Monthly Archives: April 2019

Term 1 Week 10 Koru News

Posted on by
Kia ora, whānau,

It's almost impossible to believe that here we are in the final week of term! The children have had a marvellous term together, getting to know each other, their teachers and developing their understanding of our routines and expectations in relation to play and learning at school.

We wish you all the very best for a relaxing and safe holiday with your families. Further on toward the end of this post, you will find some links to Youtube clips which might be fun to use with your children at home over the next few weeks. Some clips relate to Numeracy, some to Literacy and we'll also have a couple of links to songs about kindness and well-being.

Art Gallery outing:
Thank you so much to those parents who were able to accompany us to the Art Gallery recently. We really appreciated your support. The children had a wonderful time and have enjoyed completing their art works in class over recent days. Check out our very own gallery of art works on display in the hub.




















Once again, our sincere thanks for your support with this outing!

The Three Billy Goats Gruff:
This has proven to be a motivating and inspiring provocation over the past two weeks, and has prompted much role play, creativity, and some very inspired bridge building. The children have worked together and problem-solved, and this has required negotiation and persistence to achieve some fascinating outcomes.










When We Were Very Young:
Thank you all for sending in the extremely cute and endearing photos of your children when they were little. The children are currently engaged in writing about themselves when they were young, including the funny, cute and adventurous things they used to do. Keep an eye out for their published writing from this week.
Also, a reminder that Friday is favourite baby toy day. The children will have a chance to share their toys and tell their friends about why this particular toy became their favourite. You could help at home by discussing this with your child, in advance of Friday.

Friendship List:
Please add a tick beside your child's name if you would like other families to have your contact details, particularly for organising play dates over the holidays. We'll have a list attached to the whiteboard tomorrow, and will be sending contact details home with the children on Friday.

Handy Links for holiday learning:


We hope you have a great holiday, everyone!

Ngā mihi mahana,
Jo, Stacey, Elizabeth and Kristika

Kōwhai Swimming Term 2

Posted on by






9th April 2019


Dear Parents/Caregivers

Swimming at Aqua Gym

The Kōwhai children are booked in to have swimming lessons at Aqua Gym next term.  We have organised for the children to receive nine 30 minute lessons over two weeks. The swimming programme will run from Monday 13th May till Friday 24th May.

Aqua Gym requires ALL children to wear a swimming cap for their lessons. These are available at most sport shops for $8-10, however, The Warehouse has some caps retailing at $3. Practising putting on the swimming caps would greatly assist us at the pool too. The children will be required to wear suitable swimming costumes: either shorts or togs. Please, no bikinis.

We need the assistance of one parent at the pools each day from 9.15am - 11.30am. If you are able to help, please fill in this google survey.

At this stage, the total cost of the lessons and the transport will be $110 per child. A request for your contribution will be in the Term 2 accounts. If you want to pay this now, you can do that through internet banking or at the office.

We appreciate that this is a significant cost. We do not want any children missing out due to the cost, so please email Sandra (our finance officer) at accounts@beckenham.school.nz or call her on ph337 1404 if you want to discuss setting up a small, regular payment, or if you want to make a partial contribution to the cost.
The Kōwhai team will not have any other events next term that involve any requests for further parent contribution. We are still hopeful that we may receive a grant that will subsidise this cost.

If you want to discuss any aspect of this, please contact your child’s point of contact teacher.

Kind regards
Kowhai Teaching Team

Paulette, Nick, Kate, Rowe and Dorinda

Week 10 in Pōhutukawa

Posted on by

Passions in week 10

The teachers and students are looking forward to the five sessions of passions coming up this week. 
The groups are:
Pip - cooking (please remember to bring your ingredients, and an apron if you'd like)
Tracy - ball games 
Rae - book creator 
Katie - tiki art 
Steve - korfball (have a look at this clip to see what korfball is all about)
Gayle - sewing

The times for these sessions are:
Monday          2 - 2:50pm
Tuesday          12 - 12:45pm
Wednesday     2 - 2:50pm
Thursday        12 - 12:45pm
Friday             9:40 - 10:30am
If you are free during any of these times and would like to pop into our hub to give either Pip or Gayle a hand, we would welcome you with open arms!

