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Nelson Central School We e kl y N e ws l e tt e r

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.

Te rm Eve nts 30 Mar – 2 Apr - Parent –T eacher Interviews 9 Apr - Term 1 closes Thank you to Katherine and the School Community group 24 Apr – Nelson City Schools ICT PD Conference/ Workshops for organizing a super picnic on Monday evening. Congratulations also to the men on their win in the tug of 27 Apr - T erm 2 opens war – their first win for several years! Dr Paul Potaka PRINCIPAL Swimming Sports Congratulations to everyone who took part in the interschool swimming sports last week. We are all proud of you Inte rnational Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) – formerly Australian Schools Compe titions for participating. For those of you who swam in a final – st nd rd well done! If you managed a 1 2 or 3 placing in a This year we are again making it possible for children to finals event – you are awesome!! Our pool has now closed take part in the ICAS Competitions organized by the for the year. Educational testing Centre at the University of New South Wales. The ICAS competitions are a suite of assessments The Nelson LOOP developed for primary and secondary students to provide On Thursday last week we joined the Nelson Loop. That diagnostic information about student abilities in core skills means we now have really fast broad band access to the areas of the curriculum. internet – much faster than you will get at home with broadband! Most people won’t notice anything different – Critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving are higher until they start surfing the net – then they will appreciate order skills essential for success in school as well as in the the difference. We expect this initiative to provide a more wider community. T he material presented in the ICAS reliable service for the large number of users we have in Competitions reflects this importance, providing the the school. opportunity for students to perform a range of tasks using these and other skills. The Competitions cater for a wide Board wante d We are looking for a family who can offer board to a Thai range of student abilities using contexts that stimulate students' interest and engage their attention. student and his mother from around mid June until mid July. Mother will attend the Nelson English School and the The Competitions assess skills relevant to curriculum son will attend Nelson Central School. If you are interested outcomes at appropriate levels. Reports provide valuable diagnostic information that can be used to assess student or want to know more about what is involved please call strengths and weaknesses and to supplement school reports. the office on 548 4972. Please note the timetable overleaf and ensure entries are Lunch O rde rs handed into the office by the due dates. Ple ase use a form This is a reminder that if you want your child to have a available from the school office to ensure we don’t lose bought lunch from one of the shops in Nile Street opposite your entry of money! the school can you please take responsibility for placing and paying for the order before school. The business owner The Brook Kindergarten usually delivers orders under the trees in Alton Street at 51b Brook Street lunch time. For safety reasons children are not permitted to leave the grounds to buy their lunch. PH 548 9936 Now has vacanci es for 3 and 4 year ol ds Unfortunately we do not provide facilities to heat lunches for children. 8am – 12.15 and 1 – 3pm Parent-Te ache r Intervie ws I am sure you all have this event on your calendar but just in case you don’t … interviews will be held over a four day period starting on Monday. If you do not have your allocated time please contact your child’s teacher. Design A Stamp 2009 Our students again have an opportunity to take part in the Design A Stamp competition. Teachers have the entry forms for this competition and you can also visit this website for more information: http://www.nzpost.co.nz/schoolsdesignastamp/ 7 0 N i l e S t r e et, N el s o n Principal: [email protected]

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Wednesday 13 May 2009

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Tuesday 26 May 2009

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Tuesday 26 May 2009

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Wednesday 22 July 2009

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English

Tuesday 30 June 2009

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Computer Skills

Wednesday 1 April 2009

Wednesday 27 May 2009

Cre8 Speech and Drama Classes 4-18 yrs Do you want your child to build self esteem and self confidence? Group drama after school starti ng i n term 2 i n Nelson. Develop new ski lls such as; Listeni ng ski lls, Concentrati on and Group Cooperati on w hi lst havi ng fun? If you w ant more i nformati on or you w ant to enroll chi ld for Term 2 please call Ni kki e on 0273 46 88 92 / 5480 556.

For more information please visit the ICAS website: http://www.eaa.unsw.e du.au/ CHIPMUNKS NEXT DISCO Thursday 9th April from 7-10 pm Ages 5-11yrs only $7.00 per child See you there Jo Rose Manager Chipmunks Nelson Ph 5487055 Mob 0272222470 [email protected]

Gymnastics Nelson Now Taking Enrolments For Term Two 2 Tukuka Street, Nelson (Behind Nelson Intermediate School)

SCHOOL COMMUNITY GROUP Next Meeting Thursday 26th March at 7.00pm in the Staff Room. Everyone welcome!

