Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Schoolwide Newsletter, Rāmere (Friday) 21 February 2025

Principal's Patch

Ngā mihi e te whānau,

It’s hard to believe we’re already nearing the end of Week 4! The term is well underway, and it’s great to see so much positive learning happening across the school. Our new staff and students have been warmly welcomed by our community, which has been wonderful to see.

This newsletter is packed with important updates, and we hope you take the time to read it through.

Kauri Camp

Next week, the Kauri team will embark on their exciting camp adventure at Wainui, departing on Monday and returning on Friday. This camp is a fantastic opportunity for students to step outside their comfort zones, embrace challenges, and build resilience. We wish them all the best and extend our gratitude to Hugo, the Kauri team, and the dedicated parents who are joining them for the duration of the camp - your support makes this experience possible. 

PTA

Joining the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is a fantastic way to get involved in your child’s education and make a meaningful impact on the school community. The PTA provides a platform for you to contribute to school events and fundraising efforts that support important school initiatives. Plus, it’s a great opportunity to connect with other parents and stay informed about what’s happening at school. 

The first PTA meeting of the year will be held next Wednesday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Green Room, adjacent to the school hall. We would love to see you there.

If you are unable to attend meetings regularly but would still like to contribute, consider joining the PTA support group. This group assists the PTA by helping at events throughout the year. A strong support group is essential for the PTA to successfully organise events that benefit our school.

To join the PTA support group click on the link below: 

Weetbix TRYathlon

This weekend, more than 60 students from Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto will be participating in the Weet-Bix TRYathlon. We wish them all the best for the event and look forward to hearing about their experiences and results next week.

Celebration Assembly

Thank you to the whānau who attended our celebration assembly last Friday. It was great to come together and recognise our students’ achievements. Congratulations to those who received certificates for demonstrating our school values.

As a reminder, the values that are central to our schools vision are:

Arohaina te tāngata me te taiao - We care about people and the environment, fostering an inclusive community.
Nau mai te wero - Bring on the challenge.
Nā mātou he rerekē te ao - The world is different because of us.
He taonga te ako - The treasure is learning.
Mā tātou katoa te waka e hoe - We are all rowing this waka together.

Thank you for your ongoing support in role modelling and reinforcing these values with your children. 

Uniform 

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto requires students to wear a school uniform. Our uniform expectations outline what students can and cannot wear at school and when representing the school. Staff are actively reminding students about the correct uniform, particularly regarding tracksuit pants,  shorts and hats. The imagery below provides a clear guide on these uniform expectations, which you can use at home to support your child’s understanding.
Communication

Open and transparent communication is at the heart of a successful school. We value building strong learning partnerships with whānau. From time to time, you may have questions or concerns about your child’s learning at school. This is completely normal, and we encourage you to raise these promptly by following the steps below.

Step 1 - First point of contact
Home Group Teacher: Your child’s Home Group teacher should be your first point of contact for any important information or worries. They are best placed to understand your child’s individual needs and address your questions directly.

Step 2 - Second point of contact
Team Leader: If you feel the matter requires further attention after speaking with the Home Group teacher, please contact the relevant Team Leader. Contact details can be found on our website, linked here.

Step 3 - Third point of contact
Senior Leadership: If the issue remains unresolved at the Team Leader level, Senior Leadership can be contacted for further support. 

We also want to hear about any celebrations, cultural traditions, or achievements outside of school. Please share these with your child’s Home Group teacher so they can be acknowledged at school.

Ngā manaakitanga
Cade

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Mon 24 Feb - Fri 28 Feb - Wainui Camp - Kauri (Y7/8)
Wed 26 Feb - PTA Meeting (7:30-9:30pm)
Fri 28 Feb - Celebration Assembly (10:00-10:30am, in the Hall)
Mon 3 Mar - Fri 7 Mar - Walk or Wheel to school week
Wed 5 Mar - Board of Trustees Meeting (5:30-7:30pm, Staff Room) 
Wed 5 Mar - School Swimming Sports
Fri 7 Mar - Kōwhai Top Team Challenge
Thu 13 Mar - Zone Swimming Sports Y5-8
Fri 14 Mar - Celebration Assembly (10:00-10:30am, in the Hall)
Wed 19 Mar - School Photos TBC
Wed 26 Mar - PTA Meeting (7:30-9:30pm)
Fri 28 Mar - Celebration Assembly (10:00-10:30am, in the Hall)
Wed 2 Apr - Fri 4 Apr - Living Springs Camp - Pōhutukawa (Y5/6)
Thu 3 Apr - Board of Trustees Meeting (5:30-7:30pm, Staff Room)
Fri 11 Apr - Celebration Assembly (10:00-10:30am, in the Hall)
Fri 11 Apr - Last Day of Term 1
Mon 28 Apr - First Day of Term 2

