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r a l . s c h o o l . n zPrincipal: [email protected] Secretary:
[email protected] BOT Chairman: David Johnston
Website: www.nelsoncentral.school.nz
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T H E D O C U M E N T C O M P A N Y
Nelson Central SchoolW e e k l y N e w s l e t t e r
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te
Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu greetings to friends andfamily of Nelson
Central School.
Juliette PlankJuliette Planks last day of work for us was Friday
23 July.Juliette has taken up a position with the Cawthron
Institute
after working 16 months for us. She did a great job as
Finance Officer and we wish her well in her new position.
Shirley WhitmoreA special welcome to Shirley Whitmore who has
taken
over from Juliette Plank as the school Finance Officer.Shirley
is a Chartered accountant with experience in the
corporate and voluntary sectors. Her most recent job was
Branch Coordinator for the NZ Institute of Charted
Accountants. Shirley has a husband and two teenagechildren.
A Story to Start the Term with thanks to Hazel R
(Room 5).
The Whis pering FallsIt was frosty Sunday morning, Dad, Ben the
tramping club
and I were at the car park ready to walk to the Whispering
Falls. Is everyone here? Dad called Yip, some peoplesaid so we
set off. It was as cold as Ant arctica. Five
minutes later we were all at the swinging bridge. The
water was shimmering with light as we walked across.
You were only allowed to have five people going on theswing
bridge at a time. The bridge swung from side to
side but not enough to make people giddy. We trod all theway to
a sunny spot beside the river. We stopped for a
couple of minutes Can we go now? I whined. Once
everyones ready, Dad replied. Finally we trod off. Aswe walked
further we heard some quiet splattering in the
bush. On the way there was a small waterfall. Wesplashed to the
other side.
Reverend Hamish KirkMany of you will recall that earlier in the
year the SchoolCommunity Group donated several items left over from
the
school Gala to Trinity Church and that Reverend HamishKirk was
going to t ake them on his placement to T imorLEste to distribute
amongst the villages there. You will be
comforted by the news that Hamish and the donated goods
have arrived and are being distributed. I have reprintedbelow an
email received late last week from Hamish.
Hello everyone. Bon Dia! Maromak tulun ita, Maromak
hela ho ita. Good morning. The Lord bless you, God bewith
you.
The warmest greetings from T imor Leste. Daytime
temperatures are around 35degC here most days and the
air-conditioning in my room is set to cool down to 25degC.Even
at night the room temp is still cooler than outside.
I have been busy interacting with two local orphanages.The main
one is a small place up the river with 32
youngsters. It is St Bakhita orphanage and you can find
some information about it on the internet. Almost all
theyoungsters live in a single bunk room. The youngest is four
and the oldest about seventeen. One of the engineers here
managed to f ix their electric keyboard that had dangerouswiring
exposed. The children often speak three languages,
Tetun- the language of Timor Leste, Portuguese- they ruled
Timor Leste for about 400 years, and they all speak English.
At St Bakhitas Orphanage, the children know how to sing
Pokareare ana, and they can also sing the New Zealand
Nat ional Anthem in both Maori and English. This isbecause Kiwi
police and army have been visit ing them for
years. Some of your donated clothes have ended up here.The other
is a 200 bed Church hostel for girls ranging in agefrom the start
of high school until the end of University.
Many of these girls are not orphans but move here from
rural districts for education. These girls sleep in bunkroomsof
about forty beds. During the troubles, 22,000 people
stayed in the grounds as itfunctioned as an Internally
Displaced Persons Camp.
The food here at HPOD where Iam based is awesome. You can
have as much of what ever that youlike. Normally there is a
choice ofthree meats, plus a fish dish, three
or four hot vegetable choices, a
salad bar with around twelvecontainers of colds, like salad,
beetroot, beans etc. And then there
is pudding. And then there is pudding again! They say an
Army marches on its stomach. There are also three Phys Ed
classes a week taken by a proper Physical Training
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Instructor and then individual gym most other days. All
this exercise helps you make wise eat ing choices.
