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week 7 term 3 wednesday 1 september 2010 www.isleworth.school.nz what s happening 2010 3 sept cultural festival 3 sept no assembly 8 sept school photos 9 sept mt hutt ski trip 10 sept mufti day 13 sept casebrook matinee y5/6 14 sept pta meeting 7pm 20 sept board of trustees meeting 21/22 sept school production 23 sept ski trip postponement day 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 kia ora koutou cultural festival we are all looking forward to this friday when the school will be travelling to the town hall to watch our kapa haka group perform the kapa haka have been practising very hard to perfect their songs and dances we are very proud of what they have achieved so far and are keen to see them all up on the big stage it was a great privilege for some of our classes to see a sneak preview of the performance last week winter sports winners congratulations to the isleworth soccer team for coming first at the recent winter tournament the boys played superbly as a team to win all seven pool matches and then to go on to win the final against russley school thanks go to those parents and mr mcdonald who coached and supported the team both our netball teams won pool games and played with heart in their competition the hockey team also won many games in their grade daffodil day thanks to all for their donations on daffodil day the children had fun dressing up in green and yellow and contributing to the coin trail our school raised $234 for the cancer society production all classes are working hard to bring together their ideas for the class item in our school production i have seen interpretative dances and creative musical pieces in my travels throughout the school lately it is wonderful to see so many children tapping into their creative side parenting challenge spring is a great time to get your children into the garden to experience the science of growing things it is a perfect opportunity for children to take on the responsibility and joy of growing their own plants vegetables are a rewarding option especially when the produce is used in a meal the children have cooked themselves have a talk with your child and see what they might be interested in growing noho ora mai unfortunately there are still a number of families who have not yet paid their resource fees the children will be going to the town hall this friday for the cultural festival if you re not sure please inquire at the office rof yenom pihsrosnops nruter esaelp pirt iks gnidnatstuo lla nruter esaelp .pirt gnimocpu eht rof yenom .noht-a-shtam tnecer eht yenom noht-a-shtam syad tsal yenom noht-a-shtam syad tsal yenom noht-a-shtam syad tsal yenom noht-a-shtam syad tsal pirt iks reminder term 3 resource fees are now due andrew lange acting principal

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the stars of the week who were awarded classroom certificates at assembly last term were r1 r2 r3 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 charlotte james jaydyn lang isaac mcnaughton and maddison jackson jesse gourley tea shaw danielle hamilton jake hewitt and jade fletcher georgia thompson ada mohd izhair brianna greuel alex hickman and sarah connelly leoul alebel jaime morris jesse-james wihongi jayden wilson mele fifita zaine olive and jaime morris laura cain ella mcleod endiah kesha and caleb macpherson grace tobin junior fifita bayley king braiden andrews and brylee mills dominic wilson kobe rongokea leo fosita and katie hasson malachi laird zoe nesterovitch ameylia johnston-wilson and maddox arona-gault kyra schooner charlotte speirs hayley fletcher and ava o connell izon cameron sarah marie mitchell arihia hoani and dannielle drew oliver worley tayler robinson jason seu salalilo brylee mason and miss jackman the ocus fuesrm is l va s t e ility thi onsib sp re the principal s award was given to katie hasson for managing herself and independently getting herself to the learning centre jhurniey mccarthy for fantastic independent reading and writing for the reading recovery teacher fraser dynes for being responsible and helping out with road patrol community notices please call in to the office for more information indoor football classes for children between 5 and 12 years old tournament for children under 13 years old at the ymca bishopdale sundays contact ricardo 342 5520 or 021 232 9301 next term starts 10th of october salsafitness events 2nd october is the biggest party for the year ­ free salsafitness lesson 7pm free partner dance lesson 7.30 pm then dance party afterwards cost $15 door sales or $10 early bird purchase byo food and drink new timetable for term 4 ­ all held at 132 waterloo rd free first session for new people offer expires on the 15th october timetable of classes held at 132 waterloo rd rodbenders hot rod hall term 4 starts 11th october salsafitness exercise classes for beginners tuesday 7pm $90/term 10weeks thursday 6pm $90/term 10weeks a very experienced teacher breaks-down the steps to create a fun easy workout that is safe on joints and has you looking feeling good beginners partner dance class for beginners tuesday 8 9pm $90 each person for a term 10weeks p classes start at the beginning of each term and all are 1hr long and run for 10 weeks one class $90 per term $15 casual price per couple is $180 for one class per term enrol with julianna 335-0018 or 021 212 3004 salsafitness@ymail.com juliannakrishna@yahoo.com time for some spring cleaning want to raise money for a holiday a car boot sale garage market is being held in the car park of burnside elim church at 193 grahams road saturday 11th september 8:30am to midday if you would like a site call elaine on 359 6797 all are welcome to come and shop for a bargain junior cricket registration days for marist harewood cricket club are being held on saturday 4th and saturday 11th from 10am ­ midday at their clubrooms redwood park 48 sturrocks road christchurch for further information go to www.maristharewood.co.nz or contact steve mcarthur anytime on 323 8409 places are available in all teams from school year 1 to 8 in both boys and girls teams kids school holiday golf programmethis new and exciting kids school holiday programme is running at a club near you join us for lots of fun we are offering three different sessions so there is something for everyone beginners ­ one hour session $10 intermediate ­ two hour session $20 advanced four hour session $40 for coaching venues and times check out details at www.canterburygolf.co.nz or contact rachel from canterbury golf on 359 4000 have you ever wondered how computer games and 3d movies like toy story are made learn the latest in 3d animation and games design on a bubble dome school holiday workshop these school holidays for students aged 6 to 16 years tel 0800 get bubble 438-282 or email info@bubbledome.co.nz or visit www.bubbledome.co.nz holiday programmes hosted by papanui youth development trust at te koru youth centre papanui papanui pirates year 1 ­ 6 27th sept ­ 1st oct $22 per day or $90 for the whole week go safari theme casebrook cruisers year 7 8 27th sept 1st oct $22 per day or $90 for the whole week includes trips to hanmer springs and the ultimate challenge ­ the beast te koru toasters year 9 10 4th ­ 8th oct $25 per day or $100 for the whole week includes trips to hanmer springs ten-pin bowling the ultimate challenge ­ the beast 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 special winz booking sessions are tuesday 7th september 4.00 p.m ­ 6.00 p.m catch the latest news on our news blog www.isleworthschoolnews.blogspot.com

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room 3 learns about time this term for maths room 3 has been learning about time we have created lots of different types of clocks firstly we made water clocks we made holes in the bottom of plastic cups for water to run through we had lines on the side of the clock to measure the time secondly we made candle clocks we scratched lines into the candle when the candle melted it created a candle clock next we made marble clocks this was the most fun we created marble runners and using the marbles created clocks lastly we created pendulum clocks using string with pens on the end we swung the pens to create clocks we found that these clocks had good and bad points they were fun to use and easy to make however each clock was different and gave different time for example one pendulum ran faster than another pendulum this means that our clocks were not consistent.

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