{"id":6479,"date":"2018-02-27T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=8b9350d9dce69a2cb721b7286d551885"},"modified":"2018-02-27T19:54:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T07:54:18","slug":"kauri-whanau-weekly-update-term-1-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/kauri\/kauri-whanau-weekly-update-term-1-week-4\/6479","title":{"rendered":"Kauri Wh\u0101nau Weekly Update: Term 1 Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"We are currently in the middle of our art week, with a daily dose of visual art. There are three collaborative art pieces being created, which will be auctioned off at the school fair.<\/span>

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Camp Fundraising:<\/span><\/h3>Many thanks to those who offered to help with fundraising projects later this term, particularly our comedy evening on Saturday April 7th. If you are keen to help and have yet to complete the form, click here.<\/a>  This week we are selling banana berry smoothies at lunch time for $2. Year 7 & 8's day is Friday.<\/span>

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Many thanks for the team who manned the sausage sizzle last weekend. We made over $800 towards our Dunedin Camp. A big thanks to Countdown for providing all the food and equipment.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Writing Motivation Trip:<\/span><\/h3>On Thursday March 15 we are off to the Airforce Museum for a writing motivation trip. The only cost is the bus fare and we will let you know that cost as soon as the quote comes through. We would like to take three parents with us for the day. Please email your home-group teacher if you are able to join us.<\/span>

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Duathlon:<\/span><\/h3>Entry forms for the Year 5-8 Duathlon are now available. Children can pick up a form from the box in the theatre. Entries need to have signed parental permission. The hand in box is also in the theatre. The event is on Monday March 12th in the afternoon. A course map will be available by the end of the week. We encourage children to enter as a personal challenge, however they need to have a reasonable level of fitness.<\/span>

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Leadership Week:<\/span><\/h3>
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Tama from Attitude.inc got us thinking about personal leadership in his presentation on Monday. He will be back to deliver workshops as part of Leadership Week.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
<\/span>Next week is our leadership week - exciting! Please read either the Year 7 or Year 8 information below, as the two groups have different programmes.<\/span>

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Year 7:<\/span><\/h4>Year 7 have a leadership day on Monday. They can wear mufti to school on this day. We have introduced the 7 habits of highly effective people to the children, however on this day we look at the habits through a series of practical activities. Later in the week the Year 7s will work in pairs to plan an activity to deliver to a small group of younger children.<\/span>

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Year 8:<\/span><\/h4>Year 8 have a leadership camp on Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9. We will be based at school on the Thursday, venturing out after dinner for some physical activity. We sleep overnight in the hub. On the Friday we head off to Spencer Park at 9:30 and return by 2:30 - 3:00. Children need to bring their lunch on the Thursday. We ask for a donation of $25 to cover the cost of food and bus fares. To keep the price down we ask parents to donate the following:<\/span>