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Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu – greetings to friends and family of Nelson Central School. At the end of the year we will also be saying goodbye to Lesley Kotua. After 50 years of teaching she is going to enjoy retirement! We will have a special item on the final assembly programme when we will say farewell to Lesley and a small presentation will be made to her. If there are any other farewell gifts for Lesley that would be a good time to present them.

Safety First Police and Councils are concerned about the number of cyclists riding on the footpath around Nelson. Records show crashes have occurred between cyclists and cars entering and exiting driveways because cyclists are not legally supposed to be on the footpath and drivers are not expecting them to be. Pedestrians also report near misses with fast moving cyclists on narrow paths. Cyclists are reminded that they can ride on SHARED PATHS – which are signed, but NOT on FOOTPATHS. New staff for 2009 When riding on a shared path, riders should keep left, warn Jane Portman (on maternity leave) has resigned her when approaching from behind and slow down near position as Deputy Principal at the school and that has walkers. triggered a series of changes in the school. These are As the holiday season approaches skateboarders are also summarised for you below. reminded that for safety reasons skateboarding is not I am pleased to announce new staff appointments for 2009. allowed on the footpaths in the Central City or in the Stoke Rachel Hermens will teach a Year 2 class – Rachel’s last shopping area. Signage and stencils on the paths clearly full time position was in Queens Park School, state this and parking wardens will be monitoring the Christchurch. Katrina Read will also teach a Year 2 class situation. – Katrina is currently teaching at Brightwater School. Margaret Parfitt Transport & Road Safety Coordinator Helen Zachariassen (Year 2/3 class) will be the Senior Nelson City Council Teacher/Syndicate Leader for three classes – Pohutukawa te kaunihera ô whakatû Syndicate. 03 546 0390 or 0276783384 Joanna Glassford will move from a relieving position in Nelson Bays Football Schools Te Pouahi to a permanent position in a Year ¾ class. Sue McLean will change from acting Syndicate Leader to … will be held at the following venues: NEALE PARK – NELSON, permanent Senior Teacher/Syndicate Leader. SAXTON FIELD - STOKE Dianne Thomson will change from acting 2nd Deputy GOODMANS RESERVE- MOTUEKA Principal to permanently appointed 2nd Deputy Principal. RECREATION GROUND - TAKAKA rd WAKEFIELD RESERVE – WAKEFIELD Freya Sonneland will take on the role of 3 Deputy UPPER MOUTERE SPORTS DOMAIN Principal. The role of Senior Teacher/Syndicate Leader for Totara will be advertised and a new appointee will be The school will run for terms one and two in 2010. Cost $ expected to start in term 2. In the meantime Freya will 50.00 per school term. Registrations close on continue as Senior Teacher/Syndicate Leader for Totara Wednesday, 20 th January 2010. Syndicate. Training; Every Monday 4.00pm to 5.15pm. Commencing; Early in the New Year I will publish a full list of staff Monday 1st February. along with their responsibilities. Enquiries to; George Campbell Te Pouahi Staffing Regional Development Coach The bilingual unit – Te Pouahi – will start the year with 3 Nelson Bays Football full time teachers. Carly Ave will teach a Year 0-2 class; 03 5486220 or 0274 478059 Erina Tuhakaraina will return from maternity leave to [email protected] teach a Y3-4 class; and, Trina Bennett will teach a Year 5-6 class. Trina will also be the Senior Teacher/Syndicate Leader for Te Pouahi. PUSH PLAY WALK : With last weekend’s weather being REMINDER dodgy the walk is now THIS SUNDAY @ 10.30 meet at Orders must be back by this Friday, December the Botanics - Kathryn 4th. Our weekly newslett er is kindly sponsored by –

