14 April 2011 Term 1 Week 11 11/8
Dear Parents & Caregivers
Thanks to families for the support lately:
A good turn out of parents to discuss our behaviour management system;
A lot of parents cheering on the runners at the cross country on Friday;
All the goodies donated for the Easter Raffle and all the raffle tickets sold.
Our children benefit from parents and caregivers contribution to school events and projects.
Of course supporting sometimes seems to be a neverending journey - the first 2 weeks of next term are devoted to swimming lessons each morning. We need helpers for this really important time so please let your classroom teacher know if you will be available to assist.
On behalf of the staff I would like to wish all school families a happy Easter and a restful and safe school holidays.
John McKenzie
Principal
School Holidays
Please be vigilant over the school holidays if you are around the school area and notice any suspicious behaviour. Contact the Police or ring Chubb Security ph 479 6367. The contractors will be working in the school over the holiday period on the front of the hall.
T2 Swimming Block
A swimming block commences on Tuesday 3 May. Children will be taught by the Jill Clarke Swim School tutors. The cost of the swimming tuition and the bus per child is $48, part of which is paid for by the School Activity donation.
Cross Country
Congratulations to all the children who ran in the cross country on Friday. The results are as follows: -
Y1 Girls
1 Eva Woodhouse
2 Maddie Hannah
3 Meila McCartney
Y1 Boys
1 Thomas Dixon-Stewart
2 Noah Taylor
3 Tom McFarlane
Y2 Girls
1 Eva Muir
2 Clarice Aydon
3 Satine Aydon
Y2 Boys
1 Brodie Sinclair
2 Dominic Windle
3 André Taani
Y3 Girls
1 Emma Andrew
2 Annashae Drummond
3 Macauley Hannah
Y3 Boys
1 Tom Earnshaw
2 Shayden Mercer
3 Ben Marsh
Y4 Girls
1 Olivia Andrew
2 Kaci Whalan
3 Caitlin O’Brien
Y4 Boys
1 Shay Crombie
2 Cameron McMillan
3 Liam Smith
Y5 Girls
1 Justice Harvey-Helsloot
2 Lydia McMillan
3 Cheyenne Gibbs
Y5 Boys
1 Meihana Schooner
2 Connor Kennedy
3 Turi Gordon-Smith Pahi
Y6 Girls
1 Tarryn Tree
2 Celeste Howard
3 Georgia Ford-Keen
Y6 Boys
1= Robbie Sinclair
1= Cameron Gascoyne
3 Charlie Li
School Travel Plan
Reuben, Celeste and Olivia went with Mr McKenzie to DNI last week to attend the launch of the Dunedin School Travel Plan programme. The NEV cluster are the first schools to develop a plan to encourage more active and sustainable ways of getting to and from school.
2011 Term Dates
Term 2 Monday 2 May - Friday 15 July
Term 3 Monday 1 August - Friday 7 October
Term 4 Tuesday 25 October - Thursday 15 December
Dates to Note
April
14 Wide Horizons Trip
15 R10 Leads Assembly 2.20pm: Items 2/11
15 Term 1 Ends
May
2 Term 2 Commences
3-12 Swimming Block at DNI Pool
June
15 Fish and Chips and Maths evening
PTA News
Easter Raffle
Thank you to everyone who donated items to be used as prizes, as well as those who bought and sold raffles. Over $800 has been raised!!!
Congratulations to the Prize Winners:
1st prize: Annashae Drummond,
2nd prize: André Taani
3rd prize: Liz McKenzie
4th prize: Steve McConnell
PTA Donation
$500 has been donated to the junior school to help subsidise a trip to a performance of ‘The Gruffalo’ in T2.
School Banking with NZCU South
At the start of T2 we will be starting school banking for the children. We hope this will encourage the children to develop good saving habits. Someone from NZCU South will be at the first assembly of the term along with their mascot “Jimmy J”, to talk about what this will involve. We encourage parents and caregivers to come along and listen to this new initiative and enrol at the same time. More information will follow.
PTA Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 10th at 3.15pm. All are welcome to attend.
A Wedding at NEV Normal
Maybe a first for the school hall, which was used in March to celebrate the marriage of Lynley Masters and Luke Percy. Lynley and Luke chose this venue as they had met when they both attended NEV Normal in the early 1990’s!
