Resources

2012 Stationery

To make life easier for getting back to school we have teamed up with OfficeMax so that you buy all of your stationery over the Internet, by mail order or from the shop in Trafalger Street. We recieve reward points for all orders placed.

The stationery will be delievered to your home or a designated place by courier.  Goods are couriered free of charge for orders placed online over $57.50.  It is recommended that you place your order by the 14th of January to ensure you get the stationery before school starts.

For online orders click on the following link or on the link on our home page.  2012 Online Stationery

For mail orders, download the order form and send it to OfficeMax, Freepost 17019, PO Box 16670, Christchurch with your cheque enclosed.

Instore, take your downloaded list in to OfficeMax, 141 Trafalger Street, Nelson.

Junior Syndicate Stationery - New Entrant Classes Rooms 8 and 12

Junior Syndicate Stationery - Rooms 9,10.11 and 13

Middle Syndicate Stationery

Room 14 Year 2 Stationery

Room 14 Year 3 Stationery

Senior Syndicate Stationery

Dyslexia Foundation's 4D Programme 

Hampden Street School recognises that dyslexia and other learning differences can have a significant impact on school life. Our school is committed to addressing this, and we are proud to be part of the Dyslexia Foundation’s 4D | For Dyslexia programme which enables schools to make meaningful changes to help dyslexic students succeed.

The 4D programme sets out a three-step approach to change, comprising:

1. Producing a written policy statement setting out the school’s approach to dyslexia
2. Outlining a strategy for addressing dyslexia in the classroom
3. Implementing the strategy, including making simple adjustments to the classroom environment

We are currently working to produce these initial materials, and we will update this page as we complete this, and as we make improvements in the classroom. In the meantime, to read more about the exciting work of 4D please go to www.4Dschools.org.nz  

School Banking

We are pleased to announce our School Banking Programme, run in conjunction with The National Bank. Children can open bank accounts and make deposits at school. The objective of the programme is to help children develop a regular savings habit and help them learn about money and how to manage it. How often children save is more important than how much they save so no amount is too small. Helping them develop a regular saving habit will give them a great foundation as they go through life.

School Banking will be operating every Thursday between 8.30am & 9am in the School Library from 18th March.

If you’d like to know more, or for an application form, please contact the school office, or see Jennifer, from the National Bank, in the School Library at Banking time.

Fundraising Opportunity

School memories are very important for children.  My School Career will provide an album for special moments at school. Eg. first and last day. 

Albums are $50 and the school will get $10 from every album sold. 

For more information click on the link to visit the website or read the attached information sheet.

Walking School Bus Update 

Written by Sarah Downs, School Travel Planner

Route 1 – to start at the back of the Cathedral. Walk along Trafalgar St South past Nelson girls College. At Brougham St cross over and walk past Fairfield Park. Turn left onto Rutherford St and right onto Van Diemen St. Cross over at the refuge and turn into Ngatiawa St, then on to the school grounds.

Route 2 – to start at the cricket pavilion on Victory Sq. Walk up the steps by the vets to Hampden Tce. Continue down Hampden St and cross Waimea Rd at the lights.

Route 3 – either meet at Hales Corner Dairy or at Cattle Market reserve. Both routes to meet at the intersection of Tukuka and Campbell St. To continue along Campbell St and turn left at Motueka St. Turn right onto Waimea Rd and follow until at Hampden St.

If drivers have any suggestions to improve the route please let me know and we can easily revise them.

Guidelines for ‘driving’ a bus:

• Parents are responsible for their own child’s safety to and from the designated bus stop.
• Drivers must stay with the group on the route and make sure they have entered the school grounds.
• Children must listen to the driver and obey their instructions, especially at road crossings, to ensure the safety of the entire group.
• Drivers must be respectful and courteous towards children and parents.
• If there are 2 drivers, one should be at the front and the other at the back.
• The bus should follow the rules of the shared path when appropriate.
• When crossing roads 
   a) Choose a safe place away from parked cars. If necessary and there was the adult backup, you could cross the children in groups. 
   b) Walk across, looking and listening as you go. 
   c) After crossing safely, reform the group and continue.
• If there are any problems please contact Mrs Rae at school or Sarah Downs.

Parent’s responsibilities:

• Please complete the consent form (available from the school office) and return to school by Wednesday 18th November. This will form the basis of the route register and will be a database of contact details for the drivers.
• Parents must inform the driver of any change to their child’s travel plans. Permanent changes need to be made to the database.
• Parents must set up a plan for what their child does if they miss the bus for any reason. Buses need to depart on time so that children are not late for school.

Wet weather – the bus can run rain or shine! Individual parents may choose not to use it on that day so please let the driver know. If the driver decides to cancel the bus because of bad weather they are to let the others know ASAP. Also, if you are unable to do your turn because of illness etc, please organise with another driver to do a swap. If you have any further queries please contact me 543 8542 or email sarah.downs@tasman.govt.nz

My contact details are: Sarah Downs 03 543 8542 0272461091 sarah.downs@tasman.govt.nz  

How to Help your Child Progress at School

Children progress at different rates through the school and no two children are the same.There are many ways in which parents/caregivers can assist their children at each developmental stage.

Health

• School can be physically demanding and children require regular bedtimes, allow 8-10 hours sleep a night
• Lunches and playtime snacks should be high in energy to help them concentrate during the day.
• Don’t forget, even though the children are busy at school, encouraging regular exercise is important.

Language

• Take time to listen to your child. Through prompting encourage him/her to tell you what happened at school.
• Only talk to your child when you have his/her attention.
• Ask your child to repeat requests you have made to check he/she understands.
• Discuss new places and experiences as they occur.
• Hear your child read regularly.
• Encourage a book environment by joining the local library and discussing the chosen books.
• Draw your child's attention to the spelling of words in his/her environment.

Mathematics

• Encourage your child to become a problem solver through posing simple household or shopping problems.
• Revise regularly the basic facts and times-tables, giving plenty of positive reinforcement for progress.
• Encourage the use of technology in daily situations.

Topic Study

• Develop an awareness of the world around him/her through current events.
• Discuss similarities and differences between his/her lifestyles and those seen on television.
• Assist your child's research skills by helping to locate information
• Supervise your children as they search the internet for information
• Share your feelings on local issues.

General

• Keep in touch with the class teacher and Principal. Let your child know you are interested in his/her education and believe it to be important.
• Always talk positively about school in front of your child - save the problems to discuss with the teacher or Principal.
• Make a point of telling the class teacher of any celebrations or times of upset and unhappiness in the family, as they will directly affect your child's behaviour.

Internet Safety

• The first step to safety is ensuring that your computer is secure. For information on computer security and the basic requirements go to www.netbasics.org.nz/
• Make sure you know what your children are doing on your home computer.
• Talk to them about keeping safe on the Internet.
• Get them to use safe search engines www.wicked.org.nz/ and supervise searching if you can.
• Check out your computer's search history regularly so you know what sites your computer has been visiting.
• Ensure your children are not downloading programmes/material/music by themselves as this is often a way unsafe material/viruses end up on computers.

The whole family can help...

Parents, caregivers, grandparents and older siblings all have crucial roles in effective cybersafety education for very young children. One can explore the Hector's World website alongside a child, watch the episodes together, and help reinforce the key messages. Installing the Hector's World Safety Button™ on the home computer, printing out the storybooks, playing with the puzzles, doing learning activities etc., can further reinforce these important harm prevention messages.
This information was taken from www.netsafe.org.nz/