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week 6 term 3 wednesday 7th september 2011 www.isleworth.school.nz what s happening 2011 9 sept 12 sept 15 sept 16 sept 28-30 sep 6 oct 7 oct 25 oct 2 nov 4 nov 11 nov 15 dec kia ora koutou waiho ma te tangata e mihi let someone else acknowledge your virtues i appreciated having the opportunity to attend the icp conference in toronto canada it had an impressive line-up of international education experts and provided a forum to examine what is happening in education outside of new zealand there were government ministers of education from many countries not our minister debating educational policy and direction our presentation was well attended with principals from across the world wanting to hear more about new zealand s educational success story they all stated how far we are ahead of what is happening in their countries the direction that new zealand has taken over the last 10 12 years with a progressive teaching philosophy backed up by a world class curriculum along with a focus on high standards and expectations in literacy and numeracy and supported by ict is a direction many countries want to take some asian countries want students to be allowed to be creative and to benefit from personalised learning this is quite a change from their regimented knowledge based learning and exam focus of the recent past they realise that for their future economy to flourish then their future work force needs to be creative and innovative and to do this education needs to be flexible and to allow children to think self-manage reflect and to take risks interestingly some western countries usa and england have been going in the opposite direction over the last 15 years with a regulated curriculum and high stakes testing which in both countries have proven to be a failure it is interesting that we are a part of an education system that is thought of as a world leader by colleagues from across the world but i wish that this was acknowledged more by our government and the media scooter park a reminder that we have a scooter and skateboard park located just behind the senior block ­ this is for all children to use it is locked at 9am and unlocked just before 3pm children often forget their scooters and leave them at school ­ i frequently pick them up after school or in the weekends and store them in the office for safe keeping please encourage your children to use the scooter park and also ensure any bikes in the bike stands are locked recently we had a group of teenagers enter the grounds just after 3 and attempt to steal a scooter this was after they had been to another local primary school and stolen a bike welcome to our university of canterbury teacher trainees for this term amber maclachlan in room 2 reana instone in room 6 charlotte gardner in room 7 zoe gower in room 8 dina brinkman in room 9 michaella luxton in room 10 emma clark in room 11 and tj allison in room 13 welcome to dianne walker who is teacher in charge of our learning centre mini concert in school hall 11.30 am kapa haka and choir cultural concert senior speeches book offer closes year 5/6 camp school photos term 3 ends term 4 begins grandparents day disco school athletics term 4 ends loohcs ht r o w el si taem it l ufr ednowae va huoy epo h .21 moor ot yargrelyt e m o cl ewew next pta fundraiser spring is coming time to have that big clear out and make some money at our school car boot sale which will be held in november sites will cost $15 per car more information to follow principal

