{"id":10448,"date":"2021-01-27T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T04:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=e403e9b5b51d53c7da030f4506349321"},"modified":"2021-01-27T16:24:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T04:24:10","slug":"beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-start-of-year-newsletter-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-start-of-year-newsletter-for-2021\/10448","title":{"rendered":"Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto – Start of Year Newsletter for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Principal's Patch<\/h2>

Kia ora koutou<\/h3>Welcome back to what is nearly the start of the 2021 school year. Whilst we don't complain about having warm weather, let's hope that it isn't quite this hot when school starts back next week! I hope that you have all managed to get some time to relax with your wh\u0101nau at some stage over the summer break.<\/div>

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This newsletter is designed to give you a heads up on lots of important, need-to-know information<\/b> to ensure that you and your children have as smooth a start to the school year as possible.<\/div>

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Staff have been heading back into school this week, with all teams having met in the last day or two. Our five new teachers have also been participating in an induction programme over the past two days, led by our senior leadership team. All of our staff will be onsite from tomorrow as we have three staff only days on Thursday, Friday and Monday, preparing for the year ahead! <\/div>

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We will be starting with an exciting morning of sustainability <\/b>and science<\/b>, utilising the outdoor environment <\/b>to understand the links with our cultural narrative<\/b>. All staff will be involved in this, so the office will be closed in the morning and will open officially at 1pm.<\/div>

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Over the three days we will also be spending time learning how to utilise our new Student Management System<\/b>. We have a major session planned for our teachers to learn more about the Science of Reading \/ Structured Literacy<\/b> approach that we are continuing to understand and utilise to support our teaching of literacy this year. Our staff will also be engaging with some Kapa Haka<\/b> and increasing their personal commitment to learning more Te Reo M\u0101ori<\/b>.<\/div>

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New teachers induction 'How we do things at Beckenham'!
from left: Quynh Nguyen, Caitlin Worfold, Meagan Mathers, Sue Leadbetter, Nicola Reddecliffe & Lisa Collier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Learning Conferences - next week on Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd Feb<\/h3>
It's not too late to book a learning conference for next week. Every team in the school is slightly different this year, so this is an important opportunity to meet the teachers in your child's team and talk about the upcoming year of learning, even if your child has the same teacher as they had last year.<\/div>
Please log onto www.schoolinterviews.co.nz<\/a> and, using the code 4ga7w<\/b>, log in to the site and book a 30min conference with your child's new teacher.<\/div>
We only have a limited number of booking slots, so we do ask that separated parents do work together to book a single learning conference for their child so that all families are able to book a time.<\/div><\/div>
Before you attend the learning conference, you might want to think about these questions and discuss them with your child:<\/div>

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Getting ready for your start of year Learning Conference:<\/b><\/div>