
Noteworthy 2022
Waikato Literacy Association: Term 4
Summer is on the way...
We had some excellent teacher feedback from our Murray Gadd event. Included in this Noteworthy are some examples of student's writing inspired by Murray's ideas and implemented by some pretty onto it teachers.
The Young Authors & Illustrators event was once again a huge success with a large turnout of enthusiastic students.
Summer is a fast approaching and our William Pike event is around the corner with some inspirational messaging to carry us through a busy Term 4. This event is the perfect opportunity to mix, mingle and be entertained.
Hope to see you there!
William Pike: Motivational Speaker
Bring a FREE young person with every adult registration
$40 WLA Members
$50 Non-members
Thursday, Nov 3, 2022, 03:30 PM
Berkley Normal Middle School Berkley Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand
Highlights from Murray Gadd
The Perspective of a Beginning Teacher.
Preet Kaur
Writing inspired by the book... Diary of a Worm
Written by children in Room 6 at St Joseph's Catholic School in Morrinsville
Diary of a sloth - By Alyse (Year 5)
August 8th
I was going to go to a birthday party today but by the time I got there I was 7 hours late. I should have known walking would not be a fast option.
August 9th
I was having a peaceful sleep until Mum told me that sleeping in until lunch time was not healthy for you. I said that if I wanted to be fast then I need to have more sleep, but Mum still did not listen.
August 15th
I went to school today and our teacher was sick so we had this amazing looking fox and I can not lie I was in love . So at the end of class I came up to her but the time I got up there she was gone ….my dreams were crushed.
September 8th
Today at school we had cross country. I came last… no surprises there! I still got a certificate because they felt bad that I could not go any faster so it was a win-win for me.
Diary of an axolotl - By Cole (Year 5)
August 8th
I got adopted today but I cannot be in my tank because my owner doesn't have one, so I’ll be in the sink.
August 11th
Bob got me some fish friends but he said I couldn't eat them. Oh, they looked so tasty.
August 12th
I made a friend today, she was a butterfly fish, her name was Vic and she was soooo tasty! I mean friendly……
…… Okay I ate VICTORIA.
Diary of a Bee - By Max (Year 4)
May 10th
Today is my birthday so I got my first job.
YAY! I am now a worker bee, one of 80 000 in my hive.
May 18th
My first solo flight did not go as planned. I was almost killed because I took a wrong turn into the park and flew into a human.
I returned to the hive without any pollen which means I don’t get paid. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
May 21st
I couldn’t go to work for 2 days after my accident. So today is my first day back on the job.
I was very careful and found a flower patch close by the hive to collect pollen from.
It was so sweet and by the end of the day I was covered in yellow pollen.
May 23rd
Today the weather was not the best.
First it was sunny and I had a lot of yellow pollen on my back and then it started to rain and all that pollen that I had fell off and I got all wet.
So I did not tell my boss this time.
Murray Gadd's Video Lesson put into practise
Extract from Claudia (Year 8) Inspired by the book Keys by Sasha Cotter & Josh Morgan
…I open a door with a tiny key and see a room of books and paradise where I can sit, relax and read whatever I like. I don’t have to worry about the world around me. I close the door…
Books for Babes - 2022 Pohlen Hospital
Over the past 5 years we have presented books to Te Awamutu, Hamilton, Huntly, Taumarunui and this year we presented books to newborns and their families to Pohlen Hospital maternity unit in Matamata.
Pohlen Hospital services a wide area - From Paeroa to Putaruru and all areas in between. So it was a wonderful choice to donate these this maternity unit to know they will reach many homes within our Matamata-Piako And South Waikato Districts.
The book selected was ‘Hush a Kiwi Lullaby’ written by the much-loved author Joy Cowley. It is a beautiful book written in Te Reo and English with delightful illustrations. We’ve had the ongoing support from Scholastic with this initiative.
Judith Woodham and Sandie Haddock from the WLA a committee made the special delivery to Matamata. What was even more special was that they were invited to hand the book to a new arrival to the maternity unit - with both mum and dad present who were still on cloud nine after the delivery of their firstborn.
Readers are born in the laps of loved ones.
Sandie Haddock
Keep an eye out for these in books... In a great bookshop near you.
Nadia Lim's Mischievous Milly
RRP $21.99 Paperback
This Land - The Search for Maui
RRP $24.99 Paperback
Little Yellow Digger Finds Treasure
RRP $21.99 Paperback