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Page 18, Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday 16 January 2020 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz neducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducation ucationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationedu EDUCATION ioneducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducati ationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeduca ucationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationedu ucationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationedu ducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationed CJ’s Driving School Schools database online There is aschool tool available at www. educationcounts.govt.nz/findschool which gives information about every school in New Zealand. Enter the name of the school you are looking for, or click on the map, to find information, like: their address and contact information type of school egprimary, intermediate, secondary, special school, teen parent unit the school gender coeducational, girls or boys school whether they are state, state integrated, private or partnership schools whether they offer boarding facilities whether they offer teaching in Maori medium or Pasifika medium links to their Education Review Office reports. If it’s got wheels preferably big wheels Christine Jones will drive it! Christine started her career in Driver Training at the YMCA in 1996 and has worked hard to gain experience and achieve her goal of being an Independent Course Provider for NZTA and ITO Industry Assessor. She is aLicenced Driving Instructor and Assessor, has National Qualifications in AdultEducation and TESOL, and the owner/ operator of CJ’s Driving school. She has spent most of her life driving all sorts of heavy vehicles from tractors and farm machinery to forklifts, trucks and buses. C J’s Driving School provides driver training and assessment locally right here in Ashburton. Christine offers NZTA Approved; Classes 2 and 4 Licence, Dangerous Goods and Forklift Licence Endorsement courses. She also offers Competenz/Worksafe Approved Forklift Safe Operator’s Certificate Courses, as well as the approved Limited Credit programmefor School Bus Drivers, as required by the MOE. All training is offered WEEKLY at Community House, 44 Cass Street, Ashburton or CJ’s Driving School is able to come to you and train at your own location. Christine is excited about training the next generation of drivers and helping to alleviate New Zealand’s huge skills shortage of qualified and professional heavy vehicle operators. ‘‘I am passionate about road safety and driver awareness. I like to help drivers appreciate that we all need to be Professional Drivers and feel proud of the industry we are working in. Without heavy vehicle operators, how would we get the food and fibre we New Zealanders need to feed and clothe ourselves moved around the country. This is an exciting career. It’s a job where you get to work outside and you will never get bored, every day is different.’’ She drove school buses for 20 years, which fitted nicely around family life and other commitments. Christine has also spent time abroad driving arange of heavy vehicles. She has developed a broad range of experience and life skills and her practical experience combines with awealth of classroom experience. CJ’s Driving School can be contacted on 0272452563, through their Facebook Page, via email: cjsdrivingschool@outlook.com or by visiting NZTA and NZIDI websites. OPENING HOURS: 8.30am-5.30pm Monday-Thursday 8.30am-6pm Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday 212 East Street,Ashburton. Ph 308 8309 2244765
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday 16 January 2020, Page 19 neducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducation ucationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationedu EDUCATION ioneducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducati ationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeduca ucationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationedu ucationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationedu ducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationed Our Lady of the Snows OURSIZE IS OUR ADVANTAGE Our Ladyofthe Snows is afully integrated Catholic Primary School for pupils from new entranttoYear 8. The school’scurriculum reflects our special Catholic character preparingour pupils educational needs in acaring environmentwhere everyoneshares and lives the values, teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church. The school, convenientlylocated at 20 Main Street,inMethven,isdivided into two classes; new entrant to Year 3inone room and Year 4to8in another. Wealso have amultipurpose room where we hold assembly,school prayer, meetings. It can also be used as an art and music room. All classrooms andpupils at Our Lady of the Snows are individually equipped with digital technology. Senior pupils have Chromebook laptops for classroom use, and the juniorpupils have access to iPads, whichare used in literacyand mathematics programmes. Extragroup support and teaching is provided by qualified teacher aides and all pupils haveaccess to the schools learning support facilities. At Our Ladyofthe Snows we have afully equipped, newly refurbished MercyLibrary, ateacher aide room, large spacious grounds with a playground, two tennis courts, a scooter area, volleyball court, full size soccer and rugby pitches and many trees and gardens. The school values programmeand religious education are deliveredin an integrated approachwith the rest of the curriculum. And we encourage all pupils and families to be actively part of our Christian community with daily class prayers regular prayer liturgies and school massheld at least