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Term Events 4 Dec - Mt Arthur Summit Club Walk 7 Dec – SCG Summer Picnic Evening 9 Dec – BOT meeting 10 Dec – Totara Big Day Out 14 Dec – Year 5/6 End of Year Assembly 14 Dec – Kowhai Big Day Out 16 Dec – School closes Term dates for 2010 Monday 25-29 January – Teachers Only Monday 1 February – Nelson Anniversary Tuesday 2 February – Teachers Only Day Wednesday 3 February - Thursday 1 April Monday 19 April - Friday 2 July Monday 19 July - Friday 24 September Monday 11 October - No later than Thursday 16 December Public Holidays Queen's Birthday - 7 June (Monday) Labour Day - 25 October (Monday) Dr Paul Potaka PRINCIPAL

Social Skills Rights I have the right to be cared about Responsibilities I have the responsibility to care about others

GOOD PEOPLE LOOK FOR THE GOOD THINGS IN OTHERS.

GIVING COMPLIMENTS Do’s Look for anything about a person tha t you genuinely like or apprecia te Look in their eyes and smile

Don’ts Don’t gi ve a compli ment tha t isn’t true Don’t gi ve too many compli ments.

RECEIVING COMPLIMENTS Do’s Wai t till the person finishes gi ving you the compli ment . Look in their eyes and smile. Say “Thank you “and perhaps add an interesting Posi tive comment which suggests (eg. Thank you - I’ve worked hard. )

Don’ts Don’t laugh or say something silly Don’t look away Don’t say something which suggests they’re wrong.

Short and Sweet Social Skill to take us to the end of the year and th is very busy and trying time. Good sk ill for a ll to remember. Cheers, Christine

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This week the NCS Blog of the Week Award goes to RENWICK 1! Renwick 1 are new entrant students. They have been doing some fantastic learning in their classroom. Check out their class blog to view the pictures of volcanoes they drew on the computer, photos of them playing nicely with others as well as making music on their trip to the museum. Well done Renwick 1 for sharing all your fantastic learning and experiences. You can view Renwick1's blog by going to the school website and clicking on "Renwick 1" on the sidebar to the left. http://www.nelsoncentral.school.nz

Christmas and January Holiday Programmes Wed 16th Dec: school pick-up, end of year pool party & BBQ 17th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th Dec: 8:30am until 6:00pm (3pm half day) Last 3 weeks of Jan: 8:30am until 6:00pm (3pm half day) Highlights include high ropes challenges at Whenua-iti, a pirates team challenge on Haulashore Island, mosaicing flower pots, giant water slide, water safety course at ASB aquatic centre. Visit our website for more info and/or : Please contact Dulkara or Matt: Phone/txt 027 335 6904 or 548 3099 ext. 717 or email [email protected]

Nelson Central School Community Group, Invites You To Our… TRADITIONAL END OF YEAR PICNIC Monday 7th December 5.30 – 7.00pm At Nelson Central School BYO picni c tea, rug etc. This is a great way to meet new parents and children at Nelson Central School. Old fashioned, free games will be organised for children and those parents willing to partake in some good old fashioned fun and laughs 3-legged races, egg and spoon races, tug of war and many more. Juicies available for sale Hope To See You There!

Enrolments open for 5-11 year olds who are residents of Nelson on Tuesday 08 Dec from 10am at Elma Turner Library The aim of the programme is to maintain a daily reading habit of 15 minutes or more throughout the holidays. Participation involves making regular library visits to check-in with library staff, replenish your reading material and receive rewards. Places for this programme are limited

Nelson Junior & Spikers Volleyball Leagues Draw: 3rd December 2009 Round: Seven Both competitions are now at the Trafalgar Centre TRAFALGAR CENTRE The following teams have two games this week: >>>>> NIS No. 1 <<<<< Crt Team V Team NELSON JUNIORS – TRAFALGAR CENTRE 4.0 1 GG Tahuna V HSS Spikers 2 Central Spikers V HSS Gooby Goobers 3 CTS Speedy Strikers V Central Smashers 4 4.3 1 2 3 4

