1. He
pānui
mo
ngā
kaiako
o
Tāmaki-­Maungakiekie
Tāmaki-­Maungakiekie
Early
Childhood
Newsletter
April
2011
Tēnā
koutou
kātoa!
Warm
gree1ngs
to
you
all!
I
have
finally
made
an
appearance
at
each
of
your
centres.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
1me
to
show
me
around
your
gorgeous
centres.
With
such
diversity
of
teachers
and
early
childhood
se@ngs
it
looks
to
be
an
exci1ng
year.
It
has
been
great
to
see
commiCed
teachers
turning
up
to
planned
workshops
and
engaging
in
ac1vity
aDer
centre
hours.
I
appreciate
that
you
all
lead
busy
lives,
and
to
see
you
take
the
1me
out
of
your
home
life
to
engage
in
conversa1ons
and
learning
in
your
own
1me
is
admirable.
Please
remember
if
there
are
topics
that
you
are
interested
in
pursuing,
flick
me
an
email
to
let
me
know
and
I'll
make
it
happen
throughout
the
year.
You
will
find
a
range
of
workshops
planned
for
next
term
and
the
date
for
the
next
Tāmaki-­‐Maungakiekie
Early
Learning
Conference.
Kia
manuia
Naketa
Ikihele
-­‐
Early
Years
Faciliator Self-­‐Review
Focus
Those
that
have
completed
the
Rubrics
documenta1on
will
now
be
Rubrics
and
Memorandum
of
Understandings up
to
the
stage
of
choosing
a
'self-­‐
review'
focus
under
the
theme
of
If
you
have
not
completed
these
yet,
or
returned
them
"Literacy"
or
"Transi1on
to
School".
to
me
please
do
so
as
soon
as
possible.
If
you
would
like
me
to
support
you
The
Memorandum
of
Understanding
is
important
for
with
iden1fying
this
focus,
please
me
to
confirm
that
all
teachers
are
fully
aware
of
the
email
me
to
arrange
a
1me
for
me
programme
and
focus
areas.
to
work
with
your
team.
The
rubrics
can
be
a
very
reflec1ve
process.
They
can
Some
centres
already
have
some
help
you
consider
where
you
are
at
before
we
begin
this
exci1ng
projects
underway.
professional
learning
programme
and
it
helps
me
understand
this
too.
So,
make
the
most
of
these
as
a
tool
for
your
team
to
reflect
on
your
current
prac1ces.
Those
of
you
who
have
completed
this
form
tell
me
that
it
is
a
worthwile
process.

2. http://eceonline.core-ed.org/
This
online
community
is
hosted
by
CORE
Educa1on,
and
is
funded,
in
part,
by
the
Ministry
of
Educa1on
as
part
of
the
new
suite
of
Professional
Development
op1ons.
It
is
open
for
everyone
to
access,
read
and
contribute
so
that
a
wealth
a
resources
is
built
for
early
childhood
educa1on.
To
register
for
this
Online
Community
visit
eceonline.core-­‐
ed.org
.
Find
the
'Register'
buCon
below
the
Log
in
Box.
Fill
in
your
details
as
required
and
join
the
online
hive
of
ac1vity.
There
are
spaces
dedicated
to
'Infants
and
Toddlers'
and
'Pedagogical
Leadership'.
There
are
currently
discussions
about
Literacy
in
Early
Childhood
and
Literacy
with
Toddlers.
It
would
be
great
to
see
some
of
your
opinion
posted
in
this
online
environment.
Please
let
me
know
if
you
would
like
assistance
or
guidance
in
se@ng
yourself
up
online.
Thank
you
to
those
fabulous
teachers
who
have
iden11ed
their
interest
in
becoming
part
of
a
small
Digital
Storytellers
group
within
Tāmaki-­‐
Maungakiekie.
We
s1ll
need
a
few
more
teachers.
I
hope
to
build
a
team
of
experts
within
our
area
with
the
inten1on
of
presen1ng
and
suppor1ng
other
teachers
and
children
with
digital
storytelling
within
Tāmaki-­‐Maungakiekie
and
beyond.
You
will
need
to
have
a
laptop
that
you
can
access
for
these
sessions.
If
this
sounds
like
you
and/or
you
want
to
learn
more
please
email
me
naketa@core-­‐ed.org
or
txt/call
021
594
825
by
the
29th
April
2011.
Our
first
workshop
will
be
in
Term
Two
2011.
If
you
have
a
PC
computer
please
download
the
free
soDware
Photo
Story
3
from
here