Ate Logo (see you later)
Padre Hamish Kirk
Term 3 dates & e vents26 July 5 Aug Life Educat ion Trust
educator in the
school26-29 Parent-Teacher interviews
29 July NMIT ELTO group to visit with KowhaiSyndicate and Te
Pouahi30 July Deputy Principals Christine, Freya and
Dianne meet 1-4 to draft annual plan for managing the
school enrolment scheme3 Aug ICAS English
12 Aug Numeracy Professional Development allstaff after
school
17 Aug BOT meeting
17 Aug 10 Sept Freya to represent NZ in the CanoeWater Polo
World Championships in Milan
17 Aug ICAS Maths
24 Aug Winter Sports Tournament13-24 Sept Staff appraisal
interviews
15-16 Sept Numeracy Coordinator in classrooms
Term 3 finishes Friday 24 Septembe r
Term 4 starts Monday 11 Octobe r 19 Oct BOT meeting
26 Oct Prospective families/students meeting26-27 Oct R5-6
camp
28-29 Oct R3-4 (+y3 R14) camp
16 Nov BOT meeting7 Dec BOT meeting
Term 4 finishes Thursday 16 De cember
Pu blic Holidays During Term TimeLabour Day - 25 October
(Monday)
Dr Paul Potaka
PRINCIPAL
Next Monday marks the start of our NCS
Food For Thought sponsored event. The
money raised will help support the
development of a school at the Centre for
Children's Happiness (CCH)orphanages in
Cambodia. From this and other events we areaiming to rai se
enough money to buy shoes,
exercise books and text books for the
children.
To find out more about the orphanages go to
www.cchcambodia.org. If you have any queries or ideas to support
this event please pop in and see Tracy in Rm 11.
Food For Thought EventsMonday 2nd August
Whole School Assembly presentation
Permi ssion letters sent home
Wednesday 11th AugustLast date for returning permission
slips
Saturday 14th August
Food For Thought DayFriday August 27th
Last Day for returning sponsor money
Aim High!
Prices Pharmacy and The Nelson Mailstrongly believeour youth are
our
futureso once again were showing our
support for this concept with the Prices
Pharmacy Aim High Awards
We have $10,000 to give away to students between theages of 8
and 18 in the Nelson/Tasman region who wantto Aim High in any given
area of achievement - sports,study, the arts, volunteering - the
categories are wide
open. You dont have to be the best in your area of
achievement; you just need the will to Aim High.
For more information and entry forms youll need a copy
of The Nelson Mail from 10th - 24th July 2010. Theextended
information flyer can be seen by going
towww.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail and clicking oncompetit ions.
Remember to enter,you must use an
original Ne lson Mail entry form.
The Aim High Awards are designed to benefit not onlythe
recipient but a lso a not-for-profit organisation oftheir choosing
- the sa me amount will be donated to the
appropriate organisation.The Nelson Mail inform us that papers
are available byphoning or emailing Anna Aiken at The Nelson Mail,
546
2891 or [email protected]. They are 1/2 price ifyou order 5
or more.
Social Skill
for this
week:
Sharing
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Date : 2nd Aug - 6th AugTime : 8.30 - 9am, 12.30 -
1.30pm, 3 - 4pm
Venue : LibraryProceeds will go towards
buying more books. If you
would like to help pleasesee Val in the library.
Nelson Primary Schools Cross Country
Champs 2010CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW FOR GREAT PICS
OF THE NELSON PRIMARY SCHOOLS CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPS. NELSON CENTRAL RUNNERSFEATURE. GREAT PHOTOS
(Youll need to enter
the spaces)Pictures can be ordered on- line
Moments.co.nz/imagedatabase/customers.jsp?
mode=thumbnails&ImageRecord_10=NelsonPrimary Schools
Regional Cross Country 2010
Trampoline for Sale
Parklands - older styleFrame is sound but wi ll need new mat. No
Padding
New owner must pick upMat size 1700 x 2600 mm (approx)
Phone Sue 5466627 evenings
FUN FERNS NETBALL
For four to eight year old Girls and BoysNetball based skills
sess ions and fun
games
Saxton StadiumTuesdays from 3.30pm until 4.30pm
Starting 25th May 2010$2.00 per child per session
For further information please contactTrish: ph 547 4450
or [email protected]
Student Council News
Fundraiser:
Pyjama Day
Friday August 20th.
