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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 T wo celebrations will be observed during the holidays. The Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu – Greetings to friends and first will be Easter – family of Nelson Central School. “As with almost all "Christian" holidays, Easter has Thank you to everyone who attended an interview with been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous their child/children. If you have further questions please do nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not not hesitate to make an appointment with your child’s class necessarily a modern fabrication. teacher. Fare well Since its conception as a holy celebration in the second Farewell to Barbara Rooke who has left to move to century, Easter has had its non-religious side. In fact, Melbourne, Australia. Barbara was the school Finance Easter was originally a pagan festival”. Officer for more than 3 years and in that time made a number of improvements to the way we handle school For more follow this link: wilstar.com/holidays/easter.htm finances. She was a real asset to the school and we all wish The second celebration will be ANZAC Day on Saturday her the very best for life in her new city. 25 th April. Welcome “On 25 April 1915, eight months into the First World Welcome to Juliette Plank who has taken up the role of War, Allied soldiers landed on the shores of the Finance Officer; we are very pleased to have her on board. Gallipoli peninsula. This was Turkish territory that Juliette brings a variety of skills and experiences to the role formed part of Germany's ally, the Ottoman Empire. and we look forward to the contribution she will The troops were there as part of a plan to open the undoubtedly make to our school. Juliette and her husband, Dardanelles Strait to the Allied fleets, allowing them Russell, have two children – Mai in Room 7 and Ross at to threaten the Ottoman capital Constantinople (now Nelson Intermediate School. Istanbul) and, it was hoped, force a Turkish surrender. The Allied forces encountered Welcome also to Teresa Kundycki-Carrell who will open th unexpectedly strong resistance from the Turks, and our 5 new entrants’ class at the start of term 2. T eresa both sides suffered enormous loss of life.” taught in 2008 in Tahunanui School and we are happy to welcome her to our school for the remainder of the year. For more why not start with: Paid board wante d for international student http://www.anzac.govt.nz/significance/index.html We are looking for a family who can offer board to a Thai Be fore School Care student and his mother from 8 June until 3 July. Mother For people not familiar with this we operate a Before will attend the Nelson English School and the son will School Supervision Programme between 7:30 – 8:30 am, attend Nelson Central School. There is a strong preference Monday to Friday in the school library. The cost for this is for accommodation in the city area to make for easy access to both schools. If you are interested or want to know more $1 per day payable in advance or on the day. Children will about what is involved please call the office on 548 4972. be able to read, play library games, and do homework or some other quiet activity. With increasing numbers using Do you know what UNCROC is? the service and a cold term 2 in prospect, you might want to UNCROC is an agreement between all the governments in Continued on page 2 the world. It has a big list of things that children need: ♦ A house to live in Netball Coach Wanted Urgently ♦ Places to play We desperately need someone to coach our year 6 ♦ Nice schools netball team. The season runs in terms 2 and 3. ♦ To be looked after when we are sick Games are played on Saturday morning at Saxton ♦ To be safe and happy Field, Stoke. The government is responsible for making sure the rules If w e do not get a coach w e w ill not be able to register the team this season. are followed. UNCROC says that adults have to do their best. (Cailin Rogers and Ellie Page, R14) Te rm Eve nts 9 Apr - T erm 1 closes 24 Apr - Nelson City Schools ICT PD Conference/ Workshops 27 Apr - T erm 2 opens 6 May - Information evening for prospective parents/ children 7 0 N i l e S t r e et, N el s o n Principal: [email protected]

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Social Skills This term we have learnt about: ♦ Greeting People Nicely ♦ Following Instructions ♦ Keeping the School Environment Tidy

Well done everybody for thinking about “Rights and Responsibilities” The Giggling Pony Horse & pony riding programmes. Supervi si on and tui ti on by New Zealand

Please return all school quali fi ed and regi stered teachers All levels of experi ence catered for sports uniforms to the school Pi ck up/ drop off servi ce avai lable: Nelson, office by this Thursday 9th Ri chmond, Bri ghtw ater and Wakefi eld. April. Many thanks. Sheryll Cost per chi ld: …...continued from page 1

book your child in before the roll closes. The supervisor is Jody Nilsen. School closes School will close at 3 pm on Thursday 9 th April for Easter and will re-open on Monday 27 April at 8:55 am. Dr Paul Potaka PRINCIPAL

