Monday, February 23, 2015

Walking School Buses

Dear parents/caregivers,
Walking school busesWe’d like to introduce Walking School Buses for Amesbury School children.  By walking to school, children get fresh air, enjoy the activity of walking and have the opportunity to :
-  Learn how to safely negotiate the roads
-  Develop independence
-  Talk and socialise with friends and neighbours
-  Arrive at school refreshed and ready to enjoy the school day
-  Ease traffic congestion and improve safety around our school
About the walking school busA walking school bus usually has at least one adult “driver” who walks along an agreed route, collecting all children waiting at designated “bus stops” and walking them to school.  After school, they walk back along the same route.
Are you interested ?
We would like to gauge support for setting up a walking school bus for our school.  We would be grateful if you would complete this short survey  http://goo.gl/forms/yL7n0t9hMb by 
Friday 27th February 2015.
We will start the walking school buses as soon as there is enough support to do so.  The service will be free and a co-ordinator will organise parent volunteers to act as leaders.  There will be a maximum of eight children per adult and, while it’s a great thing to do, you don’t have to volunteer if you’re unable to.
Children can use the bus every day or on whatever days suit the family.  Routes will be established along the roads most used by our students, depending on the level of interest shown by parents and their willingness to volunteer as leaders.
Meeting
We will hold a meeting at the school in the next few weeks to discuss parents’ responses to the survey and our proposed walking school bus scheme.  You will be notified of the date via email, and your attendance and input would be very welcome.
You will contacted with more details if you can’t make the meeting but express an interest in the walking school bus through the survey.

Angela Natali (Matilda's mum) is the co-ordinator and is happy to answer any questions and would particularly enjoy hearing about the experiences of parents and caregivers who have had involvement in other walking bus programmes. Angela can be contacted on 0212724321 or angela.natali@vuw.ac.nz

Friday, February 20, 2015

New Child Restraint Laws - From the NZ Transport Agency

From Nov 1st 2013 the child restraint laws will be changing. The mandatory use of child restraints in vehicles will be extended by two years, with all children required to be correctly secured in an approved restraint until their 7th birthday (this includes booster seats).

Children aged seven will continue to be required to be secured in an approved child restraint if one is available in the vehicle, and if not, in any child restraint or safety belt that is available, until their 8th birthday.

You can read more at www.nzta.govt.nz/childrestraints. Please note the Q&A in this document.

Churton Park Community Centre - What's on to 01 March, 2015

Please follow this link for information on what's on at CPCC this week.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Subway Lunches - Update

We've had such a good response for our first week of Subway lunch orders (more than 40 orders), that we've decided to run this weekly until further notice.   
To bring this in line with our current school lunch order system, all orders will be taken online from next week (no forms to fill out!).  We will add the cost of your order to your child's account, so you will not need to send cash into the office - unless you prefer to do this of course.

This link to School Lunches 2015 will take you directly to the order form, where you can order Subway on Wednesdays or school lunch on Fridays.

If you have any queries, just email: office@amesbury.school.nz

Thanks,

Gail 


Monday, February 16, 2015

Known costs for 2015

You may have already received some, or all of the information below via email. We thought it might be useful however, to have a consolidated post showing known costs for 2015.

School Donation 2015
The Ministry of Education provides a decile-­based Operational Grant, which is funding for the basic administration, teaching and property running costs of the school. As a decile 10 school, the government considers our students to be from the highest socio-­economic area, so we receive a smaller operational grant per student than lower decile schools.
To enable us to provide quality education and additional resources to enhance learning, we rely on voluntary donations from parents. Voluntary donations are tax deductible. These have not increased in the three years the school has been open.
One child attending school - $240
Two children attending school - $400
Three or more children attending school - $480

A 10% discount off these amounts if offered if the school donation is paid in full by 31st March 2015.  There is a reduction for students joining school part way through the year.

