{"id":12375,"date":"2023-10-21T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=6e8e1bd59af0c9b36c1632cb37d2cc36"},"modified":"2023-10-21T16:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T04:50:13","slug":"beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-school-newsletter-friday-20-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-school-newsletter-friday-20-october-2023\/12375","title":{"rendered":"Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto – School Newsletter Friday 20 October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Principal's Patch<\/h2>\n

Kia ora koutou<\/h3><\/div>
We have been watching with horror, the events that have been unfolding in Israel and Gaza over the past two weeks and recognise that this conflict is likely to continue to take a significant toll on lives in that region for some time to come. Our thoughts go out to all of you who have wh\u0101nau, friends and colleagues in this area. <\/div>

Considerations for home-group placement for 2024<\/h3>
As we start to put together home groups for 2024, we know that you may hold particular information or insight that you want to share that will support the placement of your child for next year.<\/div>
While our teachers hold a lot of knowledge and understanding around the needs of our children, we are keen to also know if there is anything particular you think we should be aware of as we make these decisions.<\/div>
As you will appreciate, putting home groups together is a hugely complex puzzle where the needs of all <\/b>children need to be carefully considered. This means that we are not asking for 'requests' for teachers or for friendship groups<\/b> as we would never be able to meet all of those. What we are seeking, is to be made aware of anything important you think we need to consider that we might not be aware of. We will add your thoughts to ours, and do the best we can to make sure that everyone's needs have been considered in our process.<\/div>
If you have anything you want us to know, please email me <\/b>(not the teachers) so that I have all the information in one place. I will need this information by the end of Week 4 - Friday 3rd November.<\/div>
email: principal@beckenham.school.nz<\/div><\/div>

Challenging Online Behaviour out of school...<\/h3>
Outside of school hours, a number of children in our community are continuing to experience online bullying behaviour on social media platforms including TikTok and Fortnite, and this is causing extreme distress to both the children and their families.<\/div>
Families have many steps that they can take if their child is being bullied or threatened online.<\/div>
Depending on the nature of the incident, will depend on where you might go for support:<\/div>

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Self-Reporting Content<\/b><\/div>
Report harmful accounts to the platform directly. By reporting in-app, platforms are able to see previous engagement with the accounts and other contextual information. Reporting through these channels is often the fastest way to get content reviewed and acted on.<\/div>
For Tiktok<\/b>: You can report a video or account to TikTok for abuse by following the instructions here<\/a>. <\/div><\/div>

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Report to the Police <\/b>any incidents of immediate concern, especially around threats of physical harm.<\/div>

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Netsafe <\/b>deals with online harm advice, and have several helpful resources:<\/div>