26th August 2015 Newsletter 3, Term 3 Dear Parents, Students & Friends th
MUFTI DAY This Friday the 28 August 2015, there will be a mufti day for all students. $2 per child, payable to class teacher Friday morning. All proceeds will go towards the St Joseph’s Quiz Night Room 6 recently had the pleasure of visiting River Kitchen cafe. We had a fantastic time, and learnt a lot about what happens in a professional kitchen. Thanks so much to Aaron, Katy and the team! HEADLICE: These are rearing their ugly heads in a couple of classes. Please check your children’s hair this evening and treat any nits you find. Google will give you many ways of treating these. Some require multiple treatments (wash / combing) and some pharmacies in Nelson have a one-­‐off treatment. NEW STUDENTS: We welcome the following students and their families to our school and parish communities: Oscar Cogger, Petra Cogger and Thiara Kularathna. TOOTH DECAY IS A PREVENTABLE DISEASE. Decay or ‘holes in our teeth’ are caused by acid attacking our teeth after we eat or drink sugar. Plaque is the furry film that builds up on our teeth everyday and the bacteria in plaque reacts with the sugar in our drinks and food and turns it into acid. Encouraging your children to drink milk and water is a great start to reducing those ‘acid attacks’. Regular Updates From The Nelson Marlborough Community Oral Health Service: Nelson: 539 5324; Stoke: 539 5321; Richmond: 539 5320. ROOM 11 GOOD SAMARITANS: These good Samaritans spent their lunchtime picking up the litter around the school. In Room 11 we have been learning about powerful speeches and how to create a movement that could change lives. We recently watched a clip called “the girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes” and this prompted these good Samaritans to make small changes to the environment we work in daily. Well done, guys! As part of our Syndicate Occupations Topic George Molnar recently came to talk to Room 7 about the skills he needs having his own award winning joinery business. We found out that you need to be good with your hands and get along with people! George brought wood for us to try sanding -­‐ it took a long time and we learned about perseverance and customer satisfaction! As part of our Occupations Unit all Room 7 students and 6 parents were lucky enough to have a helicopter ride last week thanks to Cameron’s Dad, Keith Mullett. The view was incredible and the children had the experience of a lifetime! Save The Date -­‐ please come and join us! On Thursday 17th September, the Intermediate will be taking part in a cultural day. This will include: harakeke (flax) weaving, poi, rakau, taiaha, karakia and waiata. At 1:45, we will have a pōwhiri. During the pōwhiri, all students will be welcomed and those students, who identify as Māori at our school, will be formally welcomed. If there is anyone in our community who is willing and able to assist us on the day or speak on behalf of the manuhiri, please could you contact Chris Gladstone (Room 13). Dear Host Families of St Mary's Students Once again we are grateful for you having our St Mary's children for two nights. We appreciate you feeding and watering them and making sure they get a good night's sleep (as best you can!) Most importantly, I believe we are blessed that you welcomed our students into your family. Thank you for the care you show towards your wider community. Our children were very happy and looking forward to next year! Yours sincerely Tina Connor, St Mary's School Blenheim From the Secretary: School Lunches: School lunches continue each Monday for Term Three. Additional menus can be printed off from the PTA section of the school website. Any queries please email [email protected] Quiz Night: Friday the 11th September. Very limited tickets and tables are still available. To purchase your table or tickets please email [email protected]. On Friday night we had a great turnout to our HOME movie night. All of the children had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed all the treats. And while the kids were enjoying the film it was good to see so many parents make it down to River Kitchen. On behalf of St Joseph’s PTA I would like to say thank you to: • New World Nelson who kindly donated all of the ice blocks • K-­‐Mart Richmond who contributed towards the lollies • Jason Petterson from Gusto Design for the wonderful poster and tickets • Clare, Blue, Katy and Aaron from River Kitchen for opening up for us. • Everyone who helped set up and pack away. All your help is greatly appreciated. Jane Mitchell OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Dove Catholic Women’s Fellowship: welcomes women to our September meeting. Sandra Kinney, our speaker this month, is a past president of the Wellington Dove Fellowship. She is full of joy, humour and love of God. She and her husband have been missionaries overseas. Make sure you come along to hear her speak about “Transformation”. Usual gathering place at the church hall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, William Street, Richmond at 2pm on Saturday, 12th September. Contact Teresa phone 544 3179 for more information. www.dove.org.nz. Healing Masses: Fr. John Rea will be holding two Healing Meetings in the Nelson area on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September at 7pm. The evenings will begin with a time of Prayer & Praise followed by a presentation from Fr. John and opportunity for personal prayer. The evening will conclude with supper. Both meetings will be held at St. Mary’s Church, Manuka St, Nelson. Fr. John has a recognised, international healing ministry. Everyone very welcome! Contact Raewyn Todd 548 9155 Nelson-­‐Huangshi School's Art Exchange: Art from Room 4 will be part of an exhibition of artworks to promote friendship and understanding in NZ and China. It will be displayed at the Refinery ArtSpace, 3 Halifax St, from 1 -­‐ 12 September. Pop along to see some gorgeous artwork created by the clever Junior