Kauri Whānau Weekly Update: Term 4 Week 1

It is soooo good to be in our new hub. The children are adapting well to new routines. These include shoes off inside, feel free to have a set of school slippers, and storing lunch boxes in our maker-space, so that they don't heat up in the outside lockers.

There is lots happening this term. Here are a few key dates for your dairy:

• Wednesday October 18: Orana Park field trip
• Thursday October 26: Sports Day
• Monday November 13: Zone Athletics
• Thursday November 16: Top Team
• Thursday November 30: Carisbrook School visit for sports competition
• Monday December 4: First performance of 'The Trials of Alice in Wonderland'
• Wednesday December 6: Canterbury Athletics
• Thursday December 7: Second performance of 'The Trials of Alice in Wonderland'
• Thursday December 14: Corsair Bay fun day
• Monday December 18: Leavers' Assembly starting at 11am. Year 8 finish at 1pm.
• Tuesday December 19: School year ends for Year 1 - 7 at 12:30

We are still to schedule our Victoria Park walk and the Year 8 pizza and pool party.

Orana Park:

We are off to Orana Park tomorrow to kick off our science / literacy study around endangered species. The weather forecast is telling us the day will be cold, possibly with some early rain. Children need to come prepared with the following:

• wear school uniform, preferably with long pants and a thermal layer under their school shirt
• bring a jacket to go over their school jacket, preferably waterproof with a hood
• school sunhat
• beanie, warm hat
• lunch and water bottle
• asthma and other required medication, to be handed to home-group teacher, except for inhaler

Children are to be at school at the normal time. Our buses depart at 9:15 and we will be back by 3pm. Parent helpers please meet in our hub at 9am.

Athletic Sports:

Thursday the 26th of October is our School Athletics Day. We welcome all parents to come and support our children as they compete in field and track events throughout the day. 

Friday the 27th of October is our Long Jump event, which is being held at Hillview Christian School as we do not yet have our own long jump pit here at Beckenham. This is an optional event for the children and entries were made at the end of last term. We are looking for parent helpers to support us in walking the children to Hillview and supervising them in between jumps. Please email Jenny if you are able to provide assistance with this event. 

Long Distance Running will be held the following Wednesday at Beckenham Park.

These events will decide which children go on to represent our school at our Zone's event at Hanson's Park on the 13th of November. 

Finally, it was great to see nearly everyone at school on time today, Tuesday, to catch the bus to South for technology. Everyone needs to meet for roll call at 8:30 on a Tuesday.