, bookings are OPEN, tickets are $10 each: https://forms.gle/jRE3wK9gw9AcQJS18
Clubbercise is a group fitness class held in the dark with disco lights, laser lights, UV lights, neon face & body paint and the Clubbercise branded LED glow sticks (Your class fee includes HIRE of LED glow sticks, they are RE-USED over & over again)
Clubbercise is exercise in disguise! Come along, dance, get fit & let's glow!
Please note, due to licensing requirements participants need to be aged 16 years & over.

PLASTIC FREE JULY


With PLASTIC FREE JULY just around the corner why not get on board NOW & go plastic free!

The BECKENHAM "We Care" Range offers products that care for the environment, celebrate living in Beckenham & provide practical assistance in our daily lives.

Check out our products that promote plastic-free- JUTE BAGS ($10), RETHINK String Produce Bags ($10), IDEAL Coffee Takeaway Cups($17) & the groovy NEW designs for our latest BEESWAX WRAPS (from $5)!
Along with old favourites, like the Beckenham Tea Towel ($10), the affordable black stylish Beckenham Apron($20) & an A2 Canvas($30)- we have something for everyone.

ORDER NOW:https://forms.gle/yPmWudaqFGyaNF117
Help us wage the war on plastics.

BECKENHAM BOOTY- Re-cycle, Re-use and Re-wear. 

Bookings are NOW Open for the Sunday 30th JUNE Car Boot Sale, located in the staff car park.
LIKE https://www.facebook.com/beckenhambooty  for the latest updates.
Book NOW: https://forms.gle/WyierMvY94zHcaDK6

Community Notices

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

MAC's July Holiday Programme.

Need something for the children to do during the cold weather in the July Holidays?  MAC's is running a 5-day intensive swim programme.
Dates:  Monday 15th - Friday 19th July (2nd week of holidays)
Times:  1pm - 5pm
Cost:  $75.00 for 5 x 30 minute lessons
Group and Private lessons available.

Small groups, quiet environment, exceptional coaching from Michael Finlay.

Ring 332 4617 or email us at bees.swim@xtra.co.nz to book in now.


BOSCO

BOSCO holiday programme 8th – 19th July now have enrolments open.  Funfilled Activties for 5 - 13 years (which can be found on our website www.bosco.org.nz) . 7.30am - 6.00pm opened to all families.

Ministry Of Social Development & Oranga Tamariki Approved Programme

WINZ Subsidies Available

Email Or Ph- Yvette Cleall Manager manager@bosco.org.nz or 027 645 6632 for Further Information.

Kidsfest

The KidsFest brochure is now live!
You can find the digital copy here - https://www.kidsfest.co.nz/kidsfest-2019-online-brochure/
Online Bookings are also open.

Write Like an Author 

Write Like an Author is an internationally acclaimed writing course that teaches young writers the skills and techniques that professional authors use to create their stories.
During the camp, each participant will develop and write an original creative story under the guidance of a well-known, professionally published author.

The camp will be held at St Margaret's College during the school holidays, starting on Monday, July 8, 2019, and running until Thursday, July 11, 2019. The presenter is Maria Gill.
The camp is ideal for young people who have a dream of becoming a published author or anyone who wants to improve their writing skills.

The camp is non-residential and runs from 9am to 4pm each day.
The course fee is $195.00, which includes a discount for early registration.
The number of places on the camp is strictly limited.
For more information go to writelikeanauthor.com

BADJELLY THE WITCH

By Spike Milligan & adapted by Alannah O’Sullivan, Music by Geoff Davidson.
Director: John Armstrong
Performance dates:  July 10th – 21st, 7pm,  Wednesday, Thursday & Friday and
11am & 2pm Saturday & Sunday.
Please note Wednesday 10th and Wednesday 17th July are ‘Relaxed Performances’
Tickets: $10 for everyone.
Venue: The Drama Theatre, Rangi Ruru School, Merivale Lane, Christchurch.

