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Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te Kura School will close after the final assembly - starts at about 11:15 Tuatahi o Whakatu – greetings to friends and family of Nelson am on Wednesday 16 December on the front field if fine or in Central School. Trin ity Hall if wet. Thank you to Kathryn Robertson and the School Co mmun ity Happy Festi ve Season Group for organising another really super picnic – and thank you On behalf of myself and the staff I wish you all a very happy to everyone who contributed to its success by coming along. festive season and all the best for 2010. Departing Staff Term dates for 2010 At the end of the year we will be losing several staff that have Monday 25-29 January – Teachers On ly been reliev ing for us this year – Stephanie Menzies, Sue Ford, Monday 1 February – Nelson Anniversary Teresa Kundycki-Carrell, and Alison Slee. I want to thank them Tuesday 2 February – Teachers On ly Day for their contribution to our school and wish them well for 2010 Wednes day 3 February - Thurs day 1 April – perhaps they will return to us as relief teachers. Monday 19 April - Friday 2 July Elmars Polikev ics will leave us at the end of the year. Elmars has Monday 19 July - Friday 24 September Monday 11 October - No later than Thursday 16 December worked in the school firstly as a volunteer and secondly, as a Support Staff member for thirteen years. Thank you for your Public Holi days help and support over that time Elmars. Queen's Birthday - 7 June (Monday) Labour Day - 25 October (Monday) Congratulations to Rachel Boyd who will leave our school to take up a position as Deputy Principal at Waiuku School. Her Dr Paul Potaka expertise with ICT/eLearning will certainly be missed; we wish PRINCIPAL you the very best in your new role Rachel. For those who missed it l ast week … 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. Reports We are on target to release students’ reports next Monday. They contain a lot of in formation and may take you some t ime to take it all on board. It is important to note the level at which your child is currently working and being assessed when comparing comments fro m one level to another. While it is too late for th is year, if there are items you want exp lained please talk to your child’s 2010 teacher.

Did you see ……? A Jucy campervan was broken into whilst parked on the NMIT side of Nile St between 3:00pm and 6:00pm on 1st December. All the belongings inside were taken. Please contact Aly Walsh on 022 644 6121 if you saw or know anything about this. Care required: Lovely, active family with two boys (7 yrs & 4 yrs) requires part time child care. Mon, Wed, Thurs 3 6 pm, Fri 3 - 5 pm. Pick ups needed (Nelson Central School and Rutherford Street Kindy). Care to begin 2 Feb 2010.

National Standards This continues to be a hot topic and will be so for so me time to come yet. The M inister of Education has presented her views in several publications and I have provided a link on our website to contrary views; you may want to check them out – there is nothing like having both sides of the story before making up your mind! Thanks This is the last newsletter for the year; and a successful one it has been. I want to thank everyone who has helped to make it so. We appreciate very much everyone who has helped out in classrooms, assisted with school trips, suffered/enjoyed school camps and other EOTC opportunities and who have supported their children by showing confidence in classroom teachers and the school in general. Final Assembl y

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Responsible university student looking for casual / part time work e.g. babysitting / cleaning. Phone Holly 0273121008 or 5466627 Awesome Atawhai Activities School Holiday programme: Jan 5th to 29th Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm At Atawhai Community Church. This is an OCSAR supported programme. For a programme of events and an enrolement form please contact the Church office Ph 545 1223 or email: [email protected] Love Samoa Christmas Carnival Corder Park Atawhai Saturday 12th Dec 10-1pm A free family event Entertainment, Drama, Food Bouncy castles, Facepainting and more. Shoe box gift for Samoa. for details ph 545 1223 Atawhai Community church

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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) All levels of experience catered for Highlights include high ropes challenges at Whenua-iti, a Pick up/ drop off service available: pirates team challenge on Haulashore Island, mosaicing Nelson, Richmond, Brightwater and flower pots, giant water slide, water safety course at ASB Wakefield. aquatic centre. Cost per child: Visit our website for more info and/or : $50 Full day programmes (available during school Please contact Dulkara or Matt: Phone/txt 027 335 6904 or 548 3099 ext. 717 or email holidays- 5 hours) [email protected] $7 pick-up (minimum 3 children) Holiday programme 2009-2010 Supervision and tuition by New Zealand qualified and registered teachers

Visit our blog for details! Phone Kirsten or Gordon : 541 9145 [email protected] http://thegigglingpony.blogspot.com Summer Holidays Drama Club “Your chance to shine!” Great games and fun performance skills – w ith Jo Say Monday January 18th – Friday Jan 22nd inclusive at Fairfield House, Nelson Juniors (6 – 8 years) 9am – 10.30am Seniors (9 – 12 years) 11am – 12.30pm Course fees - $80 for the whole week. Bookings essential. Please ring Jo on 027 655 2219 to book / for more info

Grace and Isabella (Room 3) raised $43 through organising a school-wide colouring competition. The money will go to Save the Children Fund.

Cupcakes for Cambodia Bryn and Toby S have just returned from Cambodia and are holding a cupcake stall to raise money to help landmine victims. Cupcakes will be 50c each. Please come and support us at morning tea outside the library this Thursday 10th December. Congratulations Congratulations to Logan of room 3 who recently attended a BMX National Qualifying event in Rangiora. To qualify for National BMX Championships a rider must attend 3 events. Logan was placed 1st in the 8 year old boys section. Congratulations and well done Logan on your wonderful result.

Inter-School Athletics Bus Fare Refund We will be refunding the $3 bus fare for the cancelled Inter-School Athletics Sports on Friday 11th December. This will be forwarded to parent/caregivers through your child's classroom.

Nelson Central Social Skills Nelson Central School children have great social skills. Remember to use them in the Holidays.

