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7 0 Ni l e S t re et , Ne l son P ho n e 0 3 5 4 8 4 9 7 2 F a x 0 3 5 4 8 4 4 8 3 Ema i l s t a f f@ ne l so nce nt ra l . s cho o l . nzPrincipal: [email protected] Secretary: secreta ry@nelsoncentr al.school.nz BOT Chairman: David Jo hnston Website: www.nelsonce ntral .school.nz

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Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu greetings to friends andfamily of Nelson Central School.

Food For ThoughtAs part of our commitment to Human Rights in Educationour children have been fundraising to support anorphanage in Cambodia. Recently many children took partin Food For Thought, an initiative designed to havechildren experience the menu of children in the orphanageand at the same time use sponsorship to raise funds tosupport the work of the orphanage. Georgia M (Rm 2)shares her thoughts about Food for Thought:

Doing Food For Thought was fun! I felt a bit strangewhen I started but eventually I got used to it. While I was

eating I remembered the children in the orphanage; happyto have some-one supporting them. They were relying onus and we did brilliantly! When we combine the money weraised for Food For Thought with the money raisedthrough Pyjama Day, the children in Cambodia are goingto get some of what they need. Im glad that loads ofpeople did the Food For Thought; the money went to agood cause.

Pyjama DayWe are very proud of our School Council and the socialand leadership skills they are developing. Last week they

demonstrated their skills by organising aPyjama Day.Hannah P and Ella M(Room 2 representatives) sharedtheir thoughts aboutPyjama Day:

Why Pyjama Day? It was a fun thing to do everyone haspyjamas so everyone could take part! Our first goal was toraise a lot of money more than any other coin trail in theschools history. Our second goal was to apply the moneyto the Cambodian orphanage.

Why did you choose the Cambodian orphanage? Tracy,the Room 11 teacher, had been to the orphanage andshowed us what it was like for the children there. Whenshe showed us their living conditions we thought it was sosad and we wanted to help them. We had an idea for apyjama day and helping the orphanage was a good way touse the idea.

What did it look like on the day? It was very cool everyone was into the idea. They were enthusiastic aboutwearing pyjamas. Little kids were excited about puttingtheir money down on the drawing of pyjamas. Childrennew where the money was going to and what it will beused for.

Well done School Council for running such as successfulday and for raising $360.70 in the process!

Guitar LessonsIf your child is interested in learning to play the guitar ZoeJackson is interested in teaching him/her. Lessons will beorganised in groups of four for half an hour at a time. An

attempt will be made to do this during the school day. Thecost will be $8 per half hour. The school has a limitednumber of guitars for use. If you are interested please

complete a form at the front office.

Free TalkTuesday Aug 24th at Elma Turner Library, Nelson 4.00pm.HearSally Rees, a local teacher talk on "A DifferentWay." If you are a parent concerned about your child'sprogress at school this will interest you. More info ph5488403

Supporting Childrens Learning at HomeThe most important way parents and whnau can supportchildrens learning is to show them that they care abouttheir learning. This means:

providing lots of feedback and positive praise; asking open-ended questions about their learning;

asking about how the child feels about the progressthey are making and where they want to go next;and,

being patient and realising that children makeprogress in fits and spurts, not usually in a linearfashion dont expect perfection immediately!

Even if you dont feel that positive about your own schoolexperience, you can still make a real difference to yourchilds learning. After all, maths, reading and writing are

part of our lives, and learning about them happens all thetime, not just at school. For example, we are born with ourvery own built-in decimal counting system the 10 fingerson our hands! And many children recognise numbers andletters before they get to school, not because they have beentaught but because there are letters and numbers in ourdaily environment on letterboxes, car number plates, theback of buses and so on.

Here are a number of suggestions about what parents

and whnau can do as part of your familys daily life.

For children aged 3-7If your child is not yet at school, you can give them a greatstart in life by ensuring they take part in quality earlychildhood education. Children are active learners frombirth, and their early learning experiences are vital to theirsuccess in school and in later life. Research has found thathigh quality ECE has a positive and long lasting impact -even at age 16, childrens literacy, numeracy and problemsolving abilities as well as their social skills still showbenefits from their pre-school education.

Numeracy

When youre cutting up fruit or pies how many pieces


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are there? What is half/quarter?

Asking questions when youre putting on clothes how many toes are going into your sock, how manyarms into your jersey?

Getting them to find their number (their age) onnumber plates, billboards, the back of buses

On a wet day, get out the cards and play Snap, GoFish, Last Card etc great for number recognition

Watching TV what numbers are the channels/

volume Check out websites like :

www.nzmaths.co.nz/families for on-line games

Shopping and cafes for real or make-believe offer lots of opportunities to talk about prices, helpdraw up shopping lists, look for prices and lettersand weight [Continued next week]

Term 3 dates & events18 30 Aug Senior staff prepare for annual self reviews8 Sept Prospective students to NIS at 9:30 am

Parent evening at NIS 7pm13-24 Sept Staff appraisal interviews

15-16 Sept Numeracy Coordinator in classrooms21 Sept BOT meeting in staffroom 7pm21 Sept Inter-regional cross country champs21 Sept Kids for Kids Concert with Suzanne

Prentice22 Sept Inter-school skiing24 Sept literacy professional development ChanelNgaruhe, Rachel Randrup, Dianne Thomson

Term 3 finishes Friday 24 September

Term 4 starts Monday 11 October 12 Oct Grasshopper tennis starts

18 Oct Nelson Central performs in Red Square 12-12:30pm19 Oct BOT meeting26 Oct Prospective families/students meeting26-27 Oct R5-6 camp28-29 Oct R3-4 (+y3 R14) camp29 Oct SCG Disco11 Nov NIS powhiri/school tour for new students16 Nov BOT meeting23 Nov Inter-school athletics7 Dec BOT meeting

Term 4 finishes Thursday 16 December

Public Holidays During Term TimeLabour Day - 25 October (Monday)

Dr Paul PotakaPRINCIPAL

Friday August 27thLast day for returning sponsor money

We have raised $600 so far plus $360 from pyjama day.Please remember that money is due in by this Friday the 27thAugust.A big thank you to everyone who took part.