Bookings: https://www.riccartonplayers.co.nz/current-production or 03 336 4699





Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter 31st May 2019

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou 

It has been an exciting fortnight including a visit from the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern and her entourage.  Jacinda's visit lasted 30 minutes and she delighted us all.  The children showed a real interest in the information on climate change that was shared and provided some funny moments when answering some questions that Jacinda posed.

Jacinda -  "Who knows what I do for a job?"
New Entrant - "You are the President of New Zealand."
Jacinda - "Great guess, I work with some other politicians in the Beehive in Wellington. What do you think we do there?"
New Entrant - "Make honey!"
Jacinda - "Well I do have 2 beehives at my home and we get honey from those.  Does anyone else know what we do in the beehive?"
Year 4 child - "You make the rules!"

Lucy Gray and her Climate Change team shared 15 minutes with the Prime Minister sharing ideas, discussing the government's intentions and asking questions.  What an incredible opportunity.

 The other excitement has been the installation of our new signage around the school.  If you haven't already, please come into the office and see our wonderful values wall that has been delighting visitors all week.  The Logos on the back of the hall and on the front of the school show very clearly "this is our place."




This week we say farewell to Cath Barrie who has won a position working with the RTLB (Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour) service. Cath has worked at Beckenham for the past 12 years. We have valued the contributions, expertise and leadership that Cath has shared through teaching across the school, in our  Learning Support programmes and with our diverse learners.   Thank you for everything.  All the very best for a wonderful opportunity for professional growth Cath.


We welcome Georgie Jones who is going to work in Cath's position in the Kauri team from next week. We know that Georgie’s great skills and teaching experience will be well utilised and she will be a wonderful addition to the team.



Have a very happy and relaxing Queens Birthday break.  We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Nga mihi nui
Sue, Nigel and Paulette


Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Mon 3 Jun - Queen's Birthday - public holiday.  School is closed.
Fri 7 Jun - Celebration Assembly 11 - 11:30am.  All Welcome.
Fri 7 June - Weekly Winter Sport
Fri 7 Jun - BOT voting closes at 4pm
Tue 11 Jun - Learning Conferences.  School closes at 2pm
Thu 13 Jun - Learning Conferences.  School closes at 2pm.
Fri 14 Jun - Weekly Winter Sport
Fri 14 Jun - PTA School disco
Wed 19 Jun - Canterbury Cross Country - Halswell Quarry
Thu 20 Jun - BOT Meeting.  5:30pm at school
Fri 21 Jun - PTA Shortest Day Breakfast

Please note that school will be CLOSED on Monday 12th August for Teacher Only Day

Term Dates

Click here to view 2019 term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Daniel Smith - Year 8

Daniel, you have stepped up to the responsibility of being a Year 8 leader and role model in our kura. You are perceptive and empathetic towards the needs of others and you demonstrate inclusivity in your actions. Daniel, we regularly see you embracing challenge, be it during academic learning, during sports or by putting yourself outside of your comfort zone and learning a new skill. It is fantastic to see your developing confidence, and the fine upstanding young man you are becoming.

Emma Vaile - Year 4

Emma, you are a superstar! You consistently demonstrate a warm, positive and caring attitude and are a great friend to others. You have excellent self-management skills and are an outstanding role model. You are extremely reliable and are always willing to lend a helping hand. We love having you in our team. Well done!

School Notices

ICAS Assessments 

The University of New South Wales is offering your child to take part in the ICAS assessment programme.

ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognises and rewards student achievement. ICAS is unique, being the most comprehensive generally available suite of academic assessments for primary and secondary school students.

Entries are administered at school. For further information, please consult the ICAS website - https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/about. Each participant will receive a certificate and a detailed report of their performance.

This year, we will be offering Digital Technologies, Science, English, and Maths assessments.

