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celebrating literacy and numeracy
National Literacy and Numeracy Week

in New South Wales 31 August - 6 September 2009
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 (pdf 70 KB)

Auburn West Public School

Julie Granville

Primary

DET

literacy

Ready to Read! (pdf 420 KB)

Balgowlah Heights Public School

Leonie Seaton

Primary

DET

numeracy

Building numeracy partnerships (pdf 112 KB)

Bates Drive School

Robyn Compton

Special

DET

literacy

Literacy and numeracy through "Key Word" Makaton Signing (pdf 60 KB)

Beckom Public School

Helen Sturman

Primary

DET

literacy

Reluctant to Nobel Writers (pdf 270 KB)

Beelbangera Public School

Judith Saxvik

Primary

DET

numeracy

Geometric tabloid (pdf 118 KB)

Belmore South Public School

Gail Dyer

Primary

DET

numeracy

Small words count

Biraban Public School

Nicole Wotherspoon Brown

Primary

DET

numeracy

The Domino Effect (pdf 434 KB)

Birrong Girls High School

Sandra Crossan

High

DET

literacy

Stellar - a book of personal life stories (pdf 278 KB)

Bournda Environmental Education Centre

Doug Reckord

Special

DET

literacy

Our place creative writing day (pdf 551 KB)

Broken Bay Diocese - Challenge Ranch

Paul Nield

Diocese

CEC

literacy

Students writeNOW!08 (pdf 159 KB)

Cameron Park SSP

Lenore Hanney

Special

DET

literacy

Literacy tutorial room (pdf 211 KB)

Cleveland Street Intensive English High School

Karen Amos

Special

DET

numeracy

Numeracy meets the Olympics at Clevo (pdf 583 KB)

Cooma Public School

Louise Jenkins

Primary

DET

literacy

Lifelong Literacy-Partnerships in Learning (pdf 316 KB)

Crown Street Public School

John Croker

Primary

DET

numeracy

Mat maths (pdf 165 KB)

Diocese of Lismore

Ann Dawson

Diocese

CEC

Both

Living history

Drummond Memorial Public School

Jennifer Andrews

Primary

DET

literacy

Our Place, Our Future (pdf 505 KB)

Father John Therry School, Balmain

Leonie Palmer

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Create a Carpark! (pdf 671 KB)

Fernleigh Public School

Michaela Reina

Primary

DET

literacy

Kids write project (pdf 225 KB)

Glendale East Public School

Maria Williams

Primary

DET

literacy

Up close and personal with print (pdf 1208 KB)

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 (pdf 1764 KB)

Helensburg Public School

Tanya Potter

Primary

DET

numeracy

Jumping into maths (pdf 133 KB)
"Counting On" (pdf 3788 KB)

Holsworthy Public School

Tracy Lenton

Primary

DET

literacy

A Successful Start to School (pdf 74 KB)

Hunter River Community School

Ian Hughes

Special

DET

literacy

Literacy learning through Signed English (pdf 99 KB)

Huskisson Public School

Helen Wimmer

Primary

DET

literacy

Our school (pdf 436 KB)

Karonga Special School

Geoff Wilmshurst

Special

DET

numeracy

Count us in too

Liverpool Public School

Christie Toms

Primary

DET

numeracy

Numeracy day (pdf 229 KB)

Manly Village Public School

Leonie Black

Primary

DET

literacy

Living literacy at Manly PS (pdf 214 KB)

Mary Help of Christians, Sawtell

Mary Walsh

Primary

CEC

literacy

Books alive - integrating technology with literacy learning (pdf 167 KB)
Amelia Dee and the Peacock Lamp (video 1484 KB)
Dust (video 1267 KB)

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 (pdf 243 KB)

Mullumbimby High School

Steve Hohnen

High

DET

literacy

Digital storytelling (pdf 90 KB)
Surviving through Love (video 2872 KB)

Nabiac Public School

Narelle Gregory

Primary

DET

numeracy

Space and geometry field day (pdf 237 KB)

Nagle College

Donna Gurka

High

CEC

literacy

Talking and writing like a scientist (pdf 140 KB)

Nemingha Public School

Aurora Reilly

Primary

DET

literacy

Opening doors to my community (pdf 259 KB)

