Principal's Patch
Kia ora koutou
Upcoming works - Heathcote River Crossing - Footbridge closed
There is a section of major works beginning soon on Eastern Terrace (at the end of Malcolm Ave) which will affect pedestrian traffic from those that use the footbridge.
A new pipe is being installed underneath the Heathcote River, next to the footbridge at Malcolm Ave, and into Palatine Reserve. Palatine Reserve will also be closed for quite a long period of time, and the bridge will be closed over a 6-week period.
There will also be a section of Palatine Road closed just next to the bridge.
Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki (Principal)
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki (Principal)
Important Dates
Fri 4 Nov - Celebration Assembly (10 - 10.30am)Fri 11 Nov - Canterbury Anniversary Day - (School Closed)Thu 17 Nov - School finishing early at 1pm (Union meetings)Thu 17 Nov - BOT Meeting (5.30 - 7.30pm - Rūma Kaimahi)Fri 18 Nov - Celebration Assembly (10 - 10.30am)Wed 23 Nov - PTA Meeting (7.30 - 9.30pm - Green Room)Fri 25 Nov - Celebration Assembly (10 - 10.30am)Fri 2 Dec - Celebration Assembly (10 - 10.30am)Thu 8 Dec - BOT Meeting (5.30 - 7.50pm - Rūma Kaimahi)Fri 9 Dec - Final Assembly (9.45 - 10.30am)Thu 15 Dec - Last day of Term 4 - School closes at 12:30pm
Term Dates
Citizen of the Week
William Orchard - Year 6
William, you are a hard-working student who is always giving your best and taking care to take on board and practice new learning. You show empathy for others and ensure you are an upstander when necessary, thereby always showing our 'We Care' and We Get There Together' values. You notice and do things that need to be tidied or sorted out and this is such a good skill to have. Ka rawe, William.School Notices
School Photos
School Photos are now available to purchase again on the photographer's website: https://www.schoolphotography.co.nz/
The Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto link was temporarily removed at midday yesterday, while the photographers increased the security of their website and our pictures.
Thank you to all parents who informed us of various issues with passwords and our photographs - this should all be working again now with the same password provided previously.
Thank you to all parents who informed us of various issues with passwords and our photographs - this should all be working again now with the same password provided previously.
As we have lost 2 days and had quite a few queries in regards to the link being unavailable, the Photo order close-off is being extended until Sunday 30th October.
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Last chance Calendar Art orders
Did you forget to get your Calendar Art orders before they closed at the end of last term?
The order portal has been reopened until 1 November. This is your last chance.
Each product is made from your own child’s art.
These make unique Christmas gifts for family and friends and are perfect for posting overseas.
Follow these instructions to place your order online:
- Go to www.kidsartworks.com
- Use the Entrance Code: KZ*….. (add in your entrance code from your welcome letter e.g. “KZ3452”)*
- Enter your child’s room & name
Payment can be made over the website via credit card or account2account.
Congratulations to...
Andrew Robertson, for receiving the Rātā Cub Award at Scouts.
Congratulations to...
Fergus Macdonald and Christopher McCracken-Shannon for placing in the Speech Zone Finals Competition which took place on Thursday evening. They delivered their speeches beautifully. Congratulations to Fergus for placing 3rd for the Year 8s.
Mana Ake
TUNING INTO KIDS & TRIPLE P PARENTING PROGRAMMES
We still have some spaces available for Tuning into Kids and Triple P. Please see the attached flyer with parents. Triple P is offering a free online course for parents who would like to support their children who experience anxiety.
Helping whole families manage anxiety - Triple P Positive Parenting New Zealand (triplep-parenting.net.nz)
MANA AKE WEBSITE
Parents going to this site can be assured of finding up-to-date and quality information on wellbeing and parenting skills. https://manaake.health.nz/supporting-your-child/
SPORT UNIFORMS
Unless your child is competing in the Zones, we now require all sports uniforms to be returned to school, please have these cleaned prior to returning.
SCHOLASTIC
Issue 7 is out now. Please click here to view the catalogue, or here to sign up and learn how to order.
In this Bumpre edition you will find:
- Christmas and Holiday Gift Ideas
- The Best Books of 2022
- Halloween Reads
- Big Savings on Packs
- $7 and Under Books, $3.50 Value Books and much more!
To make it easy to give the gift of reading this year, the LOOP Gift Function has automatically been turned on for this issue. Gift orders are intended to be given directly to the parents, not the child.
Sports News
School Athletics Day
We were fortunate to wake up to a beautiful sunny day on Wednesday for our whole school athletics event. This day is a celebration of the learning that our tamariki have been participating in over the past few weeks, focusing on run, jump and throw. It's an opportunity for the children to challenge themselves, encourage others and come together in a day of shared experiences being outside and active.
A huge thank you to all the staff for their planning and running of the day's events, to the adult helpers who made the event possible and to the crew of dedicated senior students who came to school early to turn Beckenham Park into an athletics arena.
A personal highlight was seeing tuakana teina in action at the house relay. It was an exceptionally close race between Heathcote and Tennyson for a while, but Heathcote ultimately took the win.
Jenny Diggle
Sports Coordinator
See below an awesome athletics day video made by Luka Aramowicz on our Media Team.
See below an awesome athletics day video made by Luka Aramowicz on our Media Team.
PTA News
We are well into this short last term and we have a few requests for help, please!!!
Uniform room
One of our dear PTA members is off on a new adventure so she can no longer work in the school uniform room. We would love a volunteer to open it one afternoon a week. This is about a 20-30 minute job and is an incredibly valuable service for our school. We are looking now so Jaana can train you up before she goes.
Please private message us on Facebook or email pta@beckenham.school.nz
Leavers Lunch
Every year the PTA coordinates a lunch after the Leavers assembly (14th December). Most of the PTA have leavers themselves and want to relax and enjoy the lunch this year. If you think you could help out by coordinating ordering the lunch or helping on the day to serve it, please let us know!
Bike and Scooter racks
We would like to use some of the Outdoor Spaces funds that we hold by upgrading the scooter and bike stands. If you have particular knowledge about bike stands and how to fit the most bikes in a space we want to talk to you! Please contact us.
As always, thanks for your continued support!
Community Notices
(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)
From the Christchurch City Council:
Kia ora,
We’d like to hear what you think about Safe speed neighbourhoods.
We’re making it safer around all schools and surrounding neighbourhoods. Whether you’re visiting whanau and friends, letting tamariki walk, scoot or bike to school or driving to work and home again, you should be able to do it safely.
You can find out more about this plan and tell us what you think online, until Wednesday 30 November 2022.
Talk to the team.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please email me, or give me a call on the numbers below.
Ngā mihi,
Hannah Ballantyne
Engagement Advisor
Communications and Engagement
03 941 8055 | 027 310 1546
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Somerfield Playcentre Garage Sale
Saturday 29th October
9am - 12pm
Clothing | Toys | Books | Plants |
Baking | Candy Floss | Bouncy Castle |
Sausage Sizzle | Bric a Brac |
BYO bag. Cash only.
