20 June 2017 Whole school Matariki celebration This will take place on Tuesday 27 June. It will be a school wide event where children are placed in mixed age groups and move around a number of activities relating to Matariki. Parents are welcome to come and share lunch with their children, then look through the classrooms and view their learning for the term. Matariki is the Maori name for a group of seven stars known as the Pleiades star cluster. Matariki begins to rise in the last few days of May, and this symbolises the coming of the Maori New Year. Traditionally this was a time to spend with family, give thanks, share stories, food, remember ancestors, and plan the crops for the coming year. Tangaroa Gymnastics Display Tangaroa team will be sharing their gymnastics skills on Monday 3 July. Parents are invited to come and watch. It will be held at the YMCA, starting at 11.10am and will be completed by 12.30. School Marae Visit - Owae Marae Owae Marae has been booked 9-11 August for our school visit. This year we will be splitting the school into two groups with one day for each group. More details will follow closer to date. Scholastic Book Fair Many thanks to all families who supported our recent annual bookfair. As a result, we have received $1765.00 in Scholastic rewards which will be spent on either books for the library or readers for school. WINTER ILLNESSES Teachers have been reminding children about hand washing procedure and safer coughing and sneezing as we have been struck down by bad colds, lingering coughs and stomach bugs. LIFE EDUCATION - $4.00 per student Please pay $4 per child on wrap-it-up, to the class teacher or Vicki and Lynne at the office.

Mandarin Teacher hosting: We have had no volunteers as yet. It is from 29 July to 26 August. If your family is keen to host a teacher, please email joanna.holm@afs.org and let Charlaine know at school. charlaine.spencer@central.school.nz See advertisement below.

Road Patrol Support on Pendarves St - Any offers please email Siobhan - siobhan.ohara@central.school.nz Check this out! An interview conducted by Taranaki Daily News reporter Esther Taunton yesterday :) We do believe we have the smartest kids ever... http://bit.ly/2sjRaCt FANCY DRESS BALL- Friday 4 August The children go home at 11.00 and then return to the YMCA at 1.00 for a 1.30 start. It is a really special day where the children have the opportunity to share their dancing with their families. The children from Rooms 8, 4, 3 and 2 will be busy practising.

GARDENERS GROUP Last week we potted up some flowers so we needed to find a spot that has lots of sun and nutrients. We also found a lot of bulbs so we planted those too! We are progressing at gardening and so is our gardens with the help of Bas. More news about the garden next week! Editor - Indi French

Interschool vs Woodleigh We couldn’t have asked for better weather last Friday when we hosted Woodleigh School in our third inter school fixture this term. This was easily the largest exchange we have been involved with, over 200 Year 5 & 6 children participating in a range of sports; rugby, netball, football, hockey, basketball & chess. Although we won only the football A game and drew the football B game, the effort and sportsmanship exhibited by all competitors was exemplary. Thank you to those who came and supported the children and a special mention to Rebecca Brown, Josh Williams and Eddie Brown who assisted with the coaching, warming up or managing of teams.

Written by Glynn Hills A huge thank you is extended to our Ranginui teachers for the way in which the interschool was run and the wonderful atmosphere created here is testament to your organisation and passion of getting all students involved.

 Watch this space next week for Writing from Room 4   SPORTS FEES Please pay any sports fees that you owe at the office. Sports Reports Netball: 2 weeks ago the Central Hightops had a good game against Woodleigh. The team is improving all the time. Player of the day was Kayla. Last week the Central Hightops had a close game against Mangorei. The game was played with good skill and pace. The best game yet! Player of the day was Maddie.

YUMMY STICKERS Parents are you still collecting your Yummy Stickers? We need to collect as many as we can. The more we have the more Sports Equipment we can claim. So keep going. Every Sticker counts! ENROLMENT SCHEME As advertised in the Daily News on Saturday The effective date of the Central School enrolment scheme is Monday 24 July 2017. The Central School Board of Trustees has determined that there are up to 5 vacancies for Term 3 and 4 in 2017, which we expect to be filled by siblings of current students who have priority status. If you require further information there are copies of the scheme in the school office and information on the Central School website.

Central School Home & School Committee need you!

