{"id":13404,"date":"2025-02-07T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T01:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=b3f82c5ca1270bc1caf7fdf949fd97ab"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:53:11","slug":"beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-schoolwide-newsletter-ramere-friday-7-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto-schoolwide-newsletter-ramere-friday-7-february-2024\/13404","title":{"rendered":"Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto Schoolwide Newsletter, R\u0101mere (Friday) 7 February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Principal's Patch<\/h2>\n

Ng\u0101 mihi e te wh\u0101nau,<\/span><\/h3>
It has been truly wonderful to welcome our students to the 2025 school year. There's been a positive energy around the school, and it\u2019s been a pleasure to see new connections form and learning getting underway. A huge thank you to all our staff who have worked tirelessly to prepare our environment for the community. I also want to acknowledge the Mihi Whakatau (welcome) on Tuesday morning, which officially welcomed me to Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto. It was a truly humbling experience. A big thank you to Sampson, Marcel, for your words of support, Te Wh\u0101nau Mahitahi for their performance and to Whaea Cath, Sue, and Jo for your organisation.<\/div>

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Welcome to Our New Staff Members for 2025!<\/b><\/div>

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We are excited to introduce the newest members of our team for the upcoming year:<\/div>

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Talia - Kahikatea Team<\/div>
Kendall - K\u014dwhai Team<\/div>
Hazel - K\u014dwhai Team<\/div>
Chris - P\u014dhutukawa Team<\/div>
Chloe - Kauri Team<\/div>
Hugo - Kauri Team<\/div>

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Each of our new staff members has shared a brief bio in this newsletter, so you can get to know them a little better.<\/div>

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Welcome Assembly<\/b><\/div>
This morning, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new students and their wh\u0101nau to our school. It was inspiring to see the diverse cultures and countries represented in our flag ceremony. We are thrilled to have you all join us and become part of the Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto community.<\/div>

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Staff Only Days<\/b><\/div>
Leading up to the start of the school year, the staff spent four days engaged in professional learning and preparations. One of these days was spent with colleagues from schools within the Te Mana Raupo K\u0101hui Ako (Community of Learning), receiving professional development from Kathryn Burkett, an expert in the intersection of education and neuroscience. Her key message was: \u201cYoung people simply can\u2019t perform in a classroom unless their basic needs have been met.\u201d The remaining three days our staff spent together focused on \u2018Setting up for Success,\u2019 with key themes around setting up for student success through consistency, building relationships, and maintaining high expectations.<\/div>

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Learning Conferences<\/b><\/div>
Thank you for taking the time to meet with your child\u2019s homeroom teacher, either last Friday or Monday of this week. We see these conferences as a fundamental step in developing strong learning partnerships that will support your child to thrive throughout the year. If, for any reason, you were unable to attend, please contact your child\u2019s homeroom teacher so that an opportunity to connect can be arranged.<\/div>

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Attendance<\/b><\/div>
As you may know, one of the government\u2019s key education targets is for 80% of students to attend school for more than 90% of the term. This is a goal we are committed to achieving as we start the school year, and we are committed to supporting all of our students in maintaining regular attendance.<\/div>

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In 2023, the Education Review Office (ERO) published Attendance: Getting Back to School - A Guide for Parents and Wh\u0101nau. Overall ERO reported that \u2018We found lots of evidence that regular attendance has a big impact: the more often children attend school, the better they do at school, the happier they are, and the better they are set up for life.\u2019<\/div>
This guide also offers practical tips for wh\u0101nau to help support their child\u2019s regular attendance, many of which you may find useful to implement at home:<\/div>