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week 11 term 2 wednesday 30 june 2010 www.isleworth.school.nz what s happening kia ora koutou e hara taku to ate toa takitahi engari he toa takitini i am not the strength of one rather i am the strength of many this is my last newsletter before i leave on my sabbatical i am looking forward to some travelling initially and then to my visits to schools in the united kingdom it will be interesting to see how things are done over there and how we compare i look forward to seeing you all again in october during the holidays the alarm system in the junior block will be upgraded and very soon work will begin on upgrading our cabling and equipment in the buildings to ensure we get optimum effect from the high speed fibre optic broadband which was recently connected to the school this upgrade has 80 of the costs subsidised by the ministry of education we are still waiting for the ministry to approve our building modifications for disabled access and we hope that these will be started very soon the board of trustees has recently finalised approval to install shade sails in the senior lunch area ­ these will also provide shade in the pool area and we hope to have these installed by the summer a caution recently we have had a report of a man behaving inappropriately in the school grounds during a weekend although it is nice for children to be able to use the grounds for play out of school hours we would ask that you ensure they are supervised it is also a good reminder to ensure that your children are aware of stranger danger noho ora mai 2010 1 jul celebration of learning 2 jul mufti day 2 jul term 2 ends 19 jul term 3 begins 20 jul pta meeting 7pm 29 jul maths-a-thon 10 aug pta meeting 7pm 11 aug winter tournament 16 aug bot meeting 18 aug winter tournament p/p date 8 sept school photos 14 sept pta meeting 7pm 24 sept end term 3 11 oct term 4 begins 19 oct pta meeting 7pm 29 oct school athletics 8 nov zone athletics at qeii all day 19 nov disco 23 nov pta meeting 7pm 23/24 nov student-led conferences 7 dec year 6 dinner 9 dec helpers morning tea 10 dec school picnic 14 dec junior prize-giving 14 dec pta meeting 7pm 15 dec senior prize-giving 16 dec term 4 ends provisional lions club book sale the christchurch city breakfast lions club will be holding their 10th annual book sale at kendal school hall ­ 53 kendall avenue burnside ­ from 9.00am to 5.00pm on saturday 17th july and 9.00am to 3.00pm on sunday 18th july books will be priced from 20c for children s books to $3.00 all proceeds will go to help local christchurch charities and all left-over books will be dispatched to schools in the outlying islands of fiji if you wish to donate books for this sale please phone anita 337 6224 or john 347 8618 principal

