Surf Life Saving

Jemma Torrie, David Corrin and Briar Wilke

We had some special visitors today talk to the school about Surf Life Saving.  This is a great sport to get into. You learn some essential skills with swimming in the ocean.  Have a look at the National Surf Life Saving Webpage.

Surf Life Saving Webpage  

If you are interested, Nippers is every Sunday morning starting at 10am at Midway.

We have three great surf clubs in Gisborne: Midway, Waikanae and Wainui.  Get involved!

Koru the Kiwi

 Today Koru the Kiwi did a great kanikani to the whole school. 
Here he is with Mrs Mackle stretching before he enters the hall.
Koru the Kiwi was here with his friend Fiona promoting Swimming New Zealand.
Have a look at his website.
http://www.swimmingnz.org.nz/statekiwiswimsafe/koru-the-kiwi

The World is not a Dump Play.

Unhinged Productions performed a play with an important message.  Based on the book by Nikki Slade Robinson, the message of the play was to think about "stuff" before it is thrown into a landfill.  This environmental performance was great.  Noel Ratapu a former Central School Student was in the play.  Thank you Unhinged productions for coming to entertain us as well as pass on an important message.

Bloke's Day

A wonderful day, thanks to all the blokes who came to school.

Seb's Dad

Seb's Dad, Ben lives in Auckland.  He has two jobs, a carpenter and an actor.  We were lucky enough to hear him speak today about following your dreams and his journey as an actor.  He has been in a movie, tv shows and plenty of commercials.  We even found out today that Seb and his sister Jemina have starred in a Vodafone commercial (they are the kids waving to them Mum as she goes to work)

Ben and his son Sebastian.

Watch the commercial and see if you can find them.

Leonari Trio Perform

Talented young musicians Hilary Hayes (violin), Edward King (cello) and Maria Mo (piano) make up the Leonari Trio. As winners of the 2009 Pettman/ROSL ARTS International Scholarship for a New Zealand Chamber Ensemble, they undertook a tour of the UK in 2010 where they played sold-out concerts in major venues such as St. Martin-in-the-fields and St. James Piccadilly, and at the Budleigh Salterton and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals - receiving standing ovations and invitations to return.
The Leonari Trio was formed at the University of Waikato in 2009. Tutored predominantly by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists, they have played numerous concerts around New Zealand to great acclaim, and are regularly broadcast on Radio New Zealand Concert. All three members have also had individual successes at major competitions such as the National Concerto Competition, the PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award and the Kerikeri National Piano Competition. (from Chamber Music NZ webpage)

Food Can Collection.

212 cans were collected for the Salvation Army food bank.  Thank you Central School Students.

Kim Gearon the manager of the food bank came and talked to some students about how the food bank works.  Here some students are presenting some of the 212 cans.  The Salvation Army has been in Gisborne for 125 years.   Kim was very pleased with our contribution.

Where on earth is Ulaanbaatar?

  

Today Ms Gaertner taught us about Mongolia.  She had recently returned from volunteering at an orphanage.  We found out about the nomadic people who live in a Ger, a traditional portable dwelling (a very flash tent!).

Thank you Ms Gaertner we really enjoyed your interesting presentation.  By the way Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia!

Ms Gaertner took this photo of Mongolian girls in their traditional costume.

The ceiling inside of a Ger.

JPK

On Monday night, 5:15pm  the 30th July in Room 13 will be the first ever JPK (Junior Pecha Kucha)

 Pecha Kucha is Japanese for  chit-chat.  It is  is a presentation methodology in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (six minutes, 40 seconds in total). The format, which keeps presentations concise and fast-paced.  They are very entertaining nights.

We will be hosting the first JPK night and are lucky to have three special guests:  Pene Walsh, Sarah Cleave and Darryl Monteith.  They will select a winner to speak at the next Pecha Kucha night.

What a great evening! Congratulations to all 8 participants. Your presentations were entertaining, informative and very well constructed, and your deliveries confident beyond your years.


 After due deliberation, the judges announced that Rata Simperingham would be invited to repeat her presentation at the next meeting of the Gisborne Pecha Kucha group. Rata was a popular winner, her Samoan Holiday presentation having taken us (albeit briefly) from a miserably cold and wet night in Gisborne, to a sun drenched tropical paradise. Well done Rata. We know you'll do Central School and yourself proud when you mix it with the adult PKers. 


Thanks to all those who came along to support this event and for your donations of canned food, which will be passed on to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Thanks must go, too, to all the children involved and to Ms Young for organising another great 'first' for Central School. 


I must apologise for the quality of the photographs: I decided against using a flash, as I didn't want to distract the speakers - not my cleverest decision ever.

Dare to Dream - Leadership Week.

Many people dream, but Sir Peter Blake set his mind to a goal and went for it, believing that "change comes through realising the vision and turning it into reality." This year during Leadership Week 2012 from 22 - 29 June be inspired to Dare to Dream by demonstrating and showcasing leadership in your community.

