I had the great pleasure of driving Barry, Anne and Ana to Papatoetoe Intermediate so they could watch the teacher/librarian, Chris Coomes deliver an integrated information technology and library session to a year 7 class.
The video clips show Chris explainging to his class how they can keep a record of every book they read along with a list of websites that are listed in the back of books.
The second clip is of two students explaining why they love reading books and linking to the websites.
Photos of these sessions have also been included.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Library Learning
Kia Orana from New Market, Auckland.
My Name is Anna Roumanu nee Rasmussen and I am a Cook Islander from the Cook Islands (Rarotonga to be exact) visiting New Zealand with a group of 6 Fantastic teachers (THE BEST IN THE WORLD)... ONE of us even came all the way from Atiu...thats Barry Ross. hahaha.
Our group consists of Mum from Arorangi School, Kerri fromTakitumu School, Teina from Avatea, Enoa from Rutaki, Barry from Enuamanu, Anne from Papaaroa and lil old me from Titikaveka College.
We're here as part of a workshop that aims to improve our libraries back home in the Cooks and eventually LITERACY in general for us all.
On our visit I have picked up so many KOOL and IMPORTANT points, tips, skills, ideas, understandings about what we can do to create, organise, present and successfully use a library within our schools.
The Library is an essential part of our schools that always needs care and attention.
We need the support of the Principal, all staff and the community to create and maintain a GOOD library.
EFFECTIVE WEEDING IS SOOOOOOOOOO IMPORTANT!!
We loved going to WHEELERS where we could imagine choosing all those glorious books for ourselves!!!
I have to go home and get cleaning... lol.
My Name is Anna Roumanu nee Rasmussen and I am a Cook Islander from the Cook Islands (Rarotonga to be exact) visiting New Zealand with a group of 6 Fantastic teachers (THE BEST IN THE WORLD)... ONE of us even came all the way from Atiu...thats Barry Ross. hahaha.
Our group consists of Mum from Arorangi School, Kerri fromTakitumu School, Teina from Avatea, Enoa from Rutaki, Barry from Enuamanu, Anne from Papaaroa and lil old me from Titikaveka College.
We're here as part of a workshop that aims to improve our libraries back home in the Cooks and eventually LITERACY in general for us all.
On our visit I have picked up so many KOOL and IMPORTANT points, tips, skills, ideas, understandings about what we can do to create, organise, present and successfully use a library within our schools.
The Library is an essential part of our schools that always needs care and attention.
We need the support of the Principal, all staff and the community to create and maintain a GOOD library.
EFFECTIVE WEEDING IS SOOOOOOOOOO IMPORTANT!!
We loved going to WHEELERS where we could imagine choosing all those glorious books for ourselves!!!
I have to go home and get cleaning... lol.
Shopping at Wheelers
We went shopping for books at Wheelers yesterday. I wished we had spent a whole day there as I would have loved to have a more thorough look at the books I would like to have in my school library.
Can't wait to put the new books in our library.
Cheers
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Mitiao School Library
Message from Thomas Samuel - Principal of Mitiaro School
Our library is our pride, now with good comments from those who have ventured in to inspect it– the papa orometua, police and others. Great stuff!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Mangaia Update - February 2009
Message from Takau
We have made a huge progress in our library even though we are still getting our old books in to the system. Most of them are in.
I'm lucky to have a supportive team here particularly Sue and Marilyn and also one of the parents volunteered to help with barcoding and colour coding our books before entering them into the computer.
We have opened our library to the community with a number of adults taking books to read as well as for their babies. The highlight last week is our colleagues from the disability centre.
Message from Sue
During the holidays I read about 30 of the new books and I am very very
impressed. There are a lot of great books in our library. Well done with the
choosing of the titles. The kids are still loving going to the library and
are taking out lots of books. Our own collection of books is now integrated
with the new ones and they are all being borrowed.
Takau is working hard to get our non-fiction and adult novels into the
system. The library is a busy place which is wonderful.
We have made a huge progress in our library even though we are still getting our old books in to the system. Most of them are in.
I'm lucky to have a supportive team here particularly Sue and Marilyn and also one of the parents volunteered to help with barcoding and colour coding our books before entering them into the computer.
We have opened our library to the community with a number of adults taking books to read as well as for their babies. The highlight last week is our colleagues from the disability centre.
Message from Sue
During the holidays I read about 30 of the new books and I am very very
impressed. There are a lot of great books in our library. Well done with the
choosing of the titles. The kids are still loving going to the library and
are taking out lots of books. Our own collection of books is now integrated
with the new ones and they are all being borrowed.
Takau is working hard to get our non-fiction and adult novels into the
system. The library is a busy place which is wonderful.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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