Each assessment costs $15.00 to enter (please note that this has increased from previous years, due to the transition from paper-based assessments to an online test). Payment for these competition fees will need to be paid in full by Friday 2 August 2019. You can pay with EFTPOS at the school office or online school's bank account (ASB 12-3148-0131641-000) with the reference ‘ICAS’ and child’s name as the code. If you wish to enter your child, please fill out the form here.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email - hannah.elliott@beckenham.school.nz.

Year 7-8 Writer’s Club

The children at Writers' Club in Year 7/8 have been working incredibly hard on writing a narrative to be  submitted into a writing competition through the School for Young Writers. The brief was to write a story of no more than 500 words that had mystery at its heart. The children's imaginations ran wild!

Last week, we found out that Max Graham and Florence Gerard were awarded a Highly Commended in the year 7/8 category. There were only 10 of these awards presented. Here are the stories the students have written. MYSTERY STORIES

Learning Conferences

We have learning conferences in week 7 on Tuesday 11th June and Thursday 13th June. Note that school will finish at the earlier time of 2pm on both days to allow for Learning Conferences to take place. These conferences are an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s home group teacher to discuss your child’s current achievement and their next steps for learning. The conferences will be 15 minutes in duration for Year 1-6.
If your child is in Year 7/8,  please book a 15-minute slot and allow 30 minutes for the actual conference. 
If your child is in the Koru (New Entrant) team and started before the 1st of April you will be able to book a conference. If your child started after April the 1st you are on a different reporting timeline and your child's teacher will contact you when it is time for an initial meeting or transition report.
Below is an example of the data sheet you will be given at the conference.




If you would like your child to stay at school between 2 pm and 3 pm on one or both of those days please fill in this google survey so we can plan ahead.

To book, please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz or click on this link and use the code yucbe  


Ferndale News


As part of our regular programme, we develop skills around accessing resources in the community.  Currently, we are focusing on leisure skills and are visiting Pioneer Pools for a weekly swim session.




Sports News

Cross Country

We had a fantastic day of participation at our whole school cross country event. The sportsmanship and leadership displayed by our children were outstanding. Thank you to everyone who came along to support the children, it certainly added to the atmosphere.

Year 1 Champions: Laura Stoney and Ben Stoney
Year 2 Champions: Eadie Jenkins and Ollie Karst
Year 3 Champions: Cameron Inglis and Spencer Ingram
Year 4 Champions: Jade Inglis and Archie Arnott
Year 5 Champions: Torun Joergenson and Billy Murfin
Year 6 Champions: Mahli Boreham and Josh Breitmeyer
Year 7 Champions: Ruby McNiven and Erik Cassels-Brown
Year 8 Champions: Roxy Murfin and Ben Evans

We recognise the achievement of every child who participated in this event; all the competitors who ran their hearts out, those who supported others and those who took on important responsibilities to assist with the running of the event.

Since then, the top six students from each race have competed at zone level. The event, which took place at Halswell Quarry this week, adds an extra layer of challenge, which our tamariki all took in their stride. All children ran a race to be proud of. The following children have qualified to represent our Kura at Canterbury level on the 19th of June, Ben Evans, Erik Cassels-Brown, Lucky Lasiyal, Josh Breitmeyer and Kever Thorley.

Winter Sport

Today was our first day of winter sport. Some children in Years 5-8 travelled to Hagley and Nunweek Park for competitive games of hockey, football and netball, while other children had an introductory session to school-based winter sport. We also have 5 Year 7 and 8 boys who are joining St Martins to play rugby in a combined team on Thursdays.

Our first games were fantastic. The atmosphere on the bus home was buzzing as the children regaled the highlights of their game.

Congratulations to our players of the day who impressed their coach with their technical skills and sportsmanship.
Roxy Murfin, Cooper Reddecliffe, Eli McGuigan, Zoe Winsor, Helena Caunter, Zara McIvor, Sophia Brown and Charlotte Grey.

