2019 Kahikatea Week 1 Newsletter

Kahikatea Team Newsletter
Term 1 2019

Kia ora koutou,
Greetings to you all and a very warm welcome to this new year. It is a pleasure to be able to meet with you and your child/children during learning conferences. We are looking forward to a full and flourishing year ahead!

Meet our teaching team:




Amber Donovan amber.donovan@beckenham.school.nz
Jules May                        jules.may@beckenham.school.nz
Charlotte Verity charlotte.verity@beckenham.school.nz
Anna Reid                       ann.reid@beckenham.school.nz
Kristika Burridge kristika.burridge@beckenham.school.nz


The First Weeks of School
Our focus in the first weeks of school will be about building relationships and getting to know each other. This will include supporting students to become familiar with daily routines including how to use the inside and outside spaces, how to move around safely and sensibly, how we use resources and materials and learning how to work together. Becoming familiar with the sequence of and expectations within a day of learning at school is important for all our tamariki. If you have any questions or concerns please let your child’s home group teacher know.

Daily Routines:
The first bell rings at 8.30am. At our hub entrance there will be a teacher to meet and greet children and families as they arrive. If your child/children arrive before 8.30am they will need to wait outside as this allows time for teachers to prepare for their teaching day.
We encourage you to support your child’s independence by allowing them to carry and unpack their school bag and place it into one of the green or blue cubbies (at the back of the Tahaki Hub).
Lunch boxes, drink bottles and reading folders will be stored inside the hub.
Activities will be set up in hubs at 8.30 each morning. Once your child has put away their things, he/she is welcome to choose an activity or to go outside to play.
All children are to come to their home space at 8.55. If you arrive after this time it is very important that you report to the office to sign in.  If you need to collect your child from school during the day you will need to sign them out at the office.

Home Learning
During the first two weeks as our teaching and learning programmes are being established there will be no expectation for our tamariki to be completing home learning tasks. More detailed Information about what our Home Learning will involve will be shared with whanau soon and we will let whanau know how parents can support us within the hub.

Topic
Through a range of learning experiences and across a range of different curriculum areas we will be learning about the concept of Innovation. We look forward to sharing our learning goals for this with you soon.

Parent Help
To help us settle into our learning routines we would appreciate if offers of parent/whanau help are delayed for the first few weeks. If you are happy to work ‘behind the scenes’ to put away reading books etc we would very appreciate that.  Please make contact with one of us and we’ll let you know how you can help.

Mini Ball
We are offering our tamariki the opportunity to play mini ball in Terms 1&4 at Pioneer Stadium.
For us to provide this opportunity, we need the help of some wonderful parents who would be keen to coach one of the teams. This would look like providing a training session at school one lunchtime each week and attending the weekly games. I organise the management side of things; sending out game times etc each week.
If you are keen to help, please send me an email ASAP as the games begin early in Term 1. This will enable me to advertise this to the children and organise the teams in the first couple of weeks.
I very much look forward to hearing from you!
Kind regards
Anna Reid - anna.reid@beckenham.school.nz

Karakia to start the day
This karakia is used across our kura to start the day and for formal gatherings, celebrations and meetings.
“This is an ancient karakia that was used when you were out at sea and a storm was approaching. However, the storm is a metaphor for any life­ threatening force. It is now widely used at the start of the day or at the start of a meeting”.

Whakataka te hau ki te uru,
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.
Kia mākinakina ki uta,
Kia mātaratara ki tai.
E hī ake ana te atākura he tio,
he huka, he hauhunga.
Haumi e! Hui e! Tāiki e!

Translation
Cease the winds from the west,
Cease the winds from the south,
Let the breeze blow over the land,
Let the breeze blow over the ocean,
Let the red ­tipped dawn come with a sharpened air,
A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day.

We wish you all the best, for a very happy and successful year together!

Arohanui, Kahikatea Team.

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter 8th February 2019

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

What a fabulous start to the year we have had! We have started the year with a record roll of 463 students which is, we think, the largest start of year roll we have ever had.
We had 435 learning conferences on Thursday and Friday of last week which is 94% of all of our children. Thank you all for engaging with this opportunity to get the year off to such a positive start. I know our teachers really value having the chance to meet each child and their family individually and to begin the year having already begun to develop a shared understanding of your child's goals and aspirations.

Our new staff and students were welcomed today at our first Welcome Assembly of the year.


