{"id":5760,"date":"2017-05-15T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T05:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=484e879051c4ee1f5f66ca1b48e9a235"},"modified":"2017-05-15T17:06:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T05:06:51","slug":"koru-highlights-term-2-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/koru\/koru-highlights-term-2-week-3\/5760","title":{"rendered":"KORU HIGHLIGHTS: Term 2 Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"Kia ora whanau,

What a busy start we have had to Term 2!

Learning Conferences<\/b>
Heartfelt thanks to those of you who were able to participate in Learning Conferences last week. This is a very special time for children as they share their learning with their families. Your feedback written on the Celebration Stars is very much appreciated, and will mean a great deal to the children.
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Talking about my Maths learning in Hub 3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Sharing my learning with Dad!


<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>Rhythm Interactive experience<\/b>
Last week our children were treated to an outing to the local Methodist church hall, where John and Lucy (Rhythm Interactive) taught everyone how to drum, keeping time as one!
In 2002, Rhythm Interactive was born in a garage in Queenstown. The interactive drum shows are such that each student is given an African-styled hand drum to play along during the show. Rhythm Interactive shares its unique teaching methods, such as \"If you can say it, you can play it\" to demonstrate how children can learn rhythm, music, singing and dance in a fun way.
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Small Stix<\/b>
On Tuesdays over the next few weeks, the children will all be involved in junior hockey lessons, which are led by specialist hockey teachers. Please ensure that your child is wearing sensible shoes and warm clothes, as these lessons will be outside (weather permitting).

Self Portraits<\/b>
Some of the children have been working on making their own self portraits, and have modelled their work on Picasso. We're sure you'll agree they're fantastic!

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Book Review<\/b>
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>

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This gorgeous story, about a Belfast boy who eats books to absorb some smarts, is so charming that it makes you want to join Henry on his culinary literary journey. Henry loves eating all sorts of books \u2013 story books, dictionaries, atlases, joke books, books of facts and even maths books.<\/span><\/span>
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<\/span>Amazingly, as Henry gobbles, his knowledge bank increases and increases until he starts to feel a little ill. Is it all the paper and cardboard stuffing his belly? It seems so. Poor Henry is subsequently reduced to learning from books the old fashioned way \u2013 by reading.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>Numeracy Links:<\/b>