Burnham Benjis Terrific Touch Team

Last night the Year 7/8 Touch Team Burnham Benjis had an awesome win at Prebbleton against the Purple Power from Prebbleton. Purple Power were previously unbeaten and won the competition last year.

This team is made up mainly of students from our school - Cameron, Lucas, Joseph C, Joseph T, Olivia, Tahemaka, Taleah, as well as Bradley and Tatiana.

Well done team we are proud of you!

Swimming Sports Timetable

Don't forget to the adults/staff/students race at 11.30-12.00!

Ski Trip Permission Notice

Dear families of Year 4-8 students,

Today you should have coming home this permission form and information letter for the Y4-8 Ski Trip, which is in the first week back of Term 3.

The online form to complete is located at www.burnham.school.nz/ski

Newsletter - Term 2 Week 1

Dear parents/caregivers,

Our latest newsletter is now online for you. In this issue:

• Bullying article
• EnviroSchools - new vege garden
• How we use student images/names/audio and video
• Road safety success
• Learning Conferences - these start next week
• Cross Country - also next week
• Student Leadership Council update
• PTA tea towel fundraiser
• ANZAC speech is online

Have a great mother's day this weekend.

Swimming Timetable Term 1 2011 - parents

Term 1 Swimming Intensive Timetable

	Wednesday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9.30 - 10.00	Room 6	Room 6	Room 6	Room 6	Room 6
10.00 - 10.30	Room 7	Room 7	Room 7	Room 7	Room 7
10.30 - 11.00	Room 2	Room 2	Room 5	Room 5	Room 5
11.00 - 11.30	Room 3	Room 3	Room 3	Room 3	Room 3
11.30 - 12.00	Room 1	Room 1	Room 1	Room 1	Room 1
12.00 - 12.30	Room 5	Room 5	Room 2	Room 2	Room 2
12.30 - 1.00	Room 4	Room 4	Room 4	Room 4	Room 4

Water Polo for Kids

Perfect timing to give the kids a new experience and a great work out - check out water polo at Wharenui Pool this Sunday or the 20th Feb. This would be a great chance to help develop swimming skills and I guarantee the kids will sleep well on the night!

New Sports Equipment

Today it was really cool to see the children excited about receiving new sports equipment funded by the PTA. What a huge difference this makes - I even got to brush up my cricket skills with some of the seniors! Thank you to the PTA team for their ongoing support of our school!

From our Student Leadership Council:

"A HUGE thank you to the parent teacher association (PTA) for the brand new sports equipment for our school. The Student Leadership Council thinks the PTA have done a tremendous job and the children in our school will love the new equipment."

Athletics 2010

What amazing athletes we have at Burnham School! Congratulations to everyone who competed during last week's highly successful athletics sports. Thank you to Linda Sweeny and Mel Lawler who organised this event for our children. 

Champions at Burnham School!

Today I had the pleasure of seeing our senior Under 11s come out on top at the Canterbury rugby tournament! Congratulations lads, we are so proud of you all! Here are some shots of them in action:

A huge thank you to the Dads who supported us - Joe Taipari, Dave McIntyre and Leon Kingi. You guys are awesome.

Senior Ski Trip Photos

Here are some shots from our recent ski trip to Porter Heights for our seniors. A huge thank you to Kelly Sheppard, Gemma Odering and Melissa Lawler for their organisation and determination to make this such a successful experience for our tamariki.

It was awesome to see the rapid improvement in confidence and skill of our children on the slopes. Only a small number of children had been skiing or snowboarding before, so this was another great 'first' for Burnham School!

Zones Hockey and Soccer Photos

Below are some shots from our zones hockey and soccer tournament for you to enjoy. Well done to all the students who competed well during the day. A huge thanks to Linda Sweeny and Gemma Odering for organising the event and teams. Thank you to the parents who helped us by supervising teams during the day

Cross Country Photos

Here are some shots from the cross country today - thank you for the awesome support:

Rolleston Community Centre’s Term 2 Programmes

We also have many other programmes to suit all ages and interests.  For further information, please call David on 347 2882 or Tanya on 347 2973 or check out our website – www.selwyn.govt.nz/services/community-development/rolleston-community-centre We still have a few places left in some programmes.

Acting Up! – Drama Classes with guild trained teacher, Jane Syder

Enrolment required.  Limited numbers for these classes.

Explore the world through drama and unlock creative gifts and abilities.  Build confidence, learn vital performance and teamwork skills and how to communicate clearly.  Performance opportunities available.

Classes for 6-8 yrs and 9-11 years on Mondays and 12-16 years on Tuesdays.

Basketball & Volleyball - Enrolment required.  Limited numbers for these classes. Professional coach, Cos, will get the kids learning skills, playing some games and having a ball! Session caters for all skill levels.  Ages 5-12 years. Basketball on Mondays & Volleyball on Wednesdays in the stadium.

Roller Sk8! Brought to you by PhatSk8!  Marks these dates in your calendar.  Spin around the floor to music and disco lights! Lots of fun for all ages and abilities and a great option for a birthday party. Skates provided.  Adult supervision required for children 11 years and under. Saturdays, 1^st, 22^nd & 29^th May, 12 & 26^th June and 10^th July.

Rolleston Fun Ferns Netball

ROLLESTON FUN FERNS NETBALL	ROLLESTON NETBALL COURTS – Moore Street, Rolleston
Players Year 0 -3
REGISTRATION	Wednesday	19 May	3.15 pm	3.45 pm
START DATE	Wednesday	26 May	3.15 pm	4.00 pm
END DATE     (2nd to last week of term 2)	Wednesday	23 June	3.15 pm	4.00 pm
START DATE (2nd week back ofTerm 3)	Wednesday	28 July	3.15 pm	4.00pm
END DATE	Wednesday	25 August	3.15 pm	4.00pm
A Total of 10 weeks training

 

Please note: If the weather is adverse / raining netball will be cancelled - you can contact Debs 027 3498183 to confirm if training is still on.

• Girls will need some sort of running / sport shoes and a great set of listening ears...

On Behalf of Jackie and I we are looking forward to meeting our budding young Silver Ferns.

Check out our new Rugby/Soccer goal posts

The installation of our new rugby/soccer goal posts has been a big task and has been 'on the list' of developments at Burnham School for a while now.We are deeply thankful to the following people who have helped install our new rugby/soccer goal posts:

1. Paul Kissel - Paul is an alumni who attended last years 125th celebrations with his wife Heather. Paul has donated his time and earth moving and welding equipment to dig the holes, align and position the posts. 
2. Dave Auton - Dave works with Paul and donated a day of work to us in helping install the posts.
3. Greg Fagg - Greg is a new parent to our community, Jasmine his daughter has started in Room 1. Greg supported the men when installing and welding the posts.
4. Andrew Fleck - Andrew has Ayden and Kieran at the school. Andrew also helped install the posts.

Right now Andrew, Paul and Dave are also on our Year 5/6 camp at Ngati Moki marae. We had some difficulty finding enough adults to ensure the safety of the children and so these wonderful men have donated another 3 days and 2 nights of their time in support of our school.

The photo below shows a lovely example the day after installation of how the posts are attracting the children before school and during break times to play and be active.

Thank you guys, we are very appreciative of your support.

Swimming Sports Photos

Our swimming sports were a huge success today. What a wonderful day to enjoy in the sun with our budding swimmers and talented athletes. Here are some photos from the day for you to enjoy:

A huge thank you to the staff who made this event such a success and to the parents/caregivers who were able to support it. The children had a fabulous day and all did really well.