Stationery & Mathletics Licence Fee
School provides all the stationery that students need throughout the year. The charge for this is $40, and this also includes 50% of the Mathletics licence fee. School absorbs the other 50% of the Mathletics licence.  This fee is invoiced at the beginning of the school year.

Electives & Cooking Activities Fee
We ask families to pay a nominal fee of $20 per student, per year towards resources & ingredients for electives and cooking activities.

Swimming
All students will participate in swimming lessons during the course of the year. Koru students will go once per week in term 1.  Harakeke students will receive 9 lessons over the course of a two week period at the end of term 1. The cost is $50 per student, which includes the lesson and return transport to the pool.

Music Lessons
We offer a range of group and individual music lessons, which are delivered by specialist teachers on Wednesdays and Fridays during the school day.  This is an optional activity, and if you choose to enrol your child, fees must be paid at the beginning of each term to secure your child's place.  Invoices are sent out to those families who book lessons. 

Camp & Field Trips
All students will have the opportunity to participate in camp and field trips.  As the cost of these events can vary greatly, these invoices are sent out as and when trips are arranged.  We offer options for payments in installments for larger amounts.

If you would like any further information on any of the above, please email office@amesbury.school.nz

Many thanks,
Gail 


Communication at Amesbury School

There are several ways the school will communicate with you.

1. Email -
  • You will receive emails from eTAP (our student management system) which go out to all parents. On occasion these have gone straight into some people's spam folder. If you think you are not receiving these emails, please check your spam folder. If this is happening, we can assist you to change your account settings so that this no longer happens. Please feel free to contact us regarding this. 
  • You will receive emails from-time-to time from Urs and Angela, our hub leaders.
  • You will receive emails, from time-to-time from your child's whanau teacher or another teacher, or, on occasion, from Lesley, the principal.
  • The Office will email you with invoices and account information and other important matters.
  • In general, email will be used when communication is urgent/time-bound or when we want to personalise communication.
      NOTE: Some people have had difficulty keeping up with the emails they receive. We strongly                          suggest you put all emails received from the school in a folder for easy access if you
                   require the information again. The problem with emails is that once they are off the                              page, they tend to be out of mind and very hard to find again. Shortly, we are going to
                   upgrade our website to create an archive to store important information such as camp
                   and trip newsletters for easy access by parents.

2. Amesbury BLOGS: We have two of these.
  • One is the Amesbury Learning BLOG which is a record of the two hubs' journey. This is much more related to students, their learning and their activities. Students and teachers create the content shared on this BLOG. We really encourage parents to comment on these BLOGposts.
  • The Amesbury BLOG is more administrative and provides important information and notices for parents as well community notices.
  • You can sign up for both these BLOGS and receive daily update emails giving you links to the latest content. If you don't want to subscribe to these emails, then please do check the BLOGs frequently or you might miss out on important content plus it is great to know what your children are up to.
3. Facebook: We have a facebook page: Current Facebook Page. It is a bit confusing because we appear to have two facebook pages. This is the link to the one we are currently using. Lots of people like accessing school information via Facebook. This tends to be more informal information about the school and what is happening.

4. The Amesbury Digest: This is emailed out every two weeks or so and pulls together information from all these sources, so that you have what is still relevant all in one place. We try to keep this as comprehensive as possible while ensuring that it is still accessible and not overwhelming. 

5. Community evenings: these are held 3 - 4 times per year and are an important two-way communication mechanism.

6. Text: in the case of emergency, you will be contacted by text if the service is available

5. One-on-one: staff will contact you by phone, text or in person, from time-to-time, as and when they consider it necessary.

Amesbury School Chosen for OECD Best Practice in Education Facilities

Amesbury School is being showcased on the OECD's database of 'Best Practice in Education Facilities.'

