Thursday 18th August 2011
Issue 261
Principal’s News
Inside this issue:
School News
2
PTA News
2
PTA Quiz Night
2
Children’s Work - Rm20 3
Children’s Work - Rm30 3
Storylines Festival
4
Results and Pictures
5
Celebrations
5
Calendar
Items
(Check the School Calendar on
Knowledge Net for full details of the
following events)
Term 3 2011 Dates
Aug
18th PTA Meeting - 7.30pm
20th PTA Quiz Night
23rd Remuera Zone Cross Country
Parent Evening - 6pm - KOS
(Keeping Ourselves Safe)
25th Year 6 Speech Finals
BOT Meeting - 7pm
26th Daffodil Day Mufti Day
Awards Assembly - 2pm
31st Year 5 Performing Arts
Sept
8th Year 3/4 Cross Country
9th Awards Assembly - 2pm
13th Remuera Zone Winter Field Day
15th Year 0-2 Cross Country
19th Y5/6 Zone Speech Final
21st Year 4 Production
22nd APPA Rehearsal
Champion of Champion
29th PTA Meeting
Term 4 Starts on
Tuesday 25 October
24 October - Labour Day
2011 Term Dates
Term 3 Mon 1 Aug- Fri 7 Oct
Term 4 Tues 25 Oct-Thur 15 Dec
See inside for more details...
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Nominations
We need to
get to 250
Kia ora koutou. Hello Everyone.
Who would have believed it! Snow at Cornwall Park District School. Monday was
a day I am sure many of our students will remember in years to come. It was
interesng to see the children's reacon when they realised it was actually
snowing and even though it didn't last long there was great excitement from students and teachers a like; especially for
some as it was the first falling snow they had ever seen. We event had reports from neighbours who heard the gleeful
squeals from way down Wheturangi Road. View our own excited roving reporter, Mrs Grimsey, who video some of our
children. This can be viewed on Knowledge Net.
Hold down Ctrl and click here Snow Video to view
New Staff
I would like to extend a warm and hear0elt welcome to Glenys Muir who will be starng up a New Entrant class in Room 26
within the next couple of weeks. Glenys joins us from Oranga School and we are looking forward to benefing from her vast
experience in junior classes.
K.O.S Parent Informaon Evening Reminder
As menoned in last fortnight's newsle7er the whole school will be involved in the health programme - KOS (Keeping
Ourselves Safe). The school will be offering a parent informaon evening on Tuesday 23 August at 6pm. This is a chance for
you to listen to a brief outline of the programme from Constable Paul Mann and to ask any quesons you may have We
would appreciate you returning the slip from the le7er sent home with your child yesterday le<ng us know if you intend to
join us, so we are able to provide the most suitable venue for the numbers a7ending.
Maths Informaon Evening
A big thank you to the parents who came along to hear about how you can help your child
further improve in Mathemacs by helping them at home. A number of praccal and fun
acvies and games were shared and tried out by our a7endees. I would like to thank all
the teachers who were sharing their experse during this session. The school is looking at
how we may be able to get make some of the knowledge and strategies available to
parents who were not able to a7end. A special thank you for Erin Hooper for leading the
evening.
Congratulaons
Gymnascs - Congratulaons to our Y4, 5 and 6 boys gymnascs teams who are off to represent our school at the Champion
of Champions compeon later in the term. Y4,5 and 6 teams were placed first and the Year 6 boys were also placed 3rd.
Have a look at the results secon on page 3.
ROK Soldier
Cross Country - All the best to the children who will be represenng our school at the zones cross
country next week. We are very proud of you!
Learning the Korean Way
An'nyeonghaseyo
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Korea was a visit to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) which is a
strip of land that forms a buffer between North Korea and South Korea at the 38 Parallel. Many people
forget that these two countries are only at ceasefire aDer signing the Korean Armase
Agreement and over the years there have been many incidents between the two
sides. Last year in March a South Korean Navy Ship was sunk by a North Korean
torpedo (although denied by the North) and even while we were in Korea there
reports around rising tension regarding up and coming military exercises South
Korea was planning with America.
It was sobering to hear as we drove along the barbed wired river banks of the River Han, that a number
of a7empts had been made by small groups of northern troops to infiltrate the South via the river. Once
clearing the American Passport control, we were presented a small movie outlining the on-going
challenges faced by the JSA (Joint Security Area) and the many fatal incidents that have occurred over
ROK Soldiers the past 35 years. I must admit they were very good at bringing home the reality of where we were.
