TERM 1
11th May
2011
Nelson Central School
Weekly Newsletter
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te
Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu – greetings to friends and
family of Nelson Central School.
After School
This is a reminder that school closes at 3 pm each day and
it would be helpful if children could be picked up as soon
after that as possible. When parents are late picking
children up it causes them some anxiety and also sets off a
panic amongst adults as we try to locate parents.
Why birds can’t fly up to the moon?
This week’s writing sample comes from Yasmina in Room
8. Yasmina started with a seemingly ‘off the wall’ question
and was encouraged by her teacher to pursue it. She used
our inquiry learning process and consulted people and
other sources in her pursuit of an answer. The result is a
succinct piece of writing that shows the journey she took.
The item is printed elsewhere in the newsletter. If you have
time check out the web version of the newsletter because
that one will be in colour and you will be able to appreciate
the link between title, text and illustration.
Before School Supervision
Another reminder - Before School Supervision is available
in the school library 7:30 – 8:30 am. For people who have
to start work early. This is a better option than having
children playing in the street and it costs only $1 per
session.
The Ritchie McCaw Chopper Challenge for Schools
We have enrolled to take part in the Westpac Helicopter
Rescue fundraiser this year. The School Council have
organised a programme of events to raise funds – I hope
you will give them your support once things get under
way. Follow this link to see the competition details and the
prizes available www.richiemccawchopperchallenge.co.nz/
terms.php?region=Nelson
Cross Country
The weather didn’t cooperate last week and the school
cross country event was postponed until Tuesday. At the
time of writing this we are all walking around with fingers
crossed for dry weather! Following our cross country event
children will be selected for the inter-school cross country
event on 9 June.
A story to think about as we start the term
Once a little boy was playing outdoors and found a
fascinating caterpillar. He carefully picked it up and took
it home to show his mother. He asked his mother if he
could keep it, and she said he could if he would take good
care of it.
The little boy got a large jar from his mother and put
plants to eat, and a stick to climb on, in the jar. Every day
he watched the caterpillar and brought it new plants to
eat.
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One day the caterpillar climbed up the stick and started
acting strangely. The boy worriedly called his mother who
came and understood that the caterpillar was creating a
cocoon. The mother explained to the boy how the
caterpillar was going to go through a metamorphosis and
become a butterfly.
The little boy was thrilled to hear about the changes his
caterpillar would go through. He watched every day,
waiting for the butterfly to emerge. One day it happened, a
small hole appeared in the cocoon and the butterfly started
to struggle to come out.
At first the boy was excited, but soon he became concerned.
The butterfly was struggling so hard to get out! It looked
like it couldn’t break free! It looked desperate! It looked
like it was making no progress!
The boy was so concerned he decided to help. He ran to get
scissors, and then walked back (because he had learned not
to run with scissors…). He snipped the cocoon to make the
hole bigger and the butterfly quickly emerged!
As the butterfly came out the boy was surprised. It had a
swollen body and small, shrivelled wings. He continued to
watch the butterfly expecting that, at any moment, the wings
would dry out, enlarge and expand to support the swollen
body. He knew that in time the body would shrink and the
butterfly’s wings would expand.
But neither happened! The butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled
wings. It never was able to fly…
As the boy tried to figure out what had gone wrong his
mother took him to talk to a scientist from a local college.
He learned that the butterfly was SUPPOSED to struggle.
In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to push its way through the
tiny opening of the cocoon pushes the fluid out of its body
and into its wings. Without the struggle, the butterfly would
never, ever fly. The boy’s good intentions hurt the butterfly.
As you go through life, keep in mind struggling is
important, in fact the struggles cause you to develop the
ability to fly. By struggling his way out of the cocoon, the
butterfly was able to fly….
Some important school activities:
Term 2:
1-13 May Te Pouahi’s noho marae
14 May Schools Cross Country League
17 May BOT Meeting Staff Room
21 May Schools Cross Country League
27 May Crash Demonstration
28 May Schools Cross Country League
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2 June Cross Country Relay New English learners Gyung Rm 8 from Korea, Anna Rm
4 June Matariki starts 1 from Switzerland, Neui Rm7 from Thailand and Lina Rm
8 June Touch Competition 8 from Switzerland proudly display their completed
9 June Inter-School Cross Country Duality Maps.
20 June Nelson Region Cross Country The children worked with English Language Assistant
21 June BOT Meeting Staff Room Brenda Black in the construction of their posters where
Dr Paul Potaka they compared one aspect of their life in New Zealand to
PRINCIPAL life in their home country.
After much rich discussion, researching and planning the
children should be justifiably proud of their finished
products. Well done to the children and Brenda.

Why can’t birds fly up to the moon?

Birds can’t fly up to the moon because most of
the distance between the earth and moon is taken Next month we will be delivering a literacy promotion pro-
up by space and not atmosphere. The atmosphere gramme to some of our students
is the height of 70 kilometres and the highest a The programme is called :
bird has ever flown was 11 and a half kilometres. Hei Awhiawhi Tamariki ki te Panui Pukapuka HPP
Birds need oxygen to breathe and oxygen is “Supporting Children to Read.”
contained in the atmosphere. Yasmina, Rm 8 To deliver this programme we need volunteers to train and
work with our tamariki.
Committing to this programme would mean attending two
training mornings and working with the children for an hour a
day Monday through Thursday.
The programme will run for four weeks in term two and five
weeks in term three. The programme currently runs at Stoke
school and all volunteer tutors have found their involvement
very rewarding. If you, or someone you know may be inter-
ested and wish to find out more please ring Christine Harrison
548 4972.