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 (pdf 86 KB)

Ross Hill Public School

Debbie Baker

Primary

DET

numeracy

K-4 numeracy problem solving (pdf 159 KB)

Rutherford Technology High School

Maryka Gibson

High

DET

numeracy

Parent Numeracy Workshop (pdf 162 KB)

Sans Souci Public School

Julie Lennon

Primary

DET

numeracy

CMIT is coming home! (pdf 160 KB)

South Western Sydney Region

Deborah King

Region

DET

literacy

Lights camera action: Script writing for short films
Lights, Camera, Action - The Pitch (pdf 115 KB)

St Francis de Sales Primary School, Woolooware

Christine Martin

Primary

CEC

numeracy

It's all about the Numbers (pdf 72 KB) - Mathematics readers theatre vodcast

St John Bosco Primary School, Engadine

Fran Bonanno

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Picturing mathematics! (pdf 123 KB)

St John the Baptist Primary School

Katreena Fernandes

Primary

CEC

literacy

Extending Gifted and Talented Writers (pdf 74 KB) - Teaching literary writing skills to GATS in Years 5-6

St Joseph's School, Mungindi

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Primary

CEC

literacy

Writer's festival (pdf 109 KB)

St Joseph's School, Walgett

Leanne Chape

Primary

CEC

literacy

Dhurri Birrilii-gal Burruguu (Children write Dreamtime stories) (pdf 224 KB)

St Joseph's School, Wee Waa

Katie Hanes

Primary

CEC

Both

St Joseph's celebrates NLNW (pdf 136 KB)

St Laurence's Primary School

Robyn Harvey

Primary

CEC

Both

Dad - Come Fly With Me! (pdf 74 KB)

St Mary's Primary School, Young

Susan Watson

Primary

CEC

literacy

"Just 10 minutes a day" school-wide reading activity (pdf 162 KB) - St Mary's storyfest celebration

St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma

Bernadette Moser

Primary

CEC

numeracy

Maths in a bag (pdf 208 KB)

St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville

Vin Butler

Primary

CEC

literacy

IWB: Teaching literacy skills to children with specific learning difficulties
Interactive Whiteboard Technology ‐ Teaching Literacy Skills to small groups (pdf 97 KB)

St Philomena's School, Moree

Amanda McLeod

Primary

CEC

Both

Books and Brains Day (K-6), Stage 5 literacy challenge (Years 9-10), Stage 4 Mathematics Fun Day (Years 7-8) (pdf 144 KB) - Books and brains week

Strathfield Girls High School

Elizabeth Campbell

High

DET

numeracy

Self-directed Year 7 maths unit (pdf 673 KB)

Sts Peter and Paul Primary School

Lisa Najecki

Primary

CEC

Both

Function through integration (pdf 93 KB)

Sydney Distance Education High School

Alan Wright

High

DET

Both

Getting to know Moodle is not an Olympic challenge (pdf 306 KB)

Taree West Public School

Narelle Minnet

Primary

DET

literacy

Beware! Danger! Writers at work (pdf 666 KB)

Tathra Public School

Gary Thompson

Primary

DET

literacy

Writer's expo (pdf 98 KB)

The Entrance Public School

Sue Densmore

Primary

DET

numeracy

Count on me (pdf 208 KB)

Tumbarumba High School

Jillian Kuchel

High

DET

numeracy

Switch onto Maths (pdf 15 KB)

Tweed River High School

Cathy Dickson

High

DET

literacy

Minjungbal Dreamtime story for K-2 students (pdf 87 KB)
The Big Race (pdf 1376 KB)

Tweed Valley College

Karen Smith

High

DET

numeracy

Numbers count everywhere (pdf 297 KB)

Warrawong Public School

Karen Hodge

Primary

DET

numeracy

The solution to the problem is me (pdf 138 KB)

Western Sydney Region

Serge Grilanc

Region

DET

Both

National Literacy and Numeracy Week Multimedia Showcase (pdf 73 KB) - All in it together

Wiley Park Girls High School

Belinda Conway

High

DET

numeracy

Numeracy across the curriculum (pdf 72 KB)
PowerPoint project (pdf 464 KB)


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