SOCIAL SKILLS

Gymnastics Nelson runs classes for 2 year olds and up. We also have casual classes for preschoolers and adults. For more information or to enroll your child contact the Centre Coordinator on:

“Citizenship is Everyone’s Business”

Centre Coordinator: Jenna Robertson Phone: (03) 548 2513 Ema il: gymnasticsne [email protected] Or check out our website: www.gymnasticsnelson.co.nz

Respecting the School Environment Let’s Keep Our Corridors Tidy Rights

Responsibilities

I have the right to a nice school environment.

I have a responsibility to care for the school environment

Citizenship is Everyone’s Business As a practical way to put our learning about citizenship into place we will be assisting Curves Gym in their annual “March Food Bank Appeal” In these increasingly tough economic t imes we welcome this opportunity to help out fellow Nelsonians who are having difficulty putting food on the table. If you wish to participate please have your child bring something non perishable to contribute to their classes’ collection box. Curves have offered a pizza party for the class that collects the most but in keeping with our citizenship theme and after discussion with the senior classes we have asked Curves to forgo this offer and contribute the money saved to the food bank. We are very proud that the majority of the children have come to this decision. Collection will be over the month of March Thank you in ant icipation for your support.

Thank you for donating all these cans. It’s amazing how many we have! Please keep up the great work! Ella Middleton and Kezia Hughes (Room 2) (ed- Their next job was to weigh them all!)

This week we are collecting: Cereals, Flour, Sugar and Dried Pasta.

Nelson Central School – Combine d Schools Swimming Sports 2009 Last week a team of 27 Totara syndicate students were selected to represent Nelson Central at the Combined Schools Swimming Sports held at Hampden Street Pool. Schools participating were Clifton Terrace, St Josephs, Victory, Hira, Auckland Point and Hampden Street. For many it was their first experience competing in an inter-school event and they coped admirably. The team performed extremely well. Congratulations to all on such a suburb effort and for your wonderful social skills. A big thank you to all the parents/caregivers who transported the swimmers to the event and to those who provided great support to the team at the event. A number of swimmers made the finals for their events. Congratulations to the following swimmers for their outstanding results: Freestyle Girls 9 and under: 3rd Joey Vining room 2, 4 th T anisha Lawrence room 15. Freestyle Girls 10+: 1 st Juliette Perkins room 7, 5 th Rochelle Blair room 7. Breastroke Girls 9 and under: 2 nd Evie Walker room 2, 4 th Joey Vining room 2. Breastroke Boys 10+: 3 rd Sebastian Hennings room 2, Hamish Murray room 2. Backstroke Girls 9 and under: 4 th Tanisha Lawrence room 15. Backstroke Girls 10+: 3 rd Lucy Mitchell room 2, Rochelle Blair room 7 Backstroke Boys 9 and under: 4 th =Nic Clark room 7, 4 th =Sean Rae room 2. Backstroke Boys 10 years+: William Wallace room 2. A big thank you to Dave Palme r for his great work 3 lengths Girls open: 3 rd Lucy Mitchell. sele cting and training the Inter-school swimming 3 lengths Boys open: 4th Hamish Murray. team. We all appre ciate your support. Relay Girls 9 and under: 3 rd Central. Relay Girls 10+: 2nd Central. Relay Boys 9 and under: 2 nd Central. Nelson Central School Te am Hamish Murray, room 2 Rosa Workman, room 15 Isabelle English, room 2 Lachlan McNae, room 7 Elliot Cina, room 1 Rochell Blair, room 7 Max Shallcrass, room 1 Juliette Perkins, room 7 Sean Rae, room 2 Nic Clark, room 7 Evie Walker, room 2 Ben Watts, room 7 Se bastian Hennings, room 2 William Wallace, room 2 Lucy Mitchell, room 1 Kayzian Bevan, room 15 Hannah Pattullo, room 2 Lewis T horneycroft, room 2 Jackson Bagnall, room 8 Brittany Hemi, room 1 Callum Wilkie, room 2 Quinn Chisnall, room 7 Joey Vining, room 2 Ruby Coltman, room 1 T anisha Lawrence, room 15 T ayla Hampton, room 1 Devon Blackbourn, room 8