SIGN WRITER NEEDED We are hoping there is a parent who has the expertise to create a sign that will advertise the Gala on Waimea Rd. If you are interested in finding out more, please phone Kathryn on 5457009. We really appreciate your help. Thanks, from the SCG End of Term 4 Sport A reminder: Please note all summer sport finishes this week with the exception of mini soccer which has a final game next Tuesday 15th Dec. There will be no more games for volleyball due to out of school activities and Te Pouahi on camp. Please return all sports uniforms and sports equipment to the school office by the end of term please. Many thanks to all the parents and caregivers who have helped manage and coach our sports teams over the year. Your assistance has been invaluable. Make sure you check the newsletter and sports notice board in the hallway between rooms 2 and 3 first week back at school for details on how to register for term 1 sports teams. Happy holidays and look forward to the start of the 2010 summer sports codes. Sheryll McKeage Saxton Sports Festival, a one day event of sporting fun and action, February 21st 2010 Join us at Nelsons premier sporting venue with a team made up of friends and family where during the day you will play a six aside game of Basketball, Volleyball, Football and Netball. There are a wide range of team categories for entrysomething for everyone There will also be a range of Have-A-Go sport activities available on the day. Free entry for kids! Check details on www.nelsonsuburbs.co.nz

JUNIOR ART CLASSES INDULGE AND EXTEND YOUR CHILDS ARTISTIC CREATIVITY! CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME TUESDAYS 5–7yr olds, 10.30 –11.30am TUESDAYS 8–10yr olds, 1.30 – 2.30pm ONLY $10 / SESSION TUTOR – LARISSE HALL PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR THESE CLASSES LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE ‘ART @ 203’ (203 TRAFALGAR ST) 03 548 3961 OR CONTACT LARISSE 027 358 2006 or 03 547 4929

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS Week ended 7th December Mini Soccer Central Panthers v Richmond. Panthers won 13-0. Volleyball Central Smashers v Nayland. Won 68-46. Player of the day: Mai P. room 7 Central Servers v Hira Heroes, Hira won 2-1. Touch Central Tigers v Victory 2. Victory won 5-4. Central Stormers v Henley Panthers. Stormers lost. Softball Central v Tahuna. Central won 6-0. Incrediball Cricket Central/St Josephs Stars. St Josephs/Central won. Hardball Cricket Nelson Central 50 v Ranzau 100. Nelson Central/St Josephs 110 v Hampden St. 39 Cricket Draws - Last Round Date: 12 Dec 09 Ground Team Team INCREDIBALL GRADE 1 Birchwood Eagles v Wakefield Yellow 2 Ranzau v Appleby 3 Enner Glynn Green Caps v Mapua 1 4 Tahuna Blackcaps v Auckland Point Avengers 5 Richmond v Nayland All Stars 6 Central / St Joes Stars v HSS Red 7 Henley Black Caps v HSS Black SENIOR GRADE 8 Birchwood Black Caps v Central Sixers 9 Henley Stumpers v Wakefield Blue 10 Ranzau / Mahana v Appleby Aces 11 Auckland Point Aces v Stoke Hitters 12 Tahuna Tigers v Mapua 2 JUNIOR GRADE 13 Birchwood Young Guns v Nayland Kiwi/St Joes Kiwi Caps 14 Stoke Rockets v Wakefield Red 15 Mapua 3 v Henley Magics Golden Edge Primary A. grade Central School v Nelson Intermediate B at Botanics. Golden Edge Primary B grade Henley Toi Toi v Central/St Josephs L Ngawhatu No 3.

Junior Netball Camp Aimed at all those netballers who already play netball and are wanting to increase their netball skills. This two day camp offer participants a challenging , high energy, intense netball experience. Top Tasman netball coaches will coach 4 teams through the two days with the results speaking for themselves! If you want to get better at netball in a hurry this camp is for you! A reasonable level of fitness is required. Book into your team now by calling Netball Tasman 03 5794090 or email [email protected] Nelson Thursday 21 st and Friday 22 nd January 2010 Saxton Stadium, Nelson. 9am – 3pm. 8-10 spaces available only in each team Team 1 and 2 Year 5/6 Team 3 and 4 Year 7/8 COST - $100.00 p/p

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CHRISTMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAY CLINIC 21-23 December 2009 Ideally suited for five to thirteen year olds, the ‘junior’ programme teaches participants the fundamentals of cricket in a fun, learning environment. Learn to Sail - Christmas Holiday classes Date: Mon 21, Tues 22, Wed 23 December Nelson Yacht Club runs Learn To Sail Time: 9-12 pm Programmes every summer for both adults Venue: Green meadows (if wet and children who can swim 50 metres in a Nayland College Gym) buoyancy aid. Children must be at least 8 Length: 3 days years of age. Cost: $20 per day or $50 for All sailing is based at Nelson Yacht Club. This is a 5 day the 3 days course from 9:00am to 4:00pm each day. Next classes run For more Information contact : 20th-24th December 2009 and then again throughout January. Andrew Cavill, “CAVILL CRICKET COACHING” Children learn in an optimist yacht which is a one-man boat. Email: [email protected] The courses are based on guidelines set out by Yachting New Cell Phone: 027 2495 440 Phone: 545 2245 Zealand. A Certificate will be presented to all sailors who WEETBIX TRYATHLON 2010 complete the course. If you are interested please see Sheryll TAHUNANUI RECREATION GROUNDS for an application form or contact Nelson Yacht Club using SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2010 the contact details below. RACE STARTS 9AM TRANSITION AREA OPEN 7AM RACE BRIEFING 8.30AM ENTER ONLINE @ WWW.WEETBIX.CO.NZ