{"id":13156,"date":"2024-10-20T20:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=caf0641c5b7ec4ab0097175e46fa2564"},"modified":"2024-10-20T20:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T08:58:09","slug":"beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-schoolwide-newsletter-ratapu-sunday-20-october-2024-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-schoolwide-newsletter-ratapu-sunday-20-october-2024-week-1\/13156","title":{"rendered":"Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto Schoolwide Newsletter, R\u0101tapu (Sunday) 20 October 2024, Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Principal's Patch<\/h2>\n

Kia ora koutou<\/h3>
First week of Term 4 and we enjoyed seeing everyone back after the break and hearing stories of travel, 'staycations' and relaxation! <\/span>
On Friday we welcomed our new wh\u0101nau and their tamariki to Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto. Welcome to our kura and we look forward to our time with your wh\u0101nau.<\/span><\/span>
This week we also have school athletics. Please see the notices below for more information.<\/span>
Also, read the PTA notices, they have been very busy! We appreciate the work they do in support of the tamariki and our kura. <\/span><\/span><\/div>
As we begin our final term for the year a reminder, please feel free to contact your child's Home Group Teacher at any stage. They are more than happy to hear from you to celebrate successes and about any questions or wondering you or your child may have.<\/span><\/div>

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Staffing update<\/h3>
In 2025 we will welcome Hugo Weaver to our staff. Hugo will be the Kauri (Year 7 and 8) Team Leader. Hugo is excited to be joining us and working with the Kauri team.<\/div>

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Congratulations to Sarah Angelo. Sarah has been appointed to a permanent teaching position here at Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto. Sarah is currently working in the Kahikatea team. <\/div>

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Our Team Leader Structure for 2025:<\/span><\/div>
Koru - Katie McFarlane<\/span><\/div>
Kahikatea - Sarah Junghenn<\/span><\/div>
K\u014dwhai - Anna Reid<\/span><\/div>
P\u014dhutukawa - Steve Cooke<\/span><\/div>
Kauri - Hugo Weaver<\/span><\/div>

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Our thanks to Amber Donovan and Stacey McLachlan for so capably filling the roles of Acting Team Leaders. Thank you for stepping up and supporting the school in this way for 2024.<\/span><\/div><\/div>

2025 Enrolments - do you have a 4 year old!<\/span><\/h3><\/div>

We welcome enrolment forms for any New Entrant students who may start with us in 2025. It is never too early to pre-enrol your child, and having this data early will help us in the coming months when we begin to organise teaching staff for the following year.<\/div>

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If you know of any in our area, please encourage them to enrol.

Enrolment forms can be collected from the Office or can be found online here.<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Upcoming Curriculum Day<\/span><\/h3>
The Ministry of Education has allocated a curriculum day for all schools to work on the English and Mathematics curriculums in preparation for implementation in 2025. A reminder that our Curriculum Day is on Monday, November 18th. The school will be closed for students on this day. <\/span><\/div>

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We are fortunate to have BOSCO open and available to book on this day. If you wish to sign your tamariki up for BOSCO on this date, please <\/span>either head to<\/div>

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bosco.aimyplus.com<\/b><\/a> to make a booking, or<\/i><\/b>, contact Harriet on 027 645 6632 or via email at office@bosco.org.nz<\/b><\/a><\/div>

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Considerations for home-group placement for 2025<\/h3>
As we start to put together home groups for 2025, 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>

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As you will appreciate, putting home groups together is a hugely complex puzzle where the needs of all children need to be carefully considered. This means that we are not asking for 'requests' for teachers or for friendship groups 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>

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If you have anything you want us to know, please email me (not the teachers) so that I have all the information in one place. I will need this information by the end of <\/span>Week 5  - Friday 8th November.<\/span><\/div>
email<\/b>: principal@beckenham.school.nz<\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n
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Ng\u0101 mihi nui<\/b><\/span><\/div>
Jo Smith - Tumuaki (Acting Principal)<\/b><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/h2>

Important Dates<\/h2>

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Upcoming Events<\/span><\/h3>

