NEWSLETTER
19th August,
2010.
We were very proud of
our Mathex Teams last week when they competed in the competitions at the
Convention Centre in the new tracksuits.
Term Dates 2010:
Last Day of Term 3 - Friday
September 24th
Term 4 begins - Monday 11th
October
Last Day for 2010 - Thursday 16th December
Term
Dates 2011
Term 1 Tuesday 1 February to Friday 15 April
Term 2 Monday 2 May to Friday 15 July
Term 3 Monday 1 August to Friday 7 October
Term 4 Tuesday 25 October to Friday 16 December
Mrs Oliver – Principal’s Wise Awards:
Congratulations to:
Room 8 – for learning your item for The Regent so
well.
Room 21 – For learning your dance for the Regent so
well.
Dear Parents,
E ng` m`t`waka huri no ate motu, piki mai kake mai r`
It was great to see so many parents taking time
yesterday to meet with their child’s teacher and discuss their learning. I’m sure the conferences tonight will be
equally well supported
by our families.
School Production at the Regent 9th
September, 2010 at 6.30p.m. – Keep this date free ‘Aotearoa Snapshots!!
We are getting very excited about our Regent
Theatre concert. It is not too far
away!!
We are expecting that all children will be
performing at the concert. Please let your child’s teacher know urgently
if your child will not be there.
Tickets for
our production are on sale at the Regent
on Broadway. Tickets cost
$12.00. (Children who are participating
in the show do not need a ticket)
Lost Property Please come and look!!
We have all the clothing and shoes on display
in the meeting room. This will be
available until 3.00p.m. Friday! Next
week this batch of clothing etc will be given to a charity if not collected!
P.T.A. Family Pie Orders
The PTA has
been most grateful for the response to this fundraiser. Thank you and well done everyone. We have raised over $1500.00 for games for
wet lunch times.
Class Photo Orders
The proofs are
on display in your child’s classroom.
Please come in and look at the photo and check that your child’s name is
spelt correctly. Envelopes are available
for ordering. The cost of a photo is $12.00.
Orders will close on Tuesday 31st
August. Cash only in the envelope
please.
Flu & sick children
If your
child has flu like symptoms please keep him/her at home. Sending unwell children to school is unfair
to other children and staff. Flu is very
easily spread by coughing and sneezing.
Please encourage your child/ren to wash hands thoroughly also not to
cough or sneeze over others!
Children Absent From School
Please
remember to ring or text us if your child is not attending school. We also need a reason ie. Sick, going to a tangi, etc. If you just say your child is “not coming in”
they are likely to be marked ‘truant’!
Our text
number is 0273578156. We do appreciate your help and support
with this and are aware that sometimes the phone is very busy in the mornings. We
would also like to remind you to inform us if you have a new address or phone
number. It is frustrating if we cannot
contact you when your child is sick due to an incorrect phone number
Children turning 5 in Term 4
and 2011
We would appreciate some idea of how many children in our area are due
to turn 5 during term 4 and in 2011.
This is very important for our planning for next year. Please come in and bring a birth certificate
with you to enrol your child who is due to turn 5. If you are aware of any neighbours or friends
intending to enrol their children at Central Normal Please encourage them to
get in touch with us as soon as they are able.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP CHECKING YOUR CHILD/REN
FOR HEADLICE – WE DO NOT LIKE HEADLICE AT SCHOOL!
Exercise Books/Stationery
We are starting to think about ordering all of the exercise books for
next year. We had so much positive feedback about how we organised it this year – so
we would love to do this again next year.
Sadly – we may not do this again.
We have been let down by some parents not paying for their child’s
exercise books. Another invoice will be sent out before the end of term. We
will make a final decision at the beginning of next term about the stationery
for 2011.
School Donation
We have recently sent home reminders for outstanding school
donations. Thank you so much to the
families who have responded favourably to this request for payment of the school
donation.
Hotdog/Pie Lunches
Thank you
to the families who support this lunch treat.