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the stars of the week who were awarded classroom certificates at assembly this term were r1 r2 r3 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 michael-john wells and marlina talamau the ocus paige ellam joshua wilson awatea tamainu anna zhu aaliyah f bysterveld and leezah stirling ues rm is l tiana rongokea jaime morris nicholas hoare and bryce thompson va te ella mcleod laura cain rose withington caleb macpherson lucy huang this aring shaylaliz earle ngariki tamainu sam thompson hamish williamson and c bradley green william whitehead eleanor peters and alex mudaliar james withington maddox arona-gault emma-jay tauwhare kobe rongokea zoe nesterovitch ameylia johnston-wilson and jacob gavars ashton peters jason lin caleb moth and kyra schooner dannielle drew jason murphy jason seu salalilo ethan lawson brylee mason and holly sillifant mya finnie j-jay hamilton ryan ellam piper rickerby and kelly yuan jakob grant brayden thomas and tyler gray oliviah daikee james docherty alexus newman and mitch mcleod the principal s award was given to bryce thompson and connor whitehead for showing the school values of caring towards others alice butcher for caring for a fellow student awatea tamainu for the value of responsibility going above and beyond community notices please call in to the office for more information that time has rolled around already where we need to start thinking about the upcoming school holidays if you would like our october school holiday programme enrolment form please ask at the school office if you would like to enroll your child in the october school holiday programme you need to fill it in all questions and both sides and then either post or fax it into our office once received by us we will then be in contact with you with your confirmation either via post or e-mail also we have put the october school holiday programme enrolment forms online if you would prefer to do it that way i do encourage you to get your completed form back into the caspa office as soon as possible to secure your child/ren s place if you have any queries please don t hesitate to contact ph 03 349 9260 fax 03 349 9261 mob 027 3521638 website www.caspa.org.nz whakaoho community day wake up papanui date sunday 2nd october 2011 1.00 p.m ­ 4.00 p.m at 1 harewood road papanui fun for all the family ­ hot food coffee rock climbing bouncy castles belly dancers recording studio car boot sales and lots lots more car boot sites available for $10 contact laura on 354 9381 or laura@pyd.org.nz hosted by papanui youth development trust christchurch avon athletics club ­junior section we are a well-organised junior athletics club ­catering for children of all abilities ­ from ages 5-14yrs club night is wednesday 5.00-7.00 5/6yrs finish by 6.30pm ­at burnside high school first club night is wed 5th october saturday inter-club competition is available and top-quality coaching is also provided registration day -for all new members monday 3rd october 5.00-6.30pm christchurch avon club rooms ­burnside high school access from greers rd beside the tennis courts $60 per child with reductions for 2 or more children in the same family fees are payable at time of registration please note that our very popular junior club usually fills up quickly so it is essential that new members turn up to register on mon 3rd oct to secure their place for more information contact marilyn morrison or email at mjmorrison21@gmail.co.nz girls ­do you play tennis or hockey or have you played backyard cricket if so consider playing saturday morning cricket in an all girls competition for st albans cricket club this season we have excellent coaching and opportunities for girls there is an all girls competition for year 5/6 girls and also for year 7/8 girls there are over 20 girls teams playing cricket in christchurch at the primary and intermediate school ages games last for 2.5 hours ­ it s not all day and we organise a coffee cart for parents all girls bat and bowl each game ­ the emphasis is on fun and full participation no gear is required as the club provides all equipment competition starts 1 oct so enrol now just enrol online at www.stalbanscricket.co.nz click on the registration tab at the top ­ its easy and no need to pay immediately for the really keen girls we run a junior girls academy run by our white ferns nz women players and we attend a year 7/8 hawkes bay girls club tournament in january we are the only club to offer either of these options in christchurch also if you have any sisters at high school or any women that may want to play ­ call us as well barry on 021 336837 craft for kids afterschool programme starting soon on mondays at pip s place shop 5 2 leacroft street all primary aged children welcome call pip on 360 3603 to book $6 per child limited numbers or email pipsplace.net

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room 2 have been learning about how heat moves we have been doing experiments to find out how heat moves we found out that when the heaters are on in our classroom it is hotter by the ceiling than at the floor we found out that our hands are not good at being a thermometer we found out all about insulation and some of us even got up in our ceilings at home we made our own thermometer check out some other things we learnt on our class blog www.isleworthroom2.blogspot.com

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daffodil day friday 26th august thank you to you all for supporting this worthy cause with buying flower badges and wearing mufti we as a school raised $493 well done everybody cultural concert aurora centre burnside high school monday 12th september at 7pm the isleworth school choir and kapa haka group will be performing at the cultural concert on 12 september tickets are selling fast you can purchase these for $5 at the school office in addition to this concert the choir and kapa haka will be putting on a mini performance on friday 9 september 11.30 in the school hall reminder for school resource fee and donation term 3 resource fee is now due a number of term 1/2 resource fees are still outstanding could these be paid to the office as soon as possible 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 enrolments for 2012 at breens intermediate school close on friday 30th september contact breens intermediate if you require a prospectus and enrolment form we do have a few here in the office catch the latest news on our news blog www.isleworthschoolnews.blogspot.com

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