29th April Newsletter Web

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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. Welcome back to school. I trust you are well rested, refreshed and ready for T erm 2. During the holidays several changes have been made around the school. We now have a set of paving blocks leading from the Manuka Street entrance across to R13 The steps from the bottom field up to the adventure playground have been enhanced and one does not have to be a giant to use them! Handrails have been installed on the Renwick House steps (west side) and outside R12 to make it easier for the visually impaired to get around the school Yellow markings have also been painted on various steps and ramps to make it easier for the visually impaired to get around the school The walls on the south side of Room 10 have been painted A divider has been installed between Rooms 16 & 17

and what they need to do next. We want to see more students leaving school with good qualifications, and to give parents, families and whānau a clear picture of how their children are doing. Assessments for the National Standards will provide information that will help students, teachers, and their parents, families and whānau decide what support students might need to achieve their next steps. Careful consideration will be given to the needs of families whose children have special education needs.

The Ministry of Education is currently working on draft National Standards to take to schools and other education groups for consultation with small teams of literacy, numeracy and assessment experts. Consultation will happen from late May to early July this year. T here will be public meetings to explain the draft Standards, and more information will be available on this website. People will be able to make a submission by post or email, or online. There will also be consultation meetings with parents, Our thanks to our caretakers Peter Marshall & John Russell, Max Bidlake (painter) and Nelson Contracting for families and whānau to learn about what information they need to see in reports to help them support their children’s the great work they did in making the improvements. progress. Paid board wante d for international student We are looking for a family who can offer board to a Thai National Standards won’t mean national testing for students. Standards will give a clear picture of what student and his mother from 8 June until 3 July. Mother students are expected to learn, and by when. Parents, will attend the Nelson English School and the son will attend Nelson Central School. There is a strong preference families and whānau, and teachers will know what students for accommodation in the city area to make for easy access are able to do against the Standards and will be able to to both schools. If you are interested or want to know more provide the right level of support to help them progress. about what is involved please call the office on 548 4972. The Ministry of Education proposes consulting with parents over this matter but as yet no details have been provided for Sne ake rs Ple ase ! consultation in Nelson. Cross Country training got under way this week. Please

encourage your children to bring suitable footwear for this. Be fore School Care For people not familiar with this we operate a Before National Standards School Supervision Programme between 7:30 - 8:30 am The most recent controversy in education is the Monday to Friday in the school library. The cost for this is government’s introduction of National Standards in $1 per day payable in advance or on the day. Children will literacy and numeracy for children in primary and be able to read, play library games, and do homework or intermediate schools.. some other quiet activity. With increasing numbers using The following has been taken from the Ministry of the service and a cold term 2 in prospect, you might want to Education website: http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ book your child in before the roll closes. The supervisor is theMinistry/Consultation/NationalStandards/ Jody Nilsen. Introduction.aspx Te rm Eve nts Work is progressing on National Standards for literacy and 24 Apr - Nelson City Schools ICT PD Conference/ numeracy in primary and intermediate schools. All English Workshops and Māori-medium schools will use National Standards 27 Apr - T erm 2 opens from 2010. 4-10 May - International Compost Week National Standards aim to lift achievement in literacy and Our weekly newslett er is kindly numeracy (reading, writing, and mathematics) by being sponsored by clear about what students should achieve and by when. T HE DOC U M EN T COM P A N Y This will help students, their teachers, parents, and families and whānau better understand what they need to achieve 7 0 N i l e S t r e et, N el s o n Principal: [email protected]

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Prospective Parents Evening 7 pm School Library Parent Information Evening - Lynne Scott guest speaker BOT meeting 7 pm, School Library Jolly Phonics Evening World Vision Famine Day & International Day of Biological Diversity Inter-school cross country ICAS Computer Skills Queen’s Birthday - School closed Arbor Day & World Environment Day World Ocean Day ICAS Science BOT meeting, School Library ICAS Spelling & ICAS Writing Matariki T erm 2 closes

Nelson Central Achie vers Ruby Coltman (R1) for a great PMI on sea horses Spe cial Note Bianca Gillanders entered her poem, “My Dog Casey”, in a competition run by Classic Hits Radio. Bianca’s entry was so good she won $150.00 for it and they turned her poem into a really neat song. Well done Bianca. Dr Paul Potaka PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL COMMUNITY GROUP Next Meeting Thursday 30th April at 7.00pm in the Staff Room. Everyone welcome!