The next stop was walking out from the Freedom House onto the famous steps many of us would
recognise from photos taken. A North Korean guard was clearly visible on the
opposite steps and it was clear that our movements were also been recorded.
Pictures of North
If we didn't realise the on-going tension that existed before, we did now.
Korean Soldiers
Once we moved into the United Naons Command Conference building we
watching us
got a chance to stand in North Korea for a few moments looking at the blue
door that led the way into one of the five only communist countries leD in the
world.
To be connued...
Kind regards, Janine Irvine, Principal
Keeping Ourselves Safe
Parent Information Evening
Tuesday 23 August 2011 - 6pm
193 Green Lane West , Greenlane, Auckland • Ph: 524 6574 • Fax: 524 9912 • Email: admin@cornwallpark.school.nz
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School News
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Cornwall Park District School Newsletter
Office Hours - 8.30am-3.30pm Email - office@cornwallpark.school.nz
Term 3 Activity Fees
Thank you for all the fees that have been paid so promptly and for the increased
number of internet transactions made. This has certainly helped to reduce the
8.30am rush on the admin desk.
Please continue to pay fees at the school office or by internet banking as follows:
Payments
Cash Cheque or Eftpos is available at the school office. If you are coming to the
office to pay please bring your invoice with you.
Internet Banking details.
Bank Account Details:Cornwall Park District School
A/c No: 12 3021 0240840 04
(IMPORTANT - Please include: SURNAME and first NAME OF CHILD , and his/her
ROOM No.)
Sick Bay Uniforms
If your child is lent a uniform from sick bay reserves, please remember to wash
and return these the next day. We would appreciate any donations of boys long
shorts including larger sizes.
PTA News
Athon
This is traditionally the biggest fundraiser of the year for the
PTA. Well done to the children for all the effort put in to
learning their Athon questions and maths problems and also
to the teachers, parents and caregivers for their support in
learning them. Many thanks to Caroline MacKenzie and
Fiona Campbell who organised this event and we look
forward to letting you know how much has been raised when
the final figures are tallied. Remember, we offer an
incentive for the class who returns their money to school first
so please forward the funds to the class teacher as soon as
possible if you haven’t already done so.
Quiz Night – It’s Not Too Late!
Hopefully you’re all organized for the legendary quiz
night happening this Saturday 20th August. If you
haven’t secured a table yet and you can hustle up a
group of 10, it’s not too late but you’ll need to do it right
now!
This year the theme is International Events & Cultures
so a last minute costume should be achievable. It
really is a great night out so book the babysitter, get a
team of 10 together and make it happen.
School Banking is a great way for
children to save. CPDS arranges
banking on Friday’s.
If you would like a new a/c
application form or would like to
register with school banking, visit
the school office.
Children bring
their deposit
envelope into the
office and put
them in the
container
provided.
Family Photos – $10 Family
Portraits
By now, you should have received
the flyer for Jack ‘n’ Jill Portraits.
This is a great opportunity to have professional family
portraits taken at school on Friday 26th and Saturday
27th of August. The cost per sitting is $10 and this
entitles you to receive a quality 10” x 13” photo at no
charge. For bookings please contact Helen Martinez,
by phone 523 1006 or helen.martinez@clear.net.nz
Other PTA Events to keep an eye out for later in
the term
Pyjama story night – this forms part of book week and
is a really enjoyable evening for the children and the
grown ups!
Abacus Calendar Fundraiser – again we will offer
calendars, cards and diaries featuring your children’s
artwork, with order forms being sent home around
week 8 of the term.
If you want to know more about these upcoming
events or would like to get involved in organising or
helping out we would love to hear from you. Our next
meeting is on tonight Thursday 18th August in the
staffroom.
PTA Meeting dates in 2011
Evening will be held at The Commerce Club, 27-33
Ohinerau Street, Remuera. Doors open at 6.00pm to Meeting dates for Term 3 and 4 are:
18th August (tonight)
set up you table. The quiz starts at 7.00pm sharp.
Tickets are $200 per table (10 people max) available 29 September
from the office now or contact:
10 November
Angela Phone: 524 5464.
Please come along and share your views or purely
CROSS COUNTRY DATES
Here are the confirmed dates for the term.
Remuera Zone Cross Country - Tuesday 23rd August
Year 3-4 Cross Country - Thursday 8th September (Afternoon)
Junior Cross Country (Y0-2) - Thursday 15th September (Afternoon)
observe! It’s a very relaxed setting and new faces are
always warmly welcomed.
