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25th F ebr uary

Nelson Central School
20 09
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
This week five staff members are attending the
Learning@School Conference in Rotorua. Since 2007
Nelson Central School has been the lead school for a
M inistry of Education Information Communication
Technology Professional Development (ICT PD)
contract.
We have been working with eight other city schools
to ensure teachers have the skills to create 21st century
learners. In our school teachers give up half an hour
every Wednesday morning to engage in new learning
and to share what they know. In the long run children
are the beneficiaries of all this teacher professional
development.
The Learning@School Conference is one of three
opportunities teachers will have to develop their ICT
skills this year. They will meet teachers from around
the country and learn from them. They will also meet
international presenters/experts and know from them
where the leading edge of learning through ICT is at.
We e kl y N e ws l e tt e r
a) Reading - Raise achievement in reading with
understanding for all children through the
following sub targets:
(i) Students in Years 1-3 will be reading at
expectations as per the Literacy
Learning Progressions.
(ii) Students in Years 3-6 will be at typical
or above range on STAR Sentence
Comprehension. Paragraph
Comprehension and Vocabulary.
b) Writing – Raise achievement in writing for all
children through the following sub-targets:
(i) All students will be writing at or above
expectation using Exemplars and/or
AsTTle writing in the identified
domains (surface & deeper features).
(ii) All students in the Year 4-6 age group
will improve at least one sub level in
the use of surface and deeper features
using the AsTTle writing assessment
tool.
c) M athematics - All students will be working at or
above the expected Numeracy strategy level for
their year group.
Puppies !!!
Huntaway X puppies free
to good homes. See Sue
Ford in Room 1

During the next holidays our teachers will present Corrections

Corrections
ICT workshops for other Nelson teachers. Later in the Room 8 Camp
year all city schools will combine to take part in Room 8 ca mp will be held from 2nd - 6th March.
another ‘Children’s’ ICT Expo’ where they will have The dates in the last newsletter were incorrect. Sorry
a chance to showcase what they can do with ICT. for any alarm this might have caused!!!

2009 Curriculum targets Lost Property

Each year the board of trustees approves a small but Lost property is held in the little room acroos the
important set of learning targets for our children. The corridor from Room 4, not in Renwick House as
list is compiled as a result of a review of our stated in the Feb 11th newsletter.
assessment data for 2008 along with the M inistry of
Education priorities. Data gathered in 2008 indicates Our weekly newslett er is kindly
sponsored by –
the need for a continued focus on Reading, Writing, T HE DOC U M EN T COM P A N Y
M athematics and Inquiry Learning:

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 d) Inquiry Learning – All students will improve
the quality of their questioning by improving
the percentage of relevant inquiry questions
While we have identified the above targets as priorities
you can be assured all areas of the curriculum receive
attention!

Reporting on the curriculum targets

All teachers have a responsibility to ensure the targets
are met while other teachers have specific delegations
for ensuring sound teaching practices are followed,
professional development is provided for colleagues
and for making sure we have robust assessment
procedures in place. The outcomes of all this work are
two reports to the board of trustees in M ay and again
in November. The results are also reported to the
M inistry of Education through our charter submission
in December and the board of trustees annual report in
M ay of the year following.

Drama and music

During term 1 our children are benefitting from the
expertise of two specialist teachers. Jo Say is teaching
drama in some classes while Bridget Thomson is
teaching classroom music. We are extremely fortunate
to have Jo and Bridget available to us for term 1.

S wimming
We are pleased to have the skill and experience of
Dave Palmer at poolside until 13 M arch. Dave is on
leave but we managed to twist his arm and get him
back to help teach swimming. When you have 20-30
children in the pool it makes teaching much easier for
the teacher and more beneficial for the children to
have an extra person on hand.

