TERM 2
2 nd J une
Nelson Central School
2 010 Week l y N e ws l ett er
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.
Te Pouahi trip to Wellington
Great to see Te Pouahi enjoyed their visit to Wellington
and survived their homeward ferry trip. I understand
several people now know their capacity to survive sea
sickness! It’s good to have you all back.
NMIT panels
Last week I attended a ceremony at NMIT to unveil a
series of panels created by schools and NMIT staff and
students, including Nelson Central. The panels are really
super and imbued with meaning. Our panels were over
seen by Jonathan Holland and Christine Harrison and
contributed to by almost every person in our school – well
done everyone. A particular highlight for me was the
speech made on our behalf by Ben W (R7). The outside
and somewhat impromptu circumstances in which Ben
spoke didn’t put him off his stride at all – great job Ben –
we are all very proud of you.
Totara Exercise
On Friday Totara Syndicate took part in ‘The Amazing
Race’ – a competition to find 30 objects located around
Nelson City by following certain clues. Students were
organised into teams, each with an adult. Students were
required to photograph the items along with their team
mates as proof that they had found what it was they were
looking for. The ‘race’ took about three and a half hours
and was won by a team made up of Joey V (R2), Kezia H
(R2), Hannah M (R8), Taylor P (R8) and Molly M (R8) –
Gaye Evans was their supporting adult. They will find out
their prize at the next syndicate assembly. Everyone
enjoyed the event although most were very tired at the end.
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Suter Gallery visits
Several classes have enjoyed working with Esther
McNaughton in the Suter Gallery and have been inspired by
an installation by Ngaahina Hohaia entitled, Paopao ki tua
o Rangi – “a strident assertion of the artist’s identity and her
upbringing at Parihaka, the pan-tribal Maori community
established in Taranaki in the latter half of the 19th century
as a consequence of New Zealand Wars land
confiscation. The title means ‘beat to the rhythm’ and
relates to the tradition of poi which was established in
Taranaki and is strongly associated with Parihaka”.
Children have been treated to a history lesson and as well as
an art lesson.
TXTing Absences
Further to last weeks item regarding absences, if your child
will be absent you can TXT this information to the school
cellphone on 027 7590096. This phone is TXT only, no
calls please.
May data
The BOT has received a report on trends in student progress
over the last 12 months. Some highlights:
• The number of children achieving below and well
below in Numeracy has reduced from the
beginning of 2009 to the beginning of 2010.
• NCS children continue to achieve well above the
national norms in Reading.
• Progress has been made in writing achievement.
We have identified some areas where we need to do more
work, especially with some of our Year 4 students and more
generally in addressing students who have not yet had the
success we want them to have.
BOT Annual report for 2009
The auditors have completed an audit of the school’s
finances and our analysis of variation and have given us an
unqualified report. We do have some minor administrative
issues to deal with but other than that everything is fine. If
you would like to read a copy of the annual report for 2009
you are most welcome to do so at the counter.
School Cross Country
By the time you read this the school cross country will
likely be over and Sheryll will be busy compiling a list of
names to represent us at the inter-school cross country event
next week.
Nelson Central Achievers
• Yannis H (Ren 3), Keira F (Ren 3) great work
• Ford H (R8), Phoenix M (R8) great understanding
of rotation, reflection and transformation
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 • Madison S, William S, Sophie M, Ellie M, Hazel R, & Zoe F (all R5) excellent homework story
• Ben D (R11), Ed R (R11) excellent subtraction work
• Usha M (R4), Samantha B (R4) super writing
• Aidan B (R12) really good work
• Katrina C (R6) fantabulous writing about Mothers’ Day
• Maddison S (R5) fantastic diary entry
• Ione M (R12) a great story about Greedy Cat
• Joseph P (R1) excellent research into the question – “How things were different in Nelson when our granddads
were young?”
• Arjuna V (R5) A super story about volcanoes
• Amarah T (R5) fantastic weaving
Upcoming events NCS SOCIAL SKILL
8 June Interschool Cross Country THIS WEEK:
9 June ICAS Science
15 June BOT meeting INCLUDING OTHERS
21 June Nelson Primary Schools Cross Country
22 June ICAS Spelling & Writing
23 June SCG Movie night
Term 2 finishes Friday 2 July
Term 3 starts Monday 19 July
24 Aug Winter Sports Tournament
3 Aug ICAS English
16 Aug BOT meeting
17 Aug ICAS Maths
Term 3 finishes Friday 24 September
Public Holidays During Term Time
Queen's Birthday - 7 June (Monday)
Labour Day - 25 October (Monday)
Dr Paul Potaka
PRINCIPAL

Student Writing
One evening last summer Jim and Debbie took a drive in their flash car. They were driving through the cold forest. Jim
and Debbie kept on driving when suddenly a UFO appeared and landed on the road. Jim and Debbie got out of the car
and hid behind a tree.
An alien popped out of the UFO and said “Bidy bidy bee.” Jim and Debbie were puzzled. They were thinking and
thinking but they couldn’t work out what the alien was saying. Before they knew it the alien had pulled Jim and Debbie
into the UFO. They drove off.
It was a long and bumpy ride. When they got there they were amazed. The alien said “Bidy bidy bee.” This meant
‘Come here’. Jim and Debbie followed the alien but then they saw they were going to jail.
Jim and Debbie were trying to get out of the jail but it wasn’t worth it. They stayed there for a week then Jim felt a
brick, lots of the bricks moved. Jim and Debbie ran out and got an axe. They kept on running.
Jim and Debbie found a secret lab and got a flying saucer. They went into it and started the engine. They zoomed off
and rushed back to earth.
By Jasper, R14

One evening last summer Jim and Debbie took a drive. It was a cold and dark evening. Out of nowhere a UFO appeared.
The UFO hovered down to the ground.
After it settled down two funny green aliens came out. The aliens said “Odely-ac”. They grabbed Jim and Debbie’s
trembling hands and pulled them into the UFO. Then they headed off to a planet called Big Rock. It was a long and
bumpy ride.
When they reached Big Rock the aliens pushed Jim and Debbie into a strange world – no shops, no houses, no cars and
definitely no people. They tried to run away but they couldn’t escape. Luckily Jim had very long nails so he cut the
chains that were around him. Jim and Debbie ran as fast as they could. They didn’t look where they were going and fell
into a crater. They saw a big hole that was big enough for them so they climbed in.
Jim and Debbie heard a strange hovering noise. They followed the noise until they saw a big rocket. They went on the
big rocket and blasted away back home.
They lived happily ever after.
By Arlo, R14
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Pre-School and School-Age Intensive Lessons

A great way to introduce a new swimmer to lessons or give your swimmer a boost to the next
level.
12th-16th July, 2nd week of the holidays, $60
Stroke Clinics
Book in from 12pm-1pm each day to work intensively on a single stroke!
A great way to hurdle past some of those difficult goals.
Open to bronze/silver/gold/trans/multi/club swimmers
Nelson Ce nt ral School Cross Count ry
Mon: Butterfly Tues: Backstroke Wed:
Due t o weat her condit ions t he school cross Breaststroke
count ry had been post poned unt il Thurs: Freestyle Fri: Race Starts & Turns $20 per day
t his Thursday 3 June,
rd
Water Safety Classes
We are offering a brand new course outlining water safety
1.15p m, Nelson Ce nt ral School Grounds skills. Lifejacket, capsized boats, deep water safety,
survival techniques Mon-Fri 12pm-12. 30pm, $60
We will be running our annual school cross country on
Thursday 3 rd June on the school grounds starting
and finishing on the front courts/fie ld.

All children will take part. The event will run in year/
gender groups co mmenc ing with year 6 girls and
finishing with 5 year old boys and open 2 laps.

Aft er t he event children will ret urn t o t heir classes

as normal unt il 3p m.

Tha nk y ou t o all parent s and caregivers who have

offered to assist wit h marsha lling a nd result
taking. Please meet on t he net ball court at t he
front of t he school at 1pm

Please not e: The post ponement was recorded on

t he schools phone under school announcement s,
advert ised on radio works st at ions a nd advert ised
on not ice-boards at school.

