TERM 3

25 th A ug us t
Nelson Central School
2 010 Week l y N e ws l ett er
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te attempt will be made to do this during the school day. The
Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu – greetings to friends and cost will be $8 per half hour. The school has a limited
family of Nelson Central School. number of guitars for use. If you are interested please
complete a form at the front office.
Food For Thought
As part of our commitment to Human Rights in Education Free Talk
our children have been fundraising to support an Tuesday Aug 24th at Elma Turner Library, Nelson 4.00pm.
orphanage in Cambodia. Recently many children took part Hear Sally Rees, a local teacher talk on "A Different
in Food For Thought, an initiative designed to have Way." If you are a parent concerned about your child's
children experience the menu of children in the orphanage progress at school this will interest you. More info ph
and at the same time use sponsorship to raise funds to 5488403
support the work of the orphanage. Georgia M (Rm 2) Supporting Children’s Learning at Home
shares her thoughts about Food for Thought: The most important way parents and whānau can support
“Doing Food For Thought was fun! I felt a bit strange children’s learning is to show them that they care about
when I started but eventually I got used to it. While I was their learning. This means:
eating I remembered the children in the orphanage; happy • providing lots of feedback and positive praise;
to have some-one supporting them. They were relying on • asking open-ended questions about their learning;
us and we did brilliantly! When we combine the money we • asking about how the child feels about the progress
raised for Food For Thought with the money raised they are making and where they want to go next;
through Pyjama Day, the children in Cambodia are going and,
to get some of what they need. I’m glad that loads of • being patient and realising that children make
people did the Food For Thought; the money went to a progress in fits and spurts, not usually in a linear
good cause.” fashion – don’t expect perfection immediately!
Pyjama Day Even if you don’t feel that positive about your own school
We are very proud of our School Council and the social experience, you can still make a real difference to your
and leadership skills they are developing. Last week they child’s learning. After all, maths, reading and writing are
demonstrated their skills by organising a Pyjama Day. part of our lives, and learning about them happens all the
Hannah P and Ella M (Room 2 representatives) shared time, not just at school. For example, we are born with our
their thoughts about Pyjama Day: very own built-in decimal counting system – the 10 fingers
Why Pyjama Day? It was a fun thing to do – everyone has on our hands! And many children recognise numbers and
pyjamas so everyone could take part! Our first goal was to letters before they get to school, not because they have been
raise a lot of money – more than any other coin trail in the “taught” but because there are letters and numbers in our
school’s history. Our second goal was to apply the money daily environment – on letterboxes, car number plates, the
to the Cambodian orphanage. back of buses and so on.
Why did you choose the Cambodian orphanage? Tracy, Here are a number of suggestions about what parents
the Room 11 teacher, had been to the orphanage and and whānau can do as part of your family’s daily life….
showed us what it was like for the children there. When For children aged 3-7
she showed us their living conditions we thought it was so If your child is not yet at school, you can give them a great
sad and we wanted to help them. We had an idea for a start in life by ensuring they take part in quality early
pyjama day and helping the orphanage was a good way to childhood education. Children are active learners from
use the idea. birth, and their early learning experiences are vital to their
What did it look like on the day? It was very cool – success in school and in later life. Research has found that
everyone was into the idea. They were enthusiastic about high quality ECE has a positive and long lasting impact -
wearing pyjamas. Little kids were excited about putting even at age 16, children’s literacy, numeracy and problem
their money down on the drawing of pyjamas. Children solving abilities as well as their social skills still show
new where the money was going to and what it will be benefits from their pre-school education.
used for. Numeracy
Well done School Council for running such as successful • When you’re cutting up fruit or pies – how many pieces
day – and for raising $360.70 in the process!
Our weekly newslett er is kindly
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 are there? What is half/quarter?
• Asking questions when you’re putting on clothes –
how many toes are going into your sock, how many
arms into your jersey?
• Getting them to find “their” number (their age) on
number plates, billboards, the back of buses
• On a wet day, get out the cards and play Snap, Go
Fish, Last Card etc – great for number recognition
• Watching TV – what numbers are the channels/
volume
Fr iday August 27th
• Check out websites like : Last day for returning sponsor money
www.nzmaths.co.nz/families for on-line games We have raised $600 so far plus $360 from pyjama day.
• Shopping and cafes – for real or make-believe – Please remember that money is due in by this Friday the 27th
offer lots of opportunities to talk about prices, help August. A big thank you to everyone who took part.
draw up shopping lists, look for prices and letters
and weight [Continued next week]
Term 3 dates & events
18 – 30 Aug Senior staff prepare for annual self reviews
8 Sept Prospective students to NIS at 9:30 am
Parent evening at NIS 7pm
13-24 Sept Staff appraisal interviews
15-16 Sept Numeracy Coordinator in classrooms
21 Sept BOT meeting in staffroom 7pm
21 Sept Inter-regional cross country champs
21 Sept Kids for Kids Concert with Suzanne
Prentice
22 Sept Inter-school skiing
24 Sept literacy professional development – Chanel
Ngaruhe, 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-
12:30pm
19 Oct BOT meeting
26 Oct Prospective families/students meeting
26-27 Oct R5-6 camp
28-29 Oct R3-4 (+y3 R14) camp
29 Oct SCG Disco
11 Nov NIS powhiri/school tour for new students
16 Nov BOT meeting
23 Nov Inter-school athletics
7 Dec BOT meeting
Term 4 finishes Thursday 16 December
Public Holidays During Term Time
Labour Day - 25 October (Monday)
Dr Paul Potaka
PRINCIPAL Another of our Nelson College mentors, James Mount
with Liam (R7).
Scholastic Book orders close 10th September
(Friday). All cheques to be made out to Sc holastic
NZ. Thanks, Jody

