Useful Information
Petition for Safer School Buses
First Union, representing bus drivers, has started a petition calling on the government to prioritise safety and the Living Wage for drivers when awarding school bus contracts.
Please sign the online petition, which calls for a Safe buses Charter.
New Zealand Primary School Teachers' Conference
The New Zealand Primary School Teachers’ Conference Committee warmly invite you to join them at their conference in Auckland at St Cuthbert’s College from April 16th-17th 2020.
They are excited to host two days of learning, collaboration, networking and inspiration. This conference will provide an array of professional development opportunities for all Primary and Intermediate Teachers. With at least 10 different Subject Associations and Industry Organisations contributing their knowledge, skills and expertise, it is set to be an incredible event.
They are welcoming all abstract submissions now! To find out more information and to register for the conference, click here or contact events@penz.org.nz with any queries.
VLN Primary School - Online Programmes 2020
Find out more and register your interest online or contact primary@vln.school.nz with queries.
All NZ children are welcome to learn with the VLN Primary - Nau Mai, Haere Mai!
Rachel Whalley, VLN Primary School
Super Smash Reading Challenge 2019
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura (formerly NZ Book Council) has joined forces with New Zealand Cricket’s T20 summer tournament to get kids reading more books over the holidays.
The Super Smash Reading Challenge is a new interactive website. Primary and intermediate-aged children are invited to register for free and choose their local cricket team to ‘play’ for.
Players log the books they read over the summer, along with a star rating and short review. A leader board keeps track of the Super Smash teams as they move up and down the rankings accordingly.
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura chief executive Jo Cribb says the reading challenge is a fun new way to address the well-documented ‘summer slide’ in learning over the holidays.
Super Smash Reading Challenge will run until the final T20 cricket game on 19 January. Click here to sign up for the challenge or to find out more.