• Carisbrook School opens on Wednesday 1^st February. School will start at 9am and finish at 3pm. View this site for more information: Carisbrook School
  
• New bell times  for all 3 sites are as follows – Morning Session: 9am-11am, Morning Tea: 11am-11:30am, Mid Morning Session 11:30am-12:50pm, Lunch 12:50pm-1:40pm, Afternoon Session 1:40pm-3pm.
• That each student will be getting a new Carisbrook School top
• That all Yr 7 & 8 learners will have a PC computer, laptop, or an ipad or similar while they are at school
• That Carisbrook is going to be a Duffy school
• Fruit in Schools to be confirmed

Kia ora Calton Hill Taniwhas!

Our LAST GAME this Saturday, we are playing St Bernadette’s Blue Jays  on D7. Please meet at 9:30am. Reminder that we are NOT Otago South Tee-ball as there was alot of confusion a few weeks ago. We are usually referred to as “…Tee-Ball at Bathgate”

I have a tendency to misplace my phone! So please keep an eye on the weather forecast, if it is hot please ensure that your child is wearing sun screen and a sunhat. Keep checking the weather announcements and tune into 97.4 More FM Radio Station for possible cancellations or call the CANCELLATION LINE on 471 7555. Those of you who have given me your cel number may get a text so keep your phones handy (providing I didn’t misplace it which I often do, my apologies in advance).

Player of the Day:

• 3/12      Jack S
• 26/11    Cancelled due to high winds
• 19/11    Connor
• 12/11    Connor
• 5/11      Cancelled due to Weather
• 29/10   Shannon
• Term3 Holidays
• 8/10     Cancelled due to Weather
• 1/10     Nikita
• 24/9    Taiarahi
• 17/9     Jack H

Naku noa na
Pesamino Tili

Mission Statement

Calton Hill Primary School provides a stimulating learning environment in which the resources of both the school and community are combined to facilitate life-long learners.

Our Vision statement is for the young people of the school. It involves learning how to connect the past, the present and the future. The past is familiar, the present uncertain and future untried.

Our school aims to:

1. Be the first choice of school for our local community.
2. Be recognised for delivering quality education to meet the individual developmental and needs of the students.

1. Be seen as a school that focuses on all developmental needs – academic, emotional, physical, cultural and spiritual, with an emphasis given to improving numeracy and literacy skills.

The vision for our young people is that they:

1. Will work towards being good citizens.
2. Will be confident, self-motivated, lifelong learners, cultural sensitive and able to relate   across all cultures.
3. Who will work to create an Aotearoa NZ that embraces the partnership values of Treaty of Waitangi.

Who will be confident and work towards the wellbeing of NZ social,  cultural, economic and environmental.

Channel 9 News Article on the Maori Pacific Island, noting the school merger.

Festival Tinged with Sadness

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LIFE EDUCATION BUS

The Life Education Bus will be visiting to school, today Thursday 8^th and Friday 9^th September.

The focus will be on social relationships.  The junior school will be looking at the basic needs, the need to be kind to others and the need to keep each other safe i.e. friendships.  The senior school is looking at being friends with ourselves, others and the environment.   There is a focus on conflict resolution.

Cost is $3 per student.  This cost covers the mobile classroom as well as an informative work book.

• Thursday 8^th & 9^th September – Life Education Bus, $3 Charge
• Friday 7^th October – Role Model Assembly, 1.30pm
• Friday 7th October – Last day of term 3
• Monday 12^th September – OCA Cricket, Years 2,3,4, 1.15-2.45pm
• Thursday 15^th September – Futsal (Indoor Soccer)
• Tuesday 20^th September – Suzanne Wilson, Health Nurse
• Thursday 22^nd September – Futsal (Indoor Soccer)
• Thursday 15^th September – Futsal (Indoor Soccer)

• Tuesday 4^th October – OCA Cricket, 8 A Side, Years 5 & 6, 9.30am-12.30pm
• Thursday 6^th October – Futsal (Indoor Soccer)
• Monday 24^th October – Labour Day, School closed
• Tuesday 25^th October – First day of term 4

• Monday Mornings – Lisa Levitt, Social Worker in Schools
• Wednesdays – Parent Group meets in Room 1 at 1pm
• Fridays – 4 year old visits are welcome

NETBALL

Calton Hill Panthers

We are still on a winning streak. Well done people.

What a busy year. We are wll into the setting up of the merger between Calton Hill , College Street and Caversham. Isn’t it exciting to see Calton Hill School site is staying. What great opportunities this will give the children of the area.  So far there is a new continuing Board of trustees  who are meeting every Tuesday to set in motion all the requirements for the new schools to start well next year. Very soon they will be advertising the Principal’s position. After this the teachers’ positions will be looked at.

Children are welcome to enrol any time. We have a lovely bunch of four year olds visiting each Friday with the New entrant Year one class and Mr Tili.

If you have any enquiries please contact our school secretary Mrs Taylor: 487 7465

We are constantly trying to change. Isn’t it exciting. Super in-service about key competencies has us all inspired. We will in 2010 be teaching our topics via the key competencies. Learning to learn is great for the children teaching real skills to obtain information.