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the stars of the week who were awarded classroom certificates at assembly last week were rebecca davidson tane tobin cameron smith and michael-john wells jade fletcher katelyn morris katelyn morris and tayla tompkins jacob mills joshua wilson natelie middlemiss alieya jaafar and natalie middlemiss again r6 caitlin barraball jemma crocker nicholas hoare ariana chronican caleb sherman and shania mason r7 te mana rupuha caitlin drew tori peters and james jackson r8 luanah ulupano brylee mills peter loto and alex mudaliar r9 amy huang dominic wilson caitlin williams and luke macleod r10 the whole class r11 the whole class savannah murray and liam johnston-wilson r13 cody saunders oliver worley brylee mason izon cameron and ethan lawson r1 r2 r3 the ocus sf lue is ct va th pe es sr mi ter the principal s award was given to:shemaia dixon for caring for others and always trying her hardest tiana rongokea abbey lee-docherty and ariana chronican for being reliable and responsible librarians ben williamson for his friendly and positive attitude at all times brianna tobin for being a wonderful ambassador for school when on office duty community notices please call in to the office for more information registration is now open for technology workshop for kids age 5-7 start on monday 19th of july once a week for 3 weeks from 3:30pm-4:30pm at st timothy s church,46 kendal ave opposite side of kendal school classes are limited to 5 children for more information please visit http www.ctzone.co.nz info@ctzone.co.nz faris 359 0315 021 0260 3265 registration forms are available at the office for the alpha term 2 holiday programme stories and strategies learning components plus special help with your schoolwork and study assignments you can contact them at alpha educational institute monday 5 to friday 16 july 9 am 3 pm each day all students age 8 18 years music tuition m c blanchard m ed high dip tchg ltcl performer s atcl teacher s airmtnz registered music teacher teacher of piano and theory vacancies now phone 352 6466 greetings from the cathedral in the square kidsfest brings 100 s of children and caregivers into the cathedral each year for our annual kidsfest service we warmly invite you to share details of this year s event mr noah s raincoat sunday july 4th at 10.00am .it s sure to please and delight this is a free event and suitable for all ages holiday programmes hosted by papanui youth development trust at te koru youth centre papanui papanui pirates years 1 ­ 6 5th ­ 9th july $22 per day or $90 for the whole week mad scientist theme casebrook cruisers years 7 8 5th ­ 9th july $22 per day or $90 for the whole week includes trips to hanmer springs and city-wide scavenger hunt te koru toasters years 9 10 12th ­ 16th july $25 per day or $100 for the whole week includes trips to hanmer springs and lake lyndon registrations forms are available from the office 354 9381 or from our website www.pyd.org.nz bookings can be paid by post email or in person christchurch cougars basketball camp 5 ­ 7th july 2010 9am 3pm at st andrews college gym 347 papanui road christchurch boys and girls 5 16 years $120 per week/child registration forms at school office the kiwisport holiday programmes are designed to help improve a child s skill development and coordination ability by providing safe environments and activities with fully-trained enthusiastic staff that encourage enjoyment and achievement registrations can be made online at www.sportcanterbury.org.nz for more information call sport canterbury on 373 5060 ymca holiday programmes the july holidays are drawing near are you looking for an awesome way for your kids to spend their holidays try the ymca we have loads of programmes across the city for all ages including programmes at wairakei and bishopdale for more information go to www.ymcachch.org.nz or phone 9632825 drama for all fee friendly drama clubs groups for 6-8 and 9-13 year olds at huntsbury fendalton and north new brighton community centres $45 per 8 week term all clubs for term 3 commence week beginning 26th july registrations now being taken for term 3 please contact janet on 3870635/021134303 or email drama_for_all@hotmail.com beauty and the beast is a brand new adaptation playing at elmwood theatre 31 aikmans rd merivale from july 6th 17th 11 am and 1 pm every day except sunday tickets are $8.50 bookings 3655 227 the renowned hagley theatre company is starting drama classes in term 3 for 7-9 year olds enrolments close in two weeks enrolments forms are available at the school office for more information go to www.stageone.co.nz .home improvement nz ltd for a wide range of trade services plumbing electrical building etc or one of our all round handymen phone us and support your child s school with our unique loyalty system call 0800 937 932 for a quote or more information.ph 0800 yes we can 937 932 email yeswecan@hinz.net.nz barnardos kidstart home based care and learning we are currently looking for educators in your community to provide professional quality care in a safe home environment if you have a passion for children and would be interested in caring for children in your home with an income please contact moira for an information pack today on 0800 543 782 impact alpha gymsports gymnastic trampoline cheerleading and aerobics club july holiday programme of gymnastic and trampoline classes juniors 10am-12pm or 3pm-5pm for 10 years bookings essential spaces still available in our term 3 classes for preschool to adults visit our website www.christchurchgymsports.co.nz email us at impactalphagymsports@xtra.co.nz phone 338 4566 avon united football club monday 12th july wednesday 14th july at avonhead park closing date for registrations is 8th july registration forms are available at the school office for more information phone tsetso 980 7082 or tsetso@avonunited.co.nz

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inquiry in room 10 for our inquiry we chose to explore vintage games to see how things have changed from the past to the present and to predict what will happen with them in the future to `know more about games played in the past we chose four games to experience which were hopscotch jacks marbles and conkers when we came to play conkers mr green s father came in and we asked him some questions about games he used to play when he was young then he helped us get our own conkers ready for play and explained the rules here are some comments from us about our experiences with vintage games i didn t know that they have a competition to be the best conkers player in the world jessica i liked when we rolled the marbles and tried to hit the other ones out of the circle and you get to keep them jayden i didn t know how old these games were maddox the games are cool because they are old fashioned games and we can play them now shalenah pta news recipe book don t forget the pta recipe book look up all those favourite recipes and send them back to us if you haven t received a template for typing up the recipe and sending it back to us please let the pta know and we can get you a paper copy mufti day this friday is mufti day gold coin donation to be collected by your class teacher marbles were made into glass by an inventor that made special scissors cassidy i learnt that conkers needed to be smashed to find a winner zoe catch the latest news on our news blog www.isleworthschoolnews.blogspot.com

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