We were contacted towards the end of last year by personnel of the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments who asked if we would allow our school to be showcased on their database of innovative learning environments. Of course we said, "Yes!" and provided them with the information they required. Our profile was submitted to a committee who accepted it for the OECD's database and website. Here is the link to the entry about our school: Database: Best Practice in Education Facilities

The school has been included in the following Exemplary design categories: comfort, community use and involvement, energy efficiency, flexible learning settings, furniture, green school, outdoor spaces, technology rich

From the website:
"The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) and the European Investment Bank(EIB) launched the “Database of Best Practices in Educational Facilities Investment” on 29 September 2011. It seeks to inform the planning, design, construction, management and evaluation of educational spaces, combining resources for strategic investment in educational infrastructure, with exemplary school and university facilities from all over the world."


2015 School Donation


School Lunches 2015

Lunches will be available on two days a week in Term 1:

Wednesdays: Subway ($7 for a 6" sandwich, a cookie and a juice box). You can either pick up a hard copy order form from the office, or use the "Subway Wednesday" online form.
Subway require cash payments for these orders, so please ensure you send your money in a named envelope to the office by 4:00pm on Tuesdays.

Fridays: School lunch ($3 for pizza, hotdog, burger, toasted sandwich, home-made pie or similar).  Two choices will be offered each week.  Please use the school lunch order form.



Trip to Waiouru Army Museum Information

Amesbury School is providing all students with the opportunity to participate in an exciting overnight field trip to Waiouru Army Museum. 

Our Term 1 inquiry is Living Together. This inquiry moves through a number of smaller modules: exploring ourselves as learners, our hubs as learning spaces, our local community and the wider community. The final module in this inquiry explores Gallipoli. 2015 is the start of the centenary of World War 1 and we are keen for our students to be aware of this global event and its meaning for us today.

Our overnight field trip will consist of two visits to the Army Museum. The trip will run over two days: travelling up by bus in the morning and spending the afternoon at the museum completing the first part of our programme. We will stay overnight at Venture Lodge (a lovely lodge in Ohakune owned by Auckland Grammar School) and return to the museum the next day for the second part of our programme. We will then travel back to Wellington after lunch.
 
The journey to and from Waiouru will have stops for bathroom breaks and snacks, including a time to play and explore the wonderful park at Levin. 

The programme at the museum will include the following experiences:
  • A complete guided tour of the museum
  • Dressing up in army gear, including camouflage paint!
  • Experiencing what it's like to be an army medic: administer 'in the field'  first aide to friends, carry them on stretchers etc
  • Understand more about Gallipoli and necessity of remembrance
  • Cook and eat army rations, using a 24 hour soldier ration pack and field equipment
  • Ride through the mud in an army humvee (high mobility vehicle)
This field trip is open to all students; content will be adjusted to meet the needs and ages of each group. It is not a compulsory trip - students can opt to go on the field trip or stay at school with other students and teachers. 

We believe this will be a fantastic trip and a great opportunity for our students. Many of these experiences are only part of school museum programmes - they are not offered to the general public. For your information -  not surprisingly, students will be exposed to some graphic war content at the army museum. For example, there is a a triage tent with a fairly realistic model of a soldier lying on a bed who has had a limb blown off. 

The cost of the trip will be $90 per student. We are very happy for people to spread the cost of this trip over multiple payments, if required. 

We ask that you complete this Field trip consent form, even if you do not want your child/ren to go on the trip. The first two questions are compulsory questions for everyone, and the rest of the form is only for students who will be going on the trip. This will allow us to confirm exact numbers easily and make plans accordingly. 

We need people to complete this form by Wednesday 18th February. Parents and caregivers are most welcome to come along on the trip; it promises to be great fun! There is a section on the consent form where you can express interest in coming along as parent help on the trip. There will be some costs for parents - such as the accommodation for the night and travel - unless parents take their own vehicle. But we will try to keep the cost down. We will be able to be clearer about this once we know what the demand is.

