Our School Values

We have been talking out the values which are important to us at Nelson Central School. We wrote what those values mean to us and drew pictures to illustrate our ideas.

Doing our best.
Doing our best sounds like hard working children and looks like serious children thinking hard.
Madison

Getting along with others.
This means making friends, including people and being friendly to others. At school I try to include others and be kind. I find this easy because I like getting along with others.
Hattie
It means picking fair teams in soccer and playing fair with no cheating.
Jonti
Getting along with others means playing a good game and having a good time.
Hannah

Making good choices.
Making good choices means being a good role model. I say, "Be quiet," on the mat when we're supposed to be listening to the teacher. It means sitting at my desk quietly and getting on with my work.
Maya
At Nelson Central School I always try to follow the school rules properly. I think before I act and I act sensibly. These actions help me to always make good choices.
Joe

Looking after the world.
My ideas are to pick up rubbish, don't pollute our school and recycle your paper, put your scraps in the compost bin and to plant more trees. I would like people to do this because it is good for the planet.
Hazel
Looking after our world means picking up rubbish to keep our world clean.
Jonti

Christchurch Symphony Outreach Ensemble

The ensemble came to play for us in the hall. There were two trumpets,one drum set,a French horn,a trombone and a tuba. Some of the players had other instruments like a piccollo trumpet, a postman's horn and a hunting horn. The music was fantastic and we had a great time.

Our Fun Syndicate Assembly

We had a great Syndicate time today. We usually have our Syndicate assembly every second Monday. Today our assembly was very different. We tested out the new Tug -of-War rope on the front field. Sue made up the teams in age groups. Choi and Helen were the anchors at each end. Every one pulled their hardest. When everyone had had a turn we sang our Syndicate sone and had an early lunch. Some people said it was the best assembly we have had all year.

Our School Science Fair

We had a Science Fair at school today. Our class did an investigation about which duvets were the warmest. We did the investigation last term. We used conical flasks containing hot water. We wrapped the flasks with different sorts of duvets. The feather and down ones kept the water warmest. The best one was 95% down and 5% feathers.

Rohan decided to do his own investigation called "Vitamin C What's in it For Me?" He tested different fruits and juices to find out which contained the most vitamin C. He is explaining his results to Maya and Saffron. We hope Rohan is selected to take his investigation to the Cawthron Science Fair.

Over the last few weeks we have been reflecting on the things we learnt last term. We wrote notes and practiced using the voice recorder to tell you about our learning. It's quite a long Voice Thread but if you don't have time to listen to all of the comments, you can just click on the ones you want. There is a title page and you navigate through the pages by using the arrows at the bottom. At the moment we are unable to display all of the children so if you would like a better view click on this link. Voice Thread. We hope you listening to us.

George's Sleepover

On the weekend George went to Joe's house. They had lots of fun during the days but the best bit was at bedtime. Joe read some of "Point Blanc" to George and George was trying to read the book too.