{"id":14941,"date":"2026-07-31T13:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=1dce0491ebfef48aca3fdcf00c76ac41"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:59:27","slug":"kowhai-news-term-3-week-2-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/kowhai\/kowhai-news-term-3-week-2-5\/14941","title":{"rendered":"K\u014dwhai News Term 3 Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to Term 3!<\/h3>

The children have made a great start to what is shaping up to be a very busy and fun term in the K\u014dwhai hub! Our timetable has changed this term to cater for the exciting opportunities on offer to our learners. Each homegroup is now taking part in weekly lessons or sessions in Dance, Cricket and Recorder.<\/span><\/p>

Dance<\/h3>
Every Tuesday, the children take part in a half-hour dance session, lead by Theresa. Each homegroup is learning choreography to a different song, with all four classes preparing their own dance.The dance sessions start with a warm up, including some stretches, and then the children work together on their dance number. These sessions will culminate in an end-of-term performance. Watch this space for more details!<\/div>


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Cricket<\/h3>
For the next three Wednesdays, we all now join Dan from Canterbury Cricket for a half-hour cricket session on the field. Dan will be teaching key cricket skills such as batting, bowling and fielding. The children loved the first session and showed great active listening and participation skills. <\/div>

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Recorder<\/h3><\/div>
Rachel comes in every Wednesday to teach us recorder. The children have all been provided with a recorder to use which is labelled and will be theirs to use for the term. So far, the children have learnt how to hold their recorders, how to make a sound on their recorder and use their thumb and index finger to play a short song. <\/div>

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Scooter-athlon<\/h3><\/div>
As mentioned in our previous blog, the Scooter-athlon will be held next Friday 7th August from 11:30am. We will be doing a walk through of the course next week, prior to the event, and go over expectations to ensure this event goes smoothly! We look forward to seeing you all there, supporting your tamariki.<\/div>

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Cybersafety<\/h3>

Staying Safe Online: Scams<\/span><\/h3>
People in New Zealand are losing millions of dollars to scammers each year \u2013 and this is just the figures reported to Netsafe so the actual figure is likely much higher!<\/span><\/div>
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It\u2019s important that you and your tamariki know what to look out for to avoid scams. Netsafe have put their best advice together to help you stay safe online and stay away from scams.<\/span><\/p>
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Read their <\/span>scam tips here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>
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Have a great weekend!<\/span><\/span><\/div>

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From the K\u014dwhai team<\/span><\/span><\/div>

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