High Five Awards - Week 2, 2015

Congratulations to the following students who received a 
High Five Award in week 2:

For more detail on these awards, please visit the parent area next to the office where the certificates will be displayed until the end of term.
Logan Baker - Connecting & Including
Bella Joe - Authenticity
Leonardo Truman - Connecting & Including
Alek King - Sustainability
Bader Witty - Sustainability
Jack Arnold - Excellence
Lulu Vaughan - Authenticity
Tre Love - Excellence AND Sustainability
Holly Gould - Connecting & Including
Cameron Piercy - Authenticity
Jacob Kennedy - Authenticity
Natalie Chen - Authenticity
Arthur Truman - Connecting & Including
Phoebe Riddle - Connecting & Including
Maddie Thomas - Sustainability


Friday, February 13, 2015

Churton Park Community Centre - What's On to February 22nd, 2015

Hi Everyone

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at our community celebration of Chinese New Year on Thursday between 11-1pm. Bring a plate of food to share, come along for some fun and to admire our New Year decorations, which will be installed on Monday  (thank you to Janet and May!) All are welcome to join us.
There’s lots on this weekend around Wellington: Chinese New Year Celebrations kick off, heralding the year of the sheep, all the details are here. You could put a rainbow sparkle into your Valentines Day celebrations at Out in the Park, all the details arehere. And finally, the fabulous Island Bay Festival is on this weekend, all the details are here.
For what’s coming up next week, please click here
REGULAR CLASS SPOTLIGHT – CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS Mondays (Term Time Only) 1.30 – 3.30pm
Daphne, Anne and Rosie are back for 2015 with Monday afternoon Creative Expressions, starting from 1.30pm on Monday 16th February. This term we will be doing foundation piecing, making a “schoolhouse” block. Rosie won’t be joining us until the end of February and she has some ideas for making woollen jerseys for toddlers plus a few throws. She says it’s time for us to go on to something bigger and she has a wonderful pattern for a jersey that you could use for an adult – sounds very interesting!
We are a group who enjoys each other's company and the sharing of ideas and experiences and all crafters are welcome, no matter your level of experience. Please phone Daphne if you would like to join the group for this term on 977 2055.
ON NEXT WEEK - For further information and bookings on all classes, contact me at the Centre: 830 4802 or Beckie.duffy@wcc.govt.nz, unless otherwise stated.
·         ** Churton Park Photography Club ** - The group meets on the third Tuesday of every month to share their work and support their growth as photographers. All new members are welcome, regardless of your experience. Annual fee is $40 to cover venue hire. This month’s assignment was CLOUDS. It will be interesting to see where people will take this theme without having many clouds around lately! As always the group will be sharing a favourite photo from the month and sharing some before and after edited images to show off some tricks. This month’s meeting is on Tuesday 17th February at 7.30pm.
·         ** Chinese New Year Celebrations ** - 新年快! We’ll be celebrating Chinese New Year at the Centre this year with a shared lunch and free tai chi and table tennis sessions. Join us on Thursday 19th February from 11 – 1pm and please bring a plate of food to share.
·         ** Thursday Walking Group **– Meet at the Community Centre for a 7pm sharp departure. This week, if the sun is shining we’ll go up Winsley Terrace, over the new development to McLintock Street and up over the hills until we get to the Truscott Ave turn off.  This will take us past a cave where you can check out the spiders and any wetas, then we'll head down to Johnsonville and home.  The walk will take about 2 hours at a medium pace so if it is a bit windy then do bring a jacket.  All new members are welcome. Contact Vicky if you’d like more information: 022 351 7008.
·         ** Social English ** - A quick reminder that our popular Social English group re-starts this Friday at 10am. Come along for friendly conversation and a chance to practice your English. Just $2 to join in.
·         ** Chinese Library Collection via CPCC ** - we will have a selection of Chinese language books available at CPCC for borrowing. This service will be available to anyone with a Wellington City Libraries Card. You will be able to borrow books for 3 weeks and books can be returned either to CPCC or Johnsonville Library. 现在,您如果有惠灵顿图书馆的借书证就可以在Churton Park 社区中心借阅中文书了。惠灵顿图书馆有大约七千册中文书,可以免费借阅三个星期。您读完以后可以把书还到社区中心或者Johnsonville 图书馆。社区开放时间为周一到周五上午十点至下午两点,开放期间都可以借阅中文书。
·         ** Tai Chi with Mercedes ** - Saturday morning Tai Chi classes have re-started, from 9 – 10am on Saturday mornings. For more information on classes and Mercedes’ style, contact Mercedes on 021 0259 5677.
·         ** Starship Mobile Phone Appeal ** - Donate your old mobile phone and raise funds for Starship's National Air Ambulance. For more information visitstarship.org.nz/phone. To donate to the appeal please drop any unwanted mobile phones into CPCC Monday – Friday 10-2pm.
COMING SOON – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
·         ** S.I.M.P.L.E   AWARENESS ** - Alternate Monday evenings 7.30pm to 9pm. Free introductory session on Monday 23rd Feb 2015. In ancient times people lived in harmony with nature, listened to the ebb and flow of the energies, saw the signs and connected to their inner counsel.  The “Wise Ones” were only those who had fully embraced their awareness. The teaching of S.I.M.P.L.E   AWARENESS has been lost over the course of time, and it is now time for individuals to reconnect to the Awareness of our ancient ones to become their own “Wise One”. S.I.M.P.L.E   AWARENESS allows an individual to gain a new direction, perspective, harmony and clarity in their life and become a catalyst for change in an individual’s life, by going places they never thought possible previously.  S~ Synchronicity - I ~ Intuition - M ~ Meditation - P ~Perspective - L ~ “Life” - E ~ Empowerment. For more information and to register please contact Yvonne on phone 280 7831 or 021 0848 7200. 
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
·         ** Ni Hao Children’s Community ** - Is your family interested in learning Mandarin Chinese?  Ni Hao Children's Community is a non-profit organisation offering fun, interactive & movement-based classes and we're seeking expressions of interest in our classes in this local community. Our classes include Music and Movement for Babies to Preschool ages, and Learning by Doing for Primary School ages. Classes prioritise developing the oral and listening language skills of the children. We also offer workshops for parents so everyone can learn and enjoy practising at home. More info can be found onnihaocc.org.nz. If you're interested in seeing classes happen locally, please let Beckie know.
·         ** Birthday Parties at CPCC ** - we have been super-busy with birthday party bookings for the next month or two, so if you are thinking about having a party at CPCC, please get in touch to book your time.

