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70 Nile Street , Nelso n – P hone 03 548 4972 – Fax 03 54 8 4483 – Email s ta ff@nelsoncen t ra l . school .nz Principal: [email protected] Secretary: secre tary@nelson central.school.nz BO T C hairman: Dav id Johnston Website: www .nelsoncentral.school.nz

Our we ekly newsletter is kindlysponsored by –T HE D OCUMENT C OMPANY

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 managed to attend an interviewfor their child. If you were not able to do that last week you are most welcome to contact the teacher and arrange asuitable time to meet them. The next formal opportunityfor you to meet your child’s teacher will be in earlyAugust.Left PropertyDuring the term we have gathered up lots of lost property!If you are missing any pieces of clothing you are morethan welcome to call by and check out the pile we have inthe room opposite Room 3. Anything that hasn’t been

claimed by the end of the term will be given to a goodhome.ChristchurchDuring the past few weeks we have had 34 children fromChristchurch/Canterbury schools in our classrooms. Atpresent we still have 9 students with us. That could changeover the holidays I expect.Before School CareThis is a reminder that a Before School SupervisionProgramme operates Monday to Friday. The purpose of theprogramme is to assist families who have to leave home

early in the mornings. Children can be left at the librarywhere they will be supervised by Karen Simeon from 7:30am to 8:30 am when they can enter the school. The cost for this service is $1 per day.Totara Swimming Gala RecountsI passed others one by one. I was determined to win. Our arms sliced through the water, our legs kicking hard. Mylegs were moaning of tiredness, wanting it all to be over. Iwas desperately pulling my shivering hands through thewater. I certainly was not going to lose. So with one moremuscular pull and a really hard kick I then hit the wall andit was all over. The torture of pulling and kicking, the stingof chlorine in your eyes and water in your ears. We wereswimming for approximately 30 seconds, but it seemedlike forever until we stopped. (Frankie, Year 5)CLAP! Went the solid wooden jaws and I shot off into the

freezing water, desperate to win. As I dropped I heard thecrowd buzzing and my heart was pounding. SPLASH!With all of my strength I propelled through the water slicing a path. Wave-like hands of the water tried to pushme back. I turned to one side and saw an arm. “NO!” Icried and encouraged myself to go faster and faster… did Imake it? Suddenly I heard loud claps and cheers… I hadcome second. (Zoe, Year 5)

Well done Frankie and Zoe – thank you for sharing your experiences with us.

Nelson Central Achievers1. Isla K (R11) Great independent writing

2. George B (R8) for an excellent retelling of ‘TheCrowded House”

3. Katrina C (R6) for an exceptionally good retell aboutthe four dragons in China

4. Charlotte H (R6) for moving up a spelling level5. Riley G, Tom M, Eva L, Joshua C, George N (R6) for a

super retelling6. Safa B (R11) for fantastic work in reading7. Michael W, Skye H (R12) for super work 8. Jessie J (R8) for excellent work 9. Florence M (Ren 2) fantastic writing10. Jasper M, Cassandra F, Kody S (R16) for Te Reo

Tuhituhi11. Ta’a M, Ethan S (R16) Panui pukapuka12. Marcus P, George S (R16) for Pangarau13. Finn C (R10) for fantastic recount writing14. Phoebe F (R10) for a great effort in reading15. Nicholas C, Mariah G, Cade H (R10) for a fantastic

effort in reading and writing16. Kianu H (R10) for trying his best in class

Term dates for 2011Monday 7 February - Friday 15 AprilMonday 2 May - Friday 15 JulySome important school activities:Term 1:4-8 April Room 1 Camp to MarahauTerm 2:2-7 May National Primary Science Week 6 May Nelson Central School Cross Country1:30 pm14 May Schools Cross Country League17 May BOT Meeting Staff Room21 May Schools Cross Country League27 May Crash Demonstration28 May Schools Cross Country League2 June Cross Country Relay4 June Matariki8 June Touch Competition9 June Inter-School Cross Country14 June Inter-School Cross Country

(postponement date)20 June Nelson Region Cross Country

T E RM 16th April

2011

LostNavy blue Lorus digital watch.This was a birthday present.

If found please return to Harrison Room 3 or to theschool office.