Community News
Southern Golf Academy Holiday Programme: for children aged 8 to 18 years Chisholm Park and Taieri Golf Clubs, April 18, 19 & 20 from 9.30am-4.30pm. Cost: $149 for 3 days. Contact Duncan Bennett 489 7406 or email
southerngolfacademy@hotmail.com
Valley OSCAR School Holiday Programme: 18-21st April, 8:30am - 5:30pm. Cost $30 a day. Casual rates and subsidies available. Trips include a visit to Bowl Line and the movies. For more information contact Janette 473 9413 or drop into the office at 270 North Road to pick up an enrolment form.
Southlife Easter Egg Hunt: 2-4 pm, Saturday 16th April, Marlow Park, Moana Rua Road, St Kilda. Preschool to year 8 children. Cost: $3 per child. Activities: Easter egg hunt, face painting, bouncy castle, games, entertainment and more. See www.southlife.org.nz for more information.
Parent Education Information Programme: Toolbox Parenting Course, Catholic Social Services for parents/caregivers of children aged 6-12 years to be held over 6 weeks starting Thursday 19 May from 9.30-11.30am. Venue: to be confirmed. Cost: voluntary contribution. Contact facilitators to enrol: Melanie McNatty 470 0801 and Gill Eastgate 474 9547.
Community Roots Camp: Girls and Boys 5 - 12. Monday 18 April : Kensington Oval, 9.00am Registrations/Breakfast, 10am Skills & Games, 11.30am Kiwi League Tag Carnival 12:30pm BBQ Lunch, Roots Camp Ends. 1:00pm Optional Tackle Carnival (1-3pm). Only the optional tackle carnival has a $5 per player cost. Everything else is free. Meet Ruben Wiki + have your photo taken with the World Cup and the Four Nations Trophy. Please contact Grant Milne at: grantotagotouch@xtra.co.nz
Leslie Rugby Junior Coaching Clinic April School Holidays: Friday 29th April 2011 Edgar Centre. 9.00am – 3.30pm. Come and learn first hand from international, national and premier club players. For more info visit www.leslierugby.co.nz or call 0800 4 537543.
Poppy Day 2011
Poppies are available from the office for a gold coin donation and children will take them around the classes on Friday.
ANZAC Dawn Service Monday 25 April
Descendents of returned service personnel are invited to participate in the march to the Cenotaph. Please be at the assembly area is on the corner of Crawford and Rattray Streets by 6am. Participants may wear family medals on the right hand side of the chest.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Newsletter 5 April 2011
5 April 2011 Term 1 Week 10 11/7
Dear Parents & Caregivers
Kia ora koutou katoa
There has been a lot of public talk recently about bullying in schools. Bullying is usually typified as constant personal attack to humiliate and hurt another.
Children can be unkind and even cruel to others - sometimes deliberately, sometime unknowingly.
It is our job to be both proactive and reactive about bullying. We do a lot of work maintaining a strong culture of respect at school but we also ensure there are consequences for children who do not show others respect.
To find out more about how we manage behaviour come along to the parent workshop tomorrow afternoon at 5.30pm in the school hall.
Ma te Atua e mannaaki tiaki tatau katoa.
John McKenzie
Principal
Welcome
Welcome to Casey who has started in R2 and Rylee and Noah who have started in R11. We welcome their families to our school community.
Scholastic Book Club
Leaflets for the clearance sale were sent home last week. Orders with money need to be into the office by tomorrow 6 April. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic NZ.
Smart Food School Lunches
Smart Food lunches are available on Mondays and Thursdays at NEVNS. The lunch consists of two sandwiches, a piece of fruit, a home made biscuit or muffin and a jelly or milk pudding. The cost is $3, or $4 for a larger lunch with two extra sandwiches. Orders and money need to be in to the School Office by 9am.
PB4L Parent Information Evening
Tomorrow, Wednesday 6 April, an information evening about our new ‘Positive Learning for Behaviour’ initiative will be held in the school hall at 5.30pm.
We have been very fortunate to be one of four schools in Otago to be invited to participate. At this meeting Shane Winterton, the Ministry of Education South Island facilitator for PB4L, will explain why the Ministry has decided to introduce this new initiative into schools.
