Cheese Roll Wrap-up

Posted on 13 March, 202013 March, 2020 by Nicky Dunlop

Phew, we got there. 600 dozen cheese rolls made and distributed! Today we had an extra production run to fill slip-ups in the ordering and distributing systems. If you are still missing any of your order, please email me. I do have some spares in the freezer. We had a very upbeat and enthusiastic production team!

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto PTA Newsletter

Posted on 13 March, 202013 March, 2020 by Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto

Twilight Fair News #One Week to go

We are so excited!!! One week to go until our Twilight Fair 4.30-7.30pm on the school grounds on Friday 20 March. Remember we desperately need more helpers so that we can make this epic night happen. If we don’t get enough helpers we will have to cut stalls and there will be massive queues, which will mean sad faces on the night :(. Click the following link: Would love to help at the Fair!

Fair HQ is still open, we will be busily sorting all the awesome high quality clothes, books and toys this week, but we will still be there with our sign up sheets and taking mystery bottles. Clear out your cupboards, send us a bottle - just needs to be unopened and in-date :) We will also still be selling raffle tickets. The prize team have done some amazing work and the prizes in the raffle are brilliant!

Enough admin, let us tell you about what fun activities we have in store!!

Attractions: There will be fabulous games and fair ground attractions, no matter what your budget we hope we have found something fun for everyone- Hair wrapping, corn toss, spin art, bouncy castles and orb football, dunk a dad, cash cube, chocolate wheel, to name just a few.

Food: Do Not Cook on Friday. The food team have been hard at work and they have prepared a menu to suit everyone. The Barbeque will be sizzling with sausies and Stag burgers, we have beautiful curries and rice, kid friendly nachos, sushi and of course the best thing on an autumn night Hot Chips!!! To finish off we will have gorgeous cakes, with coffee and hot drinks on sale from our loyal supporter Wheelie Good Coffee. And for those who like their sweets cold and creamy, we have sundaes, slushies and spiders!

Pumpkin Competition: It’s been a tough season for growing Pumpkins, but don’t despair, you can buy a pumpkin and decorate or carve it. So Whether your pumpkin is large or small, painted or carved we have competitions galore.

To enter complete the online form - Pumpkin Competition or come to Fair HQ to register.

Art Auction: Ask your children about the Fair Art Canvas they are working on- there are some amazing collaborative artworks that will be auctioned off during the Fair.

We hope to see you in the Auction house where we will also house the silent auctions, raffle and the Beckenham Blokes cake and the Pumpkin competitions.

Raffle & Silent Auction: Our raffle and silent auction this year are fabulous! The Mohair store have generously donated a gorgeous throw, amazing local jeweller Love Fool have given us some amazing earrings and another local business Power Built Tools have also given a prize package that includes a creeper seat and socket set!

Entertainment: We have members of the school Whānau performing including our very own international stars!

Amanda Atlas: Amanda embarked on her international career in 1999, spending ten years singing leading roles for various opera companies and orchestras in the US and Europe. She will be performing some Musical theatre numbers and has some of her students coming along to perform for us too.

Stephen McDaid: Stephen performs in New Zealand and Ireland as a solo artist and with a variety of original acts on both guitar and bass. He is a highly skilled performance artist who straddles all styles of music. Stephen will be performing cover songs and if we are really lucky we will enjoy listening to his daughter and ex pupil Morven.

Christchurch Samba band: Brazilian percussion Music, lead by Doug and his big Drum! It’s loud, has an infectious rhythm and will have you shaking your booty!

The Samba band has a current staff member (Jacky ❤) and other members have children who used to attend Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto.

Stalls: If shopping is your thing, we have, through the generosity of our sponsors, a wonderful array of silent auctions to bid on. There will also be a produce stall, a massive bake sale, plants, toys, books and some very nice clothes.

All of this work is to make-sure you have a great night, meet your community and our children have some fun. The bonus is that all the money we raise goes straight to school to update our sports uniforms - including getting some sizes appropriate for our smallest whānau, and to buy equipment to support the school in teaching the new digital curriculum.

We can't wait to see you there!!

Last call for cheese roll containers

Posted on 11 March, 202011 March, 2020 by Nicky Dunlop

This message is for all the wonderful people who ordered cheese rolls.

Many thanks to those of you who have sent in containers for cheese rolls. There is still time to get yours in before school if you are yet to do so. Just to give you an idea, an ice-cream container holds one dozen rolls. Drop off into the boxes in front of the hall labeled with child's name and hub.

Year 7 & 8 will collect their orders for the hall at the end of tomorrow.
Year 1-6 will have their orders delivered to their hubs.

Kauri are very excited about making 6 696 cheese rolls tomorrow!

Huge thanks for your support with our camp fundraising.

Cheese Rolls: thanks and what now…

Posted on 7 March, 20207 March, 2020 by Nicky Dunlop

Many thanks to everyone who has ordered cheese rolls to support Year 7 & 8 camp fundraising. We have been swamped with orders ... 557 dozen to be exact!

We would love to package your cheese rolls in your containers - rather than having to purchase plastic. If possible, please drop off your container in the labelled boxes that will be outside the hall, on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Label this with your child's name and hub. If no container is provided, we will sort the packaging.

Making and collection day is this Thursday, March 12th. Orders will be delivered to hubs before 3pm for children to take home.

Many thanks for your support!

Kauri Whānau: Leadership and Cheese Rolls

Posted on 7 March, 20207 March, 2020 by Nicky Dunlop

Cheese Rolls

We have hit an all-time record with cheese roll orders: 557 dozen! Huge thanks to those of you who have placed orders, especially those who asked around family and friends and obtained large orders. The ingredients have been ordered and we are now rolling into the operation management phase. We need some help with equipment and a few adult helpers on the making day: this Thursday, March 12th. Please click on this link to see if you can help.

Leadership Week

What an awesome week we have had with your fabulous children! I have had so much positive feedback from our NE - Year 4 teachers about how fabulous the Year 7s did with their leadership on Thursday and Friday.

Leadership camp was a great opportunity to see our Year 8s grappling with challenges in groups. So many of them stepped up to provide support, ideas and encouragement. As well as developing leadership skills, this was a good opportunity to further develop relationships. Lots of fun was had and many lasting memories made! At the end of the camp, the children filled in nominations for the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award. This award is decided on and presented later in the year. We have a number of children who received multiple nominations. We will watch to see how their personal leadership develops before deciding on the recipient of this award.