We were welcomed in by our senior Kapa Haka students and later in the assembly, enjoyed seeing the parade of flags that represent our new families.


There was great excitement this afternoon around the sandpit as some trucks arrived to dig out the old sand, and replace it with fresh sandpit sand! What a wonderful surprise for the start of the year. The sandpit is such a popular place for so many of our children every day.
Thanks to Nigel for organising this and to Hamish Denny of Drainworkz for making it happen, and to Fulton Hogan for donating the sand. What fun will be had on Monday!


 We are looking forward to a very busy and exciting year ahead.

Ngā mihi nui
Sandy and the team

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Tue 12 Feb - first day of Technology for years 7 & 8. Bus leaves at 8:30am
Tue 12 Feb - Beckenham Outdoor Spaces Team to meet with the community in the Staffroom, 6:30 - 7:30pm
Fri 13 Feb - Celebration Assembly, All Welcome. 10:50 - 11:20 in the school hall.
Wed 20 Feb - Board of Trustees Meeting 5:30pm - 7:30pm All Welcome
Thu 21 Feb - Swimming sports for Years 5 - 8 at Wharenui Pool.12 - 2pm
Fri 1 Mar - Celebration Assembly, All Welcome. 10:50 - 11:20 in the school hall.

Term Dates

Click here to view 2019 term dates.

School Notices

Children who are absent, arriving late, or leaving during the day

Please remind your child that if arrive at school after the bell has gone, they need to first go to the office and sign in. This will avoid you getting a text from school to say that your child hasn't arrived which can be very distressing when you know you sent them to school.
The same process applies if you take your child out of school at any time during the day, before 3pm. Please ALWAYS come over to the office and sign them out, even if this is a planned event that their teacher is aware of.
Please communicate ALL information about absences to Jacky in the office. Please feel welcome to copy the teacher in but do not rely on busy teachers to pass this information on to Jacky. 
Also, please do not text teachers or email teachers during the day about passing on information to children or about absences and assume that they will get it. Teachers don't always check texts or emails during the day, and we have had times when a teacher has been away from school on a course, or home sick, and important messages haven't got through to the right person. Please always email the office.

Hats

Wearing a sunhat is compulsory for all children when they are outside during Term 1 and Term 4. Please consider a hat to be as important as your child's lunch, and check each morning that they have it in their bag. 

Kapa Haka at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto 2019

Nau mai haere mai ki te tau hou (Welcome to the new year.)
“He kai poutaka me kinikini atu, he kai poutaka me horehore atu, mā te tamaiti te iho.” Look after the children to ensure the future strength of the people.
This year we have close to 150 tamariki involved in Kapa Haka across our four kapa groups, Kahikatea, Kōwhai, Pōhutukawa and Te Whānau Mahitahi. All the children from Koru take part in a weekly kapa haka sessions to learn the basics.
If your child expresses an interest in being part of a kapa haka group, please see Jackie at the office to register on the waitlist.  This year we are endeavouring to add development group sessions where children on the waitlist will be given time to experience some basic kapa haka learning.

Nga Mihi Mahana(Warm greetings)
Sherrilee Herangi
Kaiako o kapa haka
(kapa haka teacher)

Garage Sale

Jack Kelly who is a Year 7 in Kauri Hub, is raising money for a well for a village in Africa. As part of doing this, he is having a big garage sale on Saturday the 9th of February at 9am at his home at 33 Ngaio Street, St Martins.  He would love for anyone from Beckenham Kura to come!  There will be lots of toys, books, furniture, clothes and household effects for sale.  His neighbours in Ngaio and Koromiko Streets are supporting Jack by also donating goods.  There will also be a sausage sizzle.  We hope you can come along!

Scholastics Book Club 

Issue 1 for 2019 will be coming home with your child this week.

When ordering an item please include the HUB name that your child is in.

Hub names are:
Koru
Kahikatea
Kowhai
Pohutakawa
Kauri

Internal Hub group names such as Forest, River etc will NOT be recognised and will delay the processing of any order.

