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World Mathematics Day | westword
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8212; westword @ 10:23 am. Well, I missed it no suprises there, maths being my least favourite subject, but the reoudtable Trevor Cairney. Literacy expert, did not. He has a great blog post up at his “ Literacy, Families and Learning. 8221; blog (which if you’re not subscribed. To, you should be) linking great children’s books to World Mathematics Day. Read it here. And if you have any favourite maths-related children’s books, for any age, please send a comment with the details. 8216;s YA novel. The joys...
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New year, new resolution! | westword
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New year, new resolution! 8212; westword @ 1:26 pm. Welcome back to westword and the second year of the Western Sydney Young People’s Literature project. I was a bad blogger last year, and I am determined to update westword far more regularly in 2009. I will be adding posts soon about some of the highlights of 2008, and will also start listing forthcoming events and plans for the project. Name ( misrule au. First of all is this interesting article. In the first South Auckland study, involving seven schoo...
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Paskj’s Blog | Just another WordPress.com weblog | Page 2
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Jack the Viking and other new CYA books. Newer posts →. May 20, 2010. Last night I looked at Google Docs for the first time. I am running it around in my head to think about how to use it in the learning centre programmes or my own life. I showed the calendar to my husband because he had been asking for a tangible calendar to put his varsity deadlines on, but when I showed him Google calendars he agreed that would be better. May 20, 2010. The first day of CCLlearn.
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The joys of reading as a child | westword
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The joys of reading as a child. Filed under: western sydney. 8212; westword @ 6:00 pm. I came across a couple of articles that are lovely tributes to the experience and value of childhood reading. Is by the US children’s author Mitali Perkins. Stories are powerful allies as we seek to raise a generation of compassionate children. Is titled When books could change your life:. Why what we soak up at 12 may be the most important reading we ever do. Here’s a quote I like:. Was in the Fashion and Style sectio...
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Opportunities: Media project for refugee youth in Western Sydney | westword
https://westword.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/opportunities-media-project-for-refugee-youth-in-western-sydney
Opportunities: Media project for refugee youth in Western Sydney. 8212; westword @ 3:55 pm. ICE (Information and Cultural Exchange) has announced a new project for young people in Western Sydney from a refugee background. The project Create Media! The official press release follows:. MEDIA RELEASE 11 March 2009. A foot in the digital door for Western Sydney’s young refugees. To be managed by Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE). Supported by the Westpac Foundation, Create Media! The Westpac foundation...
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(Light) Operatunity | westword
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8212; westword @ 5:30 pm. I know, I pinched that name from the ABC. Nevertheless, I wanted to let people know about an opportunity that brings together children’s literature and theatre. The Kookaburra. Musical theatre company has set up an education program. Along the lines of Bell Shakespeare. 8216;s successful schools’ program. I guess you could say. Kookaburra were touring. Around the state with a couple of shows last term. The next thing they have on offer is an “ enrichment experience. You are comm...
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Opportunities | westword
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8212; westword @ 4:59 pm. That’s what the Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Project is all about: opportunities for young readers and writers, but also for their teachers and librarians. Opportunities to participate in events, to meet and work with authors and illustrators, but also opportunities to help others out, which brings me to today’s post:. My name is Morgan Hayton. I am 16 years old. Have you ever wanted to change the world? But think it is impossible because we are just one person?
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Bush fires—resources and how to help | westword
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Bush fires resources and how to help. 8212; westword @ 6:47 pm. Like everyone, I’ve been equally transfixed and distressed by the news from Victoria. Today’s Sydney Morning Herald front page story. About the teachers who lost students in the fires had me weeping before breakfast. I imagine there has been lots of discussions in classrooms and families across the country about what happened and what we can do to help. On the Victorian School Library Association’s blog. Blog about a book. That helped one of...