once each term. The national curriculumis delivered with astrong emphasison literacy and numeracy integratedinto diverse learning experiencesthat draw on our unique community and environment. There is an extensive fitnessand sportsactivities programme and we also valuethe cultural and creative side of the curriculumwith Kapa Haka,art, music and drama an importantpart of learning. Nestled down atreelined driveway on the edge of the Methventownshipyou will find averyspecial Catholicschool, asafe&beautiful placewhere childrenlearn,play&grow... We feel positivethatthe smallersizeofour school is amajor factor in ourability to developthe self-confidence andabilityofour students. To arrange aschoolvisistpleasecontact: Pattie Ree–Principal027 531 7518 principal@ladysnow.school.nz ladysnow.school.nz 2241063 Unique personal profiles Some Mid Canterbury children moving from early childhood education centres to primary schools this year will be accompanied by unique personal profiles telling their new teachers all about them. Around 1500 children attend early childhood education centres in the district and ahigh number of the 300 or so children who start primary school each year have attended one. The unique profiles are the result of a special research project begun last year to make the transition from early childhood to primary education aseamless one. Advance Ashburton funded the project, which was undertaken by a group of dedicated early childhood and new entrant teachers who are members of the Hakatere and Opuke Kahui Ako (Community of Learners). Children usually leave early childhood centres with alearning journal/ profile book that is part of any transition process. The early childhood teachers wanted to find out how useful these journals/books were, and to differentiate between the ‘‘nice to know’’ and the ‘‘need to know’’ information that would support a successful transition process for the child and family. Nine out of the 14 members of the Hakatere (Ashburton) early childhood centres have actively participated in the research project, while all eight members of the Opuke (Methven, Lauriston, Rakaia, Dorie) centres were active participants. The group has been led and supported by professional development consultant, Liz Depree, as well as Across School Teachers from Hakatere (Anne Porter) and Opuke Kahui Ako (Rhian Dyer and Bridget Grant). The early childhood teachers say feedback from trialling the first draft of the new profile in the last term of 2019 had been positive and the information pack will be available to all early childhood centres/ services in 2020. They hope to gain consistency across the whole region so that they are all on the same page moving towards aseamless education system, birth to 18 years of age, where children and their families experience successful transitions with minimal barriers. Currently centres vary in the length of time they prepare children and their families for transition to school, but common to all in this new process is an opportunity to begin aconversation with the parent, the child and the teachers as to The Mid Canterbury early childhood and primary education research team included (back row, from left) Kim Wall, Steph Hansen, Liz Depree, Anne Porter and (front, from left) Vincent Brierly and Amanda Moore. what authentic and useful written information needs to go with the child. One centre can have children moving on to nine different schools so the logistics are often tricky to manage. The unique profiles are not about telling new entrant teachers that their new student can recite the alphabet or count to 100, but about whether that student is very shy, or very inquisitive or maybe has specific needs that better help them learn. The profile identifies achild’s strengths, what they’re working on, what they love, what does and doesn’t work for them. The valuable knowledge collected by early childhood teachers is passed on, educator to educator, through aprocess that is childcentred and meaningful. Early childhood and primary teachers agree that it is arelationship of trust and collaboration, like passing aball that cannot be dropped. Tiddlywinks owner Amanda Moore said ashy child might find standing up in front of the class on their first day afrightening experience, so new entrant teachers needed to know that. Adeep thinker asking aquestion would need more information than was usually given. The early childhood centres and schools have relished the opportunity to work together to be part of the research project, and believe the wellbeing and achievement assessments for each child in transition will enable apositive start. Ms Depree said that after such a successful year in 2019 the group was applying to Advance Ashburton for funds to continue the collaborative research project this year and with an expected increase in active participation they envision growing consistency across early childhood. The first students with the new refined profiles will potentially start schools in February. Welcome back to 2020 We look forwardtosharing our P.R.I.D.E.values with you Partnership-Respect-Integrity- Determination-Excellence Startdate is Monday 3rdFebruary2020 Ourofficewill be open FridayJanuary31st forany enquiries Please contactuson 03 3037208 or email -office@hinds.school.nz Principal –Mrs VickiMcIntyre Commencementof 2020 School Year School officeopen from Thursday30th January Pupils commence Monday, 3rdFebruary, 9am Formoreinformation: Phone 308 9205 Email: office@fairton.school.nz Principal: Mike Hill Pride Integrity Excellence Strength Speech &Drama ASHBURTON! ENROL NOW FOR 2020 CLASSES ALL AGES &ABILITIES Formoreinformation email: info@giantleaps.nz freephone: 0800 4SPEECH /www.giantleaps.nz Confidence. Creativity. Communication skills for life! 2239590 2238771 2069759
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