World Teachers Day today

Today is World Teachers Day - please take some time to reflect on and consider providing our amazing kaiako - teachers with a positive.
Check out this web site and have your say about Education to show your support of our teachers at Burnham but also all other teachers around NZ

Halloween Party Saturday 29 Oct

Teens Halloween Party

Saturday, October 29, 8.30 pm to 11 pm

Burnham Community Centre,  Entry Fee $3

Entry to Military teens and their invited friends only!

 Kids Halloween Party

Saturday, October 29,

4.30 pm to 7.00 pm

Burnham Community Centre

Entry Fee $2 

Limited to 150 tickets

Download/print invite flyer

Keeping Ourselves Safe Parent Seminar - Thursday 10 Nov 2-3pm

This is one of the booklets
that teachers work with.

We are running a seminar for parents to give an overview of this important topic which the entire school is focussed on from week 3. 

KOS is a personal safety programme and we will share what it is, why it is important and what is taught. We require minimum 10 parents to run this seminar because we run this in conjunction with NZ Police. More information about KOS in next weeks newsletter or www.police.govt.nz

RSVP via www.burnham.school.nz/facebook or admin@burnham.school.nz or 347 6851

Burnham School - Music Extravaganza Wed 7pm

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Music Extravaganza Wed evening 7pm Dear Te Kura o Tiori whanau, Tomorrow night, Wed 5th at the Burnham Army Camp Community Hall is our Music Extravaganza 'Right Here Right Now!' This event is for all family members from our school community and so everyone is invited. The cost is free for children and $5 per adult. Funds raised will go towards musical equipment for classrooms. Performers are to be there at 6:30pm. Please and could all musicians bring their instruments and music on Wednesday morning for their last rehearsal. Thank you for your cooperation. Please bring a plate for supper to share if you are able to. School will provide hot drinks. Raffle on the night with prizes donated by local businesses Liz has been busy approaching local businesses to give donations for a raffle and has had a fantastic response so PLEASE bring along some cash We hope to see you there! How to get there... The hall is located on Freyberg Road in Burnham Camp, next to the Four Square.   View Larger Map Links Burnham School Home Burnham School Facebook Burnham School Photos Principal Blog Burnham School Newsletters Burnham School Calendar Burnham Helping Hands Noticeboard Respect - Achievement - Responsibility - Strength/Self-Belief Whaikoha - Angitu - Tikanga - Whakapono/Wairua/Tuturu  Te Kura o Tiori - Burnham School Chaytor Ave, Burnham t: 03 347 6851 e: admin@burnham.school.nz w: www.burnham.school.nz Ka tu to kura hei whakahoa te akoranga - Our school is a place for partnership in learning.

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School Athletics Sports postponed until Thursday 6th

Due to poor weather we are postponing our athletics sports until this coming Thursday.

 

If this poor weather continues, we'll advise a new date.

Burnham School - Athletics Sports, Music Extravaganza & ERO Report

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Updates Term 3 - Week 9 School Athletics next Tuesday Please come and support our athletics sports next Tuesday. Events start at 9.20 and run through the day until approximately 2pm. Students are to wear their house colour. Music Extravaganza next Wed 7pm Next Wednesday we are holding our celebration fundraiser at the Burnham Camp Community Hall, starting at 7pm. It is free for children and $5 per adult. Please bring a plate to share for supper if you are able to. Performers need to come at 6.30 to get set up. Portfolios Come Home Today Please celebrate the great progress your child has made in sharing the portfolios. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your class teacher to make a time to chat. PTA Reminders All money for chocolate sales is due back to the office next Wednesday, October 5th. Louise will be collecting this just after 9.30am. All chocolates not sold must be returned - but we'd prefer the cash ;-) Parents of children who do not return either the money or chocolates will receive a reminder note on the Wednesday. As put out last week, if you've experienced any problems with this fundraiser, please contact us at: pta@burnham.school.nz and Louise will respond.  We have sold approximately $1300 worth of chocolates so far. This money is going towards outside PE & play equipment for all children. Next PTA meeting is Tuesday 25th October @ 6.30pm in the staffroom. Thank you for your support. ERO Report Published Our Education Review Office report is now published and live for your enjoyment. Click here to find out more and get the full report... Here are some quotes about our school: "Teachers are focused on improving learning and teaching."   "Positive relationships and high expectations support students’ progress and achievement."   "Students are able to discuss their own learning and their next steps."   "...innovative approaches to integrate ICT..."   "Through blogs and e-portfolios, students are taking greater responsibility for their learning..."   "The board, principal and staff have strengthened the position of the school to continually improve its performance." Links Burnham School Home Burnham School Facebook Burnham School Photos Principal Blog Burnham School Newsletters Burnham School Calendar Burnham Helping Hands Noticeboard Respect - Achievement - Responsibility - Strength/Self-Belief Whaikoha - Angitu - Tikanga - Whakapono/Wairua/Tuturu  Te Kura o Tiori - Burnham School Chaytor Ave, Burnham t: 03 347 6851 e: admin@burnham.school.nz w: www.burnham.school.nz Ka tu to kura hei whakahoa te akoranga - Our school is a place for partnership in learning.

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Volunteers needed for tree planting day - 8th Oct

Volunteers are needed for a planting day on Saturday October 8th at Mitchell’s Rd Mudfish Restoration. You’ll need to get yourselves there, but all equipment is supplied, along with morning tea and lunch!

Te Ara Kakariki are organising the day and all details are included in the registration kit, however, you will need to send an email to register@ kakariki.org.nz to let them know you are coming.

Mitchell’s Rd is a very important restoration site for WET – find out more about the site here.

This planting day is the final phase of the Canterbury Plantout – already this has involved 150 students, staff and parents from Burnham school and over 200 community volunteers in planting 3,800 native plants at 14 different sites.

Mitchell’s Rd is one site that couldn’t be included in the Plantout weekend in September so we’re having another planting day – hope you can make it.

 

ERO Success for Burnham School

Recently the ERO team were at Burnham School.  Our school has had a positive report and the ERO team were impressed with the quality of learning our children are getting at Burnham School.  The Board, Staff and ERO team agree that the next step for the school is to report against the National Standards.  The staff are well on the way to meeting this target for next year.  The full report is available on the ERO website or you can download it by clicking here...
 
The Board of Trustees would like to thank the Principal and Staff for all the hard work they put in preparing for this review and for the great teaching and learning programmes that the children at Burnham School receive.  The Board would also like to thank the parents and students who participated in the review so that the ERO team got a full understanding of our school.

Here are some quotes from ERO:

"Teachers are focused on improving learning and teaching."

"Positive relationships and high expectations support students’ progress and achievement."

"Students are able to discuss their own learning and their next steps."

"...innovative approaches to integrate ICT..."

"Through blogs and e-portfolios, students are taking greater responsibility for their learning..."

"The board, principal and staff have strengthened the position of the school to continually improve its performance."

Access to School Dental Services over the October school holiday period

The Community Dental Service has a contract to provide an emergency dental service for pre-schoolers and primary school children over the school holiday period. The service is limited to the relief of acute pain only and will operate from 8:30am until 12:30pm from the Hillmorton Community Clinic, Sylvan Street, Christchurch for the following times.

Monday, 10^th October – Friday 21^st October (excluding weekends) 

 

Routine treatment will not be offered/available over the holidays and any accident related issues will be referred to Community Dentists as per usual practise.

 

We would appreciate it if you could place the following notice in newsletters until the end of term to inform parents of these arrangements. If you wish to discuss any aspect of this letter please do not hesitate to contact me. Many thanks for your ongoing support of the Community Dental Service.