Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Newsletter 6th July

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

...and another term comes to an end! I'm not sure that the weeks fly by for the children as fast as they seem to for all of the adults at school, but this term really has felt like a full and fast one!

This is a short newsletter this week, just to put some final end of term notices in, and to wish you all a safe and restful break.

You should have received your child's report today. They were handed out to children in the afternoon. If you have not received a report, please email Jacky in the office, and she will chase that up for you at the start of the new term. Some children have brought home a second copy for parents who live separately, and others have had a second copy emailed or posted out by Jacky today, according to the instructions we have on our system. If you need to update your family information, contact details or your child's health details at any stage, please do so by contacting Jacky in the office - preferably in writing/email, so that she can update this.

There will be an email coming out during the holidays about booking Learning Conferences for Week 2 of next term. The dates are on the calendar info below.

A huge thank you to the PTA who organised and ran three fabulous Discos, back to back, last Friday. What a lot of fun was had by our children!

As I mentioned in an earlier newsletter, I have been fortunate to have been awarded a Ministry of Education scholarship to travel to Adelaide for the first four weeks of Term 3 to shadow a principal there. I am very grateful for the opportunity and will be there with another Canterbury principal, Jo Earl, from St Francis of Assisi School in Mairehau. We will return in Week 5 of next term, and the two principals who we have been shadowing then come to Christchurch to shadow us for the last four weeks of Term 3. A great opportunity to understand how other schools and leaders operate and to learn from one another.

During my absence, Sue Leadbetter will be Acting Principal and Nicky Dunlop and Paulette Newton will be sharing the Deputy Principal role supporting Sue.

A highlight of the last day of term for me today, was participating in the staff vs students volleyball match in the hall at lunchtime! I never did find out who actually won, but we all, including the 100 or so spectators, had a huge amount of fun!

Best wishes to you all for the holidays

Ngā mihi
Sandy Hastings
Principal / Tumuaki  

NEWS FLASH

Following the responses in our uniform survey we are in the final stages of confirming a new uniform provider.  Rest assured that any items of clothing that are currently listed as uniform items for Beckenham will remain so - we are not changing the items of clothing, just the provider.  Full details at the beginning of Term 3.  

Congratulations to...

Sir Peter Blake Award winners...

This year we could not separate two young leaders. Both are strongly admired and respected by their peers. Over the past two years, one has consistently displayed outstanding leadership skills, while the other has evolved into an outstanding leader.

Tilly

From your first day in the Kauri Whānau, you shone as a natural and capable leader. Your peers respect your calm, proactive and reliable attitude.  You are naturally reflective, displaying empathy towards others and offering kind, genuine encouragement to all. You are community minded, able to identify the bigger picture and put others’ needs ahead of your own. You lead with a quiet confidence: your peers recognise you as approachable, patient and supportive. You excel in the face of challenge, readily stepping out of your comfort zone and encouraging others to do the same. 

Thom

Kauri Whānau has watched you evolve into a very confident, self-assured and enthusiastic leader over the past 18 months. Your charismatic personality makes others feel welcomed, safe and willing to take risks. You are non-judgmental in the way that you accept others and make every person in a group feel valued. You walk beside those who you lead, regularly stepping outside your comfort zone and in the process encouraging others to do so too. Your peers recognise the 150% that you consistently give and the perseverance with which you approach all that you do. 

PTA News

McMillan's Aquatic Centre

McMillan's Aquatic Centre is 7km & only 12 mins drive from Beckenham.
We are offering free assessments now for Term 3 bookings.

Location:                                    54 Wickham St, Bromley (off Dyers Rd)
Lesson Times:                            3.25 - 6pm
Adult lessons/Lane Hire:           1pm - 3pm & 6pm - 8pm
Cost:                                           $150 for 10 x 30 minute lessons.

Call Louise on 332 4617 or email bees.swim@xtra.co.nz to book in now.

www.macswimming.co.nz

Virtuoso Strings Orchestra

Transforming lives through music.
Months of hard work and practise will come to fruition for members of the Virtuoso Strings Orchestra (VSO), who are touring the South Island in July.
Forty-two talented school students will entertain audiences with a fun mix of classical, popular and traditional tunes, in what is the highlight of the year for the young musicians.
The students, ranging in age from 8 years to 17 years, form a tightly knit group who practise incredibly hard together to perfect their ensemble skills, VSO Co-founder Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Sneyd says.
“Their love of music is infectious and their performances shatter every stereotype of classical music that is out there.”
In 2012, Liz along with Craig Utting formed VSO and today the popular youth orchestra is based in Cannons Creek, Porirua, and run by the Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust.
The VSO South Island Tour kicks off on July 13 in Christchurch, and wraps up in
Mosgiel on July 19. All concerts are free and all are welcome.

Court Theatre

We have afterschool drama classes for ages 7- 9 Drama 1 and ages 10- 12 Drama 2 as well as Junior Improv Classes for ages 12- 15.

Nathan Wallis Talk:

Cashmere Primary Te Pae Kereru PTA is very fortunate to have Nathan Wallis, X-Factor Education come to our school and speaking about brain development for children aged 5-12 years.   Nathan is a specialist in brain research, an educator and a very inspiring speaker.  We would like to open this evening up to Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto. 

The presentation will take place on Thursday 2 August 2018, 7.30pm to 9.00pm in our School Hall.  Tickets are limited and will be available for purchase from 15 July 2018. Tickets cost $25.00 per person. 

Parents/Whānau can purchase a ticket via our KINDO online PTA shop.  Here is the link https://bit.ly/2z33zAd. 

Please note if you already have a Kindo account you will be prompted to add details to the Cashmere Primary Te Pae Kereru Fundraiser account.  If you are new to Kindo then you will be directed to the Join Up / Create an account section.  For any assistance please do not hesitate to contact theKindo Helpdesk on freephone 0508 KINDO (0508 454 636).

If you have any questions about the evening, please feel free to contact Nic Falloon, PTA Secretary at pta@cashmereprimary.school.nz

We look forward to your parents and whānau joining us for this evening.