Beckenham School End of Term 2 Newsletter

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Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

Just a brief end of term message from us all here at school to wish you all a very relaxing and safe holiday break. Thank you all for the support you have given to staff over the past weeks as we prepare for the first of the BIG moves these holidays!
Today has been electric with excitement as even our New Entrants were spotted carrying boxes of their reading books over to their new learning space for Term 3. We have had parents in most of the last two weeks helping individual teachers as they move out, and the skip, emptied this morning, is almost certainly nearly full again this afternoon!

It was the last day of teaching and learning in our original verandah block today. Next term this building will be gutted and transformed into our library, admin area and staffroom.

Hub 1 
Hub 2


Hub 3/4


Michelle and I will be in tomorrow, to tackle our office!


Help needed in the holidays:

We would love to have a small team of adult helpers to move on the morning of Tuesday 18th July from 9am.
If a couple of trailers were available that would be helpful too. We will be moving Hub 5/6 from the west building into the east building, and Hubs 7, 8 & 9 also into the East building.
If we can get a team of 5 or so people, we should be able to have this done by midday. (No children please, as you will technically be going into the building site).
Please email me if you can help, so I know how many people we can rely on. Thanks principal@beckenham.school.nz

The teachers are all heading away this afternoon for a very well-earned break. None of them will be in to school again until Wed 19th July, when they will be back to set up their new spaces.

Please remember that we have a Staff Only Day on Monday 24 July and school will begin on Tuesday 25th July. BOSCO will be open for bookings on that day. They are likely to fill up quickly, so if you haven't yet booked, contact Yvette manager@bosco.org.nz as soon as possible.

Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Principal - Tumuaki

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Mon 24 July
Teacher only day.  SCHOOL CLOSED

Tue 25 July
Term 2 starts.
8am Opening Ceremony for second new building.  This will happen on the park side of the new building.
Classes start at 8:55am

Fri 28 July
Winter Sport for years 5-8

Mon 31 July
Zone Winter Tournament - yrs 5-8 at Hagley Park. 11am-3pm

Wed 2 August
Strum, Strike, Blow practice at Horncastle Arena. 9am-3pm
Strum, Strike, Blow performance.  7pm at Horncastle Arena

Thu 3 August
Year 7/8 Open Evening at Sandwich Road site. 7-8:30pm

Term Dates

Click here to view 2017 term dates.

School Notices

Litter Free Lunches

We are re-establishing our litter free lunch policy, to reduce our school waste. We encourage families to consider using containers or removing wrappers from lunch items. Children will be asked to take any wrappers home in their lunch boxes to dispose of. Many thanks for your support for our eco-friendly school.

Sports News




Kauri Whanau Weekly Update: Term 2 Week 10

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We have made it to the last week! It's been a busy term and we have just started planning for an exciting term 3, which will be our last term based here at Champion Street. Please check the important messages below.

Cheese Rolls:

We had an awesome start to our cheese roll production last week. Many thanks to those who have loaned us equipment and to Kim, Tamsin and Nicola who helped out. The children were fabulous; we were really impressed with their work ethic and enthusiasm. Tomorrow is our last production day. Those who have ordered cheese rolls will receive these tomorrow. We look forward to welcoming Melisa, Richelle, Sonja and Amanda to help us out.


40 Hour Famine:

Jarred is chasing up outstanding 40 Hour Famine packs. Even if your child signed up for the Famine, but did not do it, they still need to return their pack / booklet. Please get these back by this Thursday at the latest.

Showcase:

Many thanks to the parents who have offered to help with set up and pack down of the Hillview gym. We are expecting Jane, Sabine, George and Charmaine at Hillview at 3:15pm, and Jane, Mary, Charmaine, Phil, Nerm and Rich to help after the show.

Children need to be at Hillview by 6:40 on Thursday. They need to arrive in their black base, ready for J-Rock. If they are performing in the band or choir, they will need their school uniform as well. Te Whanau Mahi Tahi will also have their kapa haka outfit. The children know where to put their clothing changes and where to report to when they arrive. All school ambassadors will be part of the comparing team. These children should be practicing their introductions at home.


Te Whānau Mahi Tahi:

TWMT will be spending Thursday at Beckenham to prepare for the cultural festival. They are to report to the BOSCO rooms, (old Room 8 and 9) when they arrive at school.

School Reports:

These will be coming home on Friday with your child.

Ski Day:

Our ski day takes place on the Thursday of week 4 next term, August 17th. Please click this link for information about the day, cost and required clothing. We would like this form to be filled in by the end of the holidays, so that we can ensure all children have the equipment they will require for a great day in the snow.

Quick message for Champion Street families

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Take a break for sandwich making this Friday. The PTA are putting on a sausage sizzle at Champion Street only. $2 per sausage.

The link I put up a week ago, asking for help to set up and pack away at Hillview this coming Thursday, wasn't working, but has now been fixed. Please click this link to let us know if you can help.