Manic Maths Community Software Plan

Recently, we sent home coloured leaflets about the

Edalive Community Software Plan (CSP) for Maths
Made Easy. The closing date for orders is 4
June 2010. Please return your orders to the
front office so that we can send them off. Our
school will receive a Free Unlimited School Site
Licence for the Edalive software title of our
choice plus an additional FREE copy of Maths
Made Easy school edition if we receive a strong
response from families.
FUN FERNS NETBALL
For four to eight year old Girls and Boys
Netball based skills sessions and fun games
Saxton Stadium
Tuesdays from 3.30pm until 4.30pm
Starting 25th May 2010
$2.00 per child per session
For further information
please contact Trish: ph 547 4450 or
trish@nelsonnetball.co.nz
Junior Hockey Programme
Thursday 13th May - Thursday 19th August 2010
Saxtons Hockey Field
4.30pm - 5.15pm : 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 year olds & first time
primary players
5.15pm - 6.00pm : 9, 10, 11 year olds and first time
Intermediate players
Sticks will be prov ided.
Come along and 'have a go'.
$30 fee which includes a new hockey
stick and ball for 1st time hockey players
More information will be handed out to the children
on the first night.
Telephone (03) 547 9988 Email: nelsonhockey@xtra.co.nz
Facsimile (03) 547 9948 Web: www.nelsonhockey.org.nz
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WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS

Week ended 30th May
Miniball
No miniball 28th May
Netball
Central Stars v Brightwater Bronze. Central won 3-0 with 6 players. Well done girls.
Player of the day: Lucy P room 4.
Football
City Geckos v Cancelled due to weather conditions
Rugby
Cancelled due to weather conditions
Rugby League
Central year 5/6 v No games due to gnd conditions

BASKETBALL U13 TRIALS

The trials for the U13 Basketball teams will be held at
Jack Robins Stadium, Sunday 30 May.
Players must not turn 13 this year 2010.
Girls 11am – 1pm Coach: Walter Humphreys U12 SKILLS DAY
Boys 1pm – 3pm Coach: Denise Boyd
Interested players need to be available for the The Nelson Basketball Association is running an U12
following tournaments: Skills Day
U13 Regional Tournament: 26 & 27 June in Nelson
U13 Premierships: 23 – 25 July in Dunedin Who? Any players under 12 as at 31 December
U13 Nationals: 4 – 9 October in Christchurch 2010
What? Skills focused day and competition game
Dallas Ward, Phone: 03 5476419, Mobile: involvement.
0272976017, Email: nnbasketball@xtra.co.nz Where? Jack Robins Stadium, Stoke
Website:www.nelsonbasketball.co.nz When? Sunday 13 June, 9.00am – 2.00pm
Ta sman Rugby League How? Register by phone or email, details
Simon Mannering Cup below
Saturday 19t h June : 10am-2pm
Tahunanui Playing Fields COST: $25 per player
Years 5 and 6 children Registrations close 11/06/10
Final tournament to end the T2 league competition
Permission slips available from the sports notice Payment - Cash, Cheque or internet Direct to
board located between rooms 2 and 3. 031354 0239726 00
Warriors play ers will be t here!
(Include surname as reference)
Phone Mike Sharp 0211416856 or Andrew Samue la
NELSON MINIBALL – TERM 2 2010 - 4 JUNE 2010
027 249 0739 for more info. tas manjrl@yahoo.com
Sports Uniforms Time COURT 1 - TOWN END
Please return all sports uniforms as soon as possible. 4pm CENTRAL TIGERS – ENNER GLYNN
Sports Fees HOTSHOTS
Also please pay all term 1 sports fees, miniball fees,
FULL COURT
netball fees and return permission slips as soon as
possible. Many thanks, Sheryll 7pm CENTRAL LIGHTNING – CENTRAL WASPS
From Room 12’s blog:
Today we were lucky enough to have Robyn Belton visit our school. She illustrates the famous books about
Greedy Cat and other books like Herbert the Brave Sea Dog. She even drew us a picture of Greedy Cat. Here
are some of the stories that we wrote about her visit.
Robyn Belton came to our
school. She wrote the Greedy Cat
stories. She showed us about
when Herbert fell off the boat. We
had to answer her questions about
Greedy Cat and Herbert. I wonder
why she does that? She is a good
drawer.
By Grace

Greedy Cat is fluffy. Robyn Belton

read Greedy Cat to us. Robyn is a
good drawers. She drew Greedy
Cat. I like Robyn Belton.
By Poppy.

Cancellations and Postponements

Cancellations and postponements of school events such as sporting events and school trips are
recorded on the school phone. To hear current notices ring the school phone number 5484972
and press 2 for school announcements.

National Standards for Writing

Today we continue with the National Standards for writing.