Dr Paul Potaka Don’t forget to enter t he Weetbix Tryat hlon

PRINCIPAL 2009.
Ent ries close 27th February
Nelson Central has 14 ent ries so far.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY GROUP
MYSTERY VOUCHER RAFFLE
Alastair Cotterill Tennis Coaching
Thanks to everyone who supported
④ 22 years + experience, TCNZ, TPAA ④
the raffle and helped to sell tickets. Starting soon group lessons for girls and boys
available through Nelson Cen tral School
**RESULTS** **RESULTS**
Age 6+ ALL abilities
1ST PRIZE Jacob – Rm 9 Individual and group tennis lessons available
2ND PRIZE Cassandra – Rm 12 outside school time. Games available outside
school time.
3RD PRIZE Tayla – Rm 6 Adult tennis lessons available.
4TH PRIZE Levi – Rm 6 For information about cost, times etc., please ring
or email me.
5TH PRIZE Abel – Rm 15 Phone (03) 5486984 Mobile (027) 3488029
Email: tigertennisnz@yahoo.com
From the SCG Tennis - Sport for a Lifetime
 Term Events
Totara Trya thlon – Postponed, new da te TBA
27 Feb - To tara Swimming Carnival
4 Mar - Te Pouahi Swimming Carnival
5 Mar - Cool Schools presen ta tion for parents
Feet First!
Feet First starts March 2nd.
Come to school any other way than by Car.
Walk, cycle, scooter or even park the car a
few blocks away and walk!
COME AND PLAY HOCKEY!
Do you want to play hockey and
have fun? Rewa Ladies Hockey Club
are looking for new female players
of all ages and abilities.
If you would like to give hockey a
go, please phone Ursula on 547-0207.
SOCIAL SKILLS
RIGHTS
It is my right to be greeted nicely.
When greeting
others:
Use the person’s name if you know it
Smile ☺
Make eye contact
2-6 Mar - Room 8 Camp
10 Mar - Kahikatea Swimming Sports
12 Mar - Alt day for Kahikatea Swimming Sports
13 Mar – School Photos
30 Mar – 2 Apr Parent –Teacher In terviews
9 Apr - Term 1 closes
27 Apr - Term 2 opens
WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS
Week ended 22 nd February
Volleyball
Central Smashers v St Joes Polka Dots.
Central Spikers v HSS Team 1. 1 set all
Central Volleyers v Tin a Tuna. 2-1 to Tin a
Tuna.
Kiwi Cricket
Central Sixers v Ranzau. Ranzau won 8-4.
Player of the day: Chad de Beer.
Incrediball
Central Stars v Enner Glynn Green Caps.
Central won 6-4.
Player of the day: Kawhia Stevenson.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR SPORTS
RESULTS RECORDED IN THE NEWSLETTER
EACH WEEK, PLEASE DROP THE RESULTS
INTO THE SCHOOL OFFICE OR EMAIL
sheryll@nelsoncentral.school.nz BY MID DAY
MONDAY.
RESPONSIBILITIES
It is my responsibility to
greet others nicely.
 Nelso n Basketb all Asso ciation
Term 2 and 3 sees the start of miniball season.
We will be needing parents/caregivers to coach
our miniball teams. Nelson Basketball is running
a coaching course for anyone interested.
Getting Started Coaching Course availab le to
anyone (parents/teachers) coaching miniball
Nelson City Football warmly invites teams.
any new players to town ♦ Tuesday 24 March
♦ 6pm – 9pm
or new players to the sport,
♦ Jack Robins Stadium
to join our club. ♦ Cost $30
We cater for Midgets (5yrs) through to
Senior Men & Women Participants will need to wear appropriate
Register by Friday 20 March to receive an footwear for the practical component of the
Earlybird discount course.
Midgets $30 We look forward to your participation in another
Juniors $65 enjoyable and exciting season of basketball.
(discounts for 2+ players in one family) Dallas Ward : Ph: 5476419, Fax: 5476154,
Women $100 Mobile: 027 2976017, Email:
Men $130 nnbasketball@xtra.co.nz. Website:
Registration letters to all existing players
have been posted.
If you are interested or would like more
information
please contact
Sonia Malpas ph 545 0494

Email List for Sports Notices Kiwi Cricket draw for Saturday 28 February
I would like to compile an email list for all Please note teams can be added or regraded at
families who would like to receive information any time.
about the sports offered each term. I Second Round Date: 28 Feb
appreciate tha t this information does not always Ground Team Team
make it ho me and I hope this will alleviate the INCREDIBALL GRADE
problem. 1 Birchwood Eagles v Clifton Tce Champs
If you would like to be added to this list please 2 Wakefield v Nayland All Stars
3 Ranzau v Enner Glynn Green
email me at sheryll@nelsoncentral.school.nz or
Caps
drop a note to me via the school office.
4 Tahuna Blackcaps v Mapua Senior
5 St Joes Super Stars v Henley Black Caps
JUNIOR RUGBY 6 Central Stars v Appleby
REGISTRATIONS 7 Nayland Super Stars v HSS Smashers
8 Enner Glynn Flyers v HSS Whackers
The Nelson Rugby Football
Club is holding its Junior SENIOR GRADE
Registrations for the 2009 9 Birchwood Black Caps v HSS Jnr Black Caps
season on Saturday 7th March 10 Ranzau v Mapua Kiwi
from 10am till 2pm and again 11 Henley Magics v Tahuna Tigers
on Friday 13th March from 12 Henley Stumpers v Central Sixers
5pm to 7pm at the Nelson
RFC Clubrooms at Trafalgar Park. All players JUNIOR GRADE
from age 5 to 13 catered for. For information 13 Wakefield 1 v Stoke Gladiators
please contact Quentin Harwood 548 2619 14 Wakefield 2 v Nayland Kiwi Caps
(work) or 547 0313 (home). Tahuna Titans v Bye