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Nelson Central SchoolW e e k l y N e w s l e t t e r
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: Geoff Cl ark 545 8010 Website:
www.nelsoncentral.school.nz
T E R M 41 0 t h N o v e m b e r
2 0 0 9 Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te
Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu greetings to friends andfamily of Nelson
Central School.
Following on from last weeks brief note about WorldDiabetes Day,
the following information may be of interestto families.
Type 1 Diabetes*We don't fully understand what causes type 1
diabetes,but genes and things in the environment are
probablyimportant.*In childhood diabetes the pancreas can't make
enoughinsulin, causing the blood sugar to be too high. Diabetes
inchildren almost always needs treatment with
insulininjections.*Frequent passing of urine, increased thirst and
drinking,weight loss, tiredness and mood changes are
commonsymptoms.*There is nothing you can do to prevent getting type
1diabetes.*Type 1 diabetes is not caused by eating too much sugar
orany other foods.*Diabetes is not contagious.
Type 2 Diabetes*Type 2 diabetes usually affects older people,
but isbecoming more common in younger people.
*Important risk factors are being overweight with anunhealthy
diet and not enough exercise. Some lesscommon forms of type 2
diabetes can affect non-obesepeople, they usually have a strong
family genetic riskfactor.*Type 2 diabetes can often be treated
with an improvedhealthy food plan, exercise and tablets, but
insulin mayalso be needed.
*Information taken from NZ Edition of Caring ForDiabetes In
Young Children And Adolescents, A ParentsManual, 2nd Edition
Editors G Ambler,V Barron, C May,E Ambler, F Cameron.
Thanks to Jane Murray for helping out with thisinformation.
Bi lingual EducationOn Thursday the 12th of November we are
holding aninformation session on bi lingual education in Te
Pouahi.
Te Pouahi caters for students from Year 0 to Year 6, anddelivers
the curriculum in English and Maori. If you wouldlike to know more
about what we do and how, you aremost welcome to come along to Te
Pouahi R17 at 3:15 pmto learn more.
End of termThe last day of the school year will be Wednesday
16December. Final assembly will start at about 11:15 am andwe
expect that to finish just after mid day.
Biggest ICT Expo in the Top of The SouthMore than 2,000 children
from Auckland Point, CliftonTerrace, Hampden Street, Maitai, Nelson
Central, NelsonIntermediate, St Josephs and Victory schools will
beparticipating in a Childrens ICT Expo on 18-19 Novemberto be held
in the Victory School hall. This will be thebiggest ICT Expo ever
held in the top of the South Island.
Teachers are busy preparing displays of the work theirchildren
have been involved in. Displays on how childrenuse Inquiry
Learning; digital story telling and blogging inthe classroom have
been prepared. A display on Kidzpix isalso being prepared. Teachers
from other schools willprepare displays showing what their children
have beenworking on.
During the Expo children from different schools will bepresent
to demonstrate other aspects of their learning. Wewill be able to
let you know next week exactly what ourchildren will be
offering.
Several children from Year 2 and upwards in our school willvisit
the Expo. Visiting times for our school will be advisednext
week.
Term Events12 Nov NIS Powhiri for 2010 enrolments13 Nov Year 6
Disco16-20 Nov - Cycle Safety Week17-19 Nov Room 7 Camp18 Nov NIS
testing for extension class22 Nov SCG Push Play Family Walk26 Nov
BOT meetingDec - End of Year activities TBA4 Dec - Mt Arthur Summit
Club Walk7 Dec SCG Summer Picnic Evening
9 Dec BOT meeting10 Dec Totara Big Day Out14 Dec Year 5/6 End of
Year Assembly14 Dec Kowhai Big Day Out16 Dec School closes
Nelson Central AchieversChoir Achievers Frankie M (R6), Tayla P
(R6), Holly R(R13), Ella M (R17), Usha M (R14), Yasmina C
(R14),Jordan P (R14)
WORK required by ex NCS pupil returning to Nelson
from University, ready to start Monday 16th November.
Experienced in Hospitality, Retailing, Nannying, Domesticwork
etc. Great CV, very reliable, highly recommended.
Please contact Tagan Paul via Lesley Kotua Room 13, or
leave a message on ph 5489192 thanks.
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Waimara Community gardens
Free EntryChildrens Competition
If you are aged 14 and under why not
have fun creating a 1 metre x 1 metregarden at home.
It can be for flowers, veggies or amix of plants and in 2 months
time
from mid October your garden plotwill be visited and prizes
awarded.
More information and entry forms
can be found on the notice board in
theRoom 1 4 corridor.
Social Skills - HelpingRights/ Responsibilities
I have the right
to ask for help
I have the responsibilityto help others
Joseph R (R5) For a great story using sp wordsMaya S (R5) for a
stunning piece of writingMaya S (R5) a super poem about the Brook
StreamRohan T (R5) a great cinquain poemWilliam F (R14), Oscar N
(R14), Lucy P (R14) For writingfantastic speeches about children's
rights forSave the Children.