Congratulations also to players of the day from week two:

Bianka Cain, Keanna Hakeagaiki, Olive Morel, Grace Howard, Jonty Mitchell, William Pooch, James Stoney, Daniel Smith, Walter McLoughlin, Kever Thorley, Fergus McMillan.

PTA News

Kids' Disco

Polish those shoes & practice those moves, the KIDS' DISCO is coming back to town.
Mark the date NOW in your calendar- FRIDAY 14th JUNE in the HALL
NE -Yr 3: 4:30-5:30pm
Yr 4 -Yr 6: 6-7pm
Yr 7-Yr 8: 7:30-8:30pm
GOLD Coin entry fee.
If you are able to help out at ONE of these DISCOs please email amandawolt6@gmail.com

Clubbercise

We listened -YOU said NO to the ADULT DISCO..... So the PTA, in conjunction with Clubbercise Christchurch NZ with Chloé will be trialling a ONCE a TERM class on a Wednesday Night in the Hall.
What is Clubbercise??- Clubbercise classes are run in a darkened room with disco lights & branded LED glow sticks to a soundtrack of old & new club hits!
Come along, dance, get fit & let's glow!  - follow https://www.facebook.com/ptabeckenhamschool for more detailed information on this upcoming event- 1st class will be held this term, date to be confirmed!!

Beckenham Booty

Bookings are NOW Open for the Sunday 30th JUNE Car Boot Sale, located in the staff car park.
LIKE https://www.facebook.com/beckenhambooty  for the latest updates
Book NOW: https://forms.gle/WyierMvY94zHcaDK6


BOT Update

It’s time to vote!!
By now you should have received your voting papers in the post. There is a tight turnaround, so please return them to school by the 7th of June. You can drop them off at the school office or place them in the self-addressed envelope, or send them directly to CES School Trustees Elections. Late votes cannot be counted.

Every eligible voter should vote to ensure that elected boards represent the community, have a good mix of gender, ethnicity, and skills and bring a variety of experiences to the board table. This can make a positive difference to your children’s learning.

If you have any questions please contact Nigel Easson at school.
nigel.easson@beckenham.school.nz

Community Notices

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

Forest Run Fest

The Forest Run Fest is a morning for all levels of walkers and runners to get out there, compete and breathe in the fresh winter forest air with family and friends.
We offer four events including a half marathon, 10km, 5km and 2 km courses, the latter being staged especially for children 10 years and under.
We are offering a $10 discount to any parent or family member if their child registers for the Half Marathon, 10km or 5km distances using code SCHOOLS2019. The website for the event is www.forestrunfest.co.nz

Girl Guiding Community Programme

My name is Meg Walley I am the Girl Experience Manager for our Community Programme held here in Christchurch with GirlGuiding New Zealand.

The aim of the programme is to provide pop up adventures & experiences for girls, aged 5-17 in the Christchurch community who are not members of GirlGuiding New Zealand. We aim to give girls amazing experiences in a range of industries, leaving them feeling inspired, empowered and ready to take the world by storm. We love working with experts in the field so that girls get an informative and educational experience.

This initiative was started in Auckland at the beginning of 2018 and due to its success, we have bought it to Christchurch.

We would love to give your girls an opportunity to take part in these amazing weekend adventures to discover new skills, make new friends and most importantly have fun.  Last month our events included:
Stem in the Park:  An afternoon of challenging and exciting STEM activities using the world around us to experiment, design, build and test our creative ideas.
Robotics: A collaboration with Animation Station giving the girls a chance to create their own robot warrior and battle them against each other.

The calendar for June includes:
Operation Animation: A collaboration with Animation Station allowing girls to become a director for the day as they learn stop motion animation.
Shred the Slopes: The ultimate girls day at the mountain!  A behind the scenes look at how Mt Hutt is run, gear hire, lift pass and lesson with a professional to bring out your inner adventurer.  This experience is for beginners and girls aged 10 – 18.