Leadership Week is an annual event for all ages that highlights the value that great leadership provides for New Zealand. As Sir Peter Blake showed New Zealand, there are leaders and there are dreamers. Leaders make things happen. Dreamers have a vision. The truly special people do both.
Sir Peter Blake Leadership Week

Today the Rangi syndicate listened to the motivational talk by Papa Owen Lloyd

(Nga Ariki Kaiputahi, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Whakatōhea) is a member and/or chair of a range of organisations including the New Zealand Council of Social Services, Social Services Industry Training Organisation, Gisborne Council of Social Services and Nga Ariki Kaiputahi Iwi. He is part of the negotiation teams for Turanga Treaty claims negotiations and fulfilling a number of governance roles. He has a background in General Management and Maori Health management, funding and planning for health services including for Tairawhiti District Health Board.

His networks within Tairawhiti are: Chair of the Tairawhiti Truancy service, member of Youth Offending Team, member of the Tairawhiti Police Maori Advisory Board, Member of the Aitanga A Mahaki Tribal trust as well as a trustee on Mangatu Marae, The District Arts in Public Places Trust (Chaired by the Mayor), The District Council Navigation project (chaired by the Mayor) and many years of community involvement with both Maori and non Maori. Info from http://www.ocvs.govt.nz

Kia Ora Papa we loved your talk.  

Hiwi the Kiwi goes Fishing!

 

Fish for the Future

The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council Inc (NZSFC) (formerly known as the New Zealand Big Game Fishing Council or the NZBGFC) is proud to introduce the Hiwi the Kiwi Goes Fishing project to the school children of New Zealand. With New Zealand being a country where you are never far from the sea, the NZSFC believes that it is best to educate our children from an early age on how to best enjoy, manage, protect and preserve our marine environment.
Everybody knows that eating fish is healthy. Going fishing is also recognised as one of the most popular, not to mention healthy, activities undertaken by Kiwis, with over 1 in 4 ‘having a go' at it each year. As Kiwis we all want to ‘do the right thing'.
Mark de Lacy aka "The Minstrel" and Hiwi the Kiwi are already well known to a generation of Kiwi school children with their road show having toured extensively, entertaining and inspiring tens of thousands of children over the past 10 years.

  

This information is from the Hiwi the Kiwi website.

http://www.hiwithekiwi.co.nz/

Elliot Blakely

Saul from room 13 organised Elliot Blakely to come and talk to some Rangi students.  Elliot is an inspiration and talked about making movies and photography.  Watch this space, we have a strong suspicion that Elliot is on the verge of stardom.  Thanks Elliot for giving up your time and sharing your creativity with us.

Nanny Col

The Rangi Syndicate wanted a Grandparent. So the call went out,
and Nanny Col answered. 

Nanny Col (aka Mrs Colleen Skuse) has agreed to be our first adopted grandparent.

Under her guidance we are going to make the front garden a visual symphony.


Today we just had a look and made a plan.  Our new gardening word for the day - 'Annuals'.  We will be professional gardeners before you know it.  Thank you Nanny Col we look forward to working alongside with you.

Nau Mai Haere Mai Mr Hayward

The powhiri for our new principal, Mr Hayward was on Monday the 23rd April.  This was a wonderful occasion.  Some pupils from Woodlands School in Opotiki came to tautoko Mr Hayward. 

These lovely students were asked what Mr Hayward was like  and they said that he was an awesome principal and they are going to miss him.
Lets hope that their new principal is going to be as great as our new one.

 The entire school waited in the hall.

 The Kapa Haka group performed.  Ka Mau te Wehi!

 Our kaumatua Papa David was there along with the wonderful members of our board of trustees.

 Mr Hayward and his family were impressed with the lovely welcome.


So welcome Mr Hayward.  We know you will love being part of Gisborne Central School.

Gisborne Central Gold Team Football Trials.

 Carl Bennett (left) and Blake Mulrooney (right) are the selectors for the Gold Football Team.

The rain eased off and the trials went ahead today. 

17 students trialed.  Well done for having a go.  Not everyone can be selected and the quality of players this year is of a high standard. 

A big thank you to Carl and Blake who helped out.

Diaramas

 Rangi students became the teachers.
Teaching the younger students of the school about Diaramas.

They showed the diaramas they made and answered questions.
Thank you Room 1, 2, 3, 4 and Waimata for coming in and letting us show you our work.

Mrs Twit?

Who is this lady?  She thinks she is shrinking.  She has horrible messy knotted hair.  A grumpy face.
Couldn't be...it's not is it?
Mrs Twit - really?

Mrs Chrisp is visiting a Rangi Class introducing a "Passion for Reading".   We love her visits as we explore and get excited about reading.

Mrs Cameron talks about her beautiful daughter (one of them)

"Wonderstruck" the shared book in Room 13 has two main characters, Rose and Ben.

Both characters have something in common, they are deaf.

We asked Mrs Cameron to come and talk to us about her daughter Amanda who is at University studying  architecture (Clever!) She has faced the extra challenge of deafness along the way.
Mrs Cameron taught us some sign language.
Thank you Mrs Cameron, it was really special to hear the story of your daughter.

Michelle from Gisborne Netball.

A great netball training session was held today.  Thank you Michelle from Gisborne Netball who came to Gisborne Central School at lunchtime today.  The next session is 26th April at 3pm.

A Special Visitor

Today at lunchtime the children spotted a visitor high up in the tree. 

Can you see the Kereru?