Guitar, Bass and Ukulele Tuition Beckenham School 2019

Beginner Guitar, Bass and ukulele lessons, both group and some individual are available during
school time beginning February 2018.
Roger Hamilton has been teaching these instruments for between 6 an
12 years and has done so in 2 other South West Christchurch schools as
well.
If you would like your child to enroll in learning an instrument, either call
or email Roger Hamilton directly on the contacts below or fill out this
page and return the tear off section to the Office by start of term.
email: rbhamilt@gmail.com
cell: 027 3070466 / 9424619

Note: Children can learn Ukulele from Year 3 up. To learn Guitar, you need to be at least Year 5.
And bass learning is from year 6 up. The reason for these limits is the physicality of learning the
instruments. Many of my students start on Ukulele and go onto Guitar, they learn a lot of the skills
for the guitar on the ukulele by that, plus they know how to play 2 instruments. The ukulele is
becoming more and more popular amongst adults as well as children. I recently saw a virtuoso
player from Canada on Ukulele play the ‘Jumping Flea’, which is the English translation of
‘Ukulele’. He is known as one of the best players in the world. If you are curious, go to YouTube
and search “James Hill. Ukulele”. Ukulele players in their 2 nd year get to go to “Strum, Strike, Blow’, an annual event for players at Horncastle Arena.
Registration forms for these lessons are available from the office.

Lunchonline

At the beginning of every year you need to log onto lunchonline and check that they have the correct details for your child's team for the year. To do this, please log onto the lunchonline website https://orders.lunchonline.co.nz/home/AccountLogin and click "members" and change their hub name and school (otherwise your lunches will end up in the wrong location).  If your child no longer attends a school with Lunchonline then you can make them "inactive" by unticking the box next to their name.

If you have finished with Lunchonline altogether then you will want to close your account and get a refund of any left over money.  Simply click "close account" and follow the instructions to receive your refund (less a $5 admin fee).  If you have less than $5 left on your account you won't receive a refund.  Lunchonline now have the capability for you to donate your remaining credit on your account straight back to the school.

The next batch of refunds will be processed by Lunchonline at the end of Term 1 2019.

Wellbeing at Beckenham Te Kura

Wellbeing continues to be a priority for our staff and students. To help our tamariki understand what wellbeing is, we have developed and refined our own school definition, based on Te Whare Tapa Whā. Students will be learning about the ‘four walls’ or aspects of Wellbeing over coming weeks. Discussing Wellbeing at home can help cement your child’s understanding of it.

(INSERT IMAGE: TE WHARE)
Beckenham Te Kura: Wellbeing Definition
My wellbeing helps me feel good and flourish in life.
It is based on Te Whare Tapa Wha. It includes my mind, body, feelings and how I work with others.








PTA News

Weetbix Tryathlon - 24 February 2019

Not long now until the Weetbix Tryathlon 2019 event. We hope you are all looking forward to a fabulous day. We have had a huge number of entries this year which makes for a really fun morning. Keep an eye out for the Beckenham Flags where we’ll create a base for everyone. The PTA will pop on a sausage sizzle for every competitor. Pack a picnic and get your support crew ready for a fun fun morning. Any questions about the event don’t hesitate to make contact with Nicola – 021532996

Community Notices

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

The Patricia Paul School of Dance

The Patricia Paul School of Dance, your local dance school, is currently giving Jazz and Ballet 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, Contemporary, Tumble and Hip Hop starting from age 7. For all enquiries please phone 372-9191 or email info@studioone.co.nz

Children's Day

Sunday March 3rd 11am - 3pm  Please visit ccc.govt.nz/summertimes for further details.

Sydenham Rugby Club

Junior Registration Dates 2019:
Junior registrations (U6 – U18) will be held at the Cashmere Club in the Sydenham Lounge on:
Wed, 13th Feb, 5pm to 7pm
Sun, 17th Feb, 10am – 12pm
To register / purchase shorts and socks / measure for uniform size
Birth certificates / passport, are required for all new members.
Fees:
$80 subscription per player - (2 siblings $120) (3 siblings $140) (4 siblings $180)
Shorts $25, socks $20 will be available to purchase at each registration day with eftpos available
Register Online:
www.sydenhamrugby.co.nz/sydenham-rc/registration

CSM choirs

At CSM we have two great choirs - the Christchurch Children's Choir, an all-comers choir for 8-12 year olds. This choir meets on a Saturday morning from 9am-10am and is held at 62 Ferry Rd during term time. A fun choir to be in with plenty of performing opportunities. For this choir you can just enrol through our website www.csm.org.nz/enrol

Then there is our wonderful Christchurch Girls' Choir, an auditioned choir for 9-15 year olds. This choir formed last year and has gone from strength to strength impressing audiences with their beautiful sound and delightful repertoire. They meet on a Wednesday evening from 5pm-7pm during term time, also at Catholic Cathedral College . If you would like to audition for this choir please email Celia Stewart at musdir@csm.org.nz and I will send you an audition pack. Auditions are being held on 13 February.

