Kia ora whānau,
It’s hard to believe we are already six weeks into the term! It has been a very busy and positive time in our classroom. Our tamariki have settled well into routines and have been showing fantastic engagement with their learning. It has been wonderful to see growing confidence, new friendships, and lots of enthusiasm across all areas of the curriculum.
Literacy
We are a few weeks into our literacy groups, and we are incredibly impressed with our tamariki and their enthusiasm to learn. It has been wonderful to see students building confidence as they work through their reading and literacy activities.
A quick reminder that students can only take their reading books home if they have their reading folders at school. Folders only need to be brought to school on Thursdays. On this day, students will return their previous book and receive a new one to take home. Thank you for helping support this routine!
Maths
Last week, we were learning about shapes and geometry. Our tamariki enjoyed exploring and identifying different shapes through a range of fun, hands-on activities. Take a look at some of the things we got up to!
Over the next few weeks, we will be diving into place value and grouping numbers. Students will be learning how numbers can be grouped into tens and ones, helping them better understand how numbers are made.
Ideas to try at home:
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Ask your child to group everyday objects (such as Lego, pasta, or small toys) into groups of 10.
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Practice counting collections and see how many groups of 10 you can make.
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When you see numbers around you (letterboxes, page numbers, prices), ask: How many tens? How many ones?
These small activities can really help strengthen their understanding of numbers.
Inquiry – Sustainability: Healthy Bodies and Minds
As part of our inquiry learning around sustainability, we have been exploring what it means to have healthy bodies and healthy minds. Recently, we looked at how to create a balanced plate of food and talked about 'everyday foods' and 'sometimes foods'. Students discussed what foods help give us energy, what foods help our bodies grow, and why it is important to have a variety of foods on our plates. Have a look at our balanced plates of food!
Tuakana–Teina
Our seniors recently led some wonderful Tuakana–Teina activities as part of their leadership week. They created a range of games and activities for small groups of our tamariki.
It was a big hit! It was fantastic to see such great engagement from everyone involved. Our younger students loved working with the seniors, and it was awesome to see the older students stepping into their leadership roles. Here are some pictures of the fun!
Little Kickers
We are excited to be taking part in Little Kickers, an organisation that gives children a positive introduction to sport by teaching football skills in a friendly, pressure-free environment. The focus will be on developing ball skills.
Please talk with your child about this and reassure anyone who might feel nervous that this is for everyone, whether they have played football before or not.
Little Kickers will take place on:
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Wednesday 18th March
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Wednesday 25th March
We are looking forward to lots of fun and active learning!
Diversity Day
Wow! Everyone showed up today looking bright and colourful for Diversity Day.
Thank you to everyone who brought along a gold coin donation. These donations are going towards two fantastic charities: Rainbow Youth and The Dyslexic Foundation.
Sickness
There is a lot of sickness going around at the moment! If your child is feeling unwell, please keep them at home. Phone 033371404 or email the office at office@beckenham.school.nz to let them know your child is unwell and will not be at school.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend with your whānau!
Ngā mihi,
Amber, Sarah S, Talia and Sarah J
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