In the pipeline we also have collaborations with:
Ethique Beauty: A workshop and talk from the CEO Brianne and her entrepreneurial journey.
Woman in Construction: A workshop from Woman in Construction and a speaker who is dominating this male dominated field.
Christchurch Adventure Park: Get ready to learn how to mountain bike like a pro with this beginner’s guide to Mountain Biking.

For more info check out https://girlguidingnz.org.nz/community-programme/.

Starfish Swim School

Bookings for the July Holiday Programme are now open!
Week one: Mon 8th July - Fri 12th July
Week two: Mon 15th July - Fri 19th July
Email: info@starfishswimschool.co.nz or ph us at 033381705.  2 Nash Road Aidanfield.

Parenting Together- Our Kids and Anxiety  

On the 12th of June, there is a parenting workshop focusing on supporting parents who have children with anxiety.  Sessions will start at 9.30am at Linwood Union Church, 378 Linwood Ave
Morning tea will be provided
On the 26th of June “overcoming Bedtime routines”.
Link to the flyer




Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter May 17th 2019

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

This week we celebrated Support Staff Day on Thursday with a lovely morning tea.  We are so lucky to have such a wonderful team of teaching assistants and support staff supporting us all at Beckenham.  We also welcomed two new teaching assistants to our staff this week.  Scott Baker and Jamie John join us for term two to work in Kowhai and Koru.   

We ended the week with a couple of very special highlights.  The first was our first session of Waiata for the school for the year.  Steve Cooke and our Tuakana Team led the session which included some new waiata and revisiting some favourites.  A wonderful opportunity for our whole school to get together to learn Te Reo and sing together.


The second highlight was watching the Intermediate Hub’s dress rehearsal for their Showquest performance on Tuesday evening in the Town Hall.  The performance, which is approximately 5 minutes long, evoked a range of reactions, smiles, sighs, gasps and claps from the children.  Many of the adults in the audience also reported goosebumps and tears.  An incredibly powerful performance.  Thank you to the Kauri Team for their creativity, persistence and all the extra hours that go into making costumes, the choreography and planning.  We are all so proud of you.

Happiness is Autumn leaves!!!!


Have a happy Autumn weekend and we will see you on Tuesday after our Staff Only Day on Monday.

Nga mihi nui
Sue, Nigel and Paulette

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Thu 23 May -  PTA Meeting, All Welcome
Fri 24 May -  Celebration Assembly 11 - 11:30am.  All welcome
Fri 24 May - Weekly winter sport
Sun 26 May - Beckenham Booty Car boot sale.  9 - 11am
Mon 27 May - Kahikatea start fortnight of swimming
Wed 29th May - Possible one day strike by Teaching staff.  The school will be closed on this day if the strike goes ahead.
Fri 31 May - Weekly winter sport
Mon 3 June - Queen's birthday, public holiday

Note that school will be CLOSED on both Monday 20th May and Monday 12th August for Teacher Only Days

Term Dates

Click here to view 2019 term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Caleb Clancey - Year 6

Caleb, you are an awesome role model in our hub.  You settle to tasks quickly and put in your best effort.  You love to help others to succeed and you show empathy for others.

School Notices

Bingo Comedy Night

Dabbers at the ready, Jack & Kitty are looking forward to meeting you all on Saturday 18th May for the Kiwiana comedy Bingo Night.  Book your $20 tickets NOW.
https://forms.gle/sjYH8az6qr4MUz9QA

PB4L

PB4L–SW is one of a range of initiatives within the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) portfolio led by the Ministry of Education. PB4L came out of the Taumata Whanonga behaviour summit in 2009, which was convened in response to concerns about student behaviour in New Zealand schools.
PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) will be implemented over several years - this is not a quick fix.

What have we achieved over the past two terms:

The Ministry of Education is holding various workshops throughout the year, some for the PB4L Leads (Anna and Nigel) and some for the PB4L Team (we will introduce them in the next newsletter). This ensures that we are keeping on track with our goals and making sure the whole team is involved and informing the rest of the staff and the community.