Following this you will find out what has been happening at our school since the 3 training days attended by the PB4L team last year.
If you need to bring your children they will be supervised in the library.
Community Play
“Bring Your Nana”
Featuring a number of our senior pupils!
Wednesday 6 April
Thursday 7 April
7pm
Logan Park High School Auditorium
Cost: $5 adults, $2 school children
Cross Country
The whole school cross country will be held this Friday 8 April at 1.30pm.
The races will be held at school and run in the
following order: - Y2, Y1, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6.
Poppy Day 2011
We have received poppies from the RSA to commemorate ANZAC day which occurs in the school holidays.
Poppies are available from the office for a gold coin donation and children will take them around the classes on the last day of term, Friday 15 April.
Sports Results
Flippaball
Our Y5 & 6 team lost their game on Sunday against Anderson’s Bay 11 goals to 2.
Touch Results
In our last 2 games we lost to Abbotsford 3, 0 tries to 7. Cameron McM was player of the day. The final game was against SPC Viking and we won 5 tries to 4! John was awarded Player of the Day. Our team came 5th overall in the competition. Many thanks to Jess for coaching and organising the team. Please return all touch tops to school.
2011 Term Dates
Term 1 Tuesday 1 February - Friday 15 April
Term 2 Monday 2 May - Friday 15 July
Term 3 Monday 1 August - Friday 7 October
Term 4 Tuesday 25 October - Thursday 15 Dec
Dates to Note
April
6 Wide Horizons Trip
6 Scholastic Book Club Clearance Sale closes
6 PB4L Parent Information Evening in Hall 5.30pm
6-7 “Bring Your Nana” Community Play 7pm Logan Park High School Auditorium.
8 Cross Country to be held at school @ 1.30pm.
15 R10 Leads Assembly 2.20pm: Items 2/11
15 Term 1 Ends
May
2 Term 2 Commences
3-12 Swimming Block at DNI Pool
June
15 Fish and Chips and Maths evening
PTA News
Easter Raffle
We would like to thank Mick who has made a lovely children’s games table to be used as one of the prizes for this raffle. Thank you to everyone else who has donated items so far. All donations for prizes and raffle cards need to back into the office no later than the end of this Friday 8th April. Winners will be drawn and notified on Wednesday 13th April. All the money made from our fundraisers is used to benefit the children at our school!
PTA Meeting
The next meeting and AGM will be held today; Tuesday April 5th at 3.15pm in the Parents Room. All welcome.
Community News
Triketrip NZ: Mark Ridley a past pupil of NEV Normal visited the school recently on his way from Cape Reinga to Bluff in aid of Brain Injury Awareness. Read his story on Facebook Triketrip NZ. Donation information is on http://fundraiseonline.co.nz/NZTrikeTrip/
Parent Education Information Programme: Toolbox Parenting Course, Catholic Social Services for parents/caregivers of children aged 6-12 years to be held over 6 weeks starting Thursday 19 May from 9.30-11.30am. Venue: to be confirmed. Cost: voluntary contribution. Contact facilitators to enrol: Melanie McNatty 470 0801 and Gill Eastgate 474 9547.
OUCA After School/Holiday OSCAR Programme: CYF approved, WINZ subsidies available. Run from Nga Maara Hall, Sacred Heart School. Free taxi pick-up arranged from NEV Normal School to the Programme. Cost per hour $7.30. Booking options 1.5hr/2.5hrs. Information flyers and booking forms available from the school office. Bookings: OUCA office 4776098 ouca@xtra.co.nz
Ma-Fi Arts Workshop Autumn School Holiday Programme: in Room 104, in the King Edward Court Building, located on the Corner of Stuart St and York Place. High quality art education programme for children aged from 5-14 years. Registered with Work and Income as an OSCAR associate and thus eligible families can receive subsidies valued at over 50% of the fees. During the holidays Ma-Fi Arts Workshop will operate from 8am – 6pm daily. Attendance programme can be from a minimum of 3 hours daily up to all day if necessary and can be for as many days as you require. For details please see our website or call us. Week One: Monday 18th to Thursday 21st April. Week Two: Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th April. Contact details: KEC Studio – 4776112;Home 4728072; Mob 0211147971 Web Chipmunks School Holiday Programme: 8am until 6pm part and full time positions available. OSCAR approved for WINZ subsidies. PS don’t forget our before school and after school care programmes. Save before and end of day stress with your children in town for drop off and pick up. Enquire now Dunedin@chipmunks.co.nz or phone 4776762.
