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week 5 term 3 wednesday 15 august 2012 www.isleworth.school.nz the values focus this term is kia ora koutou whaia e koe ki te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me maunga teitei seek the treasure you value most dearly if you bow your head let it be to a lofty mountain honesty what s happening 2012 pta family portraits bot meeting daffodil day cultural festival teacher only day school photos pta meeting school 50th jubilee bandana week friends/neighbours open morning 28 sept pta mufti day 28 sept term 3 ends 15 oct term 4 starts 16 oct pta meeting 25 oct school athletics 30 oct grandparents/grandfriends day 13 nov pta meeting 16 nov canterbury show day 23 nov pta disco 27/28 nov student led conferences 14 dec term 4 ends 19 aug 20 aug 31 aug 4 sept 7 sept 11 sept 11 sept 14 sept 17 sept 19 sept congratulations to our sports teams who represented us in hockey soccer and netball at the winter tournament they achieved great results and represented us so well behaviour was impeccable and they all enjoyed their day communication our school website has been revamped we are now able to edit it from here at school rather than waiting until the website manager can update it this gives us another way of communicating with you all we now have many ways to get messages and important information to you all · face book www.facebook.com/pages/isleworth-school for updates · twitter text isleworthschool to 8987 and text messaging for urgent or last minute updates · email for newsletters and notices · the school blog www.isleworthschoolnews.blogspot.com for news about what is happening at school check out the new website it has a fresh new look www.isleworth.school.nz bookmark these sites now teacher only day a reminder that school will be closed for instruction on friday 7 september for teacher only day caspa will be open for the day to care for children principal catch the latest news on our news blog .l oohcshtrow el si t a e mit l ufr ednowaevahllauoyepohew 1 moor ot m o o br eobmaildna 3 moorotsenojelo ci n 6 moorotmoo br eobanuahs 8 moor ot senojmada 3 1 moor ot wohce ni msaj e m o cl ewew daffodil day august 31st isleworth school is having a mufti day to raise money for the cancer society design a yellow and green daffodil hat to wear on the day gold coin donation please 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 jaime morris ariana chronican tori peters endiah kesha and ariana jeet quan tay mele fifita matthew gacsal jayden wilson rebecca davidson and jesse-james wihongi r3 whole class luanah ulupano and alex mudaliar r6 stephen huang angus davidson samantha oakley luke watson katy lee-docherty and weiland mackie r7 wade little anna cain ameylia johnston-wilson and jessica hickman r8 connie witute dannielle drew peta muir and jacob barnes r9 carly wells sara jun ryan lee joshua sherwin and kelly yuan r10 hayley taylor tanielu leo o ryan anderson teagan pinamonti and katy anderson r11 kaitlyn parker eve eva fifita hunter moth carlos ka and russell gapuzan r13 dylin hamilton sihyoun cho lara nevett and chloe johnson the principal s award was given to r1 r2 abbey lee-docherty for showing extra care and concern to mrs shearer caitlin barraball for showing extra care and concern to mrs shearer maddison cotton for showing extra care and concern to mrs shearer charlotte james for always being responsible paige o malley for always being friendly and helpful oliviah daikee for helping a fellow pupil community notices please call in to the office for more information enrolments for breens intermediate 2013 year close on september 20th 2012 if you know of anyone wishing to enrol then please encourage them to get their enrolment in early so class placements can begin christchurch parents centre presents parenting with purpose this course has been created to encourage parents caregivers and key supportpeople to look at how they parent where they learnt their parenting skills and are they the most productive skills to use when raising children it s a six week two hour evening course and all participants receive a workbook this course will cover how our personal qualities help determine our effectiveness as parents the connection between parents meeting their own needs and conscious parenting features of healthy relationships causes of strategies parents can use to engage their children s co operation features of the 3 main parenting styles and temperaments of children common causes of challenging behaviour in children triggers of challenging behaviour and effective anger management strategies non physical discipline techniques and ways they can be used within the family setting strategies for strengthening the family create a vision and action plan for the future course fee $60 members $80 non-members this fee is for up to two participants including afternoon tea course dates saturday september 1st and 8th time 10am 4pm to book email helena chch.parentscentre@xtra.co.nz course will be held at christchurch parents centre 2/2 leacroft street bishopdale riccarton softball club registration day is on the 26th of august 2012 1pm-3pm and the 9th of september 2012 1pm3pm crosbie park apsley drive ­ avonhead/burnside area come down and give it a go the riccarton softball club is a family oriented club with both girls and boys teams ranging in age from approximately 4 years to 19 years and then through to our senior teams softball is a very affordable and enjoyable game for all ages anyone interested in playing softball or coaching a team can contact tania on 03 3499 182 or email riccartonsoftball@hotmail.com there is a children s market on the first sunday of every month at gj s undercover market 55 buchanans rd hornby called kiddiewinks the next kiddiewinks market will be held on sunday 2nd sept 9.30am to 12pm it s a great opportunity for any child under 16yrs to have a go at being a stallholder for free and make some extra pocket money children can sell anything they choose from home baking to crafts to old toys and clothes for more info please contact ginny 021 614221 conservation week-family fun day-sunday 9 september 10am-4pm riccarton bush weta workshops erect a tenttime trials guided walks craig smith performs science and discovery arts and crafts for more information visit www.doc.govt.nz/forestfamilies an important message from papanui high school adult and community education department we are now enrolling for term 4 courses beginning from 23 october monday is labour day for course information please ring 352 0701

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a big thank you from starship to all those schools that have sent phones in to help fund the national air ambulance with the recent closure of the telecom cdma network it has never been a better time to give the starship mobile phone appeal another big push at your school by encouraging parents family and friends to donate these now obsolete phones everyone is a winner from the sale of the phones collected by your school starship is able to fund the national air ambulance your school is able to gain valuable rewards and the environment benefits as well as landfills are kept free of mobile phones there is a collection box in the office foyer to put your old mobiles in influenza is widespread in the canterbury community at present vaccination is your best defence against the flu and this year s vaccine contains the most common strains in circulation canterbury dhb has extended the free influenza vaccination programme for people under the age of 18 year until august 31 2012 call your general practice before august 31 to make an appointment or find out more please note children under 9 who have not received the vaccination in the past will require two vaccinations this programme is only for children living within the canterbury dhb region messages from the pta we still need a few more people to take up the $10.00 offer for the portraits this sunday august 19 if there is anyone who would still like to have this done please send your name and money to the office tomorrow or call hilary on 359 2180 we still have outstanding chocolate/money this needs to be returned to the office as soon as possible isleworth school 50th jubilee are you a current or former pupil staff member or board/committee member of isleworth school isleworth school intend to hold an open day on friday 14th september 2012 from 1:30-3:00 pm and later that day an evening `mix and mingle 7:30 to 10:00 pm to celebrate our 50th jubilee the registration cost for evening function is $25.00 expressions of interest should be registered by 31st august 2012 register by either picking up a form at the school office emailing reunion@isleworth.school.co.nz writing to isleworth school 59a farrington avenue bishopdale christchurch 8053 please help us spread the word about our jubilee if you know people who would be interested please let them know also we need volunteers for the evening function to help with decorating the hall greeting guests helping with serving drinks and food etc please leave your name and contact number at the office if you can assist in some way it would be greatly appreciated.

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