{"id":12868,"date":"2024-07-05T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=e88afc7c261abe5d94b1f3db1034fd43"},"modified":"2024-07-05T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T03:00:21","slug":"kahikatea-news-term-2-week-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/kahikatea\/kahikatea-news-term-2-week-10\/12868","title":{"rendered":"Kahikatea News Term 2 Week 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kia ora e te wh\u0101nau,<\/p>

We have had some fun events over the last couple of weeks, including our wonderful Matariki evening, and our second group's trip to Clip and Climb. <\/p>

We also celebrated Sandy at her farewell on Wednesday. It was lovely to hear from educators, students and wh\u0101nau about the impact Sandy has had at Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto. We wish her all the best in her new role.<\/p>

Matariki<\/h2>

We loved seeing so many of our tamariki bursting through the door with excitement after a busy day at school. We had lots of activities happening throughout the hubs, and it was wonderful to see learners and their wh\u0101nau engaging in these. <\/p>

It is a special time to connect with our community and we appreciated seeing so many of you despite the cold weather.<\/p>

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Matariki Maths<\/h2>
Our learners have explored Matariki through a variety of subject areas over the last two weeks. One of these was maths. Some awesome 2D and 3D stars were created!<\/div>
 
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Matariki Kai<\/h2>
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Clip and Climb<\/h2>
Our second groups to attend Clip and Climb also had a blast! For some, this was a new activity which was a little scary, and for others new goals were met. We were really proud of all of our learners. <\/div>

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Thanks to all of our Clip and Climb wh\u0101nau helpers for your support.<\/div>

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Literacy Links<\/h2>

When we teach our learners to read and to spell, we focus on using the 'pure' sounds. For example when learning to read the word 'Sam' we sound the word out as \"sssss-aaaaa-mmmm, Sam\". See below for a great explanation by Emma Nahna (speech-language therapist) of the pure sounds of New Zealand English and their importance in learning to read and write.<\/p>