NORTH NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOL

150 Leaver Terrace New Brighton Ph 3889 476 email admin@northnewbrighton.school.nz www.northnewbrighton.school.nz www.facebook/NNBSchool

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Dear Parents/Caregivers Kia ora, nga mihi nui ki koutou

3rd April 2014

Welcome to Kivii who have started school in our New Entrant Class, Room 2.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE WILL BE HOLDING A TEACHER ONLY DAY ON MONDAY 5TH MAY
This is to allow all staff from the three merging schools to meet together, with the Ministry of Education, to discuss initital ideas, visions and values in preparation for the 2015 merge.

SCHOOL WILL BEGIN FOR TERM TWO ON TUESDAY 6TH MAY AT 8.55AM

TERM ONE CALENDAR APRIL 10th 11th Central Swimming Sports 9.00am Assembly PTA Mufti Day for Easter Raffle Easter Raffle Returned Duffy Role Model Assembly 9.30am Easter Raffle Drawn END OF TERM

DAYLIGHT SAVING Daylight saving ends on Sunday 6th April at 3.00am. Dont forget to put your clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday night.

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CENTRAL SWIMMING SPORTS Congratulations to Byron who has made the Canterbury Swim Champs and will represent our school on Thursday 10th April at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre. We wish you all the best Byron. WAVERIDERS Well done to the following students who have moved on the Waverider Board. ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATES Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 10: 11: 12: Cyrus, Abe, Poppy Olive, Sophie, Braedyn, Lucy, Lachlan Sammy, Jayden, Amber, Luke, Jed, Shyla Carmen, Leo, Josh, Adam Amiria, Diego Samantha, Byron Nina, Dylan Zoya, Kane Kate, Ashdyn Bunna, Shelby

QUALITY WORK Rm 6: Ethan Clark

LATENESS AND ABSENCES We have noticed an increase in the number of students who are late for school on a daily basis. SCHOOL STARTS AT 8.55AM every morning and students are expected to be ready to start the day at that time. Ideally students should be at school by 8.45am giving them time to organise their bags and be ready to start when the bell rings at 8.55am. Continuous lateness will be monitored over the next two weeks and truancy will be advised of these students. It is parents responsibility to have their children at school before the start of the school day. If your child is absent due to illness, or for other reasons, it is parents responsibility to notify school before 8.55am each day giving the reason for the absence. You can either phone school on 3889 476 or text 027 630 6897. Continued unexplained absences will also be referred to truancy.

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DUFFY ASSEMBLY Monday 11th April 9.30am Will Hall, of Shortland Street fame, is coming to talk to our students at the Duffy Role Model Assembly to be held at the Scout Den on Monday 11th April at 9.30am. Parents are welcome to join us. A schoolboy flair for drama was Christchurch actor Will Hall's first step on the road to Shortland Street - the turning point in Will Hall's life came at St Andrew's College when he was bitten by the acting bug. "It was only at St Andrew's that I realised I was any good at acting." Hall, a self-confessed member of the "cool rugby crowd", was faced with the option of accountancy classes taught by his own father or drama classes taught by the charismatic drama teacher, Rozena Hallum. Hall chose the stage. "Drama was a way of avoiding accounting." It was a decision that settled his career. "Initially Rozena had her reservations about me and some of my mates -- the lads from the rugby team -- who took drama in the sixth form," recalls Hall. "We started the year doing Shakespeare for our assessment. I did Shylock from The Merchant of Venice. An outside adjudicator came in and -- a surprise to everyone -- liked what I had done and gave me the top mark in the class." Now retired, Rozena recalls the occasion well: "Will did one of Shylock's speeches in a way that was all his own. It was absolutely riveting. His father was very impressed. " Because the family were keen that Hall had a meal-ticket, he did a commerce degree in property evaluation and management at Lincoln University but the urge to act remained strong. Wills credits include the NZ Screen Directors Guild Awards for Best Actor in a TV Series Insiders Guide to Happiness in 2005 & the NZ Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Netherwood 2012. He has also starred in many more films and TV series including Eagle vs Shark, Mt Zion, Nothing Trivial, Auckland Daze & Power Rangers Mystic Force.

