Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Schoolwide Newsletter, Wednesday 15 November, 2023

Principal's Patch

Kia ora koutou

Ngā mihi nui

Sandy Hastings

Principal - Tumuaki

Important Dates

(you can also find the Community Calendar on our website here)

Thu 16 Nov - School Closed, Staff Only Day

Fri 17 Nov - School Closed, Canterbury Anniversary Day
Mon 20 Nov - Mon 27 Nov - Year 6 Beckenham Cycle Safe

Wed 22 Nov - PTA Meeting, 7.30pm

Fri 24 Nov - Celebration Assembly, 9:10-9:50am, in the Hall

Fri 24 Nov - PTA School Community Picnic, 5.00-7.30pm, Beckenham Park

Fri 1 Dec - Student Council - Celebrating Diversity and Culture Day (non-uniform)

Fri 1 Dec - Celebration Assembly, 10am, in the Hall

Thu 7 Dec - BOT Meeting, 5.30pm, Staffroom

Fri 8 Dec - Celebration Assembly, 10am, in the Hall

Fri 8 Dec - 12:15-3pm, Kahikatea Team trip to Isaac Theatre Royal, Southern Ballet

Mon 11 Dec - 7-8pm Kauri Production, in the Hall

Tue 12 Dec - 7-8pm Kauri Production, in the Hall

Fri 15 Dec - Final Celebration Assembly, 9:45am, in the Hall

Mon 18 Dec - Year 8 Graduation, 11am-12pm

Mon 18 Dec - Year 8 Leavers' Lunch 12:30-1:30pm

Tue 19 Dec - Last Day of Term 4, School finishes at 12.30pm

Term Dates: Click here to view 2023 & 2024 term dates

Citizen of the Week

Hamish Zinzan - Year 8

Hamish, you do a fantastic job of displaying our kete values on a daily basis, with your friendliness and sense of humour shining through the Kauri hub. You willingly take on and persevere through challenges in and outside of the classroom, clearly demonstrating your love of learning. Hamish, it's been a pleasure to see all your hard work result in such great growth in your learning this year. Tau kē koe!

School Notices

Year 8 Whānau Hui for Ākonga Māori

Year 5-8 BYOD Programme

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto has an optional Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programme for students in Years 5-8. This programme is very popular and has been in operation since 2014. 

If you want to find out more about our BYOD programme, please watch the video on our BYOD website. If you have any questions, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, email your child’s homegroup teacher or email Nick, our ICT lead teacher.

If you choose to get a device for your child, we generally recommend that it is a Chromebook. You can see our standard BYOD offering from PB Tech here. All models on the linked page are suitable for learning. It is also fine to get a device from another supplier if you prefer. If you choose to use PB Tech, please use “beckenham” as the promo code to get a discount.

End of Year Reports - now live on HERO

End-of-year reports are now available through the Hero portal. The end-of-year report reflects aspects of your child's learning for the second part of the year. 

 

Please take the time to sit with your child and share their report with them, celebrating their learning and reflecting on their next steps.

 

To find your child's report open Hero, click on their name and then click '2023 report'. 

If you need any help accessing the report through Hero please contact your child's Home Group teacher or come into the office for assistance.

Drink Bottles

We have very generously been donated a number of metal drink bottles.  If your child needs a drink bottle please send them to the office with a note and we will provide them with one to keep.

Please ensure you name these drink bottles as there may be quite a few that look the same!

Health Update

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Staff Profiles

Community Notices