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week 1 term 2 wednesday 4 may 2011 www.isleworth.school.nz what s happening 2011 10 may 13 may pta meeting staffroom 7.00 sausage sizzle new entrants open morning book orders close offer 3 kia ora koutou welcome back to term 2 i hope you all had a relaxing break the children continue with their topic on the move this term and will develop various aspects of this topic our value focus will be respect this means that the children will specifically discuss what respect feels like looks like and sounds like in practice but we still emphasise all our school values during the daily life at school other events this term include our cross country and three way conferences which will be held towards the end of term open morning for parents of prospective new entrants this will be held next thursday 19 may at 11 am in the staffroom if you have neighbours or friends who are considering sending their child to isleworth please encourage them to come along and find out about our school we also welcome parents of children who may not be quite as young however most of what we talk about will be in relation to preparing children for their first days at school very shortly we will be installing a new boundary fence around the school this will have self closing entry gates at various points the exit gate on isleworth road will be adjacent to the crossing and will help to ensure children cross at the safe crossing point manned by teachers before and after school the park boundary will be fenced but we will be able to open up sections for use during our cross country and other sports events a temporary fence will be erected along the frontage while the old fence is removed and replaced with the new one noho ora mai 19 may 20 may 27 may 7 jun 13 jun 5 jul 15 jul 1 aug 28-30 6 oct 7 oct 25 oct school cross country zone cross country pta meeting staffroom 7.30 spell-a-thon term 2 ends term 3 begins year 5/6 camp school photos term 3 ends term 4 begins next pta meeting will be held in the staffroom on 10 may at 7.00pm all are welcome there will be a sausage sizzle on friday 13 may a notice will be going home this week the order and money must be returned to the office by tuesday 10 may .l oohcshtrow el si t a e mit l uf rednowaevah ll auoyepoh 3 1 moor ot itnoma ni pnagaet 7 moor ot lebelaa yi f o s 6 moorot ai hama ri kahsdnanosameolhc 3 moorot al a v al avno si m a e m o cl ewew pta news principal reminder for school resource fee and donation these can be paid to the office resource fee is compulsory 70.00 per child per year or $17.50 per child per term this pays for all the pens pencils etc and any trips children go on as well as entertainers who come to school the donation is $40.00 per family for the year while this is a donation payment would be appreciated as this funds all the little extras that the ministry of education doesn t provide in our operational grant wanted old cell phones for the starship school swap isleworth school is collecting old cell phones as part of a fundraising for our school as well as helping starship hospital with much needed funds to continue with starship s air ambulance service there is a collection box in the school office foyer where you can bring in your old cell phones.

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the stars of the week who were awarded classroom certificates at assembly last term were r1 charlotte james mahina-bella lewis tane tobin jared macleod and tayla gutsell r2 georgia thompson alex hickman arleena gebler and natelie middlemiss r3 jayden wilson mele fifita leoul alebel lucy mckernan and mele fifita r6 laura cain james jackson 2 awards taylar mcgillivray caitlin drew brylee mills shaylaliz earle sam thompson and ella mcleod r7 dominic wilson and leo fosita r8 jaime kuang zoe nesterovitch katy docherty and emma-jay tauwhare r9 caleb moth charlotte speirs kathy lee dylan smart charlotte speirs riley hearne-graham and tyler thompson r10 tayler robinson dannielle drew arihia hoani jessica huang brylee mills and jason seu salalilo r11 piper rickerby and ryan ellam r13 cory tainui and james docherty the ocus sf lue rm is va s te t thi spec re the principal s award was given to caitlin barraball for caring towards others laura cain for empathy towards others and using her isleworth values maddox arona-gault for great manners and using isleworth values jessica hickman for using the value of caring piper rickerby for complimenting people on their good work community notices please call in to the office for more information st margarets college is having an open day on monday may 9th from 10.30 1.30pm 12 winchester street merivale christchurch the principal s address is at 11.45am information about scholarships being offered for girls entering st margaret s college in year 7 and year 9 in 2012 are available on the school website www.stmargarets.school.nz zumba isleworth come and see for yourself why zumba fitness is taking the world by storm and keep warm this winter zumba fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away the goal is simple we want you to want to work out and to love working out classes every thursday at 6.30pm 7.15pm in the school hall starts may 5th first week back at school prices $7.50 adults concession cards available no babysitter kids welcome to join in the fun $4 drama ­ book now for afterschool classes in term 2.the helen o grady drama system is the largest worldwide drama school of its kind our extensive curriculum helps students with their verbal communication and confidence our qualified teachers have extensive speech and drama training and make every lesson fun we hold classes in different venues around christchurch please phone 359 6546 to book do you enjoy gymnastics dance and ballet are you a girl aged 6 ­ 12 years then rhythmic gymnastics could be for you we have two `new classes beginning in term 2 monday saturday rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of dance gymnastics and co-ordination it also builds confidence and body awareness you are invited to come along and observe or `have a go in our warm and friendly environment we are situated at the westburn school hall 257 waimairi road ilam ring now to book your place call fay on 3585728 patricia paul school of dance your local dance school free trial classes from 3 years to advanced 2 r.a.d ­ all levels of jazz nzamd hip hop and piano lessons there are four schools in the christchurch area burnside fendalton thorrington and new brighton for holiday classes term 2 enrolments and enquiries phone 03-372-9191 the international dog bite prevention teach a child save a dog event come along and participate in the fun and interactive programme on how to be a dog detective on sunday may 15th at the foundation of the blind 96 bristol street starting at 10am until midday entry fee koha for more info www.nakeddog.co.nz/doggone.htm living springs camp for year 5/6 new dates september 28-30 wed-fri catch the latest news on our news blog www.isleworthschoolnews.blogspot.com

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in room 6 we have been learning to write recounts caleb has written a very descriptive recount he has also used lots of `time words to show the passing of time how many of these words can you find the best time in my life by caleb macpherson last year mum dad georgia and i went to sydney australia on the way there georgia was asking me questions but i was busy watching a mini flat-screen tv not to mention there was a mini tv on the seat in front of me i was such a chatterbox myself i was getting really excited maybe a bit too excited because i knocked my drink off the bench i didn t even notice at last we arrived at the airport i was thinking uh oh because i thought that we were going to crash luckily the pilot turned around again and we finally landed anyway we got off the plane with great excitement i saw my uncle jeff waving with his steff and their baby kobe when we got into the airport steff and jeff raced over to claim us and take us home but i said what about our luggage oh yeah said jeff so we went to wait for our luggage to come past soon enough our bag came round there it is i yelled nearly everybody looked at me as if i was an alien from a different planet when i looked back the bag was gone why me out of all these people why me i thought soon we were on our way home right no worries i m on the sydney harbour bridge when we got home i stunned to see such a beautiful house when we got inside steff put kobe to sleep first he started to cry but eventually he went to sleep by then it was night time before we went to bed we watched the simpsons halloween version the next morning i had goat s milk with my breakfast i had the best time of my life.

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