Citizen of the Week

Keira Ai - Year 4

Keira, your positive disposition shines through in everything you do. In your learning, you approach tasks with a growth mindset and are motivated to do your best. You are also a keen helper and love to make a positive difference by doing jobs around the hub and looking after your classmates. Kia kaha tō mahi, Keira! 

Jeremy Kemsley - Year 6

Jeremy, you are an incredible role model in the Pōhutukawa hub, in the way you consistently show all of the school values. You are a conscientious learner, keen to do your best, and you are highly organised, thinking ahead and making sure you are prepared. You are also an extremely caring friend, always looking out for others and helping where needed. Jeremy, you are an absolute star!

School Notices

PTA News

Join the PTA In 2025! 
We will be having our first hui next week 26th February, 7.30pm in the room next to the hall. We’ll be planning lots of fun fundraising and school community events for the year and we’d love some more hands. Don’t hesitate to get in touch via pta@beckenham.school.nz. If you can’t do meetings but would like to help with events we would also love to hear from you. 

The PTA meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at school. We raise money for the school through a variety of fundraising efforts (new ideas welcome!) and run events such as the Disco and the Bingo night. We also run the second hand uniform shop. 

We’re looking forward to seeing Weetbix Tryathlon participants on Sunday. Look out for the big black gazebo at Jellie park and don’t forget to come and get an iceblock after the run. 

Communicating Absences

Our Text Line for reporting absences is currently not working. Please contact the school office if your child will be absent from school via the below methods instead:

Phone: (03) 337-1404
(Press 1 to leave an absence message)
Email: office@beckenham.school.nz

When contacting us please remember to include; your name, your child's name, the reason for their absence, and how long you expect your child will be away from school.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we sort this matter.

Garden Club

Some children put together some bags of beans last week grown with loads of aroha.

The year 1-4s hope to have more vege sales…so keep an eye out for our garden sale table in the mornings.

Any koha would be greatly appreciated to keep up the hard work!

There has been celery, apples & more beans, even some sunflower seeds in the mix! 

Also if anyone has any leftover seeds at home they are happy to donate to the garden club, we would love to get growing this term.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

The munch bunch!

Financial Statements

You will have received your student's financial statement this week.

This is just a reminder that donation payments (including camp donations) are able to be submitted for the Donation Tax Credits from the IRD. This scheme entitles you to claim back 33% of your donation payments, if you meet the eligibility criteria. Payments made by 31st March, can be submitted as part of your application for the financial year ended 31st March 2025.

If you need any assistance logging into Hero to view your statement or if you wish to find out more about setting up payment instalments and claiming the donation tax credits, you can refer to the Finance and Annual Donation page of our website.

If you have a student in Kauri, you will see the camp contribution request for the Wainui camp has now been added to your account. Thank you very much to the PTA for the kind contribution towards the buses! If you have chosen to pay your school donations in instalments over the year, please consider increasing these to allow for additional contributions towards the cost of camp.

Payments may be made in part or full to the school bank account - ASB Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Board of Trustees 12 3148 0131641 000 using your child's name as a reference.

The school office also has Eftpos facilities available.

If you have any queries, please email accounts@beckenham.school.nz

Reo Māori o te Wīki

Have a go at saying these every day, throughout the day. “We Love Learning ”, "He taonga te ako”!

Whakataukī: Ahakoa he iti kete, he iti nā te aroha - This means it’s the thought that counts. 

Kīwaha: Mē he tē! - this means like a boss! An expression used to say that someone does something very well.

Kupu: Kāore - this means no.

If you are unsure on the pronunciation of a word, have a look on Te Aka (the Māori dictionary) where you can hear how the word is spoken correctly.

CSM Band programme try-an-instrument

CSM try-an-instrument afternoon was a busy success! Thank you to everyone who came along to try out an instrument!