Saxton Sports Holiday Programme w here chi ldren experi ence a broad range of sports and recr eati onal acti vi ti es. Monday 20th Apri l to Fri day 24th Apri l 2009 For chi ldren aged 8-12 years. Phone 0800 Sax ton, 0800 729866 or check www.nelsonsubur bs.co.nz for more i nfo. Start Ti me: 8.30am-9.00am Fi nish Ti me: 3.30pm Venue: Sax ton Fi eld, Stoke Cost $25 per chi ld per day $100 per chi ld per w eek Oscar approved : WINZ subsi dy appli es Daw n Stow ell Saxton Sports Holi day Programme Co-or di nator

Push Play Families Maitai Caves Walk Sunday 19th April 2009 All Central School families are invited to join us on a walk to the Matai Caves. Meet at the Maitai Dam (End of Maitai Road) at 10am. The walk is 1½ hours each way with a stop at the caves for lunch. There is a little scrambling climb at the end. Bring solid footwear, torch, lunch and water. Below is a link if you want further info. www.wonderwalkers.co.nz/default,1913,maitai-caves.sm No Dogs on this walk please. Any further info required phone Kathryn 5457009

$40 per half-day (w eekends only- 3 hours) $25 i ndi vi dual tui ti on (1 hour) $7 pi ck-up (mi nimum 3 chi ldren) $50 Full day programmes (avai lable duri ng school holi days- 5 hours) Phone Kirsten or Gordon : 541 9145

Holiday Happenings @ Nelson Public Libraries Elma Turner Library

Simply Stories: Weekdays at 10:30am Tue sday 14 April - Friday 24 April Come along for a story or 2 and craft of the day.

Sensational Storytelling with Camilla Edstrom: 2 sessions Thursday 16 th April 2-2:45pm AND Thursday 23rd April 2-2:45pm All ages we lcome Cost: Gold coin e ntry or $4 pe r family

Chalk Pastel Drawing with Jo Tyson: Workshop for 7-10 year olds Tue sday 21 st April 2–3:30pm Cost: $3 pe r pe rson Places are limited. Book ings and payment to be made in advance at the Childre n’s Library.

Relax and read All childre n and families are invite d to re lax and read in any of Ne lson’s 3 libraries. It is free to join!

Nelson Community Food Bank Appeal Well done everybody for contri buti ng to our Food bank appeal. You collected the mi ghty w ei ght of 215.6 kgs of food. Jenny Eade from the Food Bank wi ll collect our food early nex t term and wi ll visi t assembly to personally thank the chi ldren. What a fantas ti c effort Central. You proved that

Citizenship is Everyone ’s Business Sharyn Hi ltz w ei ghs Nelson Central School's 215.6kg contri buti on to the Curves Food Bank Appeal. Curves fi nal total w as 484.2kg.

Future Ferns Netball Next term sees the start of the netball competit ion for years 4,5,6. Games are played at Saxton Field Stoke. Years 4 and 5 will play their ga mes on Wednesdays with first round at around 3.40pm. Year 6 will play their ga mes on Saturday mornings. The competition for year 4 & 5’s will commence on Wednesday 20th May and year 6’s on Saturday 16th May. Cost to play is $27 and covers both terms 2 and 3. We will need parents to coach the teams. Registrations forms are now available from the sports notice board located in the ha llway between rooms 2 and 3. If you are interested in playing, please complete a registration form and return along with the registration fee of $27 to the school office. Nelson Central S chool Future Ferns Netball We still have room for 3-4 players in our year 4/5 netball teams and 2 play ers in our y ear 6 team. If interested please see Sheryll.

Congratulations Congratulations to Kyle Clark of room 7 who won a gold medal in the Central Districts Judo tourna ment in the weekend. Kyle won his gold medal for first place in the open section.

Cre8 Speech and Drama Classes 4-18 yrs

Group drama after school starting in term 2 in Nelson. Do you want your child to build self esteem and self confidence? Develop new skills such as; Listening skills, concentration and group cooperation whilst having fun? If you want more information or you want to enrol child for T erm 2 please call Nikkie on 0273 46 88 92 Central Stars Incrediball Cricket team Thi s photo w as taken on Saturday at thei r last game. The boys r eally enjoyed the gam es and had a v ery good atti tude all through.