Valley OSCAR School Holiday Programme: 18-21st April, 8:30 - 5:30 pm. Cost $30 a day. Casual rates and subsidies available. Trips include a visit to Bowl Line and the movies. For more information contact Janette 473 9413 or drop into the office at 270 North Road to pick up an enrolment form.
Jim Hoffman Holiday Badminton Programme: April 18th, 19th, 20th 21st at OBHS Gym, & swimming at Moana Pool. 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. each day. Cost per day $40.00. 10% discount for 2 or more in the family. Bring your lunch and togs. email jhoff5@xtra.co.nz
Community Garden Advice Needed: If any one is able to advise on the best way to drain the top field for the community garden please contact Richard Tozer on 473 0139 or Callum Judd on 473 8833.
Southlife Easter Egg Hunt: 2-4 pm, Saturday 16th April, Marlow Park, Moana Rua Road, St Kilda. Preschool to year 8 children. Cost: $3 per child. Activities: Easter egg hunt, face painting, bouncy castle, games, entertainment and more. See www.southlife.org.nz for more information.
Dear Parents & Caregivers
Kia ora koutou katoa
There has been a lot of public talk recently about bullying in schools. Bullying is usually typified as constant personal attack to humiliate and hurt another.
Children can be unkind and even cruel to others - sometimes deliberately, sometime unknowingly.
It is our job to be both proactive and reactive about bullying. We do a lot of work maintaining a strong culture of respect at school but we also ensure there are consequences for children who do not show others respect.
To find out more about how we manage behaviour come along to the parent workshop tomorrow afternoon at 5.30pm in the school hall.
Ma te Atua e mannaaki tiaki tatau katoa.
John McKenzie
Principal
Welcome
Welcome to Casey who has started in R2 and Rylee and Noah who have started in R11. We welcome their families to our school community.
Scholastic Book Club
Leaflets for the clearance sale were sent home last week. Orders with money need to be into the office by tomorrow 6 April. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic NZ.
Smart Food School Lunches
Smart Food lunches are available on Mondays and Thursdays at NEVNS. The lunch consists of two sandwiches, a piece of fruit, a home made biscuit or muffin and a jelly or milk pudding. The cost is $3, or $4 for a larger lunch with two extra sandwiches. Orders and money need to be in to the School Office by 9am.
PB4L Parent Information Evening
Tomorrow, Wednesday 6 April, an information evening about our new ‘Positive Learning for Behaviour’ initiative will be held in the school hall at 5.30pm.
We have been very fortunate to be one of four schools in Otago to be invited to participate. At this meeting Shane Winterton, the Ministry of Education South Island facilitator for PB4L, will explain why the Ministry has decided to introduce this new initiative into schools.
Following this you will find out what has been happening at our school since the 3 training days attended by the PB4L team last year.
If you need to bring your children they will be supervised in the library.
Community Play
“Bring Your Nana”
Featuring a number of our senior pupils!
Wednesday 6 April
Thursday 7 April
7pm
Logan Park High School Auditorium
Cost: $5 adults, $2 school children
Cross Country
The whole school cross country will be held this Friday 8 April at 1.30pm.
The races will be held at school and run in the
following order: - Y2, Y1, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6.
Poppy Day 2011
We have received poppies from the RSA to commemorate ANZAC day which occurs in the school holidays.
Poppies are available from the office for a gold coin donation and children will take them around the classes on the last day of term, Friday 15 April.
Sports Results
Flippaball
Our Y5 & 6 team lost their game on Sunday against Anderson’s Bay 11 goals to 2.
Touch Results
In our last 2 games we lost to Abbotsford 3, 0 tries to 7. Cameron McM was player of the day. The final game was against SPC Viking and we won 5 tries to 4! John was awarded Player of the Day. Our team came 5th overall in the competition. Many thanks to Jess for coaching and organising the team. Please return all touch tops to school.