Cool School Parent Programme Nelson Central School Library May 11 th. 7pm Bringing Cool Schools Home: Facilitator: Lynn Scott “Cool Schools Trainer” An opportunity for parents to learn and p ractice the conflict resolution skills their children are being taught in the school programme.

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We will need to have some idea of numbers so if you are interested in attending this very worthwhile evening please indicate your interest by calling the school on 548 4972.

Social Skills We are focussing on “Including Others “ You may wish to discuss with your children the importance of this skill

Cambodian Orphanage You may remember that last year the student council organised a collection of books to help children at CCH orphanage in Cambodia set up a library. Altoget her 270 books wer e donated, a fabulous result. However, we have not yet been able to find anyone able to help us transport the books to Phnom Penh. If are able to help, or know someone who coul d, please contact Tracy in Room 11.

40 hour Famine The weekend of May 22-24 is when young people all over New Zealand will be going without a meal, technology, electricity or even speaking to help raise money for World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine. Anyone wanting to take part will be issued with a sponsor book once they have returned their parental consent for m to Tracy in Room 11. Remember “Citizenship is Everyone’s Business”

THE ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE FOR NELSON AND TASMAN SCHOOLS This term we will be revitalising our school's “REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE” policy and will be focusing on reducing the amount of plastic packaging in our lunchboxes.

Before - a plastic wrapped lunch

After - a plastic free lunch

We will be making a 'plastic lunchwrap ball' out of lunch wrappings at the start of the challenge and another one a t the end to see what reduc tion we can achieve. First we will measure the waste in week 1, then af ter ac tively REDUCing waste over the nex t few weeks we will re-measure it in week 4.

So instead of buying plastic wrap try lunch paper which can be composted at home.

Your child has received order forms for Scholastic Books. Orders can be placed a t the school up u ntil Tuesday 19th M ay. Please fill in the forms (name & room number is importan t). Include the correct amount of change and place everything in a sealed envelope. Place this in the box provided in the sc hool office. Cheques must be made ou t to Nelson Cen tral School or Scholastic NZ Ltd. If they are not then your order will not be able to be processed and will be returned to you. Jody Nilsen, Book Club Organiser

Learn to Roller Blade Sun 11a m-12, $5, all ages and abilit ies catered for. Bring your own skates or use ours. For more info call Alethea on 5441867 or e ma il [email protected] Play Inline Hockey : a fast and exciting ga me like ice hockey but less contact. To find out a training time that works for your age and skating ability call Alethea on 5441867 or e mail [email protected]

The World’s Healthiest Sport Celtic Squash Club will be holding a Junior Coaching Clinic In Terms 2 & 3. Numbers are strictly limited. To find out more regarding time, costs etc please contact

Graeme Dow 5467134 or Email [email protected]

Junior Hockey Programme Thursday 14th May - Thursday 21st August 2009 Saxtons Hockey Field 4.30pm - 5.15pm - 4, 5, 6, 7 year olds 5.15pm - 6.00pm - 8, 9, 10 year olds and first time Intermediate players Sticks will be provided. Come along and 'have a go'. $25 fees More information will be handed out to the children on the first night.

Marc hing Girls Wanted new & experienced girls… Are you are looking to gain friendships, confidence, dance, co-ordination, discipline and posture. Be part of a tea m and travel. Learn to be a Marching girl for free. To find out more information please contact Kauri on 5483145 or txt or call 0272313131 Lexington M arching

Urge ntly Ne ede d Nelson Central School Future Ferns Netball We would like 2-3 more players for our year 4/5 netball team. If you are interested please see Sheryll.

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS Week ended 8th April (Term 1) Softball Central Sting v Royal Rascals. Royal Rascals won 10-8. Incrediball Central Stars lost 42-36.