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celebrating literacy and numeracy
National Literacy and Numeracy Week

in New South Wales 1-7 September 2008
Book illustration with smiling faceProjects
New South Wales schools, regional and diocesan initiatives 2008

The following projects will culminate in the week of 1–7 September. Information on these projects will only be available in October following the receipt of reports, products and sample materials.

 


2008 School Projects in NLNW
School / region / diocese Contact person School type Sector Literacy/ numeracy Project title

Armidale City Public School

Leonie MacGregor

Primary

DET

Both

Shaping up in the line of success

Auburn West Public School

Julie Granville

Primary

DET

literacy

Ready to read!

Balgowlah Heights Public School

Leonie Seaton

Primary

DET

numeracy

Building numeracy partnerships

Bates Drive School

Robyn Compton

Special

DET

literacy

Key word Makaton signing

Beckom Public School

Helen Sturman

Primary

DET

literacy

Reluctant to Nobel writers

Beelbangera Public School

Judith Saxvik

Primary

DET

numeracy

Geometric tabloid

Belmore South Public School

Gail Dyer

Primary

DET

numeracy

Small words count

Biraban Public School

Nicole Wotherspoon Brown

Primary

DET

numeracy

The domino effect

Birrong Girls High School

Sandra Crossan

High

DET

literacy

Stellar - a book of personal life stories

Bournda Environmental Education Centre

Doug Reckord

Special

DET

literacy

Our place creative writing day

Broken Bay Diocese - Challenge Ranch

Paul Nield

Diocese

CEC

literacy

Students writeNOW! 08

Cameron Park SSP

Lenore Hanney

Special

DET

literacy

Literacy tutorial room

Cleveland Street Intensive English High School

Karen Amos

Special

DET

numeracy

Numeracy meets the Olympics at Clevo

Cooma Public School

Louise Jenkins

Primary

DET

literacy

Lifelong literacy

Crown Street Public School

John Croker

Primary

DET

numeracy

Mat maths

Diocese of Lismore

Ann Dawson

Diocese

CEC

Both

Living history

Drummond Memorial Public School

Jennifer Andrews

Primary

DET

literacy

Our place, our future

Father John Therry School, Balmain

Leonie Palmer

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Create a car park!

Fernleigh Public School

Michaela Reina

Primary

DET

literacy

Kids write project

Glendale East Public School

Maria Williams

Primary

DET

literacy

Up close and personal with print

Green Valley Public School

Carrie-Ann Webeck

Primary

DET

numeracy

Working mathematically fun day

Gulgong High School

Kellie Read

High

DET

literacy

Literacy day

Gulgong High School

Marilyn Maxwell

High

DET

numeracy

Numeracy day

Helensburg Public School

Tanya Potter

Primary

DET

numeracy

Jumping into maths

Holsworthy Public School

Tracy Lenton

Primary

DET

literacy

A successful start to school

Hunter River Community School

Ian Hughes

Special

DET

literacy

Literacy learning through Signed English

Huskisson Public School

Helen Wimmer

Primary

DET

literacy

Our school

Karonga Special School

Geoff Wilmshurst

Special

DET

numeracy

Count us in too

Liverpool Public School

Christie Toms

Primary

DET

numeracy

Numeracy day

Manly Village Public School

Leonie Black

Primary

DET

literacy

Living literacy at Manly PS

Mary Help of Christians, Sawtell

Mary Walsh

Primary

CEC

literacy

Books alive - integrating technology with literacy learning

Merriwa Central School

Col Paddon

Central

DET

literacy

K-6 action research into teaching spelling

Mount Annan Public School

Dale Sessions

Primary

DET

numeracy

Effective Development of mathematical language through QT

Mullumbimby High School

Steve Hohnen

High

DET

literacy

Digital storytelling

Nabiac Public School

Narelle Gregory

Primary

DET

numeracy

Space and geometry field day

Nagle College

Donna Gurka

High

CEC

literacy

Talking and writing like a scientist

Nemingha Public School

Primary

DET

literacy

Opening doors to my community

New England Region

Sue Coleman

Region

DET

Both

Taking IT to the streets

North Coast Region 

Carol McMahon

Region

DET

literacy

Preserving our past

North Coast Region 

Amanda Schofield

Region

DET

numeracy

Rethinking Early Years maths

North Coast Region

Amanda Schofield

Region

DET

numeracy

Numeracy in the Middle Years

North Coast Region 

Carol McMahon

Region

DET

numeracy

Numeracy - What's that?

Orange Grove Public School

Karen Jamieson

Primary

DET

numeracy

Here's How!

Richmond River High School

Chris Mills

High

DET

numeracy

Future directions in teaching secondary mathematics

Ross Hill Public School

Debbie Baker

Primary

DET

numeracy

K-4 numeracy problem solving

Rutherford Technology High School

Maryka Gibson

High

DET

numeracy

Parent numeracy workshop

Sans Souci Public School

Julie Lennon

Primary

DET

numeracy

CMIT is coming home!

South Western Sydney Region

Deborah King

Region

DET

literacy

Lights camera action: Script writing for short films

St Francis de Sales Primary School, Woolooware

Christine Martin

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Mathematics readers theatre vodcast

St John Bosco Primary School, Engadine

Fran Bonanno

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Picturing mathematics!

St John the Baptist Primary School

Katreena Fernandes

Primary

CEC

literacy

Teaching literary writing skills to GATS in Years 5-6

St Joseph's School, Mungindi

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Primary

CEC

literacy

Writer's festival

St Joseph's School, Walgett

Leanne Chape

Primary

CEC

literacy

Dhurri Birrilii-gal Burruguu (Children write Dreamtime stories)

St Joseph's School, Wee Waa

Katie Hanes

Primary

CEC

Both

St Joseph's celebrates NLNW

St Laurence's Primary School

Robyn Harvey

Primary

CEC

Both

Dad, come fly with me

St Mary's Primary School, Young

Susan Watson

Primary

CEC

literacy

St Mary's story fest celebration

St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma

Bernadette Moser

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Maths in a bag

St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville

Vin Butler

Primary

CEC

literacy

IWB: Teaching literacy skills to children with specific learning difficulties

St Philomena's School, Moree

Amanda McLeod

Primary

CEC

Both

Books and brains week

Strathfield Girls High School

Elizabeth Campbell

High

DET

numeracy

Self-directed Year 7 maths unit

Sts Peter and Paul Primary School

Lisa Najecki

Primary

CEC

Both

Function through integration

Sydney Distance Education High School

Alan Wright

High

DET

Both

Getting to know Moodle is not an Olympic challenge

Taree West Public School

Narelle Minnet

Primary

DET

literacy

Beware! Danger! Writers at work

Tathra Public School

Gary Thompson

Primary

DET

literacy

Writer's expo

The Entrance Public School

Sue Densmore

Primary

DET

numeracy

Count on me

Tumbarumba High School

Jillian Kuchel

High

DET

numeracy

Switch onto Math

Tweed River High School

Cathy Dickson

High

DET

literacy

Minjungbal Dreamtime story for K-2 students

Tweed Valley College

Karen Smith

High

DET

numeracy

Numbers count everywhere

Warrawong Public School

Karen Hodge

Primary

DET

numeracy

The solution to the problem is me

Western Sydney Region

Serge Grilanc

Region

DET

Both

All in it together

Wiley Park Girls High School

Belinda Conway

High

DET

numeracy

Numeracy across the curriculum


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