Principal's Patch
Kia ora koutou
DISCO Fever is here! Great to hear the excitement around the hubs today as children prepare for their Disco later in the day. A huge thank-you to our PTA for the work and organisation that goes into this event for our tamariki.
Funding Changes
As you will have probably heard on the news over the past 24 hours, schools around the country have received their staffing and funding information for 2023. Whilst there have been no changes to the staffing formulas, there has been a major overhaul of parts of the operational funding formulas with the removal of the 'decile' system and the introduction of an Equity Index number (EQI). The EQI is designed to be more nuanced and to reflect better the actual needs of the children enrolled at a school. Whilst the news headlines you will read state that over 80% of schools will receive more funding as a result of this new formula, unfortunately, that is not the case for our school. This makes our need for your donation payment much more pressing, as we aim to provide quality learning experiences without adding additional requests for contribution for each activity.
Staffing for 2023 - Get your 3 or 4 year old enrolled now!
For us to get an accurate picture of our staffing needs for next year, we do need to know about EVERY child who intends to start at school during 2023 as soon as possible, so that we can inform the Ministry of Education of our actual enrolment numbers for next year. To ensure we are given the staffing we need from the Ministry of Education for the year ahead, we need to have accurate pre-enrolment numbers.
To enrol your child, please click on the link to our website enrolment page (linked here), and download the enrolment form. Alternatively, you can email office@beckenham.school.nz and request a form to be emailed out, or printed out and sent to you. We do need all 2023 enrolments in by the end of Week 2 next term, please.
It is never too early to enrol your child! We are happy to accept enrolment forms for ALL preschool children who live in zone.
Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal
Important Dates
Mon 26 Sep - Public holiday - Queen Elizabeth II memorial (School Closed)Wed 28 Sep - PTA Meeting (7.30-9.30pm in the Green Room)Thu 29 Sep - Parent Evening with Cashmere High School Principal (6-7.15pm Staffroom)Mon 17 Oct - First day of Term 4Mon 24 Oct - Labour Day - (School Closed)Tue 25 Oct - Netsafe Workshop for all whānau - St Martins School, 7pmFri 11 Nov - Canterbury Anniversary Day - (School Closed)Thu 15 Dec - Last day of Term 4 - School closes 12:30pm
Term Dates
Citizen of the Week
Eden Moates - Year 8
Eden, you are a wonderfully kind and bubbly member of our team who is always willing to go the extra mile. Your effort and perseverance with your learning this year has been admired by many, and you are seeing fantastic growth as a result of this. Thank you for the outstanding way you approach every day with a smile and a positive attitude. Keep shining.School Notices
Student Council Update
From the Student Council...These past few weeks the student council has held 'Kete Value Weeks'. There have been numerous activities to showcase our values, and they ran very successfully. In week 10 on Friday every child will be able to wear their favourite value colour. Either: Red, Orange, Green, Blue, and Purple. There will be no donation needed. The children can also just decide to wear their house shirts. If you don't have anything, don't feel forced to wear colour. Thank you!
Mana Ake - Tuning into Kids parenting programme
Sunhats and Drink Bottles needed for Term 4
A reminder that Term 4 is a Sunsafe term. Time to find the sunhat!
Please ensure that you send your child to school with a named red or black sunhat (bucket or wide-brimmed) and a named drink bottle from the start of Term 4.
PTA News
Orders are open for this year's Calendar Art.
Go to www.kidsartworks.com - put in your child's unique code to check out their art and sort all your Christmas pressies in September!
ORDERS CLOSE 30TH SEPTEMBER (The last day of school)
By the time you read this the disco will be done and dusted! Thanks to everyone who came along to help make it a great night for everyone! We really hope the kids had fun, as that is what it is all about!
Have a great long weekend
The PTA
Community Notices
(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)
.jpg)
Real Parents Adventures! Is a helpful website to promote to parents as the holidays creep up. Jam packed with ideas of what to do with your young people. Choose your age bracket, budget, and type of adventure and explore all of the exciting adventures you can get up to in Ōtautahi.