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4.1 1 NIS No. 1’s V NIS No. 3 3 NIS Toxic Sausages V NCG Sharks Jan 5th to 29th Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm 5 NCG Dolphins V St. Joes No. 2 At Atawhai Community Church. This is an OCSAR 4.5 supported programme. 1 BIS Yellow V BIS Pink For a programme of events and an enrolement 3 NIS Beatles V NIS No. 1 5 NIS Hiphopapotamuses V NIS Tri Hards form please contact the Church office Ph 545 Enquiries : Tasman Volleyball Ph 5424 200 or 1223 or email: [email protected] [email protected] Awesome Atawhai Activities School Holiday programme:

Ideally suited for five to thirteen year olds, the ‘junior’ programme teaches participants the fundamentals of cricket in a fun, learning environment. The basics of batting, bowling and fielding are taught in an action-packed, informative three hour session over two days. Games, drills and expert coaching are combined to give participants a quality and exciting introduction to the sport of cricket. The programme is designed to suit children of all cricketing experience, from those who have never bowled a ball before right through to the most avid young cricketer.

Date: Mon 21, Tues 22, Wed 23 December 2009 Time: 9-12 pm Venue: Green meadows (if wet Nayland College Gym) Length: 3 days Cost: $20 per day or $50 for the 3 days

For More Information : Contact : Andrew Cavill “CAVILL CRICKET COACHING” Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: 027 2495 440 Phone: 545 2245

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS Week ended 29th November Mini Soccer Central Strikers v Victory. 3 all draw. Central Rovers v Central Panthers. Panthers won 8-1. Rovers player of the day: Ben P, Ren 3. Volleyball Central Spikers v Clifton Tce. Spikers won. Central Smashers v Hampden Street. Hampden St won 68-59 Player of the day: Juliette room 7. Central Servers lost. Touch Central Sharks v St Pauls 4 all draw. Central Tigers v Nayland. Nayland won 6-0. Central Stormers v Henley Panthers. Stormers lost. All Cricket and Softball cancelled due to bad weather. Kiwi Cricket Schools, Fifth Round Date: 5 Dec 09 Ground Team Team INCREDIBALL GRADE 1 Birchwood Eagles v Appleby 2 Wakefield Yellow v Mapua 1 3 Ranzau v Auckland Point Avengers 4 Enner Glynn Green Caps v Nayland All Stars 5 Tahuna Blackcaps v Henley Black Caps 6 Richmond v HSS Red 7 Central / St Joes Stars v HSS Black SENIOR GRADE 8 Birchwood Black Caps v Wakefield Blue 9 Central Sixers v Appleby Aces 10 Henley Stumpers v Stoke Hitters 11 Ranzau / Mahana v Mapua 2 12 Auckland Point Aces v Tahuna Tigers JUNIOR GRADE 13 Birchwood Young Guns v Wakefield Red 14 Nayland Kiwi/St Joes Kiwi Caps v Henley Magics 15 Stoke Rockets v Mapua 3

Nelson Cricket Assn Primary Hardball Competition Draws for Saturday 5th December Golden Edge Primary A Grade: Ranzau v Nelson Central Lower Ngawatu No. 2 Golden Edge Primary B: Hampden Street School vs Central/St Josephs at the Botanics

Learn to Sail - Christmas Holiday classes Nelson Yacht Club runs Learn To Sail Programmes every summer for both adults and children who can swim 50 metres in a buoyancy aid. Children must be at least 8 years of age. All sailing is based at Nelson Yacht Club. This is a 5 day course from 9:00am to 4:00pm each day. Next classes run 20th-24th December 2009 and then again throughout January. Children learn in an optimist yacht which is a one-man boat. The courses are based on guidelines set out by Yachting New Zealand. A Certificate will be presented to all sailors who complete the course. If you are interested please see Sheryll for an application form or contact Nelson Yacht Club using the contact details above.