If your child is interested in learning an instrument with the Christchurch School of Music School Band Programme in 2025, we encourage you to enrol using the google form https://forms.gle/pJ322wdRYh44hPZ77

Con Brio band was filmed by What Now last year: https://youtu.be/t17V1suMMMY?si=U0_FXDOem8kWuU__

Lunch Orders

Lunches are delivered to the school office for children to collect at 1.20pm

Monday – Sushi Factory is available through LunchOnline.

Tuesday – Subway is available through LunchOnline

Wednesday – Subway is available through LunchOnline.

Thursday – Sushi Meets Dumplings is available.

Friday – Sushi Factory is available through LunchOnline.

Lunch Online

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto uses Subway and Sushi Factory through the Lunchonline web based ordering system.
LunchOnline orders  need to be placed by 8:30am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Please ensure that you update your child's details on their database so lunches can be matched up with your child more easily if they need to be delivered.

To access this, you will need to set up an account with LunchOnline here.

Sushi Meets Dumplings

Sushi Meets Dumplings is delivered on Thursdays.
To place an order, please complete this form – Sushi meets Dumplings order form.
Orders for Sushi Meets Dumplings need to be placed the night before, and latest by 9am on Thursdays.

'Kiss & Go' Drop Off Area - 3 min Parking

A reminder please, that the drop off and pick up area on Sandwich Road (by the bike stands) is a 3min drop-off zone from 8:30-9:30am and 2:30-3:30pm on school days. This means drivers are not able to sit in their cars from 2:30pm waiting for children, or to park cars in this area and go into school. If you arrive early and wait for children, or if you need to get out of your car and come into school, please find an alternative place to park. Having this area just for drop-offs means that the traffic on Sandwich Road moves smoothly before and after school, and this is much safer for our children.

Staff Profiles

As part of promoting the teaching profession, interviews were carried out with new teachers, and published on the Education Magazine - The Education Gazette.

This article features our very own Georgia. 

Well done Georgia.

BOT Update

Policy Review

From time to time we ask you to review one of our policies that come up on our review cycle. A policy for whānau review is the Recording and Reporting Accidents, Injuries, and Illness policy. You will find it on School Docs at this link. Click on current review, start review and follow the directions. 

Username: beckenham
Password: pride

Instructions for reviewers
  1. Follow the link to the policy.
  2. Read the policy.
  3. Click the "Start Review" icon at the right-hand top corner of the page. A new screen will appear.
  4. Select your role (board member, staff member, student, whānau or other) from the drop-down list.
  5. Enter your name (optional).
  6. Submit your ratings and comments.
If you don't have internet access, school office staff can easily provide you with printed copies of the policy and the review form.

Community Notices

(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)

Events/Activities: for Caregivers and tamariki

Christchurch City Libraries, what’s on:  https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/holiday-programmes-events-and-activities/
Sparklers at Home: https://sparklers.org.nz/wh%C4%81nau/
www.nooknz.com : Keeping families up-to-date with ‘what to do’ : https://nooknz.com/

Community Services Quick links:

Foodbanks: https://www.foodbank.co.nz/links
Family Services Directory - The Family Services Directory is a searchable online database.  It lists information about family support organisations and the services/programmes they offer to support New Zealand families (we call the organisations in the Family Services Directory "providers").  The purpose of the Family Services Directory is to connect people with providers who can help them to cope with common issues and problems.  https://www.familyservices.govt.nz/directory/
Community Law: https://communitylaw.org.nz/

 Wellbeing Support:

Safe to Talk: https://www.safetotalk.nz/
Youthline: https://youthline.co.nz/  Call: 0800 611 116  Call: 1737
Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ: https://info.health.nz/

Food Support:

Kairos: https://www.foodb Kairos Free Store: Mondays and Fridays 5:30-6:30, 284 Tuam St  Free Store: Kairos Food Rescue foodbank.co.nz/canterbury
Christchurch City Mission foodbank: via appointment 0800 787 855
Salvation Army foodbanks and other welfare services: Central, Sydenham, Linwood, Aranui.
St Ambrose Church foodbank: 03 388 6699
Hoon Hay Foodbank: 14A, 12 McCarthy St, Hoon Hay
Lyttelton Community House: 03 741 1427
Pataka Kai:(community pantries)
The Housing First Christchurch Office: 242 Ferry Road
111 Barbour Street Waltham

Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Schoolwide Newsletter, Rāmere (Friday) 7 February 2025

Principal's Patch

Ngā mihi e te whānau,

It has been truly wonderful to welcome our students to the 2025 school year. There's been a positive energy around the school, and it’s been a pleasure to see new connections form and learning getting underway. A huge thank you to all our staff who have worked tirelessly to prepare our environment for the community. I also want to acknowledge the Mihi Whakatau (welcome) on Tuesday morning, which officially welcomed me to Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto. It was a truly humbling experience. A big thank you to Sampson, Marcel, for your words of support, Te Whānau Mahitahi for their performance and to Whaea Cath, Sue, and Jo for your organisation.


Welcome to Our New Staff Members for 2025!

We are excited to introduce the newest members of our team for the upcoming year:

Talia - Kahikatea Team
Kendall - Kōwhai Team
Hazel - Kōwhai Team
Chris - Pōhutukawa Team
Chloe - Kauri Team
Hugo - Kauri Team

Each of our new staff members has shared a brief bio in this newsletter, so you can get to know them a little better.

Welcome Assembly
This morning, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new students and their whānau to our school. It was inspiring to see the diverse cultures and countries represented in our flag ceremony. We are thrilled to have you all join us and become part of the Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto community.

Staff Only Days
Leading up to the start of the school year, the staff spent four days engaged in professional learning and preparations. One of these days was spent with colleagues from schools within the Te Mana Raupo Kāhui Ako (Community of Learning), receiving professional development from Kathryn Burkett, an expert in the intersection of education and neuroscience. Her key message was: “Young people simply can’t perform in a classroom unless their basic needs have been met.” The remaining three days our staff spent together focused on ‘Setting up for Success,’ with key themes around setting up for student success through consistency, building relationships, and maintaining high expectations.

Learning Conferences
Thank you for taking the time to meet with your child’s homeroom teacher, either last Friday or Monday of this week. We see these conferences as a fundamental step in developing strong learning partnerships that will support your child to thrive throughout the year. If, for any reason, you were unable to attend, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher so that an opportunity to connect can be arranged.

Attendance
As you may know, one of the government’s key education targets is for 80% of students to attend school for more than 90% of the term. This is a goal we are committed to achieving as we start the school year, and we are committed to supporting all of our students in maintaining regular attendance.

In 2023, the Education Review Office (ERO) published Attendance: Getting Back to School - A Guide for Parents and Whānau. Overall ERO reported that ‘We found lots of evidence that regular attendance has a big impact: the more often children attend school, the better they do at school, the happier they are, and the better they are set up for life.’
This guide also offers practical tips for whānau to help support their child’s regular attendance, many of which you may find useful to implement at home:
  • Talk to your child about how school is important for their future, and how it is important to go every day. Be positive about school!
  • Make sure your child knows that you care if they are going to school.
  • Only take your child out of school when there is a really good reason, like if they are sick.
  • Have a consistent morning routine, not too rushed.
  • Help your child to be prepared for school, like making sure they have done their homework the night before.
Morning Drop-Offs
To help your child start the school day positively, we encourage parents to leave once they have dropped their child off at the classroom, ideally before the bell rings at 8:55 a.m. This supports a smooth transition from being in your care to settling with their homeroom teacher, ensuring they are ready for learning.

A reminder of our 2025 term dates can be viewed here: http://www.beckenham.school.nz/index.php/information/term-dates

Have a restful weekend.

Ngā mihi nui
Cade
Tumuaki (Principal) 
Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Tue 11 Feb - Try an Instrument (CSM) 3pm-4pm in the Hall. All 8+ welcome
Mon 24 Feb - Fri 28 Feb - Wainui Camp - Kauri (Y7/8)
Wed 26 Feb - PTA Meeting (7:30-9:30pm)
Mon 3 Mar - Fri 7 Mar - Walk or Wheel to school week
Wed 5 Mar - Board of Trustees Meeting (5:30-7:30pm, Staff Room) 
Wed 5 Mar - School Swimming Sports
Fri 7 Mar - Kōwhai Top Team Challenge
Fri 13 Mar - Zone Swimming Sports Y5-8
Wed 19 Mar - School Photos TBC
Wed 26 Mar - PTA Meeting (7:30-9:30pm)
Wed 2 Apr - Fri 4 Apr - Living Springs Camp - Pōhutukawa (Y5/6)
Thu 3 Apr - Board of Trustees Meeting (5:30-7:30pm, Staff Room)
Fri 11 Apr - Last Day of Term 1
Mon 28 Apr - First Day of Term 2