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WINTER INTERSCHOOL SPORT FOR YEARS 5 - 8 What is it? Each year we enter teams in the Hagley Park Winter Sports Competition, playing schools from all around Christchurch. The sports we will be playing this year are netball, soccer and rugby. The competition runs over 10 weeks starting on 23rd May. All games are at Hagley Park on Friday afternoons. (The bus leaves at 12.15pm and we get back to school at 3:10). Whats the aim? Our aim is for children to have a go at an organised sport in a low pressure environment, where the emphasis is on enjoyment, setting small goals and improving a bit each week during practices and the games. Sportsmanship is a very big part of these games. What do you need? The cost for the buses is $45 for the season. This needs to be paid in full by Friday 16th May to allow your child to play Winter Sport. School provides the shorts and tops. Children need to bring their own boots and shin guards. Mouth guards are compulsory for rugby. Parent help We have already had several very kind offers to manage teams. The amount of teams we can enter depends on how many coaches we have. At the moment we need coaches/managers for netball, soccer and rugby. Managing a team involves accompanying the team on the bus, locating the right court/field, organising subs, a bit of first aid, refereeing (rarely) and lots of encouragement. Its full on, but very interesting and enjoyable! If you are available on Friday afternoons and youd like to help please let us know. Please complete the form below and return to the school office by Wednesday 16th April to allow for team registration. Payment must be received in full by Friday 16th May to allow your child to participate in winter sport. WINTER SPORT REGISTRATION FORM
Name: _________________________ Sport (please circle) Rugby Year: ______________ Netball Soccer Yes/No Room: ___________

I have enclosed the $45.00 for the cost of Winter Sport I understand that to play winter sport the $45.00 must be paid in full by 16th May. I am available to help with coaching or managing a team _________________________

Parent/Caregiver

Contact Number: ___________________

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TOUCH SEASON We have had our last games of touch for the 2013/2014 season. Thank you very much to all the players. I was really pleased with the effort, improvement and sportsmanship that you showed every week. A big thanks to all the parents who supported us so enthusiastically from the side lines. Finally thank you very much to Lance for your great effort and enthusiasm coaching the Hammerheads! Andrew Redmond TEAM Taniwhas Year 1/2 Electric Eels Year 1/2 Red Raiders Year 3/4 Hammerheads Year 3/4 Screaming Gulls Year 5/6 Katipos Year 5/6 MOST VALUABLE Nicholas Coetzee Lachlan Fowler Cameron Jeffrey Isobel English Alan Hammersley Myffy Roberts MOST IMPROVED Xzavyer MacDonald Pepper Hall Logan Kelman Shelby Gallacher Kayne Child Jadah Coffin

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Thank you to Mr Redmond for organising the Touch Rugby for our school. This is a huge job and very much appreciated. Thank you also to Mr Stewart, who assists Mr Redmond, on a Monday at Rawhiti Domain. INTERNET BANKING Internet banking is a great way to budget for upcoming school events. You may wish to start paying money towards these upcoming expenses. For more information phone Cheryl 3889 476.

MERGER INFORMATION.
The process of the merger is well underway. If you would like to keep up to date about the appointed board, with what is happening, meeting times, opportunities to participate in consultation, principal appointment, building information etc. the website for the appointed board has the up to date information at: https://sites.google.com/site/brightonmergedschool/

