TE RM 3

29th July
Nelson Central School
200 9 We e kl y N e ws l e tt e r
• How do adults make sure children are safe?
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te (Charlotte)
Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu – Greetings to friends and • How many children in Africa die from no clean
family of Nelson Central School. water? (Luke)
Alison Slee started the latest class of 5-year-old children in • How many children in Cambodia suffer from no
Renwick 1. We expect this might be the last class we start healthy food? (Luke)
for the year. However, if you know of any prospective • Why are children getting stolen by people and
enrolments in the community can you please ask them to getting put in the army; and why isn’t anyone
contact us. It is important for planning purposes for us to stopping that? (Luke)
know about them. Starting a new class involves appointing Congratulations for asking such good questions. We are
staff, creating classroom space, reorganising timetables looking forward to the results of your inquiry.
and a host of other minor details. All that takes time so the
more notice we get the better for everyone. Dr Paul Potaka
PRINCIPAL
From the classroom
As many of you will know all classrooms have been Term Events
working on Inquiry Learning using the SAUCE model 30 July – 1 and R8 ski trip
(check in your child’s classroom for details). A key feature 4 August – ICAS English
of the model is that children should be able to ask a 19 August – Board of Trustees meets
19 August – ICAS Mathematics
question that is capable of guiding a sound process of
inquiry. Asking a good question is a lot harder than most 16 Sept – Board of Trustees meets
people realise; however, Room 3 have worked hard to do 21–25 Sept – Education Review Office visit
that with their Inquiry Learning topic on Children’s Rights. 25 Se pt – Te rm 3 ends
I have printed a selection of questions to show you the 12 Octobe r – Te rm 4 be gins
good work children have been doing: 19–23 October – Room 1 camp at Marahau
20–21 October – Rooms 3 and 6 camp at Teapot Valley
• What do you think you should do if your rights 20–21 October – Rooms 5 and 14 camp at T eapot Valley
aren’t being respected? (Lochie)
• How many countries respect children’s rights? School Te rms and holidays for 2010
Feb 3 – T erm 1 starts
(Lochie)
April 1 – T erm 1 ends
• What happens if governments take away children’s
April 19 – T erm 2 starts
rights? (Bianca)
July 2 – T erm 2 ends
• How does New Zealand take children’s rights July 19 – T erm 3 starts
seriously? (Bianca)
Sept 24 – T erm 3 ends
• Why do children’s rights exist? (Bianca) Oct 11 – T erm 4 starts
• Can new rights be added on? (Bianca) Dec 16 – T erm 4 ends
• Do people that violate rights have rights? (Bianca)
• How did children come to have rights? (Ruby) Official Holidays in 2010
New Years Day – 1 January
• Who made the rights of children around the world? Day after New Years Day – 2 January
(Baimon) Waitangi Day – 6 February (Saturday)
• How are rights effected for children around the Good Friday – 2 April
world? (Baimon) Easter Monday – 5 April
• What children’s rights are most common? Day after Easter Monday – 6 April (T uesday)
(Baimon) Anzac Day – 25 April (Sunday)
• Are children’s rights different and if so, how are Queen's Birthday – 7 June (Monday)
they different? (Grace) Labour Day – 25 October (Monday)
• Why do some children not have homes and where Christmas Day – 25 December
do they go? (Charlotte)
• How do poor children get health care? (Charlotte) Help Want ed
We are looking for v olunteers who have
Our weekly newslett er is kindly ov erloc kers and who c an assist with the repair of
sponsored by – hems on our sc hool sports shirts. Please see
T HE DOC U M EN T COM P A N Y Shery ll in the sc hool office if y ou are able to offer
y our assistance.