Winter sports begins next term

Winter Sport starts in Term 2, Week 3. Winter Sport is optional.

Children who don't go to Winter Sport will do an alternative programme at school. This will more than likely be sport based.

Trials will be held on Tuesday afternoon this week, due to the number of children who have  registered their interest. Unfortunately, not everyone who wants to go to Winter Sport is able to. We are allowed a maximum of two teams from each year group in each sport. For example, 2 Pōhutukawa teams in netball, 2 in hockey and so on. Our ability to take this number of teams depends on the number of parents who volunteer to manage a team. If someone in your whānau takes a team, your child will be guaranteed a place on a team.

We will do our best to give as many children who want it this opportunity.

Children who are selected for a Winter Sports team must commit to the whole season and attend practices during lunch time.

In the past, Winter Sport has taken place at Hagley Park and Nunweek Park. We go to Winter Sport by bus on Friday afternoon, usually leaving school around 12:30 and returning by 3pm.

If you are able to help in any way, please fill in the attached form.

Huxster Mountain Bike Race

On Friday, a number of our very brave and adventurous students showed grit and persistence by riding in the Huxster mountain bike race at Mcleans Island.  While the rest of us layered up and hunkered down inside, these intrepid cyclists were enduring the elements. Congratulations to all of the students who took part. 






Have a fabulous Easter and enjoy the time with your children over the break.




Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter, Friday 5 April

Posted on by

Principal's Patch

Kia ora e te whānau

Today's rain and cold was a reminder that we are nearly at the end of the summer term, with daylight saving ending this weekend.

Our Year 7&8 team head away to camp at Wainui on Monday morning. We have seen vanloads of food delivered in the past couple of days, and know that they will have an amazing 5 days of learning together in the outdoors.

I will be away for all of Term 2 and Nigel and Sue will be Acting Principal collaboratively in my absence. Paulette Newton will step out of the Year 3/4 hub for the term and act up as Deputy Principal. She will still retain the leadership and oversight of the Year 3/4 Team. Dorinda Hampton will be teaching full-time in Paulette's place.

Congratulations to our intrepid mountain bikers who participated in the Huxter Mountain Bike Challenge today... I haven't caught up with the confirmed results yet, but this picture certainly paints a story of true commitment to the cause!


Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Principal - Tumuaki

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Mon 8 - Fri 12 Apr - Years 7 & 8 Camp at Wainui
Mon 29 Apr - Term 2 commences at 8:55am
Mon 8 May - School Cross Country in the afternoon

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

Maria Silva Souza - Year 8

Maria, your smile is contagious! You approach everything with a positive, can do attitude and do everything you can to pass this on to others. You make a difference by using your initiative to look for opportunities where you can lend a hand. Tino pai!

Mac Evans - Year 6

Mac, you are a conscientious, hard working student. You are an active listener and a loyal friend. You can always be relied upon to be doing the right thing at the right place at the right time. Tino pai!

School Notices

Please remember that you need to dismount from bikes, scooters, and skateboards in the school grounds before, during and after school. This applies to adults, as well as children. These are times when there are many people around, and we have seen some close calls from both children and adults who have nearly taken someone out as they have ridden through.

Mobile Phone Collection

It would be great if you could rummage around in your drawers and toy boxes and bring into the office any unwanted mobile phones you may have.
Phones collected help our school gain valuable rewards and the environment also benefits by keeping our landfills free of mobile phones their array of hazardous toxic substances.