Angela Eastwood, PTA Vice Chairperson
pta@cornwallpark.school.nz
Cornwall Park District School Newsletter
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Children’s Work - Yr2 Rm 20 - Miss Bretz
Learning Intention:
To develop an understanding of the size of the standard unit.
We are Learning to:
Estimate and measure, using a standard unit.
Success Criteria:
Make sensible estimates about the capacity of given objects.
Fill the biggest and pour
into the next.
Time how long it takes to fill
with water.
Vicki, Vicky, Simon, Caitlyn
Choose a bottle to fill at the fountain.
Start the timer as you push the fountain button.
Stop the timer when the water reaches the top without
overflowing.
Write down how long each one takes to fill.
Put the times in order from the shortest to longest time to
fill up.
Marco, Winnie, Sam, Chelsea, Lauren
pump= 24 secs
glass: 16 secs
plastic= 19 secs
Spiderman: 27 secs
Filled the bottle that we thought was the biggest.
Poured the water from it into the next biggest.
Repeated for all four bottles.
If there was some leftover we were right.
P
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They were all a clear
answer.
We made a good team.
We clicked the button of
the watch exactly at the
same time as we filled
the water in the bottle.
If we pushed the tap harder the
answer would have been
different because the speed of it
wouldn’t be the same.
Every time we poured it in it
wasn’t the same amount every
time.
The top of the bottles weren't
the same size, some of the water
splashed out.
It was
interesting to
see how
different our
guesses were
to the actual
answers.
It was easy to
pour the water
because the tops
were wide.
Other than the
first two, we
guessed correctly.
We guessed the Avanti bottle was
the biggest but it was second
biggest.
When we poured from one to the
other some water flowed out,
which meant that we had the
incorrect result.
At the start we all disagreed on the
biggest.
We were surprised
because the first biggest
bottle was really the
second biggest.
We thought the tallest
would make it the
biggest, but we were
wrong.
Children’s Work - Rm 30 - Mrs Rodgers/Mrs Wiltshire
WALT:
Success Criteria:
We were learning to use adverbs.
I have described how a verb happens.
The adverb ends with ly.
I think of a lion creeping carefully
up behind a zebra.
By Jusn and Harry
I think of a lion crunching eagerly
on a hard bone.
I think of a lion fleeing terrifyingly
from a hot fire.
By Erica and Japser
I think of a lion leaping quietly in
the wild.
By Asher and Jamie
By Miles and Alger
I think of a lion sneaking
I think of a lion scratching
silently up to a gazelle.
roughly its dry skin.
I think of a lion stomping loudly
in the long grass.
By Harry and Ijemima
By Emily and Nathan
By Emma and Keira
I think of a lion creeping soly in
the grasslands.
By Charlie and Katrina
I think of a lion sneaking quietly
up to a gazelle.
I think of a lion pouncing hungrily
onto a sleepy zebra.
By Carise and Will
By Nicholas and Isaac
Cornwall Park District School Newsletter
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Storylines Fesval 2011
The Storylines Fesval of New Zealand Children's Writers and Illustrators 2011 takes place in
Auckland from 20 – 28th August. The Free Family Day will be held on Sunday 28 August 2011 and
will be held over two venues, The Aotea Centre and the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It runs
from 10.00 – 3.00pm. Children and parents can meet authors and illustrators, listen to stories, make
cra6s, join in acvies and enter compeons. There is something for the whole family. This is a
fantasc free event that promotes the enjoyment of reading. For a full list of events, vising
authors etc go to www.storylines.org.nz and go to Events, or go to the Informaon Centre page on
Knowledge Net and follow the links.
Wring Showcase
As you know, growing our children's experse in
wriBen language has been a focus for the school
this year. An important part of the wring
process is geCng feedback from an audience.
With this in mind we are publishing selected
pieces of our children's wring on the wring
Showcase page of Knowledge Net. To find this
page,
go
to
www.cornwallpark.knowledge.net.nz, log in and
go to the School Zone (top menu), School Area.
You will see a link to the wring showcase.
Please leave a post on the forum if you have any
thoughts to share with our authors.
Coming Soon! Our Book Week
September 26 - 29th
More details are available on Knowledge Net. Go
to www.cornwallpark.knowledge.net.nz, log in
and go to the School Zone (top menu), School
Area. You will see a link to all the Book Week
informaon. Remember to keep Wednesday
night free for the Pyjama Night and invite the
children's Grandparents along on Thursday
morning to read one of their favourite books and
enjoy morning tea with their grandchildren. In
addion to the full programme of events, the
Book Week site also has some ideas for
encouraging reading at home and links to good
reading sites.