COMMUNITY NOTICES
1.    ** Northern United Junior Hockey Club** Registrations now open for children in northern suburbs. 6 a-side for yrs 3-6: $100. 11-a-side for yrs 7&8: $135. We are also offering “Have a Go” fun for beginners: three 1-hour coached sessions on Wednesdays, 18th Feb to 4th March, for $15 all up. Details: www.nujhc.org.nz. E-mailnujhockey@gmail.com to book or contact Sandy on 027 677 4955 for questions.
2.    Brett Hudson MP - Johnsonville Office: An Electorate Office has now been opened at 29 Broderick Road Johnsonville. The office hours are Mon, Weds, and Fri  9am -  3pm.   For appointments or enquiries please call the office on (04) 4780628
3.    Is your child difficult to understand? Do you have concerns regarding your child’s speech? I am Alison Raver, MS, CCC-SLP - Speech Language Therapist and I have 14 years of experience providing speech therapy to children. I have availability to provide in-home therapy during school hours on Mondays and Thursdays in the Churton Park vicinity. Other times may be available by arrangement. Please contact me  for more information at:  speechwithalison@gmail.com or text/call: 020 400 16980
4.    PMP Distributors are looking for distributors in Churton Park. Suitable for honest, reliable people over 11 years of age. See attached for more information.
FROM NEWLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE
There will be a special Chinese New Year celebration on Friday 20th February from 4-8pm at the Newlands Community Centre. Free entry! Traditional food, music and arts, cultural performances and more! For more information, contact 477 3724. Our own Tai Chi teacher, Janet Chew will be doing a demonstration, so get along, have dinner and join in the fun! See attached.
FROM TAWA COMMUNITY CENTRE
SPCA are at the TAWACC next Saturday 21 February – this time in the hall.  12noon-3pm – come along and get to cuddle cute and fluffy cats and kittens.