Gold coin donation
All proceeds got to Centre for
Childrens Happiness
Phnom Penh Cambodia
Money will be used to purchase
shoes. exercise books and text books.
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Venue/ T eam 1 Team 2
Ct8 Stoke v Nelson Central School Stars
Venue/Time Team 1 Team 2
Ct12 9:00am Nelson Central Sting v Richmond Stars
If you are thinking about selling your property and you would
like to help out NelsonCentral School as well as getting the best
results, then look at this:
For every property that is sold through me, I will donate $100
to benefit the kids of
Nelson Central School.
Call me today for an obligation free appraisal
Making
a
Difference!
Bjorn BontenBusiness - 544 2900
After Ho urs - 545 1535Mobile - 021 034 9173
Great Results for YOU and Nelson Central School
SMALL FERNS & LITTLE GIANTS BASKETBALLSmall Ferns &
Little Giants Basketball is an after school,
skill based basketball program designed for Years 1 & 2and
Years 3 & 4 as an introduct ion to basketball and apathway to
miniball. Players need no experience. Thelessons are taken by
experienced staff on Mondays and
will run for 8 weeks of Term 3, 2010 at Jack RobinsStadium, 104
Neale Ave, Stoke.DAY: Monday MondayGROUP: Years 1 & 2 Years 3
& 4
TIME: 3.30 4.15 4.15 5pmDATES: 26 July 20 SeptemberCOST:
$40.00
For info contact Dallas Ward: Work: 547 6419 Mobile:0272976017,
Email: [email protected]
Registration Form on Sports Noticeboard
Athletics Nelson Junior News
For those interested in joining our winterprogramme there is
lots of information on theAthletics Nelson web-site or y ou can
ring Dave on547 1699.
The Junior Points Series Race 2, S aturday 31st July
Miyazu Park 3pm start.Ngawhatu Farm training runs are back!
Tuesdays Ngawhatu swimming pool 4pm sharp.Easy paced social
running for all abilities (parentswelcome and helpful for superv
ision)
Directions: From Suffolk Road in Stoke turn upNgawhatu Rd.
Continue on through gate that says
No Entry until you come to a car park next to thecov ered sw
imming pool. We meet here for a 4pm
start. Web-site: www.athletics.nelson.co.nz
NELSON MINIBALL TERM 3 2010
NB: Please check the draw for the bold and italic writingto see
if your team h as 2 games to fill the bye spot. The re
is a one game bre ak.30 JULY 2010
6 AUGUST 2010
Time COURT 1 - TOWN END
FULL COURT
5pm CENTRAL LIGHTNING HAMPDEN HOTSHOTS
6pm Half CourtCENTRAL TIGERS ST JOSEPHS
7pm CENTRAL WASPS BIRCHWOOD GIANTS
Nelson Netball Future Ferns Draw
Section Two DRAW FO R WEDNESDAY 2 8/07/10
Section Three DRAW FO R SATURDAY 31/07/10
Time COURT 2 RICHMOND END
4pm CENTRAL TIGERS ENNER GLYNN HOTSHOTS
FULL COURT
7pm CENTRAL LIGHTNING CENTRAL WASPS
Nelson Central School Basketball
Congratulations to Ben R and Lachlan M of Room 7who were
recently selected to attend the GreatMurray River Jamboree in
Albury , Australia inNovember. 20 boys and 20 girls have been
selectedfrom the associations which make up the
BasketballPacific.
33 players attended trials in Nelson last month. 5play ers from
Nelson were selected. Nelson GiantMike Fitchett, one of the
selectors, said they looked
for natural ability, good fundamentals and playerswho had a
tactical feel which could involve otherplay ers in the team.
Well done Ben and Lachie!
