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week 7 term 1 wednesday 14 march 2012 www.isleworth.school.nz the values focus this term is kia ora koutou thank you thank you for all the support you have shown us in the last two weeks at swimming sports triathlon and duathlon and at the parent information afternoon about ipods and ipads in education i think that the people who came to the parent information afternoon were amazed at the educational uses for these devices and how they engaged the children in their learning we are happy to repeat this presentation ­ please let me know if you would like an opportunity to hear and see it so that we can arrange a convenient time school camp year 5 6 children will be at hanmer springs for our school camp on wednesday thursday and friday i will be attending this with them raywyn wright will be acting principal while i am away education in new zealand is in good shape the latest oecd report praises new zealand s current education model the report shows new zealand yet again being ranked at the top of the world in student achievement the oecd report on evaluation and assessment in new zealand lists our high trust model assessment for learning responsiveness to diverse learners needs and commitment to evidence-based practice as just some of our strengths these are all things that we have worked hard on at isleworth and it is nice to have the acknowledgement that we do have a world class education system and our children as we know are achieving well respect what s happening 2012 14/16 mar 16 mar 19 mar 23 mar 30 mar 5 apr 23 apr 25 april 11 may 17 may yr 5/6 camp junior eotc day board of trustees meeting book offer 2 closes mufti day fundraiser ronald mcdonald house end term 1 term 2 begins anzac day school cross country new entrant open morning we welcome hans bovendeerd to room 13 and luanne salter to room 3 we hope you both have a school wonderful time at isleworth principal catch the latest news on our news blog www.isleworthschoolnews.blogspot.com follow us on facebook www.facebook.com/pages/isleworth-school follow us on twitter text isleworthschool to 8987

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the stars of the week who were awarded classroom certificates at assembly were r1 r2 anita clayton abbey lee-docherty and toyah jones r3 luanah ulupano and junior fifita r6 vishay achari samantha oakley luke macleod and stephen huang r7 tahlia jarden-sandford caleb moth and megan jorgensen r8 brylee mason and peta muir r9 emme stephenson and aimee chow r10 alexus newman r11 kyle gavars and jorja smart r13 tiaki jeet the principal s award was given to shaylaliz earle for helping a child with technology john cranke for showing the isleworth school value of caring jorja smart for being a friend to someone who has just started school tiago sheppard for his great sportsmanship and encouragement of others at the swimming sports resource fee and school donation resource fee is $70.00 per child per year school donation is $40.00 per family resource fee is now due for payment this is a compulsory payment and can be paid on a term by term basis at $17.50 per term please call into the office with payment thank you the school donation is voluntary but we rely on this for all the extras that the ministry doesn t fund lost property there are a large number of items in the lost property already i have a few pairs of goggles swimming towels uniform items socks even underwear call in to the office to see if they belong to your child please name your child s clothing lunch boxes etc these will be returned if we know who they belong to.

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community notices please call in to the office for more information an important message from papanui high school adult and community education department we are now enrolling for term 2 courses beginning week of 30 april for course information please telephone the office 352 0701 visit the website www.papanui.school.nz air force museum holiday programme the ultimate challenge complete exciting missions board a life raft practice your outdoor skills and compete in an amazing race time 8.30am 12.30pm or 8.30am 3.00pm dates 10th 13th and 16th 20th april ages suitable for 5 -12 years cost $25 per child per 4 hour $35 per child per 6.5 hour 135 per child for short week programme week one 4 days $170 per child for full week programme week two 5 days approved for oscar subsidy to book please contact our public programmes team on 343-9504 or email @airforcemuseum.co.nz for programmes april holiday programmes papanui pirates years 0 ­ 6 10th ­ 13th april 2012 theme is `time travel ­ a great week which includes a trip to ferrymead historical village getting futuristic with some robotic activities and lots more $90 for the 4 days or $30 per day casebrook cruisers years 7 8 10th ­ 13th april 2012 a fun week which includes a hanmer springs visit cooking rock climbing visit to the movies etc $90 for the week or $30 per day te koru toasters years 9 10 11 16th ­ 20th april 2012 activities include ten-pin bowling the beast ­ the ultimate challenge kayaking and biking and a visit to hanmer springs full week only $100 or individual days from $20 per day these programmes are hosted by papanui youth development trust more details contact 354 9381 or www.pyd.org.nz or email holiday@pyd.org.nz shave for a cure one of our mother s rachel hughan is doing this fundraising event we ve decided it s time to go bald but it s all for a great cause we re taking part in shave for a cure and raising money for leukaemia blood cancer new zealand we need your help please check out our page and support us http www.shavefor a cure.co.nz view_group_event_profile/1032

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