Measles Vaccination update from the CDBH

To help contain Canterbury’s measles outbreak a wider group of people are now eligible to receive a second MMR vaccination.
As well continuing to provide the vaccine to those aged 12 months to 28 years old who have never been vaccinated, Canterbury DHB is extending the availability of a second dose of MMR vaccine to:

  • all those aged 12 months – 28 years
  • caregivers of infants aged up to 12 months
  • those between 29 and 50 who work with children.


Extending the second dose to these groups recognises the importance of stopping the transmission of measles amongst young people.

Please don’t export measles these school holidays. The measles virus is incredibly infectious. If you are travelling these holiday’s please make sure your tamariki are fully vaccinated before departing.  It takes two weeks for a person to be fully immune after a vaccination, so please contact your GP team about vaccination as soon as you can.

More information on the measles can be found at www.cph.co.nz/news-events

School Trustees Association

Tēnā koe,
My name is Leigh Kennedy and I am a Governance Advisor with New Zealand School Trustees Association. We have school board of trustees elections approaching this year. To that end, we have scheduled Kōrari (aspiring trustees) community information evenings for Christchurch. These are free and informal information sharing sessions for anyone interested in learning more about the role of a school trustee.

We warmly invite current and prospective members of Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto board to attend the session closest to your school. We hope that by attending, you will be able to chat to prospective trustees about your own school, and personalise their queries.
So we can capture the attendance numbers, we ask interested attendees to RSVP to  lshelley@nzsta.org.nz
We hope to see you there.

Sports News

Canterbury Duathlon

Race report by Daniel Smith

On Monday the 25th of March, the Canterbury Duathlon was held at Ruapuna Raceway and I competed for the 2nd time. When we got there we put our bikes into the transition zone and all of our bags into our allocated area and then waited to be marshalled for our races. The starting 2km run was a bit tiring, but surprisingly the 9km bike was the toughest part for me because I was on a mountain bike rather than a road bike, and having a road bike is a huge advantage, so I was passed by a lot of people on the bike. Then there was the last 1km run where your legs feel like jelly, but my training helped me and I managed to run the whole thing and pass a lot of people who just couldn't make it. I really enjoyed the day and it was a great experience. All of the Beckenham students did amazing and it was an awesome time.

Special congratulation to
Petra Cooper - 5th place in Year 5 Girls
James Stoney - 9th place in Year 5 Boys


South Island Mountain Bike Championships 

Well done to Winni and Boyd Goldsbury, who represented Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto at the South Island Mountain Bike Championships last weekend. Both children took on the enduro, downhill and cross country events in three days of racing at Mount Hutt bike park. Winni came first in both the enduro and cross country and, was on her way to securing a third first placing in the downhill, when a flat tyre prevented her from finishing the race. Boyd placed really well in his division, ensuring to get in lots of gnarly jumps along the way.

Kiwi Volleyball League

For the past term, three teams from Kauri have been developing their volleyball skills each Wednesday after school with coaches from Volleyball Canterbury. It was fantastic to see many children trying out this super fun sport for the first time and the coaches commented on the children’s perseverance and improvement.



PTA News

BECKENHAM BOOTY- Car Boot Sale: What a huge success this was- we were FULL.

Thanks to all those that came for a shop or booked a spot!

The NEXT car boot sale will be on SUNDAY 28th APRIL, 9am-11am. (LAST Sunday of the school holidays)

Whether you are a 'Marie Kondo' wanabee & want to set free those items that no longer "spark joy"

OR love searching for those treasures amongst other people's "loot in their boot"

Make sure you are at the next  BECKENHAM BOOTY & let's Re-cycle, Re-use and Re-wear

BOOK in your car boot NOW- $25, spaces are limited.
To keep in the loop on all things Beckenham Booty LIKE the  Beckenham Booty Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/beckenhambooty

PTA SURVEY

It’s that magical time again when we ask YOU for your thoughts & ideas. How, when & if you can assist when any of our planned events for 2019. And most importantly, how you would like those raised funds spent. Thanks to everyone who has already completed the survey.