7 0 N i l e S t r e et, N el s o n – Pho ne 03 548 4972 – F ax 03 548 4483 – E m a i l s t a f f @ n e l s o n c e n tr a l . s c h o o l . n z

Principal: tumuaki@ts.co.nz Secretary: secretary@nelsonc entral.school.nz BOT Chairman: Geoff Clark 545 8010 Website: www.nelsoncentral.school.nz
 Push Play Families
Centre of New Zealand /
Social Skills Walters Bluff
** REMINDER *** REMINDER **
This SUNDAY,
2nd AUGUST 2009
No Put Downs All Central School fami li es are i nvi ted to joi n us on a
w alk up the Centre of New Zealand to Founders Par k vi a
Walters Bluff. T he w alk i s approxi mately 1½ hours,
wi th a get together for a coffee / i ce cream at
Founders at the end. Thi s i s shorter than our previ ous
• Be positive w alks, great for those fami li es wi th smaller chi ldren.
Meet at the Botani cs Sports fi eld at 10 o’ clock.
• Think about others feelings. If you requi re fur ther i nfo, phone Kathryn 5457009
Postponem ent date i f w et – 9th Augus t.
• Smile at people.
• Listen to people. Conflict Resolution
• Play and have fun with your Skills
friends. Work on conflict
resolution skills will be
• Say nice things. ongoing as part of our
• Don’t use put downs. Human Rights and
• Be responsible for your own Social skills learning.
behaviour. The children are beginning to use the
terms, turtle etc... when and if they are
faced with conflict. Not all problems
We are looking for positive are easily solved but the children are
slowly gaining the appropriate skills
people!!!!
they need. .
Nelson College Thanks for supporting this at home.
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PARENT FORUM KELLY SPORTS
Tuesday 11 August We are currently running our “After School
Nelson College Hall at 7pm
Program” which is every Thursday next term for 9
We invite Parents and Sons of Year 5 boys (entry for weeks starting 30th July to 24 Sep tember 2009 –
2011) to our Parent Forum Information Evening. We {$80.00 or $75.00 early bird special, if paid by
also extend our invitation to families w ho are Friday 10th July 2009} .
interested in a placement for Year 7, 2010. Our term will be developing the skill sets of:
♦ Large ball skills - Combination of all skills in
Find out HOW
∗ Effective teaching focused on the needs of boys fun game situations
∗ Catering for different learning styles ♦ Running, agility & balance challenges to
∗ Positive male role models develop their personal skills.
∗ Focus on literacy and numeracy ♦ Obstacle course activities to challenge their
∗ A ratio of two students to one computer
w ill m ake a difference to your son’s level of development in other areas .
engagement in learning. For enrolling or queries contact
nelson@kellysports.co.nz {5488609) or you can
For further information please contact the school also download information, on our Kelly Sports
secretary, Pauline Schur mann Ph: 5483099 or email:
website. www.kellysports.co.nz.
pn@nelcollege.school.nz
 Top of the Sout h Gymnastic s Competition

About 360 c ompetitors fro m around New Zealand

descended on Trafalgar Centre during the sc hool
holidays for three day s of c ompetition. Two of
our pupils Paige (Rm 8) and Sam (Rm 2)
competed. Paige rec orded a personal best sc ore
on the beam for level 2 and Sam sc ored 9.05 for
his somersault and was plac ed sixth overall in
level four. Congratulations to y ou both.

Each week we will be selecting a NCS Blog (like a

website) to be our Blog of the Week. The blog will
be showcased and celebra ted with our school
community through this weekly section in our
school newsletter.

This week our Blog of the Week Award goes to

ROOM 11!
Check out their blog to read and see all the grea t
things they did to celebrate 100 days of school
last week. There is grea t p ho tos (including the
children painting with their feet!) and even a video
of a ukelele performance!
Congratulations to Room 11 for their interesting
blog!