2011 Term Dates
Term 1 Tuesday 1 February - Friday 15 April
Term 2 Monday 2 May - Friday 15 July
Term 3 Monday 1 August - Friday 7 October
Term 4 Tuesday 25 October - Thursday 15 Dec
Dates to Note
April
6 Wide Horizons Trip
6 Scholastic Book Club Clearance Sale closes
6 PB4L Parent Information Evening in Hall 5.30pm
6-7 “Bring Your Nana” Community Play 7pm Logan Park High School Auditorium.
8 Cross Country to be held at school @ 1.30pm.
15 R10 Leads Assembly 2.20pm: Items 2/11
15 Term 1 Ends
May
2 Term 2 Commences
3-12 Swimming Block at DNI Pool
June
15 Fish and Chips and Maths evening
PTA News
Easter Raffle
We would like to thank Mick who has made a lovely children’s games table to be used as one of the prizes for this raffle. Thank you to everyone else who has donated items so far. All donations for prizes and raffle cards need to back into the office no later than the end of this Friday 8th April. Winners will be drawn and notified on Wednesday 13th April. All the money made from our fundraisers is used to benefit the children at our school!
PTA Meeting
The next meeting and AGM will be held today; Tuesday April 5th at 3.15pm in the Parents Room. All welcome.
Community News
Triketrip NZ: Mark Ridley a past pupil of NEV Normal visited the school recently on his way from Cape Reinga to Bluff in aid of Brain Injury Awareness. Read his story on Facebook Triketrip NZ. Donation information is on http://fundraiseonline.co.nz/NZTrikeTrip/
Parent Education Information Programme: Toolbox Parenting Course, Catholic Social Services for parents/caregivers of children aged 6-12 years to be held over 6 weeks starting Thursday 19 May from 9.30-11.30am. Venue: to be confirmed. Cost: voluntary contribution. Contact facilitators to enrol: Melanie McNatty 470 0801 and Gill Eastgate 474 9547.
OUCA After School/Holiday OSCAR Programme: CYF approved, WINZ subsidies available. Run from Nga Maara Hall, Sacred Heart School. Free taxi pick-up arranged from NEV Normal School to the Programme. Cost per hour $7.30. Booking options 1.5hr/2.5hrs. Information flyers and booking forms available from the school office. Bookings: OUCA office 4776098 ouca@xtra.co.nz
Ma-Fi Arts Workshop Autumn School Holiday Programme: in Room 104, in the King Edward Court Building, located on the Corner of Stuart St and York Place. High quality art education programme for children aged from 5-14 years. Registered with Work and Income as an OSCAR associate and thus eligible families can receive subsidies valued at over 50% of the fees. During the holidays Ma-Fi Arts Workshop will operate from 8am – 6pm daily. Attendance programme can be from a minimum of 3 hours daily up to all day if necessary and can be for as many days as you require. For details please see our website or call us. Week One: Monday 18th to Thursday 21st April. Week Two: Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th April. Contact details: KEC Studio – 4776112;Home 4728072; Mob 0211147971 Web
Valley OSCAR School Holiday Programme: 18-21st April, 8:30 - 5:30 pm. Cost $30 a day. Casual rates and subsidies available. Trips include a visit to Bowl Line and the movies. For more information contact Janette 473 9413 or drop into the office at 270 North Road to pick up an enrolment form.
Jim Hoffman Holiday Badminton Programme: April 18th, 19th, 20th 21st at OBHS Gym, & swimming at Moana Pool. 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. each day. Cost per day $40.00. 10% discount for 2 or more in the family. Bring your lunch and togs. email jhoff5@xtra.co.nz
Community Garden Advice Needed: If any one is able to advise on the best way to drain the top field for the community garden please contact Richard Tozer on 473 0139 or Callum Judd on 473 8833.
Southlife Easter Egg Hunt: 2-4 pm, Saturday 16th April, Marlow Park, Moana Rua Road, St Kilda. Preschool to year 8 children. Cost: $3 per child. Activities: Easter egg hunt, face painting, bouncy castle, games, entertainment and more. See www.southlife.org.nz for more information.
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