The PTA SURVEY 2019 is out NOW. Thanks in advance for answering our questions

Student Safety in vehicles


We are aware that there are a number of children who do not appear to be using seat belts or approved child restraints in vehicles when being dropped off at or collected from school. 

Please ensure that you are familiar with the legal requirements for safety of children in vehicles. You can find more information on the NZTA website.


Community Notices

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

April Holiday Spanish Immersion Programme 

Ages 5 to 12 years old.
Options for children with or without knowledge in Spanish.
Small & personalised groups: ratio is 10 children per teacher.
Affordable options: Early Bird (before 31st March) & Sibling Discount

For more information please visit our website: https://enrolmy.com/speak-spanish/activity/88-April_Holiday_Immersion_Programme


Antarctic Centre Holiday Programme

“Experience Antarctica” $69.00 (6 – 12yrs)
Do your children like adventure and having fun then during the holidays have them join the explorers at the Antarctic Centre! They will discover the Little Blue Penguins, chill out in the snow and ice room, ride the awesome Hagglund, find out how to survive in Antarctica, play games and much much more…!
The adventures will be running Mon 15th – Thurs 18th April 2019 from 9.00am  – 4.30pm during the first week of the holidays, and as each day is different book for one day or more!.


“Be a Penguin Keeper for a Day” $79.00 (10 -13yrs)
Join our penguin keepers and assist them in their daily routine to look after the Little Blue and White Flippered Penguins. Includes an exclusive back stage access to other areas including the vet room and penguin feeding pulpit. Other activities include the 4D and Hagglund Ride.
This programme will be running Mon 15th – Thurs 18th April 2019 from 9.00am – 4.30pm during first week of the school holidays.

Limited number of places each day.
All the information is in the attachment and please feel free to forward this onto any friends/family who may be interested in our holiday programmes.
All bookings are now via our website - https://www.iceberg.co.nz/our-experiences/school-holiday-programmes/

Please remember to complete the additional medical information.
For enquiries email Education: education@iceberg.co.nz

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




Sunshine Football

Since 2009, Sunshine Football has provided an inclusive safe, fun and rewarding football programme designed for children and young adult players with developmental delays. We have a ratio of 1 Coach to 3 players, and can consider options for those with higher needs.

We run 1 ¼ -hour long sessions for children and young adults on Mondays from 4.15-5.30pm during school Terms.  Terms 1 and 4, are 6 weeks of sessions outdoors at Christchurch Football Centre on Yaldhurst Rd. For Term 2 and 3, 8 weeks of sessions at Action Indoor Sports, Iversen Tce.

We currently have 45 players of varying ages..

We are volunteers based, coaches and trustees. Our coaches range from youth to adult, all with compassion for the game and the players.

Players are provided with a uniform for games. There is no charge to be part of Sunshine Football. We ask for an annual donation of $50. We are predominantly funded by the efforts of passionate Trust members.

Sarah Stewart
Sunshine Football Administration
Mobile: 027 2002651
Email: sunshinefootball@xtra.co.nz

https://www.facebook.com/sunshinefootballchristchurch





Kauri Whānau Weekly Update: Term 1 Week 9

Posted on by

Ready for Camp on Monday:


Raincoats for camp: A number of children have shown us jackets that will not protect them if they are out in the rain for two hours. There are also a number of children who have not had their coat checked.  Most activities will go ahead if it is wet. The forecast is for two days of showers next week. If you are able to ensure your child has a waterproof coat before Monday, that would be great. We will be taking some spare jackets from our ski day supply.