Mon 21 Oct - Fri 25 Oct<\/span> - Walk or Wheel to School Week<\/span><\/div>
Wed 23 Oct<\/span> <\/span>- PTA Meeting, 7:30-9:30PM, Green Room<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Wed 23 Oct <\/span>- BOT Meeting, 5:30-7:30PM, Staff Room<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Thu 24 Oct<\/span> <\/span>- School Athletics <\/span><\/span><\/div>
Mon 28 Oct <\/span><\/span>- Labour Day <\/span><\/span>(kura\/school closed)<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Fri 1 Nov - Kauri Sausage Sizzle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Thu 7 Nov - Strings Concert, 11:00am in the Hall<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Sat 9 Nov - PTA Bingo Night, in the Hall<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Fri 15 Nov<\/span> <\/span>- Canterbury Anniversary Day <\/span><\/span>(kura\/school closed)<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Mon 18 Nov<\/span> <\/span>- Curriculum Day<\/span> <\/span>(staff only - kura\/school closed)<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Wed 27 Nov<\/span> <\/span>- PTA Meeting, 7:30-9:30PM, Green Room<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Wed 11 Dec<\/span> <\/span>- BOT Meeting, 5:30-7:30PM, Staff Room<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Fri 13 Dec<\/span> <\/span>- Final Celebration Assembly, 9.45-10.30am, in the Hall<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Mon 16 Dec <\/span><\/span>- Year 8 Graduation<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Tue 17 Dec<\/span> <\/span>- <\/span><\/span>Last day of Term 4, School finishes 12.30PM<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

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Term Dates<\/span><\/h3>

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Click here to view 2024 term dates<\/a> <\/span><\/h2>

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Citizen of the Week<\/h2><\/div>
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Molly McGuigan - Year 4<\/h3>Molly, you are a great example of  someone who demonstrates all our school values. Molly, you have a beautiful, kind and caring nature. You are loyal, empathetic and considerate. Thank you for the positive impact you have on those around you. Tino pai, Molly!<\/div>

Maadev Samaratunge - Year 4<\/h3>Maadev, you are a very kind, caring and positive member of the hub. You consistently demonstrate our school values on a daily basis and you are an outstanding role model to others. Well done, Maadev!<\/div>

BOT Update<\/h2><\/div>

Principal Appointment<\/span><\/h3>
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Cade Englefield as our new Principal. With nearly 30 years of experience in education in both New Zealand and the UK across all primary school year levels, Cade will be joining us from his current role as Associate Principal at Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate School. He will officially start with us on Monday, 27 January 2025. We are confident that Cade\u2019s experience and leadership will be a great fit with the Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto culture and values.<\/div>

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We would also like to sincerely thank Deputy Principal Jo Smith, who has done an outstanding job as Acting Principal since January. Whilst Jo opted not to apply for the permanent position, her leadership, along with support from the wider team, has provided valuable continuity and speaks to the depth of experience and commitment across our kura leadership team.<\/div>

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We look forward to welcoming Cade as he joins us in continuing the great work at Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto.<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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School Notices<\/h2>

2025 School Term Dates <\/h3>
Staff Only Days<\/b><\/div>
Monday 27, Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 January<\/div>

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Term 1<\/b><\/div>
Friday 31 January to Friday 11 April<\/div>

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NB: Learning Conferences all day Friday 31 January and Monday 3 February. Supervision will be provided for families who have requested it<\/span>.<\/span> Classes start Tuesday 4 February. <\/b><\/div>

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Waitangi Day Tuesday 6 February - School Closed<\/div>

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Term 2<\/b><\/div>
Monday 28 April to Friday 27 July\t\t<\/span><\/div>

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Term 3<\/b><\/div>
Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September\t<\/span><\/div>

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Term 4<\/b><\/div>
Monday 6 October to Tuesday 16 December<\/div>

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These dates will be added to the website in further detail next week.<\/i><\/div>

Food Allergy Guidelines<\/h3>
Across our school, we have a number of children with different food allergies.<\/div>

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To support the wellbeing of these students we have the following guidelines in place which we ask you to follow<\/div>