At the end of the last term, we had the Ministry of Education carry out the School-Wide Evaluation. This evaluation aims to determine how accurately PB4L School-Wide is being implemented and was carried out to gain baseline data at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto. We will provide feedback about our result later in the term.

During a full staff meeting (including support staff), each member completed the EBS (Effective Behaviour Survey) to identify what strategies are ‘in place’ and ‘not in place’ within our school. This is setting us up with the evidence to support positive behaviour in our school and links to our results.

We will be updating the school website with the PB4L Purpose Statement (soon) and some information about what PB4L-SW means at Beckenham.  We will also be sending out information regularly in the school newsletters.

If you have any questions about PB4L, please see Anna or Nigel.

Parking outside the School

When picking up your child from school, please ensure you stay off the painted yellow lines. These are there to ensure drivers and our road patrollers have a clear view of the road. There is a lot of parking on Eastern Tce and on Norwood Street if the drop off zone is busy or alternatively, you might need to make a circle of the block.  Please respect the purpose of these lines especially on wet days to maintain the safety of all our children and their whanau.

REMINDER Teacher Only Day Monday 20th May

School will be closed this coming Monday 20th of May for a Teacher Only Day.  If you need childcare, BOSCO is taking bookings.

Lost Property

We have an ever-increasing amount of lost property at school. When clothes are named, it is very easy to return items to students. We appreciate that purchasing school uniform items can be costly and naming clothing will prevent clothing being lost. Thank you so much for your help with this.



Parent Bookshelf

Many parents often request books to support them at home with parenting.  Historically we have kept these parent support books in the library and now they have been given a new place to live - the parent bookshelf in the school office. There are some incredible titles about reading, Growing Boys into Great Men, Raising Great Girls, dyspraxia, understanding ADHD,  understanding ASD, to name just a few. Feel free to pop into the office to take a look. Books can be issued at any time via a sign in/out book which is found on the shelf.


Possible Strike Action 29th May

New Zealand’s principals and primary teachers have just voted about what to do to get further government action on the current crisis in recruiting and retaining teachers.

We’re agreed – we can’t in good conscience accept the Government’s latest collective agreement offer because it does not begin to address the crisis. We have therefore voted for another course of action, this time involving secondary and primary teachers on May 29th.

Our school will be closed for instruction on Wednesday, May 29th. While we recognise this inconvenience we know this will cause, however, we need to send a clear message to the Government that we are standing strong for our students.

Already children’s education is suffering because of the difficulty in recruiting teachers, having enough support to cater learning differences and giving teachers time to effectively plan lessons, and complete the high administration requirements. We must take bold steps to turn this around.

Through our union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, we are asking for:

Time to teach. More resources and staffing to adequately support children with additional learning needs – this will benefit all children because teachers will be freed to spend more one-on-one time with every student.
A significant increase in teachers’ salaries so that they are properly valued for their qualifications and responsibilities, and as a country, we can recruit and retain teachers.

We appreciate your continued support on this important issue. For more information, please go to http://campaigns.nzei.org.nz/time/ or talk with your child’s teacher.

Ferndale News

This term we are focusing on Team game skills and sharing.


Here we are playing balloon tennis and making lego cities.


Sports News

Cross Country

We had a fantastic day of participation at our whole school cross country event. The sportsmanship and leadership displayed by our children was outstanding. Thank you to everyone who came along to support the children, it certainly added to the atmosphere.

Year 1 Champions: Laura Stoney and Ben Stoney
Year 2 Champions: Eadie Jenkins and Ollie Karst
Year 3 Champions: Cameron Inglis and Spencer Ingram
Year 4 Champions: Jade Inglis and Archie Arnott
Year 5 Champions: Torun Joergenson and Billy Murfin
Year 6 Champions: Mahli Boreham and Josh Breitmeyer
Year 7 Champions: Ruby McNiven and Erik Cassels-Brown
Year 8 Champions: Roxy Murfin and Ben Evans

We recognise the achievement of every child who participated in this event; all the competitors who ran their hearts out, those who supported others and those who took on important responsibilities to assist with the running of the event.