Kids for Kids - The Christmas Show

The Central School concert will be on Tuesday 21st
September at 7.30pm in the Hope Community
Church, Hope. Adults $18.00, Child/Student
$12.00. Tickets: Ticket Direct Tasman 03-520
8560, 0800 224 225 or online at
www.tdtasman.co.nz. More information at
www.worldvision.org.nz/kids4kids
 Help !!!! We still need any old coins or money
you don’t need anymore. The collection tin is
situated in school entrance lobby. On Friday 20th August the Student Council organised a
whole school Pyja ma Day.
Before the day the Council had decided the funds raised
would go to The Centre for Children’s Happiness, which is
an orphanage in Ca mbodia where Tracy Wa tkins taught.
We then made posters to adverti se the event.
The day before we the Council wore thei r Pyja mas a t
morning tea and lunch to promote the day and remind
everyone to wear their pyja mas. To ga ther the money tha t
the school raised, the Council drew a coin trail in the shape
of pyjama s.
We raised $360.70. This was the most we’ve ever made on
a coin trail. THANK Y OU NELSON CENTRAL SCHOOL!!!!!!!
☺
Molly (Rm 8) and Isabella (Rm 8)
On behalf of the Student Council
Stolen - Scooter from bike cage (between 8.30
& 3pm) on Tuesday 10th August. Pink Scooter
covered in frog stickers with Ali S….. on the
bottom. Treasured gift from Santa so please
bring back to the bike cage. Thanks Ali (Rm 13).
Book Fair
A big thank you to the parents who supported
our book fair by either buying books or lending
their time. We raised over $3000 which
enabled Val to purchase $1000 worth of books
for the library. That’s an awesome effort.

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Nelson Central School Sports Teams Volleyball – Year 5/6children. Games are 30 minutes and
Nelson Central pupils have the opportunity to participate in are played at Nelson Girls College Gymnasium on
sports teams throughout the school year. Notification of Thursdays between 4 and 6 pm
start dates are published in the school newsletter and on the Details will be advised on receipt
sports notice board located in the hallway between rooms 2 Touch Rugby – Year 2 and above. 6 a side. Games are
and 3. To participate in school teams children are required played at Tahunanui playing field on Fridays between 4pm
to complete a registration form for each sport and pay the and 5pm
required registration fee. This must be done in terms 1 & 4 Details will be advised on receipt
for summer sport and term 2 for winter sport. All children Softball – Year 4 – 6 children. Continuation of competition
are issued with a school sports uniform to play in. These from term 1.
must be returned to school at the end of each term. Commencing date to be advised. Teams remain the
Management/coaching of school teams is undertaken by same as term 1.
parents/caregivers. Any sporting enquiries please see Sheryll McKeage at the
Term 4 Sports school office or contact by phone: 5484972 ext. 819, email:
Mini Soccer – Year 1-6. 5 aside soccer played on a small sheryll@nelsoncentral.school.nz
field. No goalies no offside. Mixed teams Games are 30
minutes and are played at Saxton Field Stoke on Tuesday Primary School Basket ball
between 4.30pm and 54.30pm. Starts Tuesday 26th
October. Cost: $5.
Parental assistance required.
Registrations available from sports notice boards
located in hallway between rooms 2 and 3. To be
returned with fee to school office by Friday 17 th
September.
Milo Have A Go Cricket Coaching Programme: - 5-8
year olds. An 8 week programme to introduce children to
cricket and the skill base needed to play the game. Some
parental assistance required. Details will be advised on
receipt
Kiwi Cricket – Year 1 and above. A follow on from The
Milo Have a Go Cricket Coaching programme run by
Nelson Cricket term 4. Children play a game where all bat,
bowl, wicket keep and field. Games are played at Saxton
Field, Stoke, Saturday
Details will be advised on receipt
Incrediball – Year 3 and above. The next step after Kiwi Max S (room 8) was selected as part of Nelson Blue
Primary Schools Basketball team. The team played in 2
Cricket. Children play with a harder ball and wooden
tournaments winning 5 games and losing 3.
cricket bat. Assists with the transition to hardball cricket. Congratulations , Max, well done.
Games are played at Saxton Field, Stoke,
Details will be advised on receipt NELSON MINIBALL – 27 AUGUST 2010
Hardball Cricket – The progression from Incrediball. Time COURT 1 - TOWN END
Traditional cricket played on Saturdays. Games are 25 4pm NAYLAND DEVILS – CENTRAL TIGERS
overs per innings. Games are played at various cricket
venues. 4.30 ENNER GLYNN SUNS – CENTRAL LIGHTNING
Central School home ground The Botanics. 7pm CENTRAL LIGHTNING – ENNER GLYNN
Competition and teams remain the same as term 1. 7.30 NAYLAND BLUE SAINTS – CENTRAL WASPS