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week 3 term 2 wednesday 9 may 2012 www.isleworth.school.nz the values focus this term is kia ora koutou responsibility what s happening 2012 11 may 11 may 17 may school cross country book offer 3 closes new entrant open morning 18 may school disco 22 may zones cross country 1 june pta sausage sizzle 12 june pta meeting 12/13 jun 3 way conferences 29 june mufti day 29 jun term 3 ends it is nice to see the junior playground and lunch area completed and the children are certainly enjoying using it this project was funded by the ministry of education through the property rationalisation funding scheme this allows schools to apply for funding to remove surplus buildings of facilities and to restore the area luckily this was applied for before the earthquakes as there is now a hold on all spending on property in christchurch we had also applied to this fund for money to replace our hall with a more modern structure however any decision on that will now be several years away in the meantime the board has been saving money towards either replacing with the help of ministry money as described above or upgrading the hall the money raised by the pta at the school fair has been set aside for this project last week i visited schools in otago it is always stimulating to visit other schools and to glean ideas but also reassuring to know that we have a well equipped school with great teachers providing a high quality education for our children however i do have to mention the brand new school at wanaka it consists of 6 separate buildings known as pods and a huge administration block the exterior is stained wood and schist stone and all the buildings open onto a central cobblestoned courtyard each pod has 4 classrooms surrounding an inner area where there is a huge teacher workroom a central assembly space containing a mat area and bench sink microwave and oven the classrooms all have ranch sliders out to the courtyard areas and the views are to die for i have school envy .l oohcs ht r o w el si taem it l uf rednowaevahuoyepohew 3 1 moor ot n o st awenaj anna e m o cl ewew important notice please check your child has his/her own clothing on a number of named items have gone missing and the office has a number of unnamed items in the lost property basket catch the latest news on our news blog principal 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 laura cain caleb macpherson ella mcleod and zachary johnston-wilson leoul alebel miki tiltman toyah jones zaine olive abbey lee-docherty and rebecca davidson r3 eleanor peters lucy chen claudia williams and chloe mason r6 angus davidson harry chen jaisy zhu jason butcher-kremers and maddison hosking-marino r7 james withington tyler thompson maddox aronagault ashton peters and jay cunard r8 izon cameron dylan smart kyra schooner kathy lee and dannielle drew r9 sara jun cody saunders and kelly yuan r10 abbey lawson ryan bird connor thompson and amelia van dorp r11 skyla mcanelly tyler grey carlos ka xander taylor and hunter moth r13 hans bovendeerd chloe johnson vinnie boots and brooklyn reynolds-peterson the principal s award was given to ethan lawson for being responsibe and helping a guest teacher r1 r2 caleb sherman for showing the value of caring during cross country practice charlotte james for showing responsibility in different areas leo fosita for showing the value of caring for those in need can you help room 1 please room 1 is studying world war 1 at the moment and are going to have a go at knitting peggy squares we urgently need to borrow size 4mm old 8 knitting needles we are also asking for donations of double knitting wool by monday 14th please if you are able to help please take these to room 1 we are also asking for knitting tutors to help guide our students if you can help on monday between 2-3pm please see mrs smallridge in room 1 pta news i m pleased to announce that we had a good response to our need for new members and now have a committee of 12 members we can always use more as not everyone can attend meetings or help during the week and we are still looking for someone who would be willing to be our treasurer if you are interested in joining come along to a meeting or talk to one of our members pta members are:hilary wilson chair and treasurer sara dolby secretary lee oakley vice chair janette james karen mcleod sharyn peters leanne bird pam bludell yurie tiltman nicky moore phillipa mcnaughton and amanda fleming thanks to everyone who supported our first fundraiser of the year which was our mufti and crazy hair day we have the following fundraisers already planned for this year:disco ­ fri 18th may -dress as your favourite character our second disco will be fri 23rd november sausage sizzle ­ fri 1st june and fri 3rd august calendars ­ very popular using the children s own artwork order forms will be out late in term 3 selling cadbury chocolate bars ­ our biggest fundraiser last year this will take place in late june family portraits ­ sun 19th august get an updated family photo great keepsake and gift we look forward to your continued support in all our endeavours to raise extra funds which are used to benefit all the children at isleworth school fancy a cuppa at the cross country event this friday the pta will be serving tea and coffee in the hall during afternoon break there will be a small charge of 50c a cup to cover costs this is a trial to see if there is a need for this at school events we are looking forward to seeing you there.

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in room 8 we have been creating poems using words to help us describe cats we have used opposite words alliteration colours types of cats and other words to describe them here are some of our examples peta liam shakaia arihia premier

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