children in Room 4. … for Kate Riley and Livia Fanselow, who have been offered solo parts in the Rock da House performance next week ! … for Jasmine Donald, who has been selected to play in the Nelson Bays Women’s Football team that will travel to Christchurch to compete against two of the top Mainland Premiership teams Cashmere Tech and Coastal Spirit. Jasmine will be training with players such as Geena Gross, who is a NZ youth representative. Well done Jazz !! … for Zara Aydon, who managed to get 13 PBs out of 14 of her swimming races in the Nelson Marlborough Swimming Meet held in Blenheim; and … for Finella Gibbs-­‐Beal, who also gained 6 PB’s from 8 races. This is all in preparation for the AIMs Games in Tauranga next school holidays -­‐ well done girls! Rock Da House -­‐ Performance Tickets are selling fast -­‐ be in quick! A reminder that our dress rehearsal -­‐ Wednesday, 2 September 2015. Students will need to be at school by 8:45am as we will be leaving at 8:50am sharp and returning at 2pm. Room 12, as part of its innovation topic, are were making interesting and creative designs from flax. FATHERS’ DAY LITURGY & LUNCH: Friday 4th September there will be a Liturgy in the hall at 12pm followed by a lunch with dads. The PTA is doing a sausage sizzle for this. -­‐-­‐-­‐ My door is always open, feel free to call in any time. Thank you Mike Burton COMMUNITY NOTICES: (You are urged to make your own checks regarding the suitability of items in this section) Table Tennis for beginners: Coaching every Monday afternoon 3:30 – 5pm at Saxton Stadium for students aged 8 years and over. Bats and balls provided, must have non marking shoes or can go bare feet. Now FREE. Phone Paul on 5441572 for more information. Treasure Trail in The Wood: Saturday 19th September 9.30am to 1.30pm. Do you live in The Wood? Would you like to join the Treasure Trail with a stall of your old treasures, crafts plants, or home baking? –make some cash; earn some pocket money for the school holidays. To find out more go to FB page www.facebook.com/TreasureTrailinTheWood or phone coordinator Marcia 0272 498893 Valley to View: Mountain Bike Adventure. Sunday 23rd August 10am to 4pm at Happy Valley Adventures, Cable Bay. Bike and hike options. Children’s entertainment. www.hira.school.nz A STAR Academy of the Arts Ltd 1st Anniversary Open Day Party: 67 Haven Road, Nelson, 548 7401. Saturday 22nd August, 2-­‐5pm. Come and join our Students, Family and Friends to Celebrate our first Very Successful year of teaching the children of Nelson to Dance, Sing, Act and Play Music! Have some cake and Tea, make new friends, watch our awards ceremony and sign up! See you there! Table Tennis for beginners: Coaching every Monday afternoon 3:30 – 5pm at Saxton Stadium for students aged 8 years and over. Bats and balls provided, must have non marking shoes or can go bare feet. Now FREE, subsidised by Nelson Orthodontics . Phone Paul on 544 1572 for more information. The 2015 Nelson Closed Table Tennis competition is on September 5th. Enter by age group categories. Get an entry form from Saxton Table Tennis Stadium or download from our website by searching "Table Tennis Nelson" and click on the "upcoming events" tab. Innovative Science and Cooking Workshops! Polymer Science for ages 5-­‐8, October 6, 7, 8 at Garin College from 9-­‐3pm. Cost is $50. Stretch, bend, expand, and shrink your way through the wonderful world of natural and synthetic polymers. Electronic Workshop: for ages 8-­‐12, October 7 and 8 at Garin College from 9-­‐3pm. Cost is $60 which includes take home electronic projects. Come explore Squishy Circuits, Conductive Paint, Makey-­‐
Makey, and electronic games. Colourful Creative Cooking: for ages 7-­‐12, October 6 at Garin College from 9-­‐3pm. Cost is $50. Come create some amazing delectable treats that will challenge you to be creative and innovative. Ministry of Inspiration is offering two Arduino Robotics workshops over Term 4. Each class has specific age requirements and both will occur on Tuesday at Nelson College. Junior: The Junior class, ages 10-­‐13, will construct an obstacle avoiding robot. Using similar technologies to a bats' echo-­‐location, it will detect objects around the room and move around them. Using skills acquired from the classes they will adapt this robot to perform more and more complex functions! Senior: The Senior class, ages 13+, will construct a Bluetooth controlled robot that will navigate based on input from the students smartphone. Once constructed the robots will be placed against a series of challenges and competitions that the students will have to overcome through their acquired skills! For specific details and registration, please go to ministryofinspiration.org. Richmond Aquatic Centre Holiday Programme Bookings are now open for the upcoming school holidays, with action packed activities from Movies, Swimming, Laser Tag, Inflatable World and so much more! Book now as spaces are filling quickly. Oscar and CYF approved programme. Find out more and book online at www.richmondaquaticcentre.co.nz or call 543 9755 Brain Gym Nelson: www.braingymnelson.com. IS SCHOOL A CHALLENGE FOR YOUR CHILD? If your child is experiencing challenges it is never too late in the year to find out why. Those who do Brain Gym consistently, notice learning is easier. Have you got 5-­‐10 minutes a day? Brain Gym is a movement based programme that addresses the physical skills needed for learning. Do you need your child assessed? Kerri Bainbridge/Educational Kinesiologist/Speaker/Trainer [email protected]. 021 078 1336 or 03 540 2782 for an appointment today. Nelson or Mapua. Coming up: These school holidays: 6th October Introduction to Brain Gym for the classroom open to parents, teachers, support staff. See website for details. LEGO Club: runs each Wednesday in Rm 10 at St Joseph’s School from 3 – 4:30pm. Each week we set a challenge for the group and also provide LEGO colouring in and activity sheets for after. All builders welcome!