Back row left to ri ght: Qui nn Chi snall, Davi d Johns ton (coach), Max Hi ckli ng, Kaw hi a Stevenson, Abel Johns ton.

Front row left to ri ght: Leo Di ckson, Jo Robertson, Devon Blackbourn. Abs ent: Callum McNab, TeOi Si ngh A big thank you fr om all of the players to David Johnston for doing a great coaching job.

End of T erm 1 S ports The follow ing school sports teams hav e now finished for the term: Kiw i Cricket, Hardball Cricket, Volley ball, Softball.

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS Week ended 29th March Mini Soccer Central Stor mers. Stor mers w on. Central Strikers v Victory Strikers. 3 all draw . Goals scored by: Hayley Goldthorpe, Harry Coltman and Finlay Moon.

Mini Soccer w ill play their last game Tuesday 7t h April. Thank y ou very much to all those parents/caregivers w ho have assisted w ith coaching/managing our Volleyball sports teams this term. We appreciate all your Central Smashers v Nayland. 25 all draw . assistance.

Central Spikers v HSS Super 5. HSS w on 75-13. Central Volleyers v HSS Spikers. Lost by default.

It is not too late to register for the Soccer 2009 season. There are limited spaces available in most grades. First game starts Saturday 2nd May

Kiw i Cricket Central Sixers v Mapua Kiw i. Mapua w on 17-9. Player of the day: Fran Ster mi and Luke Dixon. Player of the day: Jordan Dixon and Isabella Dixon.

If you are aged 5 -12 years and would like to play soccer Incrediball Central Stars v Birchw ood Eagles. Central lost 42-36. or would like more information, please contact Player of the day: Leo Dickson. Sonia Malpas Ph 545 0494 [email protected]

Midgets & 7th Grade Soccer - FAQ

Rippa Rugby Central Stor mers v Stoke. 17 all draw .

What is it? 5 aside soccer for 5-7 year old boys and girls played on mini pitches with small goals (Midgets 5-6yrs) & (7th Grade 6-7yrs). All teams are capped at 7 players to allow for sickness and families on holiday. Any more players than this means the kids do not get enough game time if they all turn up. The season starts on 02 May and goes through to 12 September with a 2 week break in the school holidays.

Softball Central Sting v Royal Rascals. Royals w on 10-8. The team is rebuilding this year w ith the loss of a number of players w ho have moved on to Intermediate and Prep. Many of our players have never played softball before. Congratulations on a brilliant game.

When & Where is it played? Neale Park on Saturday mornings (Midgets 9.30am and 7 th Grade 10.00am)

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Will there be practices? We encourage Midget practices to be held on Saturday mornings half and hour before the game starts. 7 th Grade will depend on the coach; all our coaches are parents, so we leave it up to them to pick a day and a time that suits them after school.

In terms 2 and 3 Numbers are st rictly limit ed To find out more regarding time, costs etc Please contact: Graeme Dow 546 7134 or Email: shorty. marc [email protected]

How much w ill it cost and w hat w ill the players need? $35 Midgets & $70 (unfortunately most of this goes in affiliation fees) for 7 th Grade. There are discounts for more than 1 player in each family. The club will provide a shirt for all players and coaches are well equipped with a ball for each player, bibs, cones, certificates and player of the day trophies. We ask each player to provide: A pair of red soccer shorts Nelson City socks (yellow with a red top) Soccer boots Shin pads

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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 What if my child has never played soccer before? As long as they are keen, that seems to be all that numbers of players to form the Nelson Central teams. matters. There are very basic rules in these 2 grades of soccer and the main aim is for kids to be out running The cos t to play i s $40 per player and covers both terms around, having a great team experience and gaining a 2 and 3. few soccer skills on the way. If after 2 weeks your child We will need par ents to help run the teams on Fri days at definitely decides they do not want to play we will happily the gam es. Any ex tra assi stance w i th coachi ng at school refund in full. If you would like any more information or would like to w ould be appreci ated. register your child, please contact: Regi strati on forms avai lable from the spor ts noti ceboard Sonia Malpas ph 545 0494 or [email protected] located i n the hallw ay betw een rooms 2 and 3. as soon as possible as we have limited spaces left