CENTRAL NORMAL SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

13th May, 2010.

We are very proud of our teacher’s who will receive their B.Ed at graduation this week. Congratulations Miss Sarah McLeod Room 20, Miss Alicia Kyle Room 7, and Miss Charlotte Franklin Room 11.

We also celebrated our RtLit teacher, Debbie Trail receiving her Masters Degree.

13 May, 2010.

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

E ng` m`t`waka huri no ate motu, piki mai kate mai r`.

Welcome to another busy week at Central Normal School with many exciting programmes and events coming up, all the best to our year 5 and 6 children who are preparing for their camp weeks.

Mrs Oliver’s Assembly Certificates were given to the following classes for being great learners and making WISE choices.

Room 20 and Room 5

Room 21 and Room 18

Congratulations everyone! Well done.

Wacky Hair/Hat Day Friday 21^st May

Wacky Hair Day - On Friday 21st May, we are having a Wacky Hair Day at school.  This is to help raise funds for the Westpac Trust Helicopter.  We would love it if our school community could get in behind this extremely worthwhile appeal by sending your child to school with a wacky hair style (or hat) and a gold coin donation.  All money needs to go to the school office and will be passed on to the Westpac Bank.  Because of our school commitment to this appeal, we have also gone into the draw for a possible flyover or visit from the air force!!

Our Student Council have organised this day by making posters etc and will be giving out spot prizes on the day!

Pedestrian Crossings

We are once again reminding parents to use the crossings when coming to or from school. We do not want to have a tragedy outside our school, please support us and listen to the patrol children’s instructions before crossing the busy roads.

Double Parking

We have a serious issue in Beresford Street particularly with cars double parking in the afternoon while picking up children. This is illegal and we may report offenders to the Police.

Head Lice

Once again we remind parents to keep checking their children for lice and nits. In fairness to all families it is important that everyone does their best to keep this problem to a minimum. We have some electronic combs which we will lend to you for a deposit of $5.00. We also have shampoo and spray available at cost price.

From the Board

Chair Murray McDonald

By the time this newsletter reaches you the Board of Trustees elections will certainly be over and the make-up of the new Board may well be known.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the out going board members for the work they have put in to continue the excellent governance and management of our school. A special thank you to Gordon Boyd and Andrew Mitchell who will not be standing for re-election for the next term.

The last 18 months has seen the appointment of three senior management positions.  That of principal  Shona Oliver our new Assistant Principal Trevor Saunders and Deputy Principal Jan Thomas who along with Kerry Howard, Assistant Principal, make up the management team.

As a board we feel the school has a very strong leadership group that is working to develop programmes to enhance our children’s education and to provide leadership and professional development for all teachers in our school.

The board is very pleased to see the school wide introduction of Wise Kids at CNS we feel this will enhance and build on the great culture we already have at CNS.

School camps are coming fast and this is a great opportunity for all our children to experience the outdoors away from the classroom.  This is an enormous activity and requires comprehensive planning and dedication from our teachers for this to happen.

Thank you to all the staff, parents and caregivers who give up time to work, plan and attend camp, this is greatly appreciated.

Thank you again to the BOT, the staff of CNS and to the school community for the support of our children’s learning.

Kind regards

Murray McDonald

Board of Trustees Election Results for the Election of 5 Parents.

Congratulations to the following elected parent representatives:

Julie Hikaka-Liddy, Robyn Boyd, Murray McDonald, Blair Petersen and Murray Woodcock . The new Staff representative is Joanna Scott. Thank you to all who participated.

The first meeting of the new Board of Trustees will be on Monday 17^th May at 7.30p.m.

P.T.A. News

The new chairperson of the P.T.A. is Mrs Karen Phillips.

The next meeting will be at 7.00p.m. on 1^st June, in the staffroom. Do come and help support this small committee with their plans and ideas that help the school in many ways.

Middle School & Junior School Cross Country

Classes have been training hard for this event and we hope it will be a nice day on Wednesday 26^th May for Middle School Children at 11.30 and Junior School children at approximately 12.15 to show off their running skills and fitness.

Sportsmanship

What a busy start to the winter sporting season we have had so far. It is great to see so many parents supporting their children and encouraging them in a positive manner.

At Central Normal School, we promote and value good sportsmanship, and need good role models from parents and supporters. It is important that children see adults being respectful of other supporters and game officials. We encourage all children to respect and accept decisions made, even if they do not agree with them.

These behaviours are expected not only on the weekends but also at school and at interschool events. This also applies to parents and families.

We acknowledge that we, as teachers, are not experts at organising different events but we do the very best that we can for the children. During organised school sports events, we would appreciate parents and families respecting the boundaries that need to be put in place to make a successful event. With your support we can provide successful outcomes for all children who participate in any sporting event at Central Normal School.

ANZAC Studies from Room 9

As part of our ANZAC Unit,  Ben paid a visit to Room 9 on Monday 26th April, to share his experiences with the pupils.He brought in his pack and  some 'rat packs' (ration packs which he shared with the pupils), his medals from overseas duties and his grandfathers medals from WW1. The pupils of Room 9 thoroughly enjoyed his real-life stories, the opportunity to see and touch army gear and all the cool little pressies he left us with. We (Room 9) would like to take this opportunity to say a BIG thank-you to Ben for taking the time to visit us, share his experiences and knowledge and to answer all our questions

“Creek” By Maia

The brown rectangle door opens, we all flash our heads to the door. A tall camouflaged man walks in with a grin, his eyes beaming like two moons in the night sky, a huge rat pack clinging on to his back. Mrs K asks us to come sit on the mat. 10 minutes pass I’m sitting here gazing in the sun as if there was nothing important going on just an army soldier in my class. Ben (the soldier) asks me to stand he pulls out a green flat box, I quiver as if I was a cat in the cold, he slaps on some face paint, green and black with a bit of grey. I look into the mirror and laugh. I look disgustingly ugly, I say to myself. I sigh, What an experience!.

Community Notices:

Rugby League Manawatu offers a FREE opportunity for children at Arena Manawatu on 19^th May from 3.30p.m. There will be an opportunity to meet Ruben Wiki, see the rugby league world cup and take part in some skills modules. There is a mini module for the players and a clinic for coaches, managers, trainers and referees. More information from Mike Haddon 35012968.

West End School P.T.A. Quiz Night Friday 11 June 7.30p.m. $10 per person$60 per team of 6 players. Entries to the West End School Office with payment by Friday 28^th May.

Meridian Energy Kids Bike Jam At the Esplanade Sunday 23^rd May. Ages 5 to 6 years ride approximately 3km, 7 – 10 years ride 4.5-5.5km, 11 – 13 years ride 9.5 – 10.5 km. Lots of prizes and goodie bags to be won.