Weekly Friday Newsletter

Term: 4 Week: 10
December 2010

Upcoming Dates in
Term 4:
School Carols 13 Dec 1 p.m.
Student Reports 17 December
Last Day of Term:
20 December 12.00 midday

Monday 13 December Christmas Carols 1.00 p.m.

(extra parking available below CTMS in the Clifton Tce
Car park)
Kowhai Library – last visit for the year Term 1 2011
Tuesday 14 December Wed 2 Feb – Friday 15 Apr

Wednesday 15 December

Thursday 16 December Year 8 Leavers Assembly: Hosts – Billy and Mahdhi

Year 8 Leavers Lunch and City Activity
Friday 17 December School Reports and 2011 Stationery Lists sent home to
parents.
Monday 20 December Last Day of Term 4. School finishes at 12.00 p.m.

COPRINCIPALS UPDATE:
Reflecting on CTMS Learning Highlights for 2010
Once again we feel privileged to have been able to offer a wide range of rich learning opportunities at school and in
the city. These include activities and experiences across the NZ Curriculum. Visual Arts; The European Masters
Exhibition, Pacifika Paperskins Exhibtion, Fuzz, Felt & Furr Exhibition at The Dowse Art Gallery, Pataka Museum
visit, City Art Gallery to view the Colour Abstraction exhibition, Identity & Gonkar Gyastso exhibition. Performing
Arts; CTMS Talent Quest Night, NZSO at Te Papa, Dick Weir Drama sessions, Whitireia Wgtn Performing Arts
Centre, Festival of the Arts events ‘Cheese Boy’, ‘Dirty Beasts’, ‘Inside Out’. Science/Technology: Science
Roadshow, Schoolgen participation, Fuzz Felt & Furr Library Book Bag design & performance, Otari Bush Walk,
Sam Judd ‘Sustainable Coastlines’ visit, CTMS Coastline Clean-up involvement. Literacy; Book Reviews and National
Radio Reviews, Wellington Regional Literature Quiz Competition, Museum Sea & City Museum ‘David Elliot’ book
illustration exhibition. Mathematics; Australian Mathematics Competition, Mathletics, BP Challenge, ASB ‘Get-
Wise’ Mathematics participation. PE/Health & Sport; The Sexual Education programme supported by Family
Planning, Harmony Run team visit, Central Zone Athletics, Central Zone Swimming Championships, Winters Sports
Festival, Cross Country, swimming programme at Sports Wide, Milo Cricket lessons, Silver Fern (netball) visit,
Capital Football visit, Rippa Rugby sessions. Cultural; Haka development, Maori Opening ceremony for our new
building.

This year we also celebrated being featured as “Wellington’s Best School” in a widely read Wellington magazine
“FishHead”. This has been a wonderful opportunity for our school to profile its unique culture and educational
philosophy alongside reactivating our “illustrious alumni”.

It has been an extremely busy year alongside our successful building renovations and transition back from Cardinal
MacKeefry to CTMS at the end of term 2. We have also seen the introduction of National Standards which has
added another dimension to teaching and learning and student achievement.

We believe CTMS students are offered many rich learning experiences that support their social, emotional and
academic development. We are also well supported by our parent community and appreciate all the voluntary hours
parents are able to offer and make possible for our students to participate in these wonderful learning
opportunities. To our community we would like to say a big thank you!

We would also like to extend our thanks to our Board Chair Sharon Paine and our wonderful team of Board of
Trustees. Our Board have worked with a high level of commitment behind the scenes to effectively govern the
school and to ensure every child at CTMS receives a quality education. Next year we will also be welcoming a large
number of new families to CTMS next year. These students will enter homegroups across the school.

We look forward to a new school year in 2011 with many more exciting learning opportunities that will challenge and
excite our students to new levels of achievement.

Jenny and Brigid

NOTICES:
Carols: A reminder to parents that the children are presenting a Christmas Carol afternoon this coming Monday 13
December at 1pm. Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend.
End of Year Tidy Up: We still need a willing team of helpers to help with some end of year tidy up jobs. If you
are available for a couple of hours over the last week of term please contact Jenny.

Term 4 Calendar of Events

10 13 14 15 16 17
Carols 1pm Year 8 Reports out
Assembly
11 20
School finishes School Holidays
12 p.m.

Katrina Grant (Silver Fern Netballer) showing Waake her Olympic Gold Medal.
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