Kahikatea News Term 3 Week 8

 

Kia ora Whanau/Caregivers, 

What a busy term it has been! We are fast approaching the school break and noticing that many of our tamariki feel tired and some have been unwell. Thank you for keeping your child at home when they are not well, this helps to stop the transmission of bugs and illnesses. 

PB4L focus word of the week - Determination 

Here is a list of books that explore determination

Updating Contact Details 

It is very important that we have the correct contact details for people who are listed as caregivers for all of our students.  If you have moved house, changed your phone numbers or have different people who you would like to have as emergency contacts, please get in touch with the office and update us with the new details.

Obviously, if other details concerning your child have changed, e.g. medical issues, then we would also appreciate knowing about these. 

Woodwork

Megan's dad came to show the tamariki some carpentry skills. The children learnt how to use a hammer and nails. Some items that were created, included a bird box and a seat. 

Other learning from the hub:

Cyber Safety 

Staying Safe Online: Bullying

One in five young people in New Zealand have been the target of online bullying – it can happen to anyone, and it can be hard for parents and whānau to deal with. Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto takes online bullying seriously and would encourage you to chat to your tamariki’s teacher if you have any concerns about online bullying.

Visit Netsafe’s Online Bullying Advice for Parents to read more.

Staying Safe Online: Scams

People in New Zealand are losing millions of dollars to scammers each year – and this is just the figures reported to Netsafe so the actual figure is likely much higher!

You and your tamariki must know what to look for to avoid scams. Netsafe has put its best advice together to help you stay safe online and away from scams.

Read their scam tips here. 

Swimming - Term 4 Week 3 & 5 

Please check the Hero notices for our news about swimming in Term 4. If you can help on one of the days please email your child's homegroup teacher. Thanks to those of you who have already emailed! This is such a fantastic opportunity and we rely on parent/whanau support to help make it a success. 

Arohanui, 
Team Kahikatea- Sarah, Ella, Lisa, Quynh & Amber 

Kahikatea News Term 3 Week 4

Nau mai haere mai

A reminder: 

There is a Staff Only Day on Monday 26th of August. 

The school will be closed that day.

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Maths Whanau Evening- Calendar Date

Calendar Art

check out our hub walls for our amazing calendar art on the walls

Class discussions- our tamariki have been playing an unkind game of Paper, Rock, Scissors where the winner slaps the loser's face. This is an unacceptable game and we have discussed the importance of looking after each other and keeping ourselves safe. Please feel free to bring this up with any class teachers if you are aware of this or any other unacceptable games and we can support our tamariki in making better choices. 

Uplifting our tamariki with a growth mindset

Learning Through Play with Cook Island Week- waka making and 'ei katu (flower crown or head garland) making. Fun hole digging, card playing, rock painting and a very special visitor called Mitzi.

Cyber Safety Information

The HDCA for Parents and WhānauThe Harmful Digital Communications Act (or HDCA for short) was passed by the Government in 2015 to help people dealing with serious or repeated harmful digital communications. It covers anything digital like text, emails or social media content.

The most useful thing for parents to understand about the HDCA is the way the 10 communication principles define what is good or bad behaviour online.

If you’re ever concerned about your young person (or you just want to brush up on your knowledge!) visit Netsafe’s Guide to the HDCA. 

Ka kite koutou from Team Kahikatea: 
Amber, Sarah, Ella, Quynh & Lisa

Kahikatea News Term 3 Week 2

Kia ora e te whānau,

What a lovely two weeks back of Term 3. We have noticed that the children are positively growing in physical and social-emotional skills. We have loved seeing the smiley faces and the "Good morning!". If you have any concerns or questions, please make sure to speak with your child's homegroup teacher.

Timetable

We have made some changes to the timetable this term to meet the needs of our tamariki, this means giving us more time to incorporate wellbeing activities in the morning (such as mindfulness, yoga, body percussion, etc.) without taking away learning time. The children have adjusted super quickly and smoothly to the new timetable and enjoyed having a "sneaky snack" after the fitness break in the morning. Ka mau te wehi - Awesome work!

Hillview Cross Country Challenge

A massive thank you to the parent helpers who supported the Hillview Cross Country event, your help made a huge difference to us. We are very proud of the children as they participated amazingly at the event.

Calendar Art

Just a quick heads-up that we are underway with creating our Calendar Art, and you may receive an email later this term about ordering products with your child's art printed on them. More details to come.

Lunchbox food

We really appreciate the fresh fruit and vegetables that have been coming to school in the tamariki's lunchboxes. This makes a difference to their intake of nutrients essential for a healthy body.

Arty Shapes

Our maths unit in the last two weeks is called Arty Shapes, looking at shape properties such as sides, corners, etc. Check out our shape creations!

Learning Through Play

Have a lovely weekend!

The Kahikatea Team.

Amber- amber.donovan@beckenham.school.nz

Sarah- sarah.angelo@beckenham.school.nz

Quynh- quynh.nguyen@beckenham.school.nz

Ella- ella.rainbow@beckenham.school.nz

Lisa- lisa.collier@beckenham.school.nz