Beckenham Te Kura O Pūroto

Year 7 & 8 Kete Awards Scheme

This year, we are introducing an exciting new awards programme based around our kete. Our aim is to promote our school values and to recognise the ways in which you demonstrate these values in and out of school. This will be a scheme that you independently manage and drive; the more time and effort you put in, the more successful you will be. Below is a list of ideas for the kinds of things that can be used to demonstrate each value. This list is not exhaustive, so think creatively to come up with your own ideas. Each action is worth 10 points (unless specified otherwise). As a rule, each criteria should involve at least 60 minutes of your time to complete. You may complete an action more than once.

Once you have completed an action, you must record what you have done on your kete blog to provide evidence of completion. Evidence can include a written explanation or reflection, photos, video, audio clip or a link to a google slide or doc. When your blog post is complete, fill in the google form to notify your teacher. You may also share your blog with your whanau.

Once you have earnt 60 points, you will receive your badge for that kete. Our aim is to make living our values something we do automatically, making us positive members of our community and increasing our well being through the intrinsic joy of proactive action.

This is a living document which is found on-line and will be added to / modified over time.

We Care:Arohaina te tāngata me te taiao We care about people and the environment they live in which is inclusive of community.
Action	Details	Points
Carry out 10 number of random acts of kindness for a wide range of people.	This should include people outside of your friendship group (peers, adults, younger students and family). Some ideas can be found here, but feel free to go with your own ideas.... https://www.eatsleepbe.com/2013/02/15/acts-of-kindness-for-teens/	10
Show you care about our community (beyond school) by undertaking an act of service	This needs to be either several small acts (e.g. putting neighbours bins out over several weeks) or one sustained act (e.g an hour of cleaning up around the river).	10
Offer your services to any teacher at lunchtime or someone at home.	This needs to be either several small acts (e.g. regularly helping a teacher before school) or one sustained act (e.g an hour of help during the holidays).	10
Spend a lunchtime or 40 mins after school doing a through rubbish sweep of your school environment.	Keep yourself safe by wearing gloves and wash your hands afterwards.	10
Complete the 40 hour famine, including raising some money.		10
Design your own challenge.

Tuakana Teina

We love challenge: nau mai te wero Bring on the challenge.
Action	Details	Points
Do something out of your comfort zone / something new.	Must be documented with photos and reflection.	10
Show grit and perseverance to complete or achieve something that was personally tricky in your learning.	Write a reflection on how you worked through this, what you achieved and how this made you feel.	10
Devise a training routine and track your progress.	This must be over a minimum period of four weeks. You must give evidence of your tracking in your blog post.	10
Compete in an outdoor/extra curricular event.	e.g. Try-athlon, mud run, ski race, mountain bike race, orienteering.	10
Participate in an art competition.		10
Submit an entry into a writing competition.	See https://www.schoolforyoungwriters.org/competitions for a current competition.	10
Compete at zone level for a sport.		10
Perform in a musical, dance or drama performance.		10
Design your own challenge.		10

J-Rock dance performance 2017

We love Learning: he taonga te ako The treasure is learning.
Action	Details	Points
Visit a museum, art gallery or similar and reflect on what was learned.	If you can, take some photos when you are there.	10
Watch a documentary or TED talk (60 mins plus) and reflect on the content.	If the documentary is available online, you could link it to your blog.	10
Identify and track your progress on a SMART goal.	S= specific, M= measurable, A = achievable, R = realistic, T= time based. Make a copy of our graphic organiser to check that your goal is SMART (you can find it here) and include this on your blog post.	10
Complete a science badge of your choice.	Visit http://www.sciencebadges.co.nz/badges.html Click on the picture of each badge to see what is involved. Email Jenny and let her know which badge you want to do and she will order your activity card. $6 will be added to your account to cover the cost of the card, certificate and badge.	20
Complete a Maths Achievement Challenge.	Visit https://www.maths.org.nz/ Read through the homepage and select a challenge. Email Nicky and let her know which badge you want to do and she will order your activity card. $10 will be added to your account to cover the cost of the card, certificate and badge.	20
Complete a Hells Pizza reading Wheel or complete your own record of seven books you have read this year.	If your tracking method is digital, link it to your blog or take a photo of it and post that to your blog.	10
Learn a new craft (something you don’t already do) and create an object.	E.g. knitting, sewing, pottery, jewellery-making, woodwork.	10
Complete you own inquiry on a topic that interests you.		10
Conduct and record a science experiment at home.	Visit Steve Spangler Science or Science Bob for examples.	10
Achieve a Silver Mathletics Certificate	You can do this by earning 1000 points a week for five weeks	20
Design your own challenge.

We get there together: Mā tātou katoa te waka e hoe We are all rowing this waka together.
Action	Details	Points
Contribute as a member of a sports team	Be reliable in turning up to practises and games and support your team mates.	10
Run a game or activity over three or more lunchtimes for a group of younger children.		10
See an opportunity and get a group of friends together to do something worthwhile.		10
Participate as part of a group	E.g. choir, band, drama group or dance group	10
Be part of a community group and reflect on what you do in your blog.	E.g. scouts, guides, St Johns, youth group	10
Show evidence of helping at least three students learn something you are Extended Abstract on		10
Design your own challenge		10

Beckenham Theatre Sports Team 2017

We make a difference: Nā mātou he rerekē te ao The world is different because of us.
Action	Details	Points
Write to a local representative (city councillor etc) about an issue you care about.	Include a copy of the letter and, if possible, your response on your blog.	10
Volunteer with a charitable organisation within our community.	This could be tree planting, helping out at a retirement centre or animal sanctuary.	10
Receive an email compliment or thank you from a staff member at school	Don’t ask for this! Teachers automatically do this already.	10
Consistently complete blog posts to an exemplary standard, demonstrating diligence and a desire to go above and beyond the minimum expectation.		10
Take action in response to something you have seen in the news / read about.		10
Design your own challenge.

Our Eezzy Cheezy company raised money for our outdoor spaces in 2017.