School Notices

Staff Profiles

Hugo Weaver - Kauri (Year 7/8) Team Leader

My name is Hugo Weaver and I am excited to be joining Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto this year. The staff and my team have been very welcoming and I am looking forward to getting to know everyone better as the year progresses. A few things about me: I am a father of four, live locally in St Martins and love running, cricket, rugby league, and football. When not at school I love tinkering away in my garage on projects for my house or going on runs in the hills.

Chris Gaut - Pōhutukawa (Year 5/6) Team Leader

Kō Chris Gaut tōku ingoa, I am really looking forward to working with our Yr 5/6 students in the Pōhutukawa Team this year and getting to know both the students and the community. I enjoy being active and joining in all things that the students are doing and being a part of their world, I'm excited to be a part of the Beckenham Team. 

Hazel Ritchie - Kōwhai Teacher (Year 3/4) 

Kia Ora koutou, I am a new teacher joining the Kōwhai team. I highly value emotional intelligence in my teaching and strive to uplift and inspire all tamariki. I enjoy getting out into nature and finding new walking tracks. I have a passion for crafting and turning my living room into a creative whirlwind. I look forward to building relationships within our incredible community.

Chloe Wilson - Kauri Teacher (Year 7/8) 

I am originally from Australia and have recently moved from Melbourne to Christchurch, following four years of teaching in London. My experience has primarily been in senior schools, and I am passionate about fostering student voice and agency within the Kura.

Talia Garrick - Kahikatea Teacher (Year 1/2) 

Kia ora koutou, I’m Talia. Last year, I completed my Bachelor of Teaching and Learning, and I’m thrilled to begin my teaching journey at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto this year. I was lucky enough to grow up in this neighbourhood so I am super excited to give back to the community. I am part of the awesome Kahikatea team. I love the arts and sports, particularly netball and volleyball. If you see me around school please come and say hello!

Kendall Skelton - Release Teacher

Kia Ora, I’m Kendall Skelton. I have been a parent of Beckenham for nearly a year now and I am very excited to now join as a teacher in the Kōwhai team on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

Sunscreen, Hats and Drink Bottles

Please remember to send your child to school each day with sunscreen applied, and with a school hat and their drink bottle. Hats are compulsory in Term 1 and Term 4.

Stationery

If you have not yet purchased your child's stationery, you can download the stationery list from the school website.

Pencil Cases: if your child brings a pencil case to school, please keep these small - the storage spaces are not big enough for large pencil cases!

Before School

Please remember that classrooms are open to children from 8.30am. This is to allow teachers time to prepare for the day.
Prior to 8.30am there is no supervision of children. 

If you need to drop your child/ren off before 8.30am BOSCO provides before-school care. 
Please contact them for more details 
Phone 027 645 6632
Email office@bosco.org.nz

Staff Carpark

To keep everyone safe when arriving and leaving school, please do not walk through the staff carpark. This area is for staff cars, taxis and accessibility parking only. Thanks to everyone who is using the pedestrian gates; onto Beckenham park, near the flagpole, on Sandwich Road by the PTA uniform room, or onto Eastern Terrace. Our school gates are to keep children in, gates are to remain closed during school hours.


Food Allergy Guidelines

Across our school, we have a number of children with different food allergies.

To support the wellbeing of these students we have the following guidelines in place which we ask you to follow:
  • All students should only eat lunches and snacks that have been provided by their caregivers.  
  • Bottles, other drinks, and lunch boxes provided by caregivers should be clearly labelled with the name of their child.  Home group teachers and caregivers will decide where the children’s bottles and lunch boxes will be kept during the day to ensure no cross contamination occurs.
  • Parents are asked not to bring food into school to be shared with other children.  Whilst we understand that there are times you want to celebrate special events for your children with their friends at school, e.g. birthdays or being awarded prizes, by bringing food and treats for them to share, we have a policy of children only eating the food that their whānau have prepared and sent with them.  We have a number of students with food allergies and also need to respect the wishes of some families who want to monitor what their children are eating and prefer their children just to eat food they have prepared. From time to time, there may be an event that teachers have organised that will involve food (cultural or learning activities) and they will have advised families in advance that this will be happening.  
  • At the beginning of each year caregivers will need to check the expiry dates on any medication to be held at school.  
  • On the first day of school, caregivers will need to bring their child’s medication to the school office.  Caregivers will need to sign a medicine authority form (School Docs).  The responsibility of monitoring the expiry dates of medications rests with the parent.
  • Caregivers may be asked to come and talk to staff about their child’s specific health needs and ways we can support them at school.
We will inform you during the year if specific guidelines for your child’s hub change. 