You can view the Room 11 blog by going to the

school website and clicking on "Classrooms" then
on "Room 11".
http://www.nelsoncentral.school.nz

Nelson Netball – Saturday, Year 6

Section Three DRAW FOR 25/07/09
Venue/Time Team 1 Team 2
Ct8 9:25am Mahana Hotrods v Nelson Central Sting

Section Three DRAW FOR 01/08/09

Venue/Time Team 1 Team 2
Ct12 8:30am Nelson Central Sting v Appleby A

Nelson Netball - Wednesday , Year 4/5 Draw

Section Tw o & Four DRAWS FOR 29/07/09
Venue/Time Team 1 Team 2
Ct5 3:45pm . Nelson Central School Magics v Victory Flames
Ct10 3:45pm . Nelson Central School Stars v Wakefield Prim ary Sting
Section Tw o & Four DRAWS FOR 05/08/09
Venue/Time Team 1 Team 2
Ct7 4:25pm. Nelson Central School Magics v Richmond Silver Ferns
Ct2 4:25pm Nelson Central School Stars v Upper Moutere Magic
 NELSO N MINIBALL DRAW New Sport and Represent ative Shirt s
31 JULY 2009 It is with great exc itement that we unveil our new
Time COURT 2 – RICHMO ND END sports and representative shirts. We are replac ing
our existing y ellow sports polos over time as
3.45 NAYLAND DEVILS – CENT RAL SPURS funding becomes av ailable. Our new sporting tops
will be mo re prac tic al. They are of a lighter
FULL CO URT
material and should be easier for everyone to keep
4.45 CENT RAL SLAM – ST OKE SHOOT ERS c lean and tidy .

WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS We have purc hased our first lot of sports shirts
Week ended 26th July and non sporting representative shirts through the
Netball kind donation fro m the Sc hool Community Group.
Central Sting v Mahana. Sting w on 15-14. Many thanks for y our support.
Player of the day: Maddie, room 7
Central Magics v Enner Glynn. Magics lost. Thank y ou to our models Harry and Joey of room
Player of the day: Mai Room 7. 2. Harry is wearing the y ellow sport shirt and Joey
is wearing the blac k representative shirt.
Central Stars v Hampden St Sting. Hampden St w on
3-1.
Player of the day: Shaye, room 1
Miniball
Central Spurs v Tahunanui. Spurs w on 26-16. l
Player of the day: Ronan, room 6.
Central Slam v Nayland Blue Saints. Slam w on 26-
20
Player of the day: Sam, room 1.
Soccer
Nelson City Stars v Richmond Cougars. Richmond
won 2-1.
Goals scored by: Sam, room 2.
Player of the game: Lennard.
City Geckos v Marks Rangers. Geckos w on 5-3.
Goals scored by: Devon, room 8, Lachlan, room 7.
Player of the day: Quinn, room 7.
Nelson City Green v City White. Green w on 2-0.
Goals scored by: Jack , Bruno, room 11.
Player of the day: Melany
City Rockets v Mapua Griffins. Rockets w on 3-1. SMALL FERNS & LITTLE GIANTS
Goals scored by: Ben, room 3. BASKETBALL
Player of the day: Isobel, room 15. Small Ferns & Li ttle Gi ants Basketball i s an after school,
City Knights v Mapua Lions. City w on 3-1. ski ll based basketball program desi gned for Years 1 & 2
Goals scored by: Felix, room 1. and Years 3 & 4 as an i ntroducti on to basketball and a
Player of the day: Jamie ( Inter mediate) pathw ay to mi ni ball. The program i s based on FUN but
i ncorporates basi c ball and co-or di nati on ski lls. Players
need no experi ence. The lessons are taken by ex peri enced
staff on Mondays and w ill run for 9 w eeks of Term 3,
2009 at Jack Robi ns Stadi um, 104 Neale Ave, Stoke.
DAY: Monday
GROUP: Years 1 & 2 Years 3 & 4
TIME: 3.30 – 4.15 4.15 – 5pm
The World’s Healthiest DATES: 27 July – 21 Septem ber
Sport
COST: $40.00
Celtic Squash Club
is having a Registrations forms available from
Junior Coaching C linic sports notice board located between
In Term 3 on Friday’s from 4.00pm rooms 2 and 3.
Numbers are strictly limited. For more i nformati on pleas e contact:
To find out more please contact Dallas Ward Work: 547 6419 Mobi le: 0272976017
Graeme Dow 5467134 or Emai l: nnbasketball@xtra.co.nz
Ema il shorty.marcia@xtra.co.nz