Naketa's Newsletter

Kia ora koutou
Welcome to the first edition of News from Naketa. A regular newsletter for the teachers involved in the
CORE Education Mentoring Programmes in Auckland. These newsletters will include a range of
tips, tricks and things I think would be useful to you in your centres. The first term of the year has
gone by so quickly, and while I know that most of you work through the school holidays those of us
that have children in school are very aware that our kids are on holiday! I can hear the "I'm bored"
chanting already. I have made it to all of your centres this term and have enjoyed a mix of centre
visits, workshops, informal conversations and
Currently there are six centres signed up for Mentoring Programmes in Auckland. Details of these
are below:
NEWS FROM NAKETA
TERM ONE: 2010 ISSUE ONE
Pupuke Early Education Centre
20-22 Pupuke Road
Takapuna
AUCKLAND Bayfield Early Education Centre
272 Jervois Road
P O Box 46119
Herne Bay
Natural Steps
75 Ballarat Street
Ellerslie
AUCKLAND
Next Generation Childcare Ltd (Under
2's)
12 Westglade Cres
Birkenhead
AUCKLAND
Kids Domain Early Learning Centre
1 Park Road
Grafton
AUCKLAND
Next Generation Childcare Ltd (Over 2's)
19 Gatman St
Birkenhead
AUCKLAND
Hopefully, throughout the year there will be opportunities to visit eachothers space and enjoy
collobrative workshops together. If your centre is keen to host a workshop on a particular topic -
please feel free to let me know. Congratulations to you all for embarking on this journey, the
content of your Mentoring Programmes is mostly based on the use of ICT to enhance curriculum.
Below is a sample of workshops that have been delivered already.
WORKSHOP
CONTENT
Mac 101 - exploring your Mac
Possibilities workshop - so what can be achieved
with ICT, and what difference does can it make?
Cybersafety - unpacking the safe and responsible
use of ICT.
E-Portfolios - the purpose and hands on
component.
Comic Life - How to workshop.
Digital Storytelling - Using KidPix to create
digital stories
WARM FUZZIES:
Create a jar or cup for each teacher in