Halswell United Football Club Registrations

Registrations are now open for 2019.  Please visit www.hawkfootball.org.nz for more info.








Kauri Team Weekly Update: Term 1 Week 1

What a wonderful first week back we have had in the Intermediate Hub. We quite liked the rest day midway through the week too! The children have been fabulous, embracing learning and opportunities with a great attitude.

Camp Help, Fundraising, Sport Help:

Please click this link if you are able to help with any of the above.

Leadership:

We have leadership teams sorted and are currently finalising positions within and across teams.  Our aim is to spread opportunities across many, rather than these being given to the few. In that regard school ambassadors this year will not be children who had this role last year, nor will they be house captains or on the student council exec. Our aim is to give all children (who want this) three leadership roles. Some may have more. Every child who has three or more roles has the potential to earn 60 leadership points per term.

Technology:

Tech starts this Tuesday. Please remind your child to be at school by 8:30am. They may bring some money for the canteen at South. The canteen menu has been shared with them through google classroom.

Languages:

Language classes also start next week on Monday (Feb 11).

Maths and Writing Clubs:

Maths club gets underway this coming Thursday and writing club on Friday. Both of these clubs start at 8:20am and meet in the Breakout. The maths club is for extension and the writing club is for passionate writers.

Maths Whizz:

One of my jobs this weekend is to get set up for Maths Whizz. The children will be doing the assessment for this programme on Wednesday or Thursday. We will be sending home parent information on this programme soon.

Writing:

This week the children wrote to their home-group teacher. If their letter is not finished, we will be sending your child an email over the weekend and copying you in. Please encourage them to finish this by Monday.


Below are some photos of our first week back...

Mastering the 'circle sit'.





We welcomed two new babies to our hub yesterday. There have been over 100 name suggestions!


Focused workers on Friday afternoon.


Term 1 Week 1 in Pōhutukawa

Togs tomorrow

We are offering a slip and slide activity tomorrow afternoon; fun in the sun to finish off the first week of school! Students may bring in their togs and a towel if they would lie to join in!

Woodwork implements

We are seeking bits and pieces to stock up our woodwork table and implements. If you have any unwanted tools (hammers, pliers, drill bits, planes, screwdrivers etc) or spare nails or screws, we would love to take them off your hands, to make good use of them at school. Please drop any donations into our hub.

Our first week of 2019

What a wonderful first week we have had in the Pōhutukawa team. The students have completed workshops on goal setting, cybersafety, the Treaty of Waitangi, Google Docs and have made their tote tray labels. We have collaborated and cooperated in art, sport and other home group activities. The teachers have been incredibly impressed with the focus and fabulous behaviour displayed by our whole team, and are looking forward to another great week next week!


PTA – opportunity to have fun and fundraise!


"SOS - Can you help, we're desperate!!!

We are still seeking volunteers to marshal the cycle leg of the Weetbix TRYathlon Sunday 24th February 7:30-11:30am (4 hours). You will be briefed on your role. 

Why not GIVE it a TRY??

Big shout out to the volunteers we have had....we require a total of 24 volunteers for us to be able to proceed with this fundraising opportunity. ALL welcome to volunteer- extended family, friends, ex-students, grandparents....you just have to be over the age of 16The PTA will have a tent at the MORNING event for you drop off your gear & enjoy a FREE BBQ Sausage at the end of your duty.
Come along, support the school & cheer on all the children competing. 

GIVE it a TRY, fill out this link NOW if you can HELP https://goo.gl/forms/NHlizUIqR0AkByDF3

Thanks in advance



ALSO for the calendar is the NEW Date for the Top Team Challenge & Family Picnic -Sunday 10th MARCH. Games commence at 3pm.

Teams who enrolled last year, for this weather postponed event, have had their registration roll over. NEW teams wanting to register can do so by completing this form: https://goo.gl/forms/iznynx1zX1XiydKl2 

The PTA are subsidizing this family event, if the $10 fee to register prevents your family from entering please contact us & we will assist- pta@beckenham.school.nzWhat is the Top Team Challenge?- check out the PTA FACEBOOK page for more detailed information.Who will crowned Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto's TOP TEAM 2019?!!