To keep up to date with what’s on at CPCC throughout the week, you can follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ChurtonParkCommunityCentre). It’s publically available, so you can view it even if you don’t belong to Facebook.

Have a great weekend!

Beckie Duffy
Community Centre Advocate | | Wellington City Council
P 04 830 4802 | M 021 247 8741 | F
E 
Beckie.Duffy@wcc.govt.nz | W Wellington.govt.nz



Thursday, February 12, 2015

Subway Lunches - starting Wednesday 18th February 2015

We are trying out Subway lunches on Wednesdays, starting next week (18th February).  
Lunch will consist of a 6" sandwich, a cookie and a juice box, which will be delivered fresh to school each Wednesday.  All sandwiches come with lettuce, tomato and cucumber.

As Subway is an outside provider, and we are trialling this to start with, we can only accept cash payments in a named envelope.  If we continue using Subway however, you will be able to use students accounts for payment.

Both Subway and school lunch orders can be submitted online using this link (you do not need to print out the form as we will receive your order electronically).  Your cash payment should be sent to the office in an envelope with your child's name. There will be a drop box on the bench in the office for payment.

Let us know if you have any queries..


Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Second Hand Chromebook Deal

Hello folks,

One of our now Year 7s is looking to hand down their Chromebook to another Amesbury student.

This is a white, Acer C720P Touchscreen Chromebook which retails for around the $540 - $550 mark. It's in good nick.

They are looking at around the $450 mark for this particular device.

Please contact matt@amesbury.school.nz if you want me to put you in touch with them.


