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4th F ebr uary

Nelson Central School
20 09 We e kl y N e ws l e tt e r
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa te whanau whanui o te
Kura Tuatahi o Whakatu – greetings to friends and Reading our re ports
family of Nelson Central School. Late last year I received a number of inquiries about the end
of year written reports. Our report form is designed in a way
Welcome to 2009 – I trust that everyone has had a restful that allows us to provide you with as much relevant
and enjoyable summer break; at least the weather information as we can on a double sided A4 sheet of paper.
cooperated for the most part. Because of its compact nature we issued an explanation of
the report and how to read it. However, it is clear we need
Ne w staff for 2009 to do more to increase the clarity of the report and the
A special welcome to new staff: Derek Mcleod and Rick usefulness of the information. To that end I am inviting
Manhart will take up one year Long T erm Relieving (LT R) anyone who would like, to come to a meeting in the school
positions in the Totara Syndicate. Derek was a senior library on Thursday 12 Fe bruary at 7 pm where I will
teacher at Collingwood Area School for many years and address some of the issues raised.
Rick taught at Nayland Primary School last year. Rick has
a daughter in Room 8. Mee t the teache rs
During the next two weeks we will hold a series of ‘meet
Sara Hill will be a LT R in Room 5 for term 1 while Viv is the teachers’ evenings in the Library between 7 – 8:30 pm.
on leave. Sara comes to us from Canada. She has been The timetable is:
doing day-to-say relief teaching in the school this term so
has had an opportunity to familiarize herself with the Monday 9 Feb Kowhai Syndicate - Renwick 2,
school. Renwick 3, R11, R12, R9 and R13.

Carly Ave returns to teaching this year and will teach a
year 3/4 bilingual class (0.7) in Te Pouahi.
While the school was close d …
… we took the opportunity to do some capital works
around the school. A new swimming pool fence has been
erected and new changing sheds have been built. We hope
to have the pool ready for swimming next week. The
company doing this work is Foothold Developments
(Alastair Middleton).
Thanks to Max Bidlake, Room 10 has been painted and is
looking great. While the room was being painted the
folding doors were repaired and several timbers were
replaced. The next job to be done here is to replace the
roof – perhaps next summer.
Fibre optic cabling has been laid linking the school to the
Nelson LOOP. Nelbay Solutions is currently working on
upgrading cabling to all classrooms from cat 5 to cat 6.
When the work is finished we will have high speed internet
to all parts of the school.
Other minor work around the school has included erection long time and at the risk of inviting comments of ‘… been
of new pinboards in the main block, replacement of lino in there done that’ I would like to revisit the subject again
the boys’ toilets in Renwick House and complete stripping before the school year gets much older.
of lino in most parts of the school. This work was carried
out by the new holders of the school cleaning contract –
Spotless Cleaning.
T e Pouahi – R15, 16, 17 will meet in Room 16/17.
Wednesday 11 Feb Totara Syndicate – R1, R2, R7, R8.
Monday 16 Feb Kahikatea Syndicate – R3, R5, R6 & R14.
Be fore School Care
Our Before School Care Programme is underway for the
year. For people not familiar with this we operate a Before
School Supervision Programme between 7:30 – 8:30 am
Monday to Friday in the school library. The cost for this is
$1 per day payable in advance or on the day. Children will
be able to read, play library games, and do homework or
some other quiet activity. The supervisor is Jody Nilsen.
Staffing and organisation for 2009
I have printed an update on classroom teachers and student
numbers for your information (on the next page). We expect
to start Renwick 3 early in February with at least one more
new entrant class to start before the end of the year.
Resilience in children
The concept of resilience for children has been around for a
O u r w e e k l y n e w s le t t e r is k in d ly
s p on s o r e d b y –

While some jobs have yet to be signed off we are ready for TH E DO CU M E N T C O M P A N Y
another great year – are you?

