{"id":11145,"date":"2021-10-22T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=2a55fe3c755ce5ce7de21bb0d7a75c4d"},"modified":"2021-11-05T15:17:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T03:17:36","slug":"beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-newsletter-friday-22-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-newsletter-friday-22-october-2021\/11145","title":{"rendered":"Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto Newsletter Friday 22 October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Principal's Patch<\/h2>

Kia ora koutou<\/h3>Remember that this is a four-day weekend with Labour Day on Monday and a Staff Only Day on Tuesday. We look forward to seeing all the children back on WEDNESDAY.<\/span><\/b><\/div>

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Welcome Assembly today<\/b><\/div>
We had a welcome assembly with a difference today - outside and sadly, without all of our new families and wh\u0101nau there to share in the welcome.<\/div>

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We welcomed 29 children, 25 of whom were new to Beckenham since Week 2 of last term, and four children who have recently returned to Beckenham after having some time away.<\/div>

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We celebrated their 12 different nationalities and cultural backgrounds with a parade of flags and got a lovely photo of them all together at the end!<\/div>

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It was great to have Te Wh\u0101nau Mahi Tahi performing again for us and leading from the front of the assembly, welcoming us all in.<\/div>

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Thank you!<\/h3>
...to one of our wonderful parents who built this beautiful 'fairy garden' in one of the planter boxes over the school holidays. It has been played with constantly since school started again this week!<\/div>

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Please be aware of Netflix's new streamed show \"Squid Game\" <\/h3>
This programme has a rating of 16+ for a very good reason - extreme violence, strong language, and regular, very frightening scenes depicting death that are not suitable for primary aged children.<\/div>

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You may have seen this article on Stuff<\/b><\/a> about the impact that viewing this programme is having on children in Australia.<\/div>
We urge you to closely monitor your child's viewing, and be aware that they may be able to watch this through Youtube or other platforms, so extremely close parental guidance is encouraged.<\/div>

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Athletic Sports next week - no spectators please<\/h3>
After carefully considering the guidance from the Ministries of Health and Education, we will be running the Year 5-8 Athletic Sports next week as a 'no spectator event'. Whilst we operate with staff and students, we are able to have events like this outside, but as soon as we add spectators into the mix, we would be operating outside of those guidelines.<\/div>
Thank you for your understanding of this. We will do our best to take lots of photos and will post these to our school Facebook page.<\/div>

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We wish you all a very relaxing and safe long weekend.<\/div>

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Ng\u0101 mihi nui<\/div>
Sandy Hastings<\/div>
Tumuaki - Principal<\/div>

Important Dates<\/h2>

Upcoming Events<\/h3><\/div>
Week 2:<\/b>
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Mon 25 Oct - Labour Day (School Closed)<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>
Tue 26 Oct -<\/span> Staff Only Day (School Closed)<\/span><\/b><\/div>
Wed 27 Oct - <\/b>PTA Meeting (7.30 - 9.30pm)  Dessert Evening - All Welcome<\/div>
Thur 28 Oct - <\/b>Year 5 - 8 Athletics<\/div>
Fri 29 Oct - <\/b>Celebration Assembly (12 - 12.30)<\/div>
Sun 31 Oct <\/b>- PTA Halloween Picnic in the Park<\/strike> Cancelled<\/span><\/b><\/div>

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Week 3:<\/b><\/div>
Wed 3 Nov - <\/b> Board of Trustee's Meeting (5.30 - 7.30)
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Sat 6 Nov - <\/b>Theatre Sports Competition (@Rangi Ruru Girls)<\/div>

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Week 4:<\/b><\/div>
Wed 10 Nov -<\/b> New Entrant (Chelsea and Tracey's Home Groups)  & Year 8 School Photos <\/div>
Thur 11 Nov - <\/b>Year 0 - 4 Athletics (TBC)<\/div>
Fri 12 Nov - Canterbury Anniversary Day (School Closed)<\/span><\/b><\/div><\/div>

Term Dates<\/h3>Click here to view 2021 & 2022 term dates<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>

Citizen of the Week<\/h2>

Misha Lee - Year 3<\/h3>Misha, you are an absolutely awesome member of the K\u014dwhai whanau! You have an fantastic 'can do' attitude and set a wonderful example to others as you cheerfully work hard in all areas of school life.  Misha, you are a considerate, caring and enthusiastic friend, who naturally incorporates our key values in everything you do. Thank you for being such a superstar! Tino Pai! <\/div>

School Notices<\/h2>

Food Allergy Guidelines<\/h3>
Across our school, we have a number of children with different food allergies.<\/div>
To support the wellbeing of these students we have the following guidelines in place which we ask you to follow:<\/div>