Last few days in Kauri for 2015

Lots and good times, challenge and celebration has been had over the last week for Year 7 & 8. All the very best of luck to those children and families who are moving on from Beckenham. Safe and happy holidays to everyone. We look forward to seeing all of our Year 8s at learning conferences on Feb 1st or 2nd. Contact the office if you still need to book a conference time.

We had a brilliant day to spend at the beach last Thursday.









Still had lots of energy to play after the steep trek up to Victoria Park.










Year 8s celebrating at their pool and pizza party. Thanks Tracy, such fun at your place.








Lots of proud moments at the Leavers' Assembly.







We made it! Dressing up at our Christmas lunch.




Trip to the Transitional Cathedral, City and Gardens


What a wonderful time we had on this trip! Our children sang beautifully at the cathedral. Their behaviour as we walked through the city was exemplary and our time at the Botanic Gardens was a welcome respite from the heat of the day.

As we walked to the Gardens, the children worked in teams to take photographs of items on a scavenger hunt. We were all amazed by the huge number of artworks and sculptures on display in our changing city.

We even had a student's aunty come down to the square to sing for us!

It was a great experience.










Wizard of Oz hits the stage!

Awesome original sounds, dazzling backdrop and props, stylish dancing and fun-filled acting ... there is something for everyone in The Wizard of Oz! The audience thoroughly enjoying the opening performance. Bring your friends and family along on Tuesday or Thursday this week. Gold coin entry, 6:30pm start. Please make sure the children are here by 6:15pm.






































Quail Island

Yesterday, we had a wonderful day at Quail Island. The weather was perfect and we had a lovely time walking around the island, swimming in the safe beach, and enjoying ourselves in the outdoors. We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all the wonderful parents who came with us. You are awesome!




Week 6 update

Congratulations to Jarred who received his teacher registration at a special ceremony on Monday. Jarred spoke on behalf of the registering teacher group, with meaningful words and lots of laughs. We were very proud.


Last Wednesday we were wowed by the awesome talent of our athletes at zone sports.







We will be exploring our poetic sides in writing over the next three weeks. This got underway on Monday, as we quickly wrote poems about chocolate bars and got others to guess the bar we were describing.

Layers of sand twisted through the golden sea
Decorated with brown bird wings.
A desert delicacy
A swirl of sweet
A glowing sun behind the dunes.

Ashleigh, Tate and Kimberly


A chiseled masterpiece
Smooth and elegant
A layer of crunch and
A topping of gold
A scrumptious snack
An essence of sweet
A log of taste
Strong and stumpy
A bite of heaven.

Gen and Abby


Sweet and sugary
Melts in your mouth
Chocolate coating
Filling from the beehive
Golden treasure treat.

Charlotte and Zoe


A priceless shiny sheet sharing a secret with you.
Beware the traces of nuts and wheat
To contain the swelling of your feet.
A fresh snack to lighten the breath
Although crunchy like a honeycombed bliss.
The colour of the starless sky
Foreboding with no reason why.
A name of a maker scrawled in delicate font,
Intertwining the secrets within.
A rich delight tainting the tip of your tongue,
A small little leaf turns into a smile.

Tim