After 4 Years at School After 5 Years at School After 6 Years at School

T By the end of year 4, By the end of year 5, students will create
students will create texts in texts in order to meet the writing demands
H order to meet the writing of the New Zealand Curriculum as they
E demands of the New work towards level 3. Students will use
Zealand Curriculum at level their writing to think about, record, and
2. Students will use their communicate experiences, ideas, and
S writing to think about, information to meet specific learning
record, and communicate purposes across the curriculum. The text
T experiences, ideas, and and task demands of the curriculum are
A information to meet specific similar for students in year 5 and year 6.
learning purposes across the The difference in the standard for year 6 is
N curriculum. the students’ increased accuracy and
D fluency in writing a variety of texts across
the curriculum, their level of control and
A independence in selecting writing
R processes and strategies, and the range of
texts they write. In particular, by the end
D of year 6, students will be required to
write more complex texts than students in
year 5 and to be more effective in
selecting different strategies for different
writing purposes.
By the end of year 6, students will read,
respond to, and think critically about texts
in order to meet the reading demands of
the New Zealand Curriculum at level 3.
Students will locate, evaluate, and
integrate information and ideas within and
across a small range of texts appropriate
to this level as they generate and answer
questions to meet specific learning
purposes across the curriculum. The text
and task demands of the curriculum are
similar for students in year 5 and year 6.
The difference in the standard for year 6 is
the students’ increased accuracy and
speed in reading a variety of texts from
across the curriculum, their level of
control and independence in selecting
strategies for using texts to support their
learning, and the range of texts they
engage with. In particular, by the end of
year 6, students will be required to read
longer texts more quickly than students in
year 5 and to be more effective in
selecting different strategies for different
reading purposes.
National Standards continued...
Students will write for a range of
different purposes to meet the
specific demands of the
curriculum at this level, using a
process appropriate to the task and
drawing on the knowledge, skills,
and attitudes that will help them
achieve their purpose. The
knowledge, skills, and attitudes
expected at this level, including
those needed for spelling and
T punctuation, are described in the
H Literacy Learning Progressions.
Students will independently write
E texts, using language and a simple
text structure that suit their
audience and purpose (for
C example, when recounting,
H describing, narrating, reporting, or
explaining). These texts will
A include, when appropriate:
R • content that is mostly relevant
A to the curriculum task, covers a
range of ideas, experiences, or
C items of information, and often
includes detail and/or comment
T number of subordinate clauses)
supporting the main points
E • mainly simple and compound
R sentences that vary in their
beginnings,structures, and lengths
I and are mostly correct
S grammatically
• attempts at complex sentences
T words and phrases, in particular,
nouns, verbs, adjectives, and
I
adverbs, that clearly convey ideas,
C experiences, or information.
S register, and purpose, including
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Students will write for a range
of different purposes on topics
and themes across the
curriculum at this level,
applying a process appropriate
to the task and drawing on the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes
that will help them achieve their
purpose. The knowledge, skills,
and attitudes expected at this
level, including those needed
for spelling and punctuation, are
described in the Literacy
Learning Progressions.
Students will independently
write texts, choosing language
and overall text structures that
are appropriate for their
audience and purpose (for
example, when recounting,
describing, narrating, reporting,
arguing, or explaining).
These texts will include, when
appropriate:
• content that is usually
relevant to the curriculum task
and includes detail and/or
comment supporting the main
points;
• paragraphs that group ideas;
• simple and compound
sentences that are correct
grammatically and some
complex sentences that are
mostly correct grammatically;
words and phrases that are
appropriate to the topic,
subject-specific vocabulary.
The texts that students use to meet the
reading demands of the curriculum at
this level will often include:
• abstract ideas, in greater numbers
than in texts at earlier levels,
accompanied by concrete examples in
the text that help support the students’
understanding
• some ideas and information that are
conveyed indirectly and require students
to infer by drawing on several related
pieces of information in the text
• some information that is irrelevant
to the identified purpose for reading
(that is, some competing information),
which students need to identify and
reject as they integrate pieces of
information in order to answer questions
• mixed text types (for example, a
complex explanation may be included as
part of a report)
• sentences that vary in length and in
structure (for example, sentences that
begin in different ways and different
kinds of complex sentences with a
• a significant amount of vocabulary
that is unfamiliar to the students
(including academic and content-
specific words and phrases), which is
generally explained in the text by words
or illustrations
• figurative and/or ambiguous
language that the context helps students
to understand
• illustrations, photographs, text
boxes, diagrams, maps, charts, and
graphs that clarify or extend the text and
may require some interpretation.
Such texts will include both fiction and
non-fiction in electronic and print
media. They may be published
individually, for example, as junior
novels or information texts, or they may
appear in collections, such as the School
Journal or other journals and magazines
for this age group. Such collections
often include poems, plays, stories, and
procedural texts.
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