{"id":5221,"date":"2016-10-24T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=0c3f6603120cf6e919fe00d77421fd32"},"modified":"2016-10-24T10:56:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T22:56:55","slug":"kahikatea-newsletter-term-4-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/kahikatea\/kahikatea-newsletter-term-4-week-2\/5221","title":{"rendered":"Kahikatea Newsletter Term 4 Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing focus<\/h3>Our writing focus throughout the past week has directly related to the demolition activity which we've been surrounded by recently.

Building Demolition<\/b><\/div>

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The builders put dynamite in the building, then ... Wow! It fell down.<\/i><\/div>
Dust everywhere.<\/i><\/div>
by Flynn<\/div>

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Police Station Demolition<\/b><\/div>

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The explosion experts are quietening down.<\/i><\/div>
The boy was excited.<\/i><\/div>
The explosions sounded like fireworks.<\/i><\/div>
It slid. <\/i>It fell.<\/i><\/div>
There was dust everywhere.<\/i><\/div>
The trees survived.<\/i><\/div>
There was some rubble that was white.<\/i><\/div>
Everyone was shouting in joy!<\/i><\/div>
by Ben<\/div>

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Police Station Demolition<\/b><\/div>

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The demolition experts have put the TNT into the building, then we heard big explosions.<\/i><\/div>
They blew a hole in the side of the building.<\/i><\/div>
It made the building fall over.<\/i><\/div>
There was a big cloud of dust, then there was a pile of gravel.<\/i><\/div>
There was glass everywhere.<\/i><\/div>
There were pieces all over the place.<\/i><\/div>
by Josh<\/div>

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Breaking Ground <\/h3>
Some of us made it into school early on Friday morning to be part of the Breaking Ground ceremony. Witnessing the big digger taking the first bite of earth was a very moving experience for us all...

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First bite<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Discovery Stations <\/h3>The children continue to arrive at school with an enthusiastic and energised attitude, eager to get started on the Discovery Station of their choice.
Teachers are asking their students such questions as:
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