{"id":6873,"date":"2018-07-31T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T01:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=d4cf2c475837612828efb220715aba91"},"modified":"2018-07-31T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T01:03:45","slug":"kauri-weekly-update-term-3-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/kauri\/kauri-weekly-update-term-3-week-2\/6873","title":{"rendered":"Kauri Weekly Update: Term 3 Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"There is lots on in the Intermediate Hub at the moment. I apologise for the long blogpost. It is all important, so please read carefully. <\/span>

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Learning Conferences:<\/span><\/h3>We are looking forward to seeing you at learning conferences today and on Thursday. Please do not wait outside, just come straight in. Your child knows to get their bucket and start sharing their learning with you. We will join you to talk about writing, maths, key competencies and answer any questions.  30 minutes needs to be allowed for our conferences.<\/span>

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Becamath:<\/span><\/h3>
Tomorrow we will be holding our maths problem solving competition in the hall. The children will be in mixed ability groups, solving problems and running answers to get marked. It is an exciting event. We will be keeping an eye on individuals, as this is one part of the selection process for our Cantamath teams. <\/span><\/div>

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Ski Trip:<\/span><\/h3>
We are just over a week away from our ski trip. Over the past two days I have been matching children up with ski clothing that they need to borrow. We have been short on glasses\/goggles, medium sized gloves and larger ski pants. If your child still does not have what they need, Snowmania, 4 Dalgety Street, <\/span>Riccarton, has the best deal on rental equipment, including gloves or goggles for $5. The package at Mt Hutt includes skis, boots, poles, helmet, ski pass and lesson, so no need to organise a helmet or hat. <\/span><\/span><\/div>

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On the day we will need to leave school, Sandwich Rd, at 6:10am!!! Yes, I know, it is extremely early, however we need to be at ski hire on the mountain by 8:15. The tricky part is that the ski report, letting us know if the mountain is open, does not come through until 6am. This close timing is unfortunate, but not something we can avoid. If your child arrives for the bus before we have seen the ski report, please wait with them until the go\/no go decision has been made. We will be leaving the mountain to head home soon after 3:30, which will get us back to school around 5:45pm. We will text with a more accurate time when we are on our way home.<\/span><\/span><\/div>

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Tomorrow we start our class preparation sessions. These include: dressing for the mountain, an introduction to gear, snow safety and mountain management. Many thanks to those who replied to say they can loan skis for our dry land session on Thursday morning.<\/span><\/span><\/div>

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