Since then, the top six placegetters from each race have competed at zone level. The event, which took place at Halswell Quarry this week, adds an extra layer of challenge, which our tamariki all took in their stride. All children ran a race to be proud of. The following children have qualified to represent our kura at Canterbury level on the 19th of June, Ben Evans, Erik Cassels-Brown, Lucky Lasiyal, Josh Breitmeyer and Kever Thorly.

Winter Sport

Today was our first day of winter sport. Some children in Years 5-8 travelled to Hagley and Nunweek Park for competitive games of hockey, football and netball, while other children had an introductory session to school-based winter sport. We also have 5 Year 7 and 8 boys who are joining St Martins to play rugby in a combined team on Thursdays.

Our first games were fantastic. The atmosphere on the bus home was buzzing as the children regaled the highlights of their game.

Congratulations to our players of the day who impressed their coach with their technical skill and sportsmanship.
Roxy Murfin, Cooper Reddecliffe, Eli McGuigan, Zoe Winsor, Helena Caunter, Zara McIvor, Sophia Brown and Charlotte Grey

PTA News

Beckenham Booty

Booty Bookings are NOW open for the Sunday 26th May Car boot Sale, located in the staff car park.  LIKE @BeckenhamBooty Facebook f\page for the latest updates.  Book NOW: https://forms.gle/WyierMvY94zHcaDK6

Disco

Save these dates -
Friday 14th June: Kids Disco
Saturday 15th June: Adults 80s/90s Disco.
More info to come, start practicing those moves!!!

Community Notices

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


Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter Friday 3 May 2019

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

Welcome to term 2. It has been fabulous to see so many smiling faces this week.
As part of our long term whole school focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L), this term we have a whole school focus on encouraging positive relationships including the use of good manners e.g.
  • Saying "please" and "thank you"
  • Listening as others talk
  • Looking people in the eye when we are talking to them or listening
  • Smiling when we greet people
  • Opening a door for an adult and waiting for them to pass through.
Earlier this week I was showing visitors around the school. When we came to the end of our walk around both parents commented on the way three children had opened doors for them and waited as they passed through. Another example of good manners that is beginning to happen more and more is at the school crossing.  It has been so nice to hear both parents and children say "thank you" to the Road Patrollers for the job they do rain, hail and shine.

We appreciate your help in encouraging manners, be it at school, or at home. 

What can we all do to encourage the use of good manners?
Manners don’t come naturally to children. They need to be “caught, taught and modelled” (Dianne Levy)
Teaching our children good manners encourages gratitude and respect, add assertiveness, confidence, consideration, courage, courtesy, enthusiasm, generosity, kindness, love, respect and self-discipline – to name a few. The list of what we are teaching goes on and the sooner we start the more automatic the response will be.  

When you have time these articles are worth a read

Thank you for all you do as parents to help make our children the best they can possibly be.

Nga mihi nui
Sue, Nigel, Paulette and the team.

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Mon 6 May - School Cross Country in the afternoon. This is the corrected date
Tue 7 May - School closing at 1:45pm for Paid Union Meeting.
Bookings/Queries can be done via www.bosco.org.nz, or contact Yvette on 0276456632.
Fri 10 May - Celebration Assembly.  11:00 - 11:30am.  Everyone Welcome.
Thu 16 May - BOT meeting, 5:30 - 7:30pm


Note that school will be CLOSED on both Monday 20th May and Monday 12th August for Teacher Only Days

Term Dates

Click here to view 2019 term dates.

Citizen of the Week

Annabel Grantham - Year 4

Annabel, your positivity and enthusiasm radiate through all that you do. You are an active and reflective learner in the way you focus on learning, always putting in your best effort, and seeking feedback to enable you to set new learning goals. You are a polite, caring and considerate member of our hub and your manners and courteous nature are appreciated by many. You are a kind and thoughtful friend to all and we love your willingness to lend a hand no matter the task. Tino pai rawa atu!

