Mini-Newsletter, Friday 17th July 2020

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Reminder: Term 3 starts on Tuesday 21st July.

Monday is a Staff Only Day and school will be closed.

Road Works on Eastern Terrace

We have been advised that the section of Eastern Terrace between Fisher Ave and Sandwich Road (where the ponds are) will be closed off for wastewater work being undertaken by Citycare. There will still be pedestrian access along this section, and through the parks.
Please allow the extra time needed if you are planning to drive to school, and be aware that you won't be able to park on this section of road. If you are able to walk or bike to school with your children, this would be a great option.

Year 6 Caregivers & Whānau meeting, Thursday 23 July

This is an important opportunity for all caregivers of our Year 6 students. Come along and find out how our Year 7/8 team cater for the learning needs of intermediate aged students.


Year 8 Whānau meeting with Joe Eccleton, Cashmere High School, in the Staffroom, Monday 27th July 6pm

Come along and meet Joe Eccleton, Principal of Cashmere High, who will be speaking about what Cashmere High can offer your Year 8 students, as they transition to high school in 2021.

Basketball 3 on 3 champions 

(final week of Term 2)
The ‘Beckenham Warriors’ came away with a hard-fought win in the final of the Year 5/6, A Grade Competition on Wednesday night at Pioneer Stadium. The team had gone right through the whole competition with only one loss. Luckily, in the final, we were back up against the same team that had previously beaten us… but this time we put it right! A huge thanks to Jamie for all your time spent coaching and for your expertise on the sideline. (Quinn, Robbie, Bella, Lola)


Kauri Whānau: Term 3 Week 0

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Kia ora everyone, we hope you have all had an enjoyable two weeks. It will be great to see everyone back at school on Tuesday. Remember that Monday is a staff only day.

Children

We have put this screencast together for the children to view, to give them a heads up on the changes we have made to our timetable for this coming term. Please ask your child to view this screencast and, if possible, go onto Kauri google classroom to make their Passion choices for term 3.

Parents / Caregivers

We would love to get your feedback. Please click this link and complete the short form.

Sport Update

A huge thanks to Robert, Brett, Anna, Karen and Juliette for coaching our winter sport teams. With these parent coaches, we will be able to continue our Thursday winter sport programme. Now we just need the weather to cooperate!

We are keen to enter teams in Koru Games, later this term, and need parent support to do this. Please indicate on this form if you can help. This is quite urgent as we need to get entries in and spaces in the competition are filling up fast.

86 people have now filled in the ski trip form. If you are one of the 14 remaining families, please click this link.  The date of this trip is August 28th (not October as was incorrectly written on the original form).

Remember that school starts on Tuesday. Be at school be 8:30 for the tech bus. Remember your bring BYODs. Enjoy the weekend!






2020 ICAS Assessments (with updated link)

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The University of New South Wales is offering your child to take part in the ICAS assessment programme. These are an optional assessment. offered to students in Year 5-8.

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

Each assessment costs AUD$14.50 to enter. In order to ensure that you are paying the price we pay when we purchase them, we will invoice you once the entries have been submitted.

To enter your child, please fill in the google form. Entries are due Monday 3 August 2020.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email - hannah.elliott@beckenham.school.nz. We will add the sitting dates to the community calendar when we have confirmed exact times.

Kahikatea Newsletter Term 2 Week 12

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Kia ora e te whānau


What a busy term we have had settling back into school life after lockdown.  We are very proud of all our wonderful tamariki in the Kahikatea whānau and all the wonderful things they have achieved in their learning. Below are some photos of the activities they have been enjoying as we continue to learn and explore transformation and Matariki this week.











Pōhutakawa Concert
We were invited to watch the Pohutakawa whānau share their singing groups today and really enjoyed all the wonderful songs they performed for us.  





Handwriting with Bounce and Skip

Now that we are settled back into Level 1, Bounce and Skip may make an appearance at your place.  Each home-group has its own special set and our wonderful handwriting monkeys love to spend the night at home with one of our wonderful tamariki.  
Bounce and Skip have the tricky job of watching our daily handwriting carefully and selecting the child they think is focusing on the task and reaching their handwriting goals.  





Learning Conferences
We have really enjoyed having the time with each of you and your tamariki, sharing their learning journey so far, and their next steps with you.  We do appreciate you taking the time to meet with us, and hope that our conferences were able to provide you with some valuable insight into your child's progress and the learning goals we are working towards together.

What's happening in Christchurch over the term break
Below are links to some fun activities or places you may like to visit with your tamariki over the term break:

Tūrangi: Christchurch City Central library
https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/turanga/turanga-whats-on/
Canterbury Museum
https://www.canterburymuseum.com/whats-on/
Christchurch Art Gallery
https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/?section=events&type=family-activity
Free events at Kids Fest 2020
https://www.kidsfest.co.nz/events/?event-type=&location=&event-date=&age=&free-child=1&keyword=


Learning through play Loose Parts
We are looking for donations of the following to support our play-based learning:  
  • Old newspapers and non-glossy magazines
  • Unwanted craft items e.g. wool, string, material scraps
  • Old clean socks 
  • Large suitcases or old chests (for storing dress ups)
  • Boxes for creations (eg biscuit boxes, soap boxes, etc) 
  • Clean plastic milk bottles 
  • Plastic caps (from milk bottles etc) 
  • Old kitchen pots, pans, spoons, etc.

Parent Help
We are looking for some parents to volunteer their help during reading, by playing literacy games or supporting a group on a task, any day between 9.10-10.10 am. 
We also would love some volunteers to put reading books away. Putting reading books away can be done before school or at a time that suits you. If you can help, please email charlotte.verity@beckenham.school.nz


Thank you
As we head into a 2-week term break, we would like to take the time to thank you for all the kind support you have shown to us over the last 2 terms through all the unexpected changes and interruptions, and for working with us to provide educational support for your fantastic tamariki in their learning both at home and at school.