Application, Perseverance, Success.

School Gardening (Mr H) Year 4 Room18 Home Vision, Principles and Values Statements Staff Charter School Description Curriculum Delivery Curriculum Coverage Strategic Plan Annual Plan Analysis of Achievement Reports  APS Learning Model Learning to Learn Learning to Be Me Learning to Work Together Learning to Live Together  Curriculum Tools Library (The Info Hub) link to OPAC/Library Catalogue (internal link only)	Student Hours    Web Searching for Kids   Parent/Caregivers Hours      Awesome Websites   Inquiry Learning/Information Literacy   BOOK FAIR 2011   The holiday summer reading slump or slide is real.  The home and school partnership can arrest this holiday slump!   Our library is our schools 'hub' for developing life long learners: to read to explore to inquire to imagine to create Our purposes: We create a stimulating, accessible learning environment in which students develop an enthusiasm for information and an enjoyment of reading. We provide centralised access to resources that support the school’s teaching and learning programmes and student’s recreational reading interests. We broaden students experiences, widen their understanding of the diversity of cultures, and increase their knowledge of the world around them, thus enhancing their self identity. We provide a variety of opportunities for students to undertake inquiry learning and develop information literacy skills, using a wide range of resources and information technologies. We use the: Big6 (senior students) and Super3 (junior students) as the research models  to support the teaching and learning of cross-curricula information literacy skills and dispositions. top Our wonderful librarian Community support of this years book fair, in such a 'disastrous' year, was overwhelming. We were able to raise $800 to go towards new reading material.  NOT TO MENTION the awesome involvement of mums and dads in helping their children get into the spirit of dressing up as a "MOVIE STAR" (based on book characters .... of course!!). top "The "summer slump" or "summer slide" is the decline in reading achievement children suffer just from being away from school. It is characterised by a staircase pattern of steady upward student achievement throughout the school year, only to drop back a certain amount during the long summer holidays away from formal literacy instruction."    According to the National Library Article (link below),  often, it is the students who can least afford to lose the reading gains they've achieved during the school year who fall the furthest behind, and the loss is not only in reading but also in maths. Longitudinal data shows that the consequences are cumulative. ..... students who have access to books and holiday learning experiences such as travel, museum visits etc. fare much better. from http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/ What can you do at home during the summer holidays to avoid the summer slump? read aloud to your child encourage independent reading visit yor public library read or reread the Duffy books have your child do some literacy activities such as letter or email writing. read recipies and 'how to' manuals (lego models etc) make books download free e-books swap books with their friends   Keep up with literacy and numeracy over the summer. Ask your child's teacher if your child can have access to Studyladder.   Ask your teacher to allow summer use of the  SUNSHINE Learning Space   Three Ways to Prevent Summer Slide     INTERNATIONL CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LIBRARY Be sure to type 'childrens' in the search book catalog box.  There are some fantastic classic stories for download at the Free eBooks by Project Gutenberg. The library (aka the Info Hub) is open out of class hours for the students on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday lunchtimes. (closed on Thursday lunchtimes) top Days :           Monday, Wednesday and Friday Hours:           3.00pm - 4.00pm Borrowing:    maximum of 5 books You will be issued with an APS library card to help you keep track of your borrowing. PLEASE NOTE Children in the Library (Hub) after school must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.   Internet access will not be available. top Allows users to ask a question in plain English, confirms the question, then takes them to one web site that answers the question.     http://www.askkids.com Searchable directory of websites created for kids by librarians.  Can be searched by  subject, reading level and degree of picture content.  Includes picture and sound search tools/ http://www.kidsclick.org/ Study Search Australia is  a customised Google search engine developed for Australian Primary and Secondary school students. It uses the power of Google combined with a growing database of educational websites.  The student is still doing a full Google search but the results displayed are more educationally relevant.  To find results related to New Zealand simply add “zealand” to the search string.  http://www.studysearch.com.au/ Everyone has different reading abilities. Some people searching the web are university professors and others are 5 year old children.  Twurdy has been created to provide people with access to search results that suit their own readability level. http://www.twurdy.com/search.php Yahoo Kids! is the ultimate web guide for kids!  Features fun and educational resources for kids with games, animals, music, jokes, movies, news, astrology, ... http://kids.yahoo.com/ The focus audience are NZ Primary School students, teachers and librarians. The key purpose is educational and the priority goal is ‘Supporting Quality Learning for NZ Children’. http://www.infoblitz.co.nz/index.html top Britannica Online School Edition K-8 offers content aimed at primary and middle school levels, and includes the Britannica Learning Zone for younger children at K-2 level. Learning materials include English, Maths, Science and Social Studies resources. Go to http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic  Students will be able to get the username and password required from their teacher or from Mrs Porter in the Library. Why Learn  With Studyladder     * Studyladder makes literacy and numeracy fun and        challenging     * Improves speed and accuracy     * Improves results at school.     * Developed by experienced New Zealand teachers     * All New Zealand curriculum based http://www.studyladder.co.nz/login/login Tēnā koe. Nau mai ki Te Aka. Welcome to the online version of Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index.  As well as the words one would expect in a traditional dictionary, Te Aka has encyclopaedic entries including the names of plants and animals (especially native and endemic species), stars, planets and heavenly bodies, important Māori people, key ancestors of traditional narratives, tribal groups and ancestral canoes. Māori names for institutions, country names, place names and other proper names are also provided. http://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/index.cfm Be ye a kid or an adult, use the Book Seer to recommend books of a similar genre .  I've just read ____________ by _________.  What should I read next? http://bookseer.com/ Explore the wickEDly cool things on this site! Quizzes, crosswords, interactives and games in English and te reo Māori, a gallery of student artworks, profiles of inspirational New Zealanders, an information station, and activities and games based around topics – it’s all here – on wickED! http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/index.php Dictionary of New Zealand Biography This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive. So you will not find people like Helen Clark or Sean Fitzpatrick, but you will find people like George Nepia or Michael Joseph Savage. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ top