18th May 2011 Newsletter Web

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Nelson Central SchoolW e e k l y N e w s l e t t e r

70 Ni le S tree t , Nelson P hone 03 548 4972 Fax 03 548 4483 Ema i l s ta f f@ne lsoncen t ra l . s choo l .n zPrincipal:[email protected] Secretary:[email protected] BOT Chairman: David Jo hnston Website:www.nelsoncentral.school.nz

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On Tuesday the tenth of May it was cross country. Thecross country was at Nelson Central School. We had to waitone hour which is a very long time. When my race finished

I was in the top ten but I came 5th in the cross country. Mymum was going, Go Rani The whole school was there.We had to wait for all the 11 year old girls and boys. Thenit was the 10 year old girls and boys and then all Year zeros.It was awesome. I felt proud of myself for doing the crosscountry. (Rani)

Running HardIt was a hot sunny day and we lined up for cross country. Iwas hot and tired waiting. After the girls went and the boyswent it was our turn. The girls were finishing and we linedup. When I heard the clap I sped off like lightning.

I got really tired. I heard my mum cheering. When I heardher I went much faster. I went so fast when I went down thehill. At the end I went as fast as lightning. A boy overtookme but I was too fast, I overtook him. I just beat him.

I came 4th. I was proud of myself. (Nathanael)

The WinnerIt was a sunny day and everyone had to line up for crosscountry. When it was the Year 2s turn I went to line up.When Dave clapped the two bricks I ran off. I thought that Iwas running as fast as a dinosaur. When it finished I got inthe top 15. After that I went in the last race. It was

everybodys race. I came 20th

in the race.After that I went home. I felt happy. (Willem)

Autumn similesThe autumn leaves twirl in the wind like tornadoes.Autumn leaves are colourful like a rainbow.The leaves are orange like a crackling fire.The leaves crackle like chips.When autumn leaves fall from the trees they float onto theground like a feather. (Buster, Year 2)

Numeracy FacilitatorsThis year we have numeracy facilitators working in our

school. They are helping teachers to better understand howto teach using a new approach to learning mathematics.

Helping Your Child to Learn

You, your culture, and your language are a very importantpart of your child's learning.Children learn by listening, watching, talking, and playing.You can help your child learn by listening, watching,talking, and playing. By keeping in touch with the school, apartnership between you and the school can develop thatwill enhance your child's learning.

T E R M 118th May2011

Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o teKura Tuatahi o Whakatu greetings to friends and

family of Nelson Central School.

Thanks to everyone who came along to support childrenduring the cross country event last week. SportsCoordinator Sheryll will now start work on selectingchildren to represent our school in the Nelson CrossCountry on 20 June.

Centre of NZ Summit WalkOn Sunday 22 May we hope to have the highest percentageof children in a Nelson school taking part in a walk to theCentre of NZ. What are you doing to make it possible foryour family to join us?

Christian Cullen Visits Nelson CentralOn Monday the 16th of May a very famous All Blackplayer Christian Cullen visited our school to talk about acompetition called the Richie McCaw Challenge for theWestpac helicopter. The competition is raising money forthe people that get injured throughout the year. In seriousproblems the Westpac helicopter will always be there foryou. One of the Westpac helicopter pilots came to visit ourschool too. A big thanks to the Westpac helicopter guysand Christian Cullen for visiting our school. (Maddie andSophie, R5) Visit their class blog to see more interestingnews. Pictures on page 3.

Childrens WritingYesterday the whole school came together for the finalcross country. I had to wait for hours. When it was time torace Dave made an awful noise. I went so fast I thought Iwas in a rocket. I was nervous. We had to run the wholeschool. I started off fast but after that they took over. Atthe end I saw mum. I felt proud. (Malachi)

On Tuesday the whole school went to the front field to thereal cross country. It took ages. Eventually it was the Yeartwo boys turn. Dave went bang with the wood. All theboys started to run. There were loads of boys so they put

the cones further out. When we were watching Gabriel fellover. My mum and dad were cheering for me. I cameseventh. At the end of the cross country I was really happywith myself. I did the open race. I think it was one of theYear fours or threes. It was fun. I tried my hardest to comeseventh. I had to jump the finish to overtake Riku. I wasproud of my staff when Choi wrote seventh on my hand. Inearly came fifth. (Brook)

On Tuesday I went to the cross country event with thewhole school. It took a long time till we could race. At lastit was our turn. I came the number 9. My mum and dadwere very proud of me. I was proud too. It was very, very

hard work. After that I was so puffed. There were peoplecheering everywhere for us. When I was waiting I playedheads down, thumbs up. The pieces of wood were loud.(Seren)


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Understanding Numeracy: Starting to Learn

You are your child's first and most important teacher.By showing a positive attitude towards mathematics,you will help to foster your child's interest inmathematics. Counting is the beginning of numeracylearning. Numbers are all around us. Show your childhow you use them, everywhere, any time. Your child'steacher will want to know about the things you do athome to support your child's numeracy learning. Thiswill help the teacher to better understand your child'snumeracy ideas.

Understanding Numeracy: Understanding the

LearningChildren learn by using equipment, drawing picturesand diagrams, and talking about what they are doing.Encouraging children to use their memory and to workthings out in their heads helps their development.Children go through broad, overlapping stages in theirnumeracy learning. Ask your child's teacher to talk withyou about those stages. Children will be exploringmany ways to work out problems. Talking about how

they work out their own problems and listening toothers' strategies helps their understandings.

Understanding Numeracy: Maintaining theLearningAs children reach senior primary school, their ideas innumeracy become more complex, so it is still veryimportant that they continue to use equipment, drawpictures and diagrams, and talk about what they aredoing. Children need to be looking for patterns andrelationships between numbers and to be generalisingtheir ideas. Showing an interest, encouraging, andhaving high expectations that children will succeed in

mathematics are powerful motivators for children'sachievements in mathematics.

Nelson Central Achievers1. Peter M, Lucia S, Jackson M (R8) for an excellent

presentation on fossils.2. Yasmina C (R8) for a super personal inquiry project3. Elizabeth D (R1) for improvement in neatness and

use of punctuation4. Rani W, Seren H, Brook P, Malachi S (R13) for

brilliant recounts of the cross country5. Paige C (R1) A great time line on lizards

6. Lina P, Anna S, Gyung H, Neui K for a highquality Duality Map

7. Hunter L, Ben P, Buster J (R14) for super autumnsimiles

8. Willem D, Nathanael K (R14) for awesome crosscountry recounts

Dr Paul PotakaPRINCIPAL

Helpwere slowing down!!!

Colgate Carton Race.Keep those Colgate cartons coming!

We are now up to 194.We have until June 30th to collect as

many cartons as we can to be in with achance to win a share of $60,000 worth

of sports equipment.Col lection container in foyer.

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWSRichie McCaw Chopper Challenge

The Student Councils first fundraiser, organised by Kahikatearepresentatives Aria and Bailey was a hugesuccess raising$300. Well done.Thanks to all parents who baked for the day andhelped out at the stall.

Upcoming fundraisers

Thank you for your support of the Student Council in theirfundraising efforts.

Room Two Juicy Sales$1.00

Friday 20th MayRoom Two councillors will

be selling juiciesOrders to be placed before

school outside library

Te Pouahi Cake SaleTuesday 24th May 12.45pm

In horse shoe area

Cup cakes/biscuits 50centsCake slices/Muffins $1.00

Room Three Wacky Hat DayFriday 27th May

Gold coin donationStart thinking about your whacky hat.

Thousands of possibilities

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A ll Central School families are invited to join us o n a

w alk up the Centre of N ew Z ealand to support the

Summ it Rescue H elicopter 20 Su mmits for 20 Y ears.

W e need as m any students from N elson Central School

as possible to be in w ith a chance to w in $2000 w orth

of Sports E quipment for the school. T his is shorter than

ou r previou s w alks, great for those fam ilies with smaller

children. M eet at the Botanics Sports field at 1.15 (we

need to be at the top by 2pm, w ith the tear off slips

from the flyers).

If yo u require further info, phone K athryn 5457009

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Summit Rescue 20 yearsThe Summit Rescue heli copter is turning 20 this monthand to celebrate students are invited to partici pate in the20 Summit challenge during the month of May. The morewal ks completed, the more pledges col lected, the moremoney raised the greater the chance to win.Last week all children were issued with information, sponsorship forms and flyers.

Walk to the Centre of New Zealand.

Sunday 22nd

May2pm

All children were issued with flyers.Write Nelson Central School in the space provided on the flyer

Then tear off this perforated sectionand bri ng it to the Centre of New Zealand.

This hill is very special to our school

so lets get the numbers!

Great prizes up for grabs for the student who raises the most inpledges and the school that gathers the most money.

*(Divided by current school role).

Celebrity Visit Christian Cullen

As we were one of the first five

schools in Nelson to register forthe Richie McCaw chopper

challenge we were lucky enough to

have the great ex- All BlackChristian Cullen visit our school

assembly on Monday. He and one of

the Summit helicopter pilot talkedto the children about the service

the helicopter provides andcongratulated us on all our

fundraising efforts to date.


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Nelson Central Social SkillsNelson Central Social Skills

Next month we wi ll be delivering al iteracy promotion programme to

some of our students.The programme is called :

Hei Awhiawhi Tamariki ki tePanui Pukapuka HPP

Supporting Children to Read.

To del iver this programme weneed volunteers to train and work

with our tamariki.Committing to this programme

would mean attending two trainingmornings and working with the

chil dren for an hour a day Mondaythrough Thursday.

The programme wi l l run for fourweeks i n term two and five weeksin term three. The programme

currently runs at Stoke school andall volunteer tutors have found

their involvement very rewarding.If you, or someone you know maybe interested and wish to find outmore please ring Christine Harrison

548 4972.

Logan Clarke competed at the BMX National Championships in Aucklandat Easter. Logan improved his NZ ranking from 7th in his age group, to4th. (10 year old boys). There were 37 riders competing in his class.Well done, Logan!

Girls bike blue missing from lastweek from school. Phone Jen on

027 6418350.

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTSWeek ended 15th May

NetballCentral Firebirds v Henley Pulse.Henley won 19-16.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOURSPORTS RESULTS RECORDED

IN THE NEWSLETTER EACHWEEK, PLEASE EMAIL

[email protected] DROP OFF RESULTS TO

SHERYLL IN THE SCHOOLOFFICE BY LUNCH TIME

MONDAY.

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