We are managing to make a small profit and this will assist with the
cost of the all weather cricket wicket which will be installed in our
playground before the summer season. We
also helped along with the PTA to fund the track suits for our young leaders
and other representatives of the school.
The Mathex Team looked great at the recent competitions. See the photo on the front cover of this
newsletter.
Wharite is learning about Down on the Farm
Tatyana Room 19 Year 2 wrote this wonderful
story about Pukekos
Once upon a
time there was a pukeko. It was a cheeky
pukeko because it went to a children’s school, and it went into the classroom.
The children looked at the pukeko it got a very big fright and the teacher got
a fright too. Then the pukeko made the kids go in the pond with him. Were they good swimmers “No” they were not
good swimmers. The Principal tried to
save them but they turned into pukekos.
The Principal had 100 pukekos in the school.
National Standards
The
Ministry of Education has a website in a number of languages available for
parents to use to obtain more information about National Standards on
www.minedu.govt.nz/Parent
Coming Events:
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19th
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Family
Pies have been delivered today |
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19th
|
Parent/Teacher/Child
Conference Evening |
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24th
|
Board of
Trustees Monthly Meeting 7.45p.m. |
|
25th |
Ross
Intermediate 6.30p.m. Open Evening for Year 6 children & parents. |
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26th
|
BBQ
Sausage or Cheeseburger lunch. All orders
in 25th! |
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31st
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P.T.A.
Meeting Staffroom 7.00p.m. |
|
September 9th |
School
Concert at the Regent Theatre on Broadway Ticket booking at Regent on
Broadway. |
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13th |
Book Week
Starts |
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24th |
Last day
Term 3 |
Finally,
Thank you everyone who has returned the consultation pages to us. We seem to have given you several
lately. If there are any more about
Could you please hand them into the
school office by next Wednesday 25th August.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Regards
Scandinavian Club of Manawatu is
preparing for their bi-annual Festival in February 2011. A short story
competition for children 8 – 10, 11-13 and 13-17 is being planned. The story is to depict “An Aspect of
Scandinavian Pioneer Heritage”. More
information can be obtained from the school office if your child is interested.
Saturday Music: Saturday Music offers affordable group tuition to children aged 4 to
12 years of age in a range of musical instruments. To find out more we invite
you to come to our Open Day on Saturday, 28th August, between 9:00 and 11:30am,
at
To coincide with Open Day, we are asking
members of the public to consider donating unused musical instruments to
Saturday Music. If you have an instrument you are willing to donate, please
bring it on Open Day. This project is run by the Manawatu Music for Youth
Trust. For enquiries please phone Morva 357 3818.
Manawatu Gymsports invites your child to come along and try our afterschool recreational
gymnastics programme. If you would like
to learn more about Manawatu Gymsports please either visit our website by
google “Manawatu Gymsports” or email Brian Sami at manawatugymsports@clear.net.nz or call 3577065.
Pacific Educators – Sei Aute Homework Centre at
Courtney Timms Photographer phone 0276944494 for family photos by a 3rd
year BAVI student. This is part of my
final project as well as for my portfolio.
Highland Home Christian Camp for 9 – 11 year
olds Sunday 3rd October to Friday 8th
October. Registration forms from www.highlandhome.co.nz
YMCA
Did you know we are NZ’s leading
provider of out-of-school care and holiday programmes for children. We also
operate Tiny Y’s Gym for children 0 – 5 years old. Sessions are Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9.30 – 11.30a.m. Contact 3588921 for more information.
After
School Adventures After School Care Program 3 – 6 pm
Creative academic enhancement activities and peer-tutoring services, Fully
OSCAR approved
Located in Action Indoor Sports;
For more information check out our
website www.afterschooladventures.co.nz or Contact Sarah on 027 822 1800.
Design a Turbos Poster Competition a
competition for Primary and
Takin it 2 the Streetz Sunday 29th August 11a.m. to 4.00p.m. lots of activities including Streetball, Unihoc, Skateboard and BMX competitions. Lots of prizes and music by Kanuka. Entry free - for more information check out www.sportmanawatu.org.nz