Thanks to those who sent in items for our hamper raffle today. We still have over half of the hub to send in a contribution and need these by tomorrow, so please make sure something is in your child's bag.
We are also in need of two more people to help out on the night - this Saturday from 7pm. Please email Nicky if you could join our cheery team.
We are delighted to announce that Jo Smith has been offered, and has accepted, the permanent position of Deputy Principal. Jo has been acting in this role since the start of the year, and we are all thrilled to have her skills and wisdom in this role going forward.
Effective Inclusion Education Partners...
We have been working with the team at Ferndale School as a host school to their satellite class students for over 30 years. Our model of working together as a staff has been held up as an effective model of good practice, and written up in this article which has just been published:
Week 4: Tue 25 May - Zone Cross Country, at Halswell Quarry Wed 26 May - PTA Meeting 7.30 - 9.30pm Thu 27 May - Board of Trustees Meeting 5.30 - 7.30pm Fri 28 May - Celebration Assembly Sat 29 May - Quiz night fundraiser 7pm (SOLD OUT)
Week 5: Thu 3rd Jun - South Zone Winter Sport Fri 4 Jun -Koru Art Gallery Trip
Week 6: Mon 7 Jun - Queens Birthday (School Closed) Tue 8 Jun - Staff Only Day (School Closed) Thu 10 Jun - South Zone Winter Sport Fri 11 Jun - Celebration Assembly Fri 11 Jun - PTA Disco
Nevannah, you are such a ray of sunshine within our kura. You are always the first to lend a hand to those in need, and your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated by all those around you. The way you embrace learning opportunities is a credit to your determination, and drive to succeed.
School Notices
Mana Ake “Drop-Ins” are continuing…
A number of whānau have already made great use of the Mana Ake “drop-ins” that are available on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 – 9:30am. These drop-in sessions are here to provide parents with an opportunity to have a private, informal conversation around the well being of their child with one of our Mana Ake workers (kaimahi). If you feel like you would like to attend a drop-in session, please book in a time via the link here: Mana Ake booking. The code to use is 88t39. Alternatively, you can contact Jacky in the office and she will make a booking for you.
ShowQuest 2021 - Year 7 & 8
Last Monday our Year 7 & 8 students performed in ShowQuest. What a fabulous day had by all. A huge thanks to all of the parents who supported during the day, and the teachers who put a lot of time in to each performance over the last few weeks. Our Beckenham supporters in the audience on the night were also complimented on their enthusiasm and shoutouts! It was fabulous to see everyone come together and contribute to put on an amazing show.
Students participated by performing, doing sound and lighting - and we even had our wonderful Chef Luke whipping up some delicious treats to be shared with all of our incredible performers.
Introducing our Koru Team, who are our first team to introduce themselves using Te Reo Māori. All of us as staff are challenging ourselves to improve on our use of Te Reo Māori - and model the use of this to our students. What great role models they are! Ka pai!
Community Notices
(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)
Today's trip to the museum and gardens is CANCELLED due to the weather. We had a call from the CCC to say the combination of showers/rain and the wind will make the event difficult to run.
This affects Amber and Charlottes home groups.
At this stage tomorrow we expect the trip for Lisa and Katies home groups to go ahead.
What a fabulous day we had on Monday at ShowQuest. A huge thanks to all of the parents who supported us during the day. It was fabulous to see, and hear, so many Beckenham whānau in the audience. If you missed the show there are two videos available for viewing which Jenny has shared in the Kauri Google Classroom. Your child will be able to access these from home. There are heaps of fabulous photos on Facebook that can be found by searching ShowQuest 2021.
If your child borrowed their costume for school, please send this back on Monday.
Quiz Night
We are looking forward to a fabulous quiz night this coming Saturday. Tickets are sold out.
We need every family in our team to donate an item for our hampers that will be raffled at the quiz. Thanks to the 15 families who have sent something to school already. We would love to see another 100 items come to school on Monday. Please grab something at the supermarket over the weekend and put it in your child's bag for Monday. Many thanks!
Sport
All the best to our zone cross country team who will be competing on Tuesday morning at Halswell Quarry. Winter sport gets underway in week 5, on Thursday June 3rd. A big thanks to all the parents who will be coaching teams. This programme cannot go ahead without you.