21 June BOT Meeting Staff RoomDr Paul PotakaPRINCIPAL

ROOM 2 CAMPTuesday 5th AprilLast week Room two went to Bethany Park inKaiteriteri. We all had lots of fun. We did mountainbiking, rock climbing, archery, low ropes, made

bivouacs, confidence course, kayaking, orienteering,water sliding, Ed’s alley and lots more. Oh yeah andwe walked to Anchorage from Marahau. As I said itwas a lot of fun. On our last day we went to littleKaiteriteri beach, which was where we did our kayaking. Unfortunately it was raining, which was ashame and we all got soaked. It was the best camp Ihave ever been to! Jenna

From Monday the 28th to Friday the 1st of April RoomTwo went on camp. To get money for camp we ranaround the front field every day for eight minutes; we

got people to sponsor us for it. Every four laps we doof the front field is one km. It is sixty-four km fromNelson to camp Bethany in Kaiteriteri, the place wewent to.These are things we did on Camp.Monday - we went to the Ngarua caves. After that wegot our togs and went swimming at the Riwakaresurgence.Tuesday - We started doing our activities. They wereMountain Biking, Archery, Confidence course, Rock Climbing.Wednesday - we did the four hour walk to Anchorage.Thursday - we built bivouacs to build on our survivalskills.Friday - we had a wet day at the beach.We had a great time. Siobhan

On Monday the first day of Room Two’s camp atBethany Camp, Kaiteriteri we walked from the car park to the staggering Riwaka spring. We were going tojump into the extremely, bitterly, arctic water. Whenwe jumped in we had chilly and icy expressions. Our mouths plummeted open and we were determined to getout as briskly as possible. Except we couldn’t justquickly get out, we had to survive the paralysis fromthe water until we’d swum around the rough rock to getout. That was camp. Rohan T

News ReportWhile Room Two was at Bethany Park in Kaiteriterithey did some fun activities including Mountain Biking,Archery, Flying down the waterslide and lots more.They learned how to build bivouacs (huts made of sticks and ferns). They navigated their way throu8ghthe camp in pitch black night while playing spotlight.

The searched and scavenged along the beach to findvarious items in the rainy weather. They skidded their way down, down hill tracks, falling off sometimes. OnWednesday they had a great camp concert after a longand tiring walk. In all it was a wonderful camp!Sam M and Rohan O.



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Suter Kids Club Kids being creative in an inspiring environment!

New Enrolments for Term Two 2011 The Suter has places in our junior after-school-artprogramme for Term Two. Children have fun creating allsorts of art using our exhibitions as a springboard, under theguidance of a well qualified and experienced teacher.Junior Mixed Media 6-7 yearsWednesdays 3.25– 4.30pm $92.50 for an 11 week term Starts Wed 4 MayFor bookings or queries please contact The Suter Tel (03) 5484 699

Other Happenings

Christchurch Quake Art AuctionAuction from Friday 8th April from 5.30opm. Exhibitionnow. Art by Michael Smithers, Evan Macleod, RobinSlow, Lloyd Harwood Jane Sussmilch and more.Anchor Milkrun - Use the code on marked Anchor packsand enter online to nominate our school for a share of$500K in prizes @ www.anchormilkrun.co.nz or TXT 311.

Student CouncilInitiative



WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS

Week ended 3 rd AprilMini Soccer Central Rovers v Nayland Raiders. Central won 9-0.Goals scored by: Caleb S room 13, (6) Brook P room13 (2), Harry E room 13 (1)Players of the day: Caleb S and Payton W room 14.

Learn the fast and fun wayat your own home

35 years experienceAll ages welcome

For more infoContact Jana 022 69 66 879

or 548 32 42

Push Play Families Push Play Families Push Play Families Push Play Families The Grampians Grunt (only joking) The Grampians Grunt (only joking) The Grampians Grunt (only joking) The Grampians Grunt (only joking)

SUNDAY, 17 SUNDAY, 17 SUNDAY, 17 SUNDAY, 17 th th th th APRIL 2011APRIL 2011APRIL 2011APRIL 2011

All Central School families are invited to join us on the first Sunday of the holidays, to walk a loop up and around the

Grampians, using the Mahoe, Kanuka and Kahikatea tracks from the BISHOPDALE side. The walk will take approximately 3

hours, and we plan to stop at the lookout for lunch. It is a moderately steep climb with well formed tracks. Dogs are

permitted on this track.Meet at the Car Park at the end of Market Road, Bishopdale.Meet at the Car Park at the end of Market Road, Bishopdale.Meet at the Car Park at the end of Market Road, Bishopdale.Meet at the Car Park at the end of Market Road, Bishopdale.

Leave at 11am.Leave at 11am.Leave at 11am.Leave at 11am.If you require further info, phone Kathryn 5457009

Cancelled if wet.

French classes for childrenTerm 2, 2011

Organised by the Nelson French AllianceAge 4 to 11 years old

Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM)Classes held at Victory school

Thursdays and Tuesdays from 3.30Fees: $12 per session (one hour) payable

per termAny enquiry, please email

[email protected]

Netball registration forms to be backby Monday 11th April.

SCHOOL SPORTS UNIFORMS

As the term is drawing to a close werequire the return of all sports uniformsand sports equipment. Please wash allshirts and return before last day of term.

SCHOOL SPORTS TEAMS

On behalf of the staff and pupils I wouldlike to thank all those who coached andmanaged our summer sports teams duringterm 1. We appreciate all the t ime andeffort you have put in to our teams.Without all your commitment o ur childrenwould not be able to participate in localcompetitions. Thank you.Sheryll McKeage

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