3. What's behind your bookshelf?
A workshop hosted by the Panmure Library. A look at resouces
available at your local library and ideas for choosing and reading
great stories.
Date: Monday 9th May 2011
Time: 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Where: Panmure Library, 13 Pilkington Rd, Panmure
Cost: FREE
Literacy Tours
REGISTRATIONS ARE
An opportunity to visit one ESSENTIAL
school, one early childhood
centre and one kindergsrten
setting in a day. Feedback
from previous Literacy Tours Reflection in Teaching
was highly postive. Book early
to avoid dissapointment as The process of reflection has been
places are limited. inherent in teaching for decades. Now
that you've finished studying how many of
Thursday 9th June 2011 us continue to engage in this important
Monday 27th June 2011 process? This workshop will suit teachers
undergoing teacher regstration
Cost: FREE supervision.
Date: Thursday 12th May 2011
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Just Kidz Educare, 75 Merton Rd,
St. Johns
Cost: FREE

4. Infant and Toddler Workshop - Heuristic Play
Heuristic play actively encourages exploration by using and
developing children's senses. Children instinctively investigate
objects that interest them, making discoveries through taste,
touch, smell, sound and how they look. This workshop will give
participants an opportunity to explore one centre's infant and
toddler environment and hear how you can adapt this in your own
context.
Date: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Play and Learn (King St), 4 King St,
Papatoetoe
Cost:FREE
REGISTRATIONS
ARE ESSENTIAL
Tāmaki-Maungakiekie Early Learning
Conference.
Saturday 18th June 2011
9.30am - 2.30pm
Pt England School
Cost: FREE
Workshop titles include: Literacy beyond our
walls, What comes before reading and writing,
Storytelling and much more....

5. Iden%ty,
Language
and
Culture
What
does
this
mean?
We
will
unpack
what
this
means
in
your
early
childhood
context
and
explore
and
iden7fy
prac7cal
strategies
that
support
children,
families
and
teachers
with
authen7c
interac7ons
with
children
Date:
Thursday
19th
May
2011
Time:
2.00pm
-­‐
4.00pm
Where:
Te
Waipuna
Puawai,
12a
Umere
Cres,
Ellerslie
Cost:FREE
REGISTRATIONS
ARE ESSENTIAL
Walkers Group
Are there any teachers
interested in organising a
teachers walking group? An
opportunity to Network with
other teachers from the
Tāmaki-Maungakiekie
centres as well as engaging
in some great professional
learning conversations.
Email: naketa@core-ed.org

6. Early
Childhood
Learning
Hui
An
opportunity
to
engage
in
discussion
around
future
and
current
plans
for
early
childhood
learning
in
Tāmaki.
This
hui
is
aimed
at
local
Community
Organisa7ons,
Early
Learning
Providers,
Teachers
and
Families.
Where:
HIM
Church
(behind
Pak
n
Save
in
Glen
Innes),
77
Line
Rd,
Glen
Innes
Time:
5.00pm
-­‐
7.30pm
R.S.V.P
to
Natasha
]akapautolo@gmail.com
Auckland
Unleashed
COMET
is
hos1ng
an
open
forum
for
the
educa1on
sector
during
the
school
holidays
so
that
as
many
educa1on
sector
people
as
possible
can
par1cipate
in
providing
feedback
to
the
Mayor.
AUCKLAND
Date:
Wednesday
20th
April UNLEASHED_
THE AUCKLAND PLAN
DISCUSSION DOCUMENT_
Time:
1pm-­‐4pm
Registra7on
from
12.30
Venue:
Waipuna
Lodge
Exhibi7on
Hall,
58
Waipuna
Road,
Mt
Wellington
RSVP
to
comet@manukau.ac.nz
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7. Professional
Learning
Clusters
-­‐
2011
as
at
April
2011
Tāmaki
Transi=ons Literacy
Cluster
"Healthy
and
Ready
to
Learn" Toku
reo
toku
oho
oho
Glen
Innes
Kindergarten Tinytown
Childcare
-­‐
Mt
Wellington
Pt
England
Kindergarten Tinytown
Childcare
-­‐
Otahuhu
Panmure
Bridge
Childcare
Centre Waipuna
Preschool
Centre
Akoteu
Lou'Olive
Pre-­‐school Otahuhu
Kindergarten
Te
Ao
Hou
Childcare
Centre Seugagogo
Aoga
Amata
Edukids
Apirana
-­‐
Preschool St
Mary's
Family
Pre-­‐school
Just
Kidz
Early
Childhood
Centre Kidstown
Childcare
Ltd
Ngā
Purapura
Puawai Ngā
Tamariki
Puawai
Tongan
Tamaki
Fe'ofa'aki
Preschool LiCle
Moa's
Educare
Recommended Recommended
Book of the Month Video of the Month
Malcolm Gladwell is Ken Robinson
a quirky author with is famous for
an interesting writing his thought-
style. provoking
insights into
Outliers - provides creativity in
us with an insight education.
into the lives of some of the
worlds most successful people. His TED Talk - Schools Kill
Creativity challenges every
What does it take to be successful teacher to look at individual
and how does this impact on your children and the curriculum we
work with young children? provide.
http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/ http://www.ted.com/talks/
Outliers-Malcolm-Gladwell/ ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_
9780316017930? creativity.html
Contact
me
021
594
825
naketa@core-­‐ed.org
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naketa@mac.com
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