ASB - Supporting Schools


Thursday, February 5, 2015

Churton Park Community Centre - What's On to February 15th

Hi Everyone
Yay for a short week! The Centre will shut be shut tomorrow for Waitangi Day – enjoy your day off! We have lots starting next week, so have a read through and see what you might be able to join in.
For what’s coming up next week, please click here
REGULAR CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Fairy Dance Ballet, Saturdays 10-10.30am
Term one of Fairy Dance starts this Saturday at 10am – so enrol your little ballerina in classes now! $99 for a full term, or $15 per class, casual. To register, phone Miss Tracey on 027 8900 164, info@fairydance.co.nz. Check out the website here.
ON NEXT WEEK - For further information and bookings on all classes, contact me at the Centre: 830 4802 or beckie.duffy@wcc.govt.nz, unless otherwise stated.
·         ** Quest 4 Wellness Seminar ** -  LIVE YOUR BRILLIANCE in 2015. Are the Christmas 'pounds' still weighing you down? Come and join us for a unique, fresh perspective guaranteed to accelerate you towards your desired results for a thinner, more healthy you, boosting your energy and self-esteem. Tuesday 10th February 7.30 – 8.30pm. Please RSVP your attendance by phone:04 473 7907, by text:027 4427866. $5 koha per family to cover costs. Please see attached.
·         ** Wednesday Walkers ** - February walk schedule attached.
·         ** Tai Chi with Janet ** - Janet’s relaxing Tai Chi classes re-start on Thursday 12th February at 10.30am. All welcome, $2 to participate.
·         ** Rummikub Group ** - this new group starts on Thursday 12th February from 10-12pm. $2 to play, all welcome.
·         ** Brain Bunny Creative Writing Classes ** - creative writing classes for kids start on Thursday 12th February. To register, contact Helen at Brain Bunny on 499 0435 or brainbunny@hotmail.co.nz. More information here.
·         ** 3D Printing Introduction Workshop for Adults ** - places still available for this introductory session on Friday 13th February 7.15 – 9.15pm. Register viawww.fre3formd.co.nz. A follow up practical workshop will be held in March.
·         ** Social English ** A quick reminder that our popular Social English group re-starts this Friday at 10am. Come along for friendly conversation and a chance to practice your English. Just $2 to join in.
·         ** Chinese Library Collection via CPCC ** - we will have a selection of Chinese language books available at CPCC for borrowing. This service will be available to anyone with a Wellington City Libraries Card. You will be able to borrow books for 3 weeks and books can be returned either to CPCC or Johnsonville Library. Books will start being available for borrowing from this Friday 13th February. See attached.
·         ** Starship Mobile Phone Appeal ** - Donate your old mobile phone and raise funds for Starship's National Air Ambulance. For more information visitstarship.org.nz/phone. To donate to the appeal please drop any unwanted mobile phones into CPCC Monday – Friday 10-2pm.
COMING SOON – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
·         ** Creative Expressions – Daphne, Anne and Rosie are back for 2015 with Monday afternoon Creative Expressions, starting from 1.30pm on Monday 16th February. We are a group who enjoys each other's company and the sharing of ideas and experiences and all crafters are welcome, no matter your level of experience. Please phone Daphne if you would like to join the group for this term on 977 2055. See attached for details on term one activities.
·         ** Chinese New Year Celebrations ** - 新年快! We’ll be celebrating Chinese New Year at the Centre this year with a shared lunch and free tai chi and table tennis sessions. Join us on Thursday 19th February from 11 – 1pm and please bring a plate of food to share.
·         ** Churton Park Toastmasters ** – how lovely to see the profile on Churton Park’s own upcoming Toastmasters group in this week’s Independent Herald (read the article on p6 here). Our group starts on Thursday 12th March at 7.30pm.  To register your interest, please contact Maya: 478 9466 ormaya.fengshui@paradise.net.nz.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
·         ** Ni Hao Children’s Community ** - Is your family interested in learning Mandarin Chinese?  Ni Hao Children's Community is a non-profit organisation offering fun, interactive & movement-based classes and we're seeking expressions of interest in our classes in this local community. Our classes include Music and Movement for Babies to Preschool ages, and Learning by Doing for Primary School ages. Classes prioritise developing the oral and listening language skills of the children. We also offer workshops for parents so everyone can learn and enjoy practising at home. More info can be found onnihaocc.org.nz. If you're interested in seeing classes happen locally, please let Beckie know.
·         ** S.I.M.P.L.E Awareness - Expressions of interest are sought for: S.I.M.P.L.E   AWARENESS, Alternate Monday evenings from 7 - 8.30pm. S.I.M.P.L.E   AWARENESS allows an individual to tap into incalculable data, gain a new direction, harmony and clarity.  When this awareness is developed and embraced it can become a catalyst for change in an individual’s life.  S.I.M.P.L.E Awareness can be applied to every aspect, level and stage of life. Please contact Beckie on 830 4802 or Beckie.duffy@wcc.govt.nz to register your interest. S~ Synchronicity - I ~ Intuition - M ~ Meditation - P ~Perspective - L ~ “Life” - E ~ Empowerment
COMMUNITY NOTICES
1.    Senior Net is holding an open morning on Friday 13th February at the Johnsonville Community Centre in the Trust Room. It is where older folk can learn computer and new technology skills. For further information please call Keith on 04 479 8220

2.    50s Forward News & Views - if you are 50+, you may be interested in an e-letter designed to keep you updated on events, news and trends, both local and overseas, that are relevant to an ageing population. If you belong to a group or club and have an upcoming event in support of older people that you would like to advertise, please forward the information to me athelenmacdiarmid57@gmail.com and I will be happy to include it in the next 50s Forward.

3.    Northern Suburbs Stroke Club Meeting on 18 Feb at Uniting Church Hall Doctor Taylor Terrace at 12.15.  This will be a talk on medical alarms with Linda Sheldon from Freedom Alarms.

4.    Submissions are now being sought on the proposed changes to the structure of councils in the greater Wellington region. You have until March 2 to submit your feedback. More information here.

FROM NEWLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE

Chinese New Year celebration Friday 20th February from 4-8pm at the Newlands Community Centre. Free entry! Traditional food, music and arts, cultural performances and more! For more information, contact 477 3724.