Lucy Davey Book Launch
Look out for Lucy Davey who will be vising our
school for Book week this term. She will be
launching her new book Out of Bed Fred!
illustrated by Harriet Bailey, at the Storylines
Fesval at 1pm on Level 3 of the Aotea Centre.
This Sunday 21 August Lucy Davey will be at the
Auckland Zoo entry plaza lauching her other book
Tarantula Boo! illustrated by Philip Webb.
These are two different shows, readings and
signings, from the author of The Fidgety Itch!
Plus! Zookeeper talk at the Auckland Zoo launch,
and meet illustrator Harriet Bailey at the Out of
Bed Fred launch!
http://www.storylines.org.nz/Events/Storylines+Festival/Auckland.html
Also, check out the Tarantula Boo mini-movie at
www.lucydavey.com for more details and fun
printable acvies!
MUFTI DAY TO SUPPORT
THE CANCER SOCIETY DAFFODIL DAY
FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2011
This year the school leaders will be selling fabric lapel daffodils and stickers
for a gold coin donation.
has
Store location
553 Remuera Road
For any queries, please call 0800 600 553
For every dollar raised the school can retain 50 cents for our own shade
projects, sunscreen or tree-planting. The children may also wear mufti for a
further donation of a gold coin.
www.schooluniformcentre.co.nz
Look for our daffodil sellers on Friday 26th August. We will be outside the
Library, and outside the school office. Sellers are
unable to give change so please ensure your child
the correct money.
Visit the School Uniform Centre for
all your winter uniform requirements.
Open
8.30-5.00pm Mon - Fri
9.00am-1.00pm Saturdays
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RESULTSANDPICTURESOFEVENTSHAPPENINGATSHOOLOVERTHEPASTWEEK
Year 4 / 5 / 6 - Zone Gymnastics
Year 5 / 6 Cross Country
Congratulations to the following gymnasts who as a result of their fine
efforts at the Remuera Zone gymnastics competition have now made it
through to the Auckland Champion of Champions Competition to be
held on the 22nd of September.
Last week we also ran the Year 5/6
Cross Country races. The following
are the results:
Yr 4/5/6 Girls
Caitlin Paul - 6th overall - Year 4 Girls
Maia Fishwick - 6th= overall Year 5 Girls
Yerin An 7th= overall - Year 6 Girls
Year 4 Boys Team - 1st Place
Jensen Fa'afua (also 2nd overall)
Alexander Wong (also 3rd overall)
Clark Sceats
Sam Ready
Some of Our
Gymnasts
Year 5 Girls
1st - Olivia Adams-Ingram
2nd - Caitlin Robinson-Fitzgerald
3rd - Tjasa Arandjus
Year 5 Boys
1st - Aidan Morgan
2nd - Marco Smeets
3rd - Connor Robinson-Fitzgerald
Year 5 Boys Team - 1st Place
Riley Cantlon (also 1st overall)
Harry Ward-Hayes (also 2nd overall)
Marco Smeets (also 3rd overall)
Ben Goffin
Year 6 Girls
1st - Olivia Moorman
2nd - Mei Coates
3rd - Frances Coates
Year 6 Boys Team (A) - 1st Place
John Ryan (also 1st overall)
James Philpot (also 2nd overall)
Harry Stanbridge
Joshau Jeffries
Year 6 Boys
1st - Patrick Smeets
2nd - Taylor Smith
3rd - James Philpot
Year 6 Boys Team (B) - 3rd Place
Levi Prentice
Matt Casey
Patrick Smeets
James Filimoehala
Celebrations
Snowing at CPDS - Monday 15 Aug
Congratulations to our
“Aspire to Succeed”
Award Winners
12th August 2011
Well done to the following children who received recognition at an
award assembly for being great role models or for setting high
standards in effort/attitude and/or behaviour:
Rm #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Name
Hansen C
Alexander Y
Kirsty L
Patrick T
Godfrey R
Stephanie S
Beno S
Roa’a A J
Brooklyn S
Anjali A
Lucy G
Sophie W
Zeta W
Rm #
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
23
24
25
28
30
Name
Taylor S
Randima D
Luca M
Ismail K
Dean C
Willis F
Oliver M
Tristan C
Madison G
Andrew R
Abby H
Daniel H
Harrison T
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