Our full allergy policy and guidelines are available on the Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto website under Information - Policies - SchoolDocs, then search ‘allergy’.
Enter the username (beckenham) and password (pride).

If you have any questions or concerns, please discuss them in the first instance with your child’s home group teacher.

Children's Health Needs

If your child has medication that needs to be kept at school, on a long or short-term basis, it is very important that you come into the office and set up a new plan with Chloe or Jacky for the administration of this. All medication held on site should have been sent back home to you at the end of last year. Please check expiry dates on medications before you bring it in. All parents/caregivers need to complete a medicine authority form and procedures will be followed to ensure that it is kept securely, and administered appropriately.

If your child has an emergency medical plan for asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes, seizure, allergies or any other critical medical emergency, and you have had that plan and or medication updated over the holidays, please also bring that into the office.

Communicating Absences

Our Text Line for reporting absences is currently not working. Please contact the school office if your child will be absent from school via the below methods instead:

Phone: (03) 337-1404
(Press 1 to leave an absence message)
Email: office@beckenham.school.nz

When contacting us please remember to include; your name, your child's name, the reason for their absence, and how long you expect your child will be away from school.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we sort this matter.

Waitangi Day

Acknowledging Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Waitangi Day is an opportunity to take notice and to be mindful of the small, everyday actions we can all take to make a positive difference. The weight of history can often feel overwhelming. We all have a positive part to play in building connection, understanding and unity within our tamariki as our future leaders.


Waitangi Day is an important part of Aotearoa / New Zealand’s past, present, and future... but often we don't know how it really affects us, except for a public holiday! 

Here is a fantastic resource made for both adults and young people which gives a rich insight into Waitangi Day, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and The Treaty of Waitangi in a very friendly yet informative way.

We invite you, and your whānau to take a look at this comic-style storybook or listen to the audiobook together. This is a great way to engage in more learning and create space for curiosity to grow. 

Link to the storybook resource here


"Ka mua, ka muri" is a whakataukī that many will know means "walking backwards into the future" - the idea of this is that we should look to the past to inform the future. 

Once you have looked through this resource, if you have any pātai (questions), please feel free to share these with us. We are all on our own journey, but as our school values state, "We Get There Together", and "We Love Challenge". We know that reflecting on our history is a chance for us to sit with and live these values, to help us as individuals on our own journey, but also to strengthen the communities that we live in. Your questions and curiosity are welcome! Kōrero mai.

Dental Care

Kupu Māori o te wīki

We are continuing to embrace our reo Māori (Māori language), and tamariki (children) will be learning a new Whakataukī (phrase/proverb), Kīwaha (saying), and Kupu (word) each week. In line with our school value: “We Love Learning” He taonga te ako”, have a go at saying these every day, throughout the week and learning alongside your tamariki.

Whakataukī: Whakarite ngā kete mō te haerenga! - This means filling our kete for the journey. 

Kīwaha: Paia! - this means Awesome!

Kupu: Āe - this means yes.

If you are unsure on the pronunciation of a word, have a look on Te Aka (the Māori dictionary) where you can hear how the word is spoken correctly.

Christchurch School of Music (CSM) 

CSM Band programme try-an-instrument

Is your child 8 years or older and loves music?  
Beckenham Te Kura O Puoroto has music lessons for many instruments and is one of only a small number of primary schools with its own Concert Band and String Orchestra.  
If your child would like to try a blowing instrument, the CSM Outreach Band team will be at school on Tuesday 11 February in the hall foyer from 3-4pm.  
Instruments on offer are flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, percussion and electric bass guitar.  
Fliers with information about both the CSM Outreach Concert Band and the CSM Outreach Strings programme are available at the school office.  Check us out on What Now! 

Community Notices

(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)



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