FROM TAWA COMMUNITY CENTRE

For the month of February there will be FREE exercise classes for seniors.  Ezy Movers is held at Tawa CC on Friday mornings from 9.30-10.15am.  Come along and join Tracey for a fun, low impact exercise class to keep the joints and muscles moving
To keep up to date with what’s on at CPCC throughout the week, you can follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ChurtonParkCommunityCentre). It’s publically available, so you can view it even if you don’t belong to Facebook.

Have a great weekend!

Beckie Duffy
Community Centre Advocate | | Wellington City Council
P 04 830 4802 | M 021 247 8741 | F
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Beckie.Duffy@wcc.govt.nz | W Wellington.govt.nz



Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Community Notices - February 2015


FUN AND ENGAGING MUSIC CLASSES FOR ALL AGES!

You'll love your music lessons at Encore! School of Music!  We offer a variety of fantastic individual and group music classes for ALL AGES in various Wellington locations including Amesbury School and Johnsonville.
Our excellent teachers teach classes that include pre-school music, band, piano, keyboard, singing, guitar, drums, violin, clarinet, saxophone, flute, recorder and music theory.
We also offer private music lessons for Amesbury School students during SCHOOL HOURS at Amesbury School.
To find out more, check out our website: www.encoreschoolofmusic.co.nz.
Call 04-976 8742 or email info@encoreschoolofmusic.co.nz


Best selling author Julia Donaldson in Wellington

Julia Donaldson, the popular best-selling author of The Gruffalo, A Squash and a Squeeze, Room on the Broom and many other children's favourites will be at The Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie Plaza
from 3pm to 3.30pm on Thursday February 12th to meet readers and sign books.
Julia will sign one favourite book you bring from home and any books purchased on the day. All welcome, no charge. 
Later, in an event for adults, she will speak about her life as a writer, outspoken children's literature advocate, and her time as the Children's Laureate 2011 -2013.
Thu 12 Feb 2015, 6:30pm–8:00pm : St Peter's on Willis, 211 Willis St, Te Aro, Wellington.
Tickets $10 each - bookings absolutely essential at 
http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2015/julia-donaldson-in-conversation/wellington

Arts a Go Go! Performing Arts School for Kids  Award winning classes running at the Redwood Club in Tawa. “Introduction to Arts a Go Go!” - A one hour class of dance, drama and singing for 4 and 5 year olds. “Performing Arts Combo Class” - A two hour class of dance, drama and singing for students aged 6 to teens. (Wait list may apply) For more details, please seewww.artsagogo.co.nz, find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/artsagogo, emailRachel@artsagogo.co.nz or text or ring 021 144 1641.

Tommy and the Jabberwocky by Tanya Piejus
February 14, 15, 21, 22 at 3pm & 5pm; Friday 20 at 6pm
Khandallah Park, Woodmancote Road
Kids, bring your nana, bring your granddad, bring your parents, bring your neighbours and cheer on Tommy as she follows the advice of her strangely wise grandmother to take the ancestral vorpal sword and vanquish the villains who have been stealing her neighbours’ iPods.
Khandallah Arts Theatre’s 15th play in the park is loosely based on Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsense poem. An amazing new adventure for the whole family.
How long: just under an hour
Cost: a gold coin donation from everybody would be very much appreciated.  
Weather doubtful - wet or windy? RIng 499 4444 two hours before the start. Alternative venue Cashmere Ave School Hall.


Our internationally acclaimed Life Skills programme for children (5-17yrs) enhances  Confidence and Creativity, Communication,  Presentation Skills, Public speaking, Performance skills.
Classes in: Khandallah, Lower Hutt, Whitby, Hataitai, Tawa
 Ph (04) 3889710                     www.helenogrady.co.nz





Before & After School Care Services
7:00-8:30am $12/hour
3:00-6:00pm $17/hour
Holidays by arrangement
Phone: Mary 478 4166 or 021 182 8836