Kiw i Cricket draw for Saturday 28th March Ground Team Team INCREDIBALL GRADE 1 Birchw ood Eagles v St Joes Super Stars 2 Central Stars v Tahuna Blackcaps 3 Nayland Super Stars v Ranzau 4 Enner Glynn Flyers v Wakefield 5 Appleby v Clifton Tce Champs 6 Henley Black Caps v Nayland All Stars 7 Mapua Senior v HSS Smashers 8 Enner Glynn Green Caps v HSS Whackers SENIOR GRADE 9 Birchw ood Black Caps 10 Tahuna Tigers v 11 Mapua Kiw i v 12 Stoke Gladiators v

v Central Sixers Henley Stumpers Henley Magics Ranzau

JUNIOR GRADE 13 Wakefield 1 v 14 Nayland Kiw i Caps v

Wakefield 2 HSS Jnr Black Caps

Apologies for the error last week, especially to the Henley Stumpers. We sent out the 21st Feb draw instead of 21st March. The last week for Kiw i Cricket w ill be Sat 4th April.

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS Week ended 22nd March Mini Soccer Central Stor mers. Stor mers w on 6-5. Central Strikers w on 3-0. Volleyball Central Smashers v Hira. Hira w on 56-46. Central Spikers v St Joes Bumble Bees. 55-58 to St Joes. Central Volleyers v Tahuna and Nayland. Lost both games. Kiw i Cricket Central Sixers v Henley. Henley w on 34 – 5. Player of the day: Baxter Chisnall. Incrediball Central Stars v Wakefield. Stars w on 27-9. Player of the day: Max Hickling for excellent all-round game. Hardball Cricket Nelson Central v Henley. Henley w on 102-83. Nelson Central/St Josephs v Richmond. Richmond w on 57-46. Rippa Rugby Central Stor mers v Richmond. Central w on 7-5.

Nelson Cricket Association Saturday morning Hardball Cricket Draw Golden Edge Primary Competition St udent s Year 4, 5, 6 Tahunanui sch White v mapua Sch at Maitai ground. Motueka v Nelson Central/St Josephs at Me moria l park Cost: $20 individual, $30 team (2 people) Regist ration and briefing: from 5pm-5. 40pm No 2 Motueka. Henley Toi Toi v Tahunanui Sch Blue at Henley Sch . Race Start: 6pm Birchwood sch v Nelson Central Sch at Marsden Rec. Botanical Reserve, Milton Street, Henley Waimea V Wakefield Sch at Jubilee park north. Ent ry forms available from sport s Richmond sch v Ranzau Sch at Ben Cooper Park. notic eboard between room 2 and 3. Enner Glynn Sch v Wa imea Int Girls at Lower Or t hrough website: www.nelsonevent s.co.nz Ngawhatu. Nayland Primary has bye. Port Nelson Kauri Kids Aquathon Saturday 3 rd April

National Squash Open Days Thi s Saturday and S unday 28th & 29th March Betw een 3 – 4.30pm At Celti c Squash Club Hathaw ay Terrace - Besi de Trai lw ays – Trafalgar Street All equi pment provi ded, jus t bri ng non marki ng shoes. Future Ferns Netball Next term sees the start of the netball competition for ye ars 4,5,6. G ames are playe d at Saxton Field Stoke. Ye ars 4 and 5 will play their games on Wednesdays with first round at around 3.40pm. Year 6 will play their games on Satur day mornings. T he competition for year 4 & 5’s will comme nce on Wednesday 20th May and ye ar 6’s on Satur day 16th May. We will need parents to coach the teams. Registr ations forms will be av ailable e arly next term when more information arrives.

Nelson Central School M iniball 2009 Are you i nter ested i n playi ng Mi ni ball thi s year? Usually you need to be a year 5/6 s tudent. If you are year 4 and have attended the Juni or Development Programme or show a strong spor ti ng abi li ty you can also par ti ci pate. The season commences on Fri day 1st May (Term 2) and conti nues on mos t Fri day ev eni ngs duri ng terms 2 & 3. Games are played at the Jack Robi ns Stadi um i n Stoke; they las t approx. 30 mi nutes and ar e scheduled to take place betw een 3.40pm and 8pm. We need confi rmed numbers of players to form the Nelson Central teams. The cos t to play i s $40 per player and covers both terms 2 and 3. We will need par ents to help run the teams on Fri days at the gam es. Any ex tra assi stance w i th coachi ng at school w ould be appreci ated. Regi strati on forms avai lable from the spor ts noti ceboard located i n the hallw ay betw een rooms 2 and 3. Return regi strati on and fees by FRIDAY 3R D APRIL.