Kids for Kids - The Christmas Show

The Central School concert will be on Tuesday 21stSeptember at 7.30pm in the Hope CommunityChurch, Hope. Adults $18.00, Child/Student$12.00. Tickets: Ticket Direct Tasman 03-5208560, 0800 224 225 or online atwww.tdtasman.co.nz. More information atwww.worldvision.org.nz/kids4kids

Scholastic Book orders close 10th September(Friday). All cheques to be made out to Scholastic

NZ. Thanks, Jody

Another of our Nelson College mentors, James Mountwith Liam (R7).


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Help !!!! We still need any old coins or money

you dont need anymore. The collection tin is

situated in school entrance lobby.

Nelson Central

Social SkillsRight: To Feel Safe.

Responsibility: To ensure othersare safe

Book Fair

A big thank you to the parents who supportedour book fair by either buying books or lendingtheir time. We raised over $3000 whichenabled Val to purchase $1000 worth of books

for the library. Thats an awesome effort.

Stolen - Scooter from bike cage (between 8.30

& 3pm) on Tuesday 10th August. Pink Scootercovered in frog stickers with Ali S.. on thebottom. Treasured gift from Santa so pleasebring back to the bike cage. Thanks Ali (Rm 13).

On Friday 20th August the Student Council organised a

whole school Pyjama Day.Before the day the Council had decided the funds raised

would go to The Centre for Childrens Happiness, which isan orphanage in Cambodia where Tracy Watkins taught.

We then made posters to advertise the event.The day before we the Council w ore their Pyjamas at

morning tea and lunch to promote the day and remind

everyone to wear their pyjamas. To gather the money thatthe school raised, the Council drew a coin trail in the shape

of pyjamas.We raised $360.70. This was the most weve ever made on

a coin trail. THANK YOU NELSON CENTRAL SCHOOL!!!!!!!

Molly (Rm 8) and Isabella (Rm 8)

On behalf of the Student Council


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Nelson Central School Sports Teams

Nelson Central pupils have the opportunity to participate insports teams throughout the school year. Notification ofstart dates are published in the school newsletter and on thesports notice board located in the hallway between rooms 2and 3. To participate in school teams children are required

to complete a registration form for each sport and pay therequired registration fee. This must be done in terms 1 & 4for summer sport and term 2 for winter sport. All childrenare issued with a school sports uniform to play in. Thesemust be returned to school at the end of each term.

Management/coaching of school teams is undertaken by

parents/caregivers.

Term 4 SportsMini Soccer Year 1-6. 5 aside soccer played on a smallfield. No goalies no offside. Mixed teams Games are 30minutes and are played at Saxton Field Stoke on Tuesdaybetween 4.30pm and 54.30pm. Starts Tuesday 26thOctober. Cost: $5.

Parental assistance required.Registrations available from sports notice boardslocated in hallway between rooms 2 and 3. To be

returned with fee to school office by Friday 17th

September.

Milo Have A Go Cricket Coaching Programme : - 5-8year olds. An 8 week programme to introduce children tocricket and the skill base needed to play the game. Someparental assistance required. Details will be advised on

receipt

Kiwi Cricket Year 1 and above. A follow on from TheMilo Have a Go Cricket Coaching programme run byNelson Cricket term 4. Children play a game where all bat,bowl, wicket keep and field. Games are played at SaxtonField, Stoke, Saturday

Details will be advised on receipt

Incrediball Year 3 and above. The next step after KiwiCricket. Children play with a harder ball and woodencricket bat. Assists with the transition to hardball cricket.Games are played at Saxton Field, Stoke,


Hardball Cricket The progression from Incrediball.Traditional cricket played on Saturdays. Games are 25overs per innings. Games are played at various cricketvenues.Central School home ground The Botanics.

Competition and teams remain the same as term 1.

Volleyball Year 5/6children. Games are 30 minutes andare played at Nelson Girls College Gymnasium onThursdays between 4 and 6 pm


Touch Rugby Year 2 and above. 6 a side. Games areplayed at Tahunanui playing field on Fridays between 4pm

and 5pmDetails will be advised on receipt

Softball Year 4 6 children. Continuation of competitionfrom term 1.Commencing date to be advised. Teams remain the

same as term 1.

Any sporting enquiries please see Sheryll McKeage at theschool office or contact by phone: 5484972 ext. 819, email:[email protected]

NELSON MINIBALL 27 AUGUST 2010

Time COURT 1 - TOWN END4pm NAYLAND DEVILS CENTRAL TIGERS

4.30 ENNER GLYNN SUNS CENTRAL LIGHTNING

7pm CENTRAL LIGHTNING ENNER GLYNN

7.30 NAYLAND BLUE SAINTS CENTRAL WASPS

Primary School Basketball

Max S (room 8) was selected as part of Nelson BluePrimary Schools Basketball team. The team played in 2tournaments winning 5 games and losing 3.Congratulations, Max, well done.

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