Key reminders:

  • Check gear list for all that is and isn't needed on camp. This is repeated at the end of this post. Those staying in tents will need a stretcher or something to sleep on
  • Make sure all bags (including sleeping bags - if loose) are named on the outside
  • Arrive at school at the normal time on Monday
  • Keep daypack on back and leave gear bags on the basketball court
  • Mediation needs to be in a named bag and handed to home-group teacher on arrival at school
  • Put baking in labeled boxes in Maker-Space
  • Those who are making pasta bake dishes, these will be packed in chilly bins when you arrive at school.
  • Daypacks need to contain: lunch, water bottle (full and named), sunhat, warm hat, raincoat, inhaler (if needed), sunscreen
  • If parents need to contact us during camp, please call Nicky on 0276229403
  • Get lots of rest over the weekend and an early night on Sunday. We want fresh, well-rested children to take on camp.
  • We will be back at school by 3pm on Friday.

Cheese Rolls Mission Complete!

We were so impressed with the way all of our tamariki rose to the challenge of making 400 dozen cheese rolls yesterday. Their enthusiasm and focus were outstanding. A special thanks to our parent helpers and those who provided equipment. I'd also like to acknowledge Sam, Ellie, Gemma and Freddie who led the team with deep thinking, encouragement, and resilience. We have raised $1700 and my freezer is jam-packed with cheese rolls to sell, with soup, as another fundraiser next term.



Show Quest:

We are underway with dance rehearsals for Show Quest and have been really impressed with the attitude and effort that the team is displaying. Show Quest have asked us for permission to publish any photos they take during the event on May 21st. Please email us if you would rather not have your child in these photos. Please mark May 21st in your diaries. The children will be at the Town Hall all day and into the evening. We bus them there in the morning and you arrange to collect your child at the end of their performance or at the end of the evening.

Costumes:

Most of the children will be wearing either street-wear or school uniform in our performance. Some will need a plain black base of footless tights / track-pants and a camisole top or t-shirt. We will also need to make up around 27 'floaty' skirts. These will be pretty easy straight line sewing. Please fill in this form if you are happy to help sewing these skirts.  

Sport:
Please fill in this form if you are able to help out with our school cross country.
Please fill in this form if you can help with our winter sport programme. We are very short on offers so far.

Hagley College:


Hagley College have asked us to share these bullet points with Year 8 families who may be thinking about enrolling their children:


  • We're a Designated Character School.
  • We provide a different learning environment and delivery models from other schools.
  • We offer a broad curriculum.
  • There are only 125 places available in Year 9 for 2020.
  • Criteria for priority enrolment is on our website.
  • Our Targeted Learning class is very small; only 2-3 places will be available in 2020 due to returning students.
  • GATE students are able to excel in their specialty fields.
  • Our values of Whakamarumaru (Responsibility), Mana (Respect), Whakawhirinaki (Trust) and Tika (Integrity) are an integral part of the College.
  • Social action and student leadership are actively promoted and celebrated.
  • Enrolment for Year 9 2020 opens on 8 May 2019 and closes on 21 June 2019. It is essential to apply during this time.
  • A ballot (if required) occurs on 4 July 2019.
  • Notifications regarding places occurs by 12 July 2019.

Check out our website for more info: https://www.hagley.school.nz/enrolment/junior-college-enrolments/

Camp Gear List (supplied by Wainui)

Please ensure all of the items below are named. Gear needs to be packed into a sturdy bag.

Warm Sleeping Bag or Bedding
Fitted sheet
Pillow
Pyjamas
Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap,  deodorant (not spray), shampoo etc.
3 towels
Raincoat
Warm waterproof jacket
2 warm jerseys
6 T-shirts
3 pairs of shorts
3 pairs of trousers
Socks and underwear
Thermals longs and tops
Swimming togs
Warm hat / beanie
Sunscreen
Sun hat
2 pairs of lace up shoes, including one pair of sneakers that can be used for water activities.
Gumboots or jandals
Torch
Small Backpack
Water Bottle
Any Required Medication
Plastic bags for transporting wet clothes and shoes home
Lunch for the first day
A book

Optional Items

extra clothes, bedding, toiletries, cards, diary, wetsuit, camera etc

Do not bring

Money or valuables
Spray deodorant
Pocket knives
Sweets or energy drinks
Electronic equipment*