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ROOM 7 QUIZ

In Room 7 we have been using quizzes as a way of getting to know Google and other things on the Internet. We have come up with some questions for you to answer.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Which country has the most people in the world? __________________ When was the Queen born? _____________________ Who made the movies Star Wars? _______________________ Which is the rarest animal in the world? _____________________ When was Lego invented? ________________________ Where was Lego invented? ________________________ What is the capital city of China? ___________________ What is Harry Potters middle name? _____________________ How many teeth does the average shark have? __________________ What is the capital city of Canada? _____________________ When and where are the next Olympics? _____________________ Which band did Axl and Slash play music in? ____________________ Who is considered NZs best ever soccer player? _________________ Where does Hip Hop come from? _______________________ What is the capital city of Russia? __________________________ What is the biggest penguin in the world? ______________________ When did Playstation 3 come out? _______________________ When did Tony Hawke retire from skateboarding? _______________ Who is the current world number 1 skateboarder? _______________ What is the biggest animal in the word? ______________________ What is the most popular video game in the world? ______________

RETURN YOUR COMPLETED QUIZ TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE BY FRIDAY 11TH APRIL TO GO INTO THE DRAW FOR A DUFFY PRIZE PACK Name: ____________ Ph: ________________

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PARKING AT THE SCHOOL GATE We have noticed over the past few weeks cars are double parking, parking over driveways and parking illegally. Whilst it is very tempting to do this, especially when the weather is cold and wet, it puts all our students at risk from being hit by cars. Please respect all people around the school and park legally and considerately. The Police have indicated they intend to enforce road rules and we expect they will be monitoring this over the following weeks. TECHNICRAFT FEES REMINDER A letter has been sent home as a reminder that Technicraft fees, for all Year 7 & 8 students, are due by Thursday 17th April. Technicraft is compulsory for all our Year 7 & 8 students and is part of the school curriculum. The cost is $45.00 per student. You may wish to pay by internet banking or pay regular weekly payments. SCHOOL DONATIONS School donations are set at $35.00 for one child and $45.00 for two or more children if paid before the end of Term 1. They will increase to $40.00 for one child and $50.00 for two or more children, after this. School donations help pay for extra things for your children that the Ministry of Education funding does not cover, like extra reading and maths equipment, sports equipment and library books. Your donation is very gratefully received. THE LAST WORD NO MATTER WHAT ELSE HAPPENS IT STARTS AND ENDS WITH FAMILY Regards Brian Walkinshaw, Principal

PTA NEWS
EASTER RAFFLE Raffle tickets are due back to the office by Friday 11th April. The raffle will be drawn on Monday 14th April. The PTA will be holding a MUFTI DAY ON FRIDAY 11TH APRIL. The cost is a gold coin or Easter egg suitable for the raffle.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

RAWHITI OSCAR AFTERSCHOOL CARE Let us entertain your child these holidays! Rawhiti Community Sport Inc. offer an OSCAR approved holiday programme, based at North New Brighton School that is fun and offers a wide variety of activities. The Programme is for all primary school ages children (5-12) for both weeks of the holidays (closed public holidays). 8:30am 5:30pm daily. Each day is split into two sections; the morning session is a chance for your child to have a go at many different sports such as Cricket, Touch, bowls, tee ball and much more. In the afternoon we arrange a fun exciting experiences with activities such as Ice Skating, Arts and Crafts, Movies and swimming to name a few. The Programme is $25 per day (If you qualify for a full WINZ subsidy the programme is free!) You will need to enrol well before the holidays so dont delay! Then send them to us with a big lunch for a day of fun. For further information feel free to contact: Mitch Alcock RCSI Community Sport Manager mitch@rcsi.co.nz 027 523 6564 Need Afterschool Care? We can help you there too! Our programme based at North New Brighton School runs 3pm-6pm daily and we cover a wide variety of activities Ranging from Arts and Crafts to Sports. We even have access to a swimming pool in the summer! We also assist your child with any homework problems they may have. We provide a healthy afternoon snack such as Fruit, Sandwiches, Snack bars and Yogurt. The Programme is $16.10 per day. Our Programme is Oscar and WINZ approved and WINZ subsidies are available. 027 464 0005 rawhitioscar@gmail.com