School Notices

School Cross Country

We will have our school cross country this coming Monday 6th of May. The senior races (Year 5-8) will begin at 1.30 pm starting with Year 8 and concluding with Year 5. The junior races (NE-Year 4) will begin at approximately 2.15 pm, starting with Year 4 and concluding with NE students. 
We are anticipating that each race will be roughly 10 minutes in duration. To ensure you do not miss your child’s race, we recommend that you are here 15 minutes before the race is due to start. Students can wear their house top or school polo shirt, will need sensible running shoes and a drink bottle. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Paid Union Meeting Early closing - Tuesday 7th May

As you may be aware, the negotiations between our teachers' union, NZEI, and the Ministry of Education continue with no agreement yet in sight. 
As mentioned in the last newsletter (12 April), we are hosting a paid union meeting at Beckenham on Tuesday 7th May (replacing the meeting that was cancelled last term following March 15th events). We will be closing at 1:45 pm on that day and request that you arrange for your children to be collected at 1:45 pm, please.

School 2019 Board of Trustee Elections

Canterbury Education Services (CES) are providing BOT election services for our School in the forthcoming BOT elections. In May, nominations will be called for people to become members of the Board of Trustees.
Key dates are as follows:

Friday 10th May - Nomination forms will be posted to everyone on the school’s caregiver roll.
Friday 24th May - NOMINATIONS CLOSE at noon. An election will then take place if the number of nominations exceeds vacancies. There are three parent vacancies for Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto.
Wednesday 29th May - Voting papers will be sent by post to all on the school caregiver roll.
Friday 7th June - Voting closes at noon.
Thursday 13th June - Votes are counted, and you will be advised of the results.
Friday 14th June - New Board takes office.If you have any questions about our 2019 BOT elections, please contact the school office or one of our current Board members.

Term 2 Interim Reports

Following on from Learning Conferences at the beginning of Term 1, we will be sending out a 
Term 2 Interim Report in week 6, this term. The purpose of this report is to give you an overview of your child's engagement with school, with their peers and with learning so far this year.  
In week 7, we will be holding learning conferences with your child’s home group teacher. At this conference, teachers will share your child's progress and achievement in relation to the curriculum levels and identify the next learning steps.

The format for the Term 2 interim reports will look like this.




BOSCO - Teacher only Day
BOSCO is open for the full day and has spaces available for the teacher only day on Monday 20th May.
Bookings/Queries can be done via www.bosco.org.nz, or contact Yvette on 0276456632.

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 3 2019 is out and will be coming home with your child this week.
Scholastic recommend you submit your order online by Friday 17 May 2019
Close date is Saturday 22 June 2019. 

Book Amnesty

This term we will be doing a stocktake of our reading books at school.  Please would you have a really good look for any readers that may be lurking behind the bookshelf at home, under a bed, or (as in our case) the toy box! Please send these books back to school as soon as possible.

Kauri Fundraiser



Book your tickets now at https://forms.gle/sjYH8az6qr4MUz9QA

PTA News

Save the date
Friday 14th June: KIDS DISCO
Saturday 15th June: ADULTS 80s/90s DISCO. More info to come, start practising those moves!!!


Bookings are NOW Open for the Sunday 26th May Car Boot Sale, located in the staff car park. LIKE @BeckenhamBooty Facebook page for the latest updates
Book NOW: https://forms.gle/WyierMvY94zHcaDK6

Community Notices

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

Jennian Homes Mother's Day 5km fun run/Walk in Hagley Park.
Sunday 12th May.  Join us for a run, walk or stroll this Mother's Day.  It'll be a great start to the day and you'll be doing your bit to help beat heart disease.  All participants receive an event t-shirt designed by Dick Frizzell.  Register online at jennianmothersday.com