Nelson Central Social Skills

It is our responsibility to
New Parents Morning Tea look after our environment.
All parents new to Nelson Central School are We have no magicians at school
invited to attend a morning tea next Friday.
So if your child has recently started school, or you to clean up the corridors after
are new arrivals to the school, please come along us, so it is up to all of us at
for the chance to meet other parents and staff.
Central to keep them
When: Friday 13th May, Time 10am
Where: Renwick 1 (Renwick House) tidy!
We look forward to seeing you there.
 Student Council news
As mentioned in last weeks newsletter we have registered for
the Richie McCaw Chopper challenge to raise funds to support
the Westpac Summit Rescue Helicopter Trust . Link http:/
www.richiemccawchopperchallenge.co.nz
Operated by 16 charitable trusts nationwide, many of the
choppers act as flying intensive care unit s providing a dedicated 24/7 service. From a defibrillator for a
premature baby to full life support systems, they are equipped to deal with almost any situation.
The following is a personal account by a Central student showing how vital the services of the rescue helicopter
were to her family.

It was Christmas 2007. We were in Spring Creek staying at my Aunties. We were asleep in the lounge marae style.
My Aunty Kathy woke up because my uncle wasn’t breathing properly. She tried to talk to him to wake him up.
Mum woke up and then she woke Dad I was really scared. I thought my Uncle wasn’t going to make it.
My cousin Terence called the ambulance and my Uncle went to the hospital. He had another serious problem and
he needed to get to Wellington Hospital fast. Th e West pac helicopter came to get my uncle and take him to
Wellington. I think if the helicopter hadn’t come my uncle would not be here.
Mauritia,
Year 6 Te Pouahi

The Nelson Central Student council is fully behind this initiative and have organised a range of fundraising
activities. We look forward to your support .
Fundraising Activities Kahikatea Ambassadors.
Room 1 Raffle Cake Sale.
Prizes : Chocolate basket Cup cakes 50cents
Cake Basket Cake Slices/Muffins $1.00
Party Mix lollies. Cakes will be for sale outside the library THIS THURSDAY
12 MAY 12.45
th

Ticket Cost. $1.00

Tickets can be purchased outside library before school for the next two weeks.
Room 2
Selling Juicies. These will be on sale Friday 20th May. Orders will be taken outside the library.
More information next newsletter.
Room 3
Whacky Hat Day Gold Coin donation. This day will
be held
Friday May 27th Look out for further
information……..
Te Pouahi
Cake Sale Thursday 19th May
Cup cakes/biscuits 50 cents
Cake Slices/Muffins $1.00
Cakes will be for sale in horse shoe Thursday 19th

Colgate Carton Race.

Keep those Colgate cartons coming!!!
We are up to 163
Well Done
We have until June 30th to collect as
many cartons as we can to be in with
a chance to win a share of $60,000
worth of sports equipment.
Collection container in foyer.
 Nelson Schools Cross Country League 2011 Scholastic Lucky Books
Well done everyone who took part last Saturday. The boys
team currently lead the overall standings !!! Your child has received an order form for Scholas-
Saturday 14th May - Branford Park, 3pm start tic Lucky Books. Orders can be placed in the
Saturday 21st May - Rabbit Island, 3pm start marked box in the office foyer up until Friday 27th
Saturday 28th May - Miyazu Park, 3pm start May 2011. All cheques must be made out to Scho-
Grades for Primary (1km), Intermediate (2km) and College
lastic NZ.
(3km) - Boys and Girls.
Racing starts at 3pm, please advise runners to arrive in plenty Remember for all the books that you buy our
of time to sign in and check out the course. Library benefits.
No entry fee, no limit on numbers, just turn up on the day. A new Lucky Book Coordinator is needed to sort
Cross Country League - Race 1 results the books and send the money to Scholastic ap-
prox 6 times a year. So if you can spare an hour
PRIMARY GIRLS - time - points
51 Tamie G NELSON CENTRAL 7.19 13 or two each month (if two people volunteer not
even that long), Val or Judy would love to hear
54 Hannah R NELSON CENTRAL 7.46 10
from you.
teams - points (runners)
13 NELSON CENTRAL 23 (2 runners)
PRIMARY BOYS - time - points
4 David Z NELSON CENTRAL 4.27 70
5 Thomas Z NELSON CENTRAL 4.28 69
9 Sam M NELSON CENTRAL 4.49 65
12 Albie M NELSON CEN TRAL 4.59 62
23 Jacob P NELSON CENTRAL 5.17 51
25 Dillon G NELSON CENTRAL 5.18 49
60 Kahu S NELSON CENTRAL 8.04 14
62 Sam J NELSON CENTRAL 8.44 12
teams - points (runners)
1 NELSON CENTRAL 266 (8 runners)
The Nelson YMCA is running an Out of School Care and Recreation, After
School Programme in your area. These programmes are very popular with the
children and their parents. We provide a limited pickup service in our YMCA
van.
The After-School programme is open weekdays 3pm - 6pm and our holiday
programme runs daily from 8am - 6pm.
All programmes are CYF certified and WINZ subsidies available for eligible
families. For more information please contact Marty or Lilly at the YMCA on
Ph 545 6636 or email oscar@nelsonymca.org.nz
Kidz for Kidz Yoga
by ex-Central
student Hannah
Pattullo
12-yr old Hannah is
again offering yoga for
children aged 5-9
years old. Classes
include fun games,
animal postures,
relaxation stories &
surprises.
Wednesdays 3.45 -
4.30pm
18 May - 29th June
Pre-book ph 548-2298
or email:
hotyoganelson@gmail.
com
$7 per class or $35 for
7-week course