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When we talk about resiliency in school we refer to People born in the Chinese Year of the Ox, 2009 could
children’s capacity to deal with whatever happens during have the following traits in their character: Leadership
their school day. The sorts of things that happen include qualities, dependable, great organizers, loyal, patient as
someone saying something with which they disagree or well as strong and responsible.
which injures their feelings in some way. It also extends to They are said to be the best people
instances of bullying and/or bad behaviour. We define one can have as colleagues in the
bullying as unwanted behaviour that is deliberate, repeated work place as they are believed to
and intended to cause injury or offense. Most other possess strong work ethics and
instances we would classify as bad behaviour that simply display their creative side as well,
ought to be eliminated. especially when it comes to
decorating their home.
In all such cases children need to develop a strategy that Since the people born in the Ox
helps them to avoid escalating things but that also has the year are also trusted to be reliable and logical, people
issue dealt with at the lowest level possible. Reporting to generally turn towards them for suggestions and guidance.
the classroom teacher during class or reporting to a duty Their honesty and eye for details also helps them to prove
teacher outside normal class time is what we would expect their worth both in the workplace as well as in their
to happen. Having done that children need to be able to ‘let personal lives.
it go’ and leave it to the teacher’s judgment about how However there are a few negative traits associated with the
things ought to be handled. character of the Ox that also is reflected through the people
born in the ox years. Attributes like being narrow minded,
It is normal for children to share their daily school life with stubborn, with low public relations skills also form part of
parents, caregivers etc. How those people handle things is their makeup.
important. If the incident has been reported, be empathetic See the following website for the full story:
by all means, but consider the matter dealt with. There is no http://www.123chinesenewyear.com/new-year-of-ox/
point having a commission of inquiry as well.
Waitangi Day
Duty Te achers
During morning tea and at lunchtime we have teachers on School will be closed on Friday 6 th February for Waitangi
duty in each of the main areas of the playground – front Day. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on February
field; main quad extending through to the quad outside 6, 1840, by representatives of the British Crown, and
Rooms 9/8; adventure playground extending through to the various Māori chiefs from the northern North Island of
junior playground; and the back field extending through to New Zealand. T he T reaty established a British governor in
the adventure playground. Children have
been taught to identify a duty teacher by Nelson Central School Classes for 2009
looking for the adults wearing fluorescent Totara Syndicate Room 1 Sue Ford Y5/6 30
jackets. Room 2 Derek Mcleod Y5/6 30
Room 7 Rick Manhart Y5/6 29
2009 Curriculum Room 8 Freya Sonneland Y5/6 30
Our curriculum theme form 2009 is
“ Citizenship is Everyone’s Business!”
This year you can expect children to Kahikatea Syndicate Room 3 Sue McLean Y3/4 26
engage in learning about rights, respect Room 5 Sara Hill (term 1) Y3/4 26
and responsibilities in a variety of
contexts. One of the contexts children will Room 6 Choi Fu Y3/4 29
explore concerns human rights. Room 14 Helen Zach ariass en Y2/3 25

Dr Paul Potaka
Kowhai Syndicate Room 13 Lesley Kotua Y2 27
PRINCIPAL
Room 9 Rachel Boyd Y2 26
Room 12 Sally Russ Y1 17
Chinese Ne w Ye ar
Chinese have a unique way of Renwick 2 Dianne Thomson Y1 20
representing the New Year through Room 11 Tracy Watkin Y0/1 19
animals. They have 12 different animals to Renwick 3 Neroli Sullivan Y0/1
represent each year of the 12 year cycle
and the order remains the same
throughout, with the year of the rat Te Pouahi Room 15 Trina Bennett Y5/6 18
beginning the cycle and the year of the Room 17 Carly Ave Y3/4 8
boar / pig ending the same. 2009 is going
to be the year of the ox. Celebrations Room 16 Jo Glassford (term 1-2) Y0-2 12
began on January 26th and will continue
until February 9 th . 372
 presented evidence of this before sittings of the Tribunal,
despite a contrary view from some in the non-Māori
population that Māori pay too much attention to the Treaty
and use it to claim “ special privileges”. T he Crown is in
most cases not obliged to give effect to the
recommendations of the Tribunal, but nonetheless in many
instances has accepted that it breached the T reaty and its
principles. Settlements to date have consisted of hundreds of
millions of dollars in money and assets, as well as
apologies. See also the following we bsites for more
information:
http://www. waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/treaty/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi
To see the Maori version of the Treaty of Waitangi
http://www. waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/treaty/maori.asp
Signing the Treaty - Stained Glass Window To see the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi:
Maori Arts and Crafts Institute - Rotorua http://www. waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/treaty/english.asp
New Zealand, recognised Māori ownership of their lands Nelson Weetbix Triathlon 2009
and other properties, and gave Māori the rights of British
subjects.
When Sunday, 1st March, 2009
However the English and Māori language versions of the
Treaty differ significantly, and so there is no consensus as
to exactly what was agreed. From the British point of view, Where Tahunanui Beach Reserve
the T reaty gave Britain sovereignty over New Zealand, and
the Governor the right to run the country; Māori seem to Entry Cutoff 5pm, Friday February 27th, 2009.
have had a range of understandings, many of which
conflicted with the British understanding. After the initial Entry Process
signing at Waitangi, copies of the Treaty were taken Online at http://tryathlon.weetbix.co.nz/
around New Zealand and over the following months many If you don’t have access to the internet, please call us
other chiefs signed. on 09 531 5080.
Today it is generally considered the founding document of We are now taking enrolments over the phone.
New Zealand as a nation; despite this, the Treaty is often
the subject of heated debate. Many Māori feel that the Address: PO Box 74081, Market Road, Auckland 1543
Crown did not keep its side of the bargain, and have
Who can enter?
French Classes
The event is open to a ll kids between the ages of 7 –
French classes for small 15 years old.
groups of children
organised by the Nelson Kids can enter as either:
French Alliance. Individual
Team (Swim, Bike, Run can be done by separate indi-
After 5 terms of successful lessons, we wish to continue viduals)
with the existing classes and to start new classes for
newcomers. Pricing Structure
Nelson: Classes to be held at Victory school on T uesdays There are different entry fees depending on how many
and T hursdays from 3.30 to 4.30pm and from 4.30 to people in your family are taking part, whether you're
5.30pm. Starting on T uesday 10 th February or Thursday joining forces with a couple of friends and when you
enter.
12 th February 2009 and finishing on T uesday 7 th April or
Thursday 9 th April 2009. Individuals: $35
Team (2 me mbers): $52
Richmond and Tasman: Classes to be held probably at
Team (3 me mbers): $78
Henley School on Mondays from 3.30 to 4.30pm. Starting
Family of 2: $32 each
on Monday 9 th February 2009 and finishing on Monday 6 th
Family of 3 or more: $29 each
April 2009.
EARLYBIRD SPECIAL: Enter two calendar months be-
fore your event and receive a 20% discount!
Age : from 6 to 11 years old.
Weet-Bix is also offering a discount on entry if you col-
Fee s: $108.00 for the first term (9 weeks).
lect unique codes from specia lly marked packs 750g
Prompt re plies are ne cessary as places are limite d and 1kg Weet-Bix packs.
(small groups). Please email See Sheryll for more information or check the sports
to cpizanti@yahoo.com.au or text Caroline 0212255065 notice board between rooms 2 and 3.
 Nelson Central School Term 1 2009 Sports
Nelson Central pupi ls have the oppor tuni ty to par ti ci pate i n sports teams throughout the school year. Noti fi cati on
of s tar t dates are publi shed i n the school new sletter and on the spor ts noti ce board w hi ch i s located i n the
hallw ay betw een rooms 2 and 3 (Mai n entrance to classrooms) at the commencement of each term. To parti cipate
i n school teams chi ldren are requi red to compl ete a regi strati on form for each sport and pay the requi red
regi strati on fee at the school offi ce. All chi ldren are i ssued w i th a school sports s hi rt to play i n. These must be
returned to school at the end of each term. If you w ould li ke sports i nformati on emai led to you please let me
know .