The Home & School Committee is a group of fabulous mums and dads, caregivers and whanau, and our role is to work with and support the school. This includes organising fun social activities and fundraisers to benefit the children and the community. Some of the areas we have fundraised for in the past include: new playground equipment, sports uniforms & equipment, books, the new sports shed and new community room, new IPAD's and technology for the classrooms just to name a few. We currently have a very small team and would be delighted to welcome along some new faces. We meet just once a month (generally the first Thursday of the month, in the evening). Feel free to contact Jackie at jonnycab@clear.net.nz if you would like more information. RUMPUS LUNCHES UPDATE Thank you Central School. You are our flagship school for our Lunch Online service and we are delighted that so many families are continuing to realise the benefits of the Lunch Online service! Delicious, convenient, affordable food choices freshly made and delivered to your school . It's a service where everyone wins - students and staff get delicious affordable lunches, parents get the convenience of not worrying about making lunch, school earns a small commission for

every order placed and Rumpus Room gets to support your school community with this service. If you haven’t used it yet, once you register you’ll wonder why you haven’t done so before! To register there are 5 easy steps :

● Go to www.lunchonline.co.nz ● Register an account (set up new

account) ● Add members (set up your child;

school & classroom) ● Make payment (so you have funds in

your account) ● Place an order

DATES FOR THE CALENDAR 19 June - 26 June Life Education - Harold truck here at Central 7 July Term two finishes 24 July Term three commences 2 August School Photos 4 August - Papatuanuku - Fancy dress TERM 3 Noho Marae 9 - 11 August info to come 23 - 25 August - Noho Marae pp date 23 September - General Election - polling booth in the school hall COMMUNITY NOTICESPlease note that these notices are circulated for your information and at the request of the community groups/ businesses advertised. The school is not recommending or advising attendance at any of the programmes, nor recommending the use of any product/ service. We are happy to drop this service if families prefer. Do let us know

CYBER SAFETY - Tuesday 27 June – 6.30pm. Highlands Intermediate Many of our children are actively involved or will be in the future with Instagram, Facebook and a variety of other online communication tools. The way these tools are used is not always positive. On the 27th Highlands Intermediate staff will be sharing what they are seeing here at Highlands school, and looking at how we can work together so that we can keep our children safe when communicating online. The focus will be on - How screen processing runs the risk of forming very inaccurate perceptions. - The addictive nature of social media communications and implications for mental health - The need for mentoring and controls by

parents to walk through challenging processes. For the first session we have Mike Scadden (http://www.brainstems.co.nz/) speaking. Mike has been heavily involved in education and has completed a Masters in how the brain functions, how kids learn, and how this impacts on their well being He is an engaging speaker and is actively involved in working with kids, and schools re the pressures of cyber, their mental health, and their well being Just a gold coin donation to get in - There will be many parents dealing with this stuff and there will be many who will not even aware of what is going on with their kids. We would love to see you all there as we work together to keep our children safe when online. Winter Holiday ART Program at The Art Club! A great variety of creative classes for children aged 5-15 years. $20 each, all materials provided. For more info or a program contact Angela on 0211 021 861 or sandsfam@ihug.co.nz Follow The Art Club on Facebook or Instagram @artclubnp

MOVIE NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR PUKEKURA KINDERGARTEN Get the girls together and come along for a laugh while supporting a local Kindergarten. Pukekura Kindergarten is hosting the movie "Rough Night" on Wednesday 5th July 8pm at Top Town Cinemas. Tickets cost $20 with proceeds going to developing the outdoor play area. Cash tickets sales will be available from Pukekura Kindergarten on Fillis St- ph 7583648, or by emailing pkmovienight@gmail.com for bank details; once funds are received a ticket will be distributed. Tickets are limited - book now! *Loads of spot prizes on the night* Please support us and help us enhance our outdoor environment Please note this movie is R18 School holidays are just around the corner, and Animates has the perfect activity to help keep the children entertained and informed. Your local store will be hosting free workshops at 11am on Thursday 13 & 20 July. The sessions will introduce children to the skills they need to be a nurturing pet owner. This school holidays the focus will be on teaching children on the essentials on

caring for fish or reptiles including how much to feed them, how to decorate and maintain their housing and the signs of a happy and healthy pet! Answering all of those scaly questions such as “Do fish sleep?”, “How do I hold a lizard?”, the workshops will include interactive activities - face painting, activity booklets and a colouring-in competition. There will also be the opportunity to ask the in-store experts for advice, and children who complete the workshop will take home a certificate at the end to proudly display on their wall or fridge. Although bookings aren’t necessary, the events are usually well attended so it’s advisable to arrive early. With best wishes,

Your local Animates team.