{"id":11579,"date":"2022-04-08T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T05:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=45268a366a854c81781644c3f8d107ed"},"modified":"2022-04-08T17:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T05:27:45","slug":"beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-newsletter-ramere-friday-8-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-newsletter-ramere-friday-8-april\/11579","title":{"rendered":"Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto Newsletter, R\u0101mere (Friday) 8 April"},"content":{"rendered":"

Principal's Patch<\/h2>

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Ramadan is an important time in the Muslim calendar. For 2022, it runs from the 1st of April to the 1st of May. We have a number of Muslim wh\u0101nau in our school and we wish them all the very best for this time.<\/div>

Go! Dan! Go!<\/b><\/h3>
A group of K\u014dwhai children sent a video in to support Dan Carter in his kick-a-thon goal of raising money for UNICEF. They were spotted in the live stream last night! If you want to contribute to Dan's fundraising effort, you can do that by clicking this link.<\/a><\/div>

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COVID Update<\/h3>
Since we last reported to you on Tuesday, we have only had 2 cases a day for the rest of this week. We continue to have a number of students and staff isolating at home, either with COVID or as household contacts. We are hopeful that the spike of cases we saw early this week is our 'peak' and that we will now start dropping cases. We do want to get everyone through to the start of the school holidays as healthy as possible and hope that the holidays will be the 'circuit breaker' that we all need. <\/div>

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We are also hopeful that this coming Thursday's cabinet announcement will see a shift to Orange before school returns for Term 2, which will allow us to make some much-awaited changes to our daily operations. As soon as we know more, we will let you know!<\/div>

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Please remember that our term finishes next Thursday 14th April.<\/div>
Term 2 starts on TUESDAY 3rd May<\/b> as we will be having a Staff Only Day on the Monday.<\/div>

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

Important Dates<\/h2>

Upcoming Events<\/h3>Thu 14th Apr <\/b>- Last day of Term 1
Fri 15th Apr<\/b> - Good Friday (School Closed)

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Term 2<\/b><\/div>

Note that Monday <\/b><\/span>2nd May<\/b> is a Staff Only Day (School Closed)<\/b><\/span>
Tue 3rd May<\/b> - First day of Term 2 

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

Citizen of the Week<\/h2>

Thomas O'Beirne - Year 4<\/h3>Thomas, you excel at demonstrating our school values. You always show perseverance when facing a new challenge in your learning. You are kind and caring to others, and have a great sense of humour. We love your creative ideas in your writing as well as your funny stories. Thank you for showing We Get There Together and We Love Learning in many ways. Tino pai, Thomas!  <\/div>

Louie de Clifford - Year 8<\/h3>Louie you exemplify our school values. You are kind, creative, and loyal. You are personable and quick to lend a hand, and this makes a positive difference in our hub. Thank you for the leadership you show in technology and for being a stunning role model for others. Louie, you get stuck right into learning tasks, demonstrating a love of learning and challenge. Tino pai, Louie!<\/span><\/div>

School Notices<\/h2>

Accessing your child's 2021 report through Hero<\/h3>
In 2021 your child's end of year report was generated through Hero and opened to you through your Hero log in. This was the first time we utilised Hero for this.<\/div>
As we prepare for the next round of reporting at the end of Term 2, 2022, we have turned the report function on your Hero account off as of Thursday 31st March. You will still have access to the other functions on Hero that you can currently use. <\/div>

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The purpose of turning the report off is to allow the teachers time to begin working on the next report for your child. Access will be turned on again at the end of Term 2 (we will let you know when), and you will then be able to access their new report, along with any previous achievement information.<\/div>

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We will also provide you with support on how to access the report when the time comes.<\/div><\/div>

Diversity Day<\/h3>

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It was wonderful to see our \u0101konga show up to school as their wonderful selves, just with a little more color today! We are lucky to have such an inclusive and diverse school that celebrates all communities. Our student council were very proud to have raised $360 for Qtopia, an organisation that supports the LGBTQ+ community. Diversity Day was a symbol of recognition of all the different people our Kura has brought together!!<\/div>

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Community Dental Service - Dental Care During the School Holidays<\/h3>
The Community Dental Service will be providing urgent and relief of pain appointments during the school break at:<\/div>