ICAS MathematicsHigh Distinction
Lachlan M (R7)Jacob S (R1)
DistinctionBen R (R7)Ben W (R7)
CreditDevon B (R8)Max H (R7)Isabella L (R1)Georgia M (R2)Joe P
(R8)
Maxwell S (R1)Isaac S.
ICAS EnglishHigh DistinctionBen R (R7)
DistinctionLachlan M (R7)Nic P (R1)Jacob S (R1)
CreditMax H (R7)
Dr Paul PotakaPRINCIPAL
New Climbing Net in Adventure Playground
Here are school
council members
enjoying the new
climbing net.
The Student Council
would like to thank
the School Community
group for the net.
It is fantastic and
enjoyed by children ofall ages.
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This week the NCS Blog of the Week Awardgoes to TE POUAHI 17!Te
Pouahi Syndicate have been busy performing
Kapa Haka at both Red Square and at thecompetitions in the
holidays. Te Pouahi 17students have shared some great recounts
oftheir performances, their favourite songs andhow they felt when
on stage. Take a look attheir blog and read all about it; you may
evenlike to leave them a comment too.Well done!
You can view Te Pouahi 17's blog by going tothe school website
and clicking on "Te Pouahi"and then on "Room 17" on the sidebar to
the
left. http://www.nelsoncentral.school.nz
Below are photos from the Westpac Red Squarestudent stage
performance recently.
NCS had four groups performing; the Ukelele Orchestra,Choir,
Jump Jam & Kapa Haka.
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Kiwi Cricket Schools Draw
Third Round Date: 14 Nov 09
Ground Team Team
INCREDIBALL GRADE1 Birchwood Eagles v Auckland Point Avengers2
Appleby v Nayland All Stars3 Wakefield Yellow v Henley Black Caps4
Ranzau v Central / St Joes Stars5 Enner Glynn Green Caps v HSS Red6
Tahuna Blackcaps v RichmondMapua 1 v ByeHSS Black v Bye
SENIOR GRADE7 Birchwood Black Caps v Stoke Hitters8 Appleby Aces
v Henley Stumpers9 Wakefield Blue v Tahuna Tigers10 Central Sixers
v Auckland Point Aces11 Birchwood Young Guns v Ranzau / Mahana14
Mapua 2 v Bye
JUNIOR GRADE13 Henley Magics v Stoke Rockets12 Wakefield Red v
Nayland Kiwi/St Joes Kiwi Caps15 Mapua 3 v Bye
Please note that all Mapua teams have a bye thisweekend.
WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS
Week ended 8th NovemberMini SoccerCentral Strikers v Nayland
Stars. Central won 4-0.Central Rovers v St Josephs Yellow. Rovers
won 3-2.Goals scored by Jacob room 9, Ethan room 9.
VolleyballCentral Spikers v Central Smashers. Spikers
won.Smashers player of the day: Rowan room 8.
Central Servers v CTS Sharp Ferns. Central won 3 sets to
0.TouchCentral Sharks v Nayland Bulls. Sharks won 4-3.Central
Stormers v EG Rocketeers. Stormers lost.
SoftballCentral v Victory. Central won 13-5.Player of the day:
Max S room 1.
Incrediball CricketCentral/St Josephs Stars v Mapua. Central/St
Joes won 48-15.Player of the day: Max H, room 7 for great
all-round
performance.Hardball CricketNelson Central v Hampden Street,
Central made 99 runs toHampden Sts 87 runs.Top batsman Felix room 1
19 runs.Top wicket taker Nic C room 7.Nelson Central/St Josephs v
Nayland. Nayland won by 1run.
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World Action Day for the environmentOn Saturday 24th October it
was a day to celebrate the
bottle tops we had been collecting. New Zealand started
a day of environmental action which was supported by
over 180 countries around the world. Room 9 had
collected most bottle tops and we made a huge Carbonfootprint to
decorate the cathedral steps. Lots of other
schools had also collected bottle tops and made things
for the display. There were bottle top banners and
bottle top men all over the place. The day was to tell
people that we want to reduce levels of carbon dioxide
to 350 parts per million which should help reduce global
warming. The environment minister came to the event to
see our work and said he was meeting with other leaders
in Copenhagen in December to discuss pollution. We had
lots of fun collecting our bottle tops and telling people
about climate change.Jacob P Room 9
(If you go to www.350.org.nz
you can see photos and videos
from the day - Ed).
Inter Primary Schools Tennis Tournament
Last Wednesday a team of 5 boys represented Central
School in the Inter-Primary School Tennis Tournament
held at Tasman Tennis Centre, Richmond. Teams were
from primary schools in the Nelson region and ranged
from year 4 6. All played in the same grade so our
year 4s played against year 5 and 6 players.
Our boys all played extremely well w ith 1 playing in his
first tournament.Most players played 3-4 games throughout the
day
which culminated in a final and plate final.
Congratulations to Sam C (R1) who was runner up in the
final to Ben H from Henley School and also to David Z
(R6) who was runner up in the consolation plate.
Our team (left to right) were Sam H (R6), Thomas Z
(R5), Sam C (R1), Nic C (R1) and David Z (R6).
Well done boys.