Registration forms available from the sports notice board located in the hallway between rooms 2 and 3.

Parents will be required to coach and supervise/manage the teams or teams will not be registered.

Kiwi Cricket – Year 1 and above. A follow on from Mi lo Have a Go Cri cket Coachi ng programme run by N elson
Cri cket i n term 4. Chi ldren play a gam e w here all bat, bow l, wi cket keep and fi eld. Games are played at Sax ton
Fi eld Stoke on Satur days commenci ng 9am. Starti ng Satur day 21st February and fi ni shi ng on Saturday 4th April.
Cost $12 per player covers terms 1 & 4.
Registrations close Wednesday 11th February.

Incrediball Cricket – Year 3 and above dependant on skill level. Incredi ball i s the nex t step from Ki wi Cricket
and assi sts wi th the transi ti on to hardball cri cket. Chi ldren play w i th a har der ball and w ooden cri cket bat. Games
are played at Sax ton Fi eld, Stoke commenci ng at 9am. Season runs from Satur day 21st February unti l Saturday
4th Apri l.
Cost $12 per player covers terms 1 & 4.
Registrations close Wednesday 11th February.

Hardball Cricket – Year 5/6 and dependant on skill level. The final step from Incrediball. 25 overs played on
Satur day morni ngs at di ffer ent grounds around Nelson
Dates to be advised

Mini Soccer – Year 1 -6 children. 5 asi de soccer played on a small fi eld. Mixed teams. No goali es no offsi de.
Games are 30 mi nutes and are played at Saxton Fi eld, Stoke on Tues days at ei ther 5pm or 5.30pm. No cost to
play.
Season commences Tuesday 24thth February for 7 weeks.
Registrations close Tuesday 17th February.

Tasman Rugby Union – Ri ppa Rugby

Tasman Rugby Uni on wi ll agai n be runni ng Ri ppa rugby at Tahunanui playi ng fi elds on Fri day after noons for 6
w eeks i n term 1 for year 4 / 5/ 6 chi ldren.
Games will commence on Friday 27th February and finish on 3rd April. They wi ll start at 4pm, 4.30pm, 5pm and
possi bly 5.30pm and run for 30 mi nutes. Teams can have a maxi mum of 10 players wi th 3 gi rls on the fi eld at all
ti mes. Cost: $2 per player, $20 per team.
Referees are provided but we will need parent supervision at all times.
Closing date for registrations is Wednesday 20th February.

Volleyball – Year 5 & 6 children only. Games are 30 mi nutes and are played at Trafalgar Centr e Thurs days
betw een 4 and 6pm. Detai ls will be advi sed w hen they are r ecei ved.

Softball - Year 4/5/6. Games played at Sax ton Fi eld Stoke. Detai ls to be advi sed w hen they are
recei ved.

For any sports enquiries please see Sheryll McKeage:

In the school office,

By phone: 548 4972 ext 819
By email: sheryll@nelsoncentral.school.nz