{"id":4399,"date":"2016-05-03T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=c4d5888124ab2a4b40afbf9e4fcc7879"},"modified":"2016-05-03T17:12:29","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T05:12:29","slug":"term-2-hub-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/kauri\/term-2-hub-newsletter\/4399","title":{"rendered":"Term 2 Hub Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was great to welcome the children back to school yesterday. We hope everyone had a refreshing break. This post outlines important information about the term ahead.<\/span><\/div>
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Morning snack and water:<\/span> As part of the initiatives being put in place to increase student focus across the school, we are making some changes to eating times. The children play first and then eat back in class, at interval and lunchtime. This means their morning tea is eaten at 10:50am. If your child needs a snack before then, they can eat a fruit, vegetable or bread snack at 10am, between maths and reading. This snack must be put in their buckets at the start of the day and it needs to be a quick eat. <\/span><\/div>
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All children need to have a named drink (water) bottle at school, that they will keep in their bucket. It was great to see a number of children with these on Monday. We would like everyone to be organised with bottles of water by the start of week two. <\/span><\/div>
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Learning Conferences:<\/span> We are looking forward to catching up with you all at learning conferences in week 3. As your child has different teachers for maths and reading, as well as their home-group teacher, who focuses on writing, it is tricky fitting a conference into 15 minutes. We ask you to allow 30 minutes for your Year 7 & 8 conference. This will give enough time for your child to share their learning across a range of subjects with you, and for you to touch base with your child\u2019s home-group teacher and maths teacher, and possibly their reading teacher. If you have yet to book a learning conference, please go to <\/span>www.schoolinterviews.co.nz<\/span><\/a> and enter the booking code zxg6a, or give Jackie a call in the office.<\/span><\/div>
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Cross Country:<\/span> <\/span> <\/span>Cross country training started on Monday. Our focus is for all children to participate to their potential and our training is designed to meet the varied abilities of our children. Please make sure your child wears suitable shoes for running. Our school cross-country is on Wednesday May 11th (next week), in the afternoon. If you are able participate on Wednesday afternoon, by helping to be a marshall, please email Tracy<\/span><\/div>
tracy.inwood@beckenham.school.nz<\/a><\/span><\/div>
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Winter Sport:<\/span> Winter sport begins in Week 3, Friday 20 May. We have 13 teams travelling to Hagley Park this year, which is fabulous. In the Intermediate Hub we have two football teams, two netball teams and two hockey teams. Thank you to Sonja <\/span>Sintmaartensdyk, Jenni Adams<\/span> and Fred Simpson for coaching\/managing teams this year. Trials are being held this week to decide on teams, and then it will be straight into training. Hockey and rugby players require mouth guards and hockey and football players require shin guards. Those travelling will incur a bus charge. The bus will leave school at 12:35 (with the travelling children eating at an earlier time - no lunch orders that day!). Games will begin at 1:15 and will be at Hagley Park, apart from hockey. We have yet to be notified where we will be playing for hockey, either Spreydon Domain or Nunweek Park. We aim to be back at school by 3pm.<\/span><\/div>
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Basketball:<\/span> We have three teams entered into basketball competitions at Pioneer Stadium, one team on Monday and two on Friday. Practices get underway at 12:30 break times this week. Games begin in week three. Both Friday teams, (the Ballers and the girls team) will be playing in a zone competition at Hillview next Monday afternoon, from 12:30. If your child is in one of these teams, and you are able to help with transport, please email Nicky. <\/span><\/div>
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Writing:<\/span> We are underway with our first writing topic of the term. This is a persuasive piece of writing based on a dream holiday accommodation. The exemplar is posted at the end of this newsletter. Please discuss with your child their ideas for the location and features of this holiday home. They will start writing at school on Wednesday.  Please  ask your child to show you what they have written at the end of Thursday. <\/span><\/div>
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The Science and Technology Fair<\/span> will showcase the children\u2019s learning in science at the end of this term. Our science focus is on energy. We will spend the first few weeks of term immersed in learning about this broad topic. Mid-way through the term, the children will each choose a science project to work on, based on an aspect of energy. This individual project, which will include a practical component, will be worked on both at school and at home. More information will come out to guide topic choice in a few weeks. <\/span><\/div>
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The Kauri Choir<\/span> will be ramping up their rehearsals this term. We are working towards our performance at the South Music Festival in week nine, Tuesday 28th of June. Ticketing details will be released soon. It is very important that the members of the choir are practising at home. We will be performing eleven songs, two of which are our individual pieces. All of the choir members have had a powerpoint shared with them through Google Classroom; they are able to access the lyrics and music from here. Please encourage your child to practise as much as possible. We look forward to performing for you all later in the term.  <\/span><\/div>
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Self-defence: <\/span>We are excited to have Lynda Maindonald from Self Defence NZ working with our Year 8 girls this term, on Wednesday afternoons. Lynda has been running self defence classes for our Year 8 girls for a number of years now. The girls have found these sessions to be very empowering and enjoyable. <\/span><\/div>
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People-savers course:<\/span> For three Thursdays, starting next week, each homegroup will have one day focused on learning basic first aid skills with a trainer from Red Cross. <\/span><\/div>
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Spelling:<\/span> At learning conferences, you will be given the list of Commonly Misspelt Words, with indications of which words your child still needs to learn. These words will be tested at school at least twice this term. Once the children achieve 100% they are exempt from future tests. This list of words can also be found on the spelling tab on this blog, so the children can start learning these words at home this week. <\/span><\/div>
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Dunedin camp photobooks:<\/span> The 44 camp books that were ordered at the end of last term, arrived yesterday. If your child has not brought yours home yet, it is waiting for them to collect in the Think Tank. If you have not sent money to school, $27 will be added to your account.<\/span><\/div>
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Show-case evening: <\/span>On the evening of Thursday June 30th, we will be holding our annual Year 5 - 8 Showcase. This is an opportunity for our performance groups to share their talent. Groups performing will include the choir, Te Whanau Mahi Tahi, the drama passion group and a group from the band. We will also be sharing outdoor education experiences. <\/span><\/div>
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Cashmere High Open Day:<\/span> Tuesday May 24th from 4 - 6:30 is an opportunity for families to look around Cashmere High and hear the principal, Mark Wilson, speak. Mr Wilson will also be coming to one of our team huis to talk with the children and answer their questions. <\/span><\/div>
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Leadership Awards:<\/span> We congratulate the following students who will receive leadership awards at our Celebration Assembly (9:30 - 10:00am) this Friday.<\/span><\/div>
Bronze: <\/span>Liam, Vita H, Olivia P and Amos <\/span>
<\/span>Silver:<\/span> Oakley, Dominic, Lachlan, Breeze, Iluka, Conor P, Oliver, Oskar, Jessica, Zoe, Ruben, and Georgia<\/span><\/div>
You are most welcome to attend this assembly. It follows the Welcome Assembly that starts at 9:15.<\/span><\/div>

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Term 2 Diary<\/b><\/span><\/div>
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2 May<\/b><\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Year 8 Girls\u2019 Self defence starts<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
5<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
6 Welcome assembly<\/o:p><\/div>
Our assembly<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
7\/8<\/o:p><\/div><\/td> <\/tr>
2<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div><\/td>
9 <\/span><\/o:p><\/div>
Hockey coaching <\/o:p><\/div>
Bball Zone Tournament<\/o:p><\/div>

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Canty duathlon<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Cross Country<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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People Savers Forest, all day<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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3<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div><\/td>
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Hockey coaching<\/o:p><\/div>
Zone netball trials <\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
17<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Zone CC 9 \u2013 11:30<\/o:p><\/div>
Year 8 Girls\u2019 Self defence<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
19<\/o:p><\/div>
People Savers Coast, all day<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Hockey Coaching<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Cashmere High Open Day 4-6:30<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Year 8 Girls\u2019 Self defence<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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People Savers Mts, all day<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Hockey coaching<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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ICAS Science<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
1 June<\/b><\/o:p><\/div>
Year 8 Girls\u2019 Self defence<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Queens Birthday<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Teacher only day<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
8<\/o:p><\/div>
Hockey Festival<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>
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Canty Cross Country am<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Court Theatre Matariki <\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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School Disco<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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South Music Festival<\/div><\/td>
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30<\/o:p><\/div>
Year 5 \u2013 8 Showcase<\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
1 July<\/b><\/o:p><\/div><\/td>
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Writing Exemplar<\/span><\/div>
This writing assignment is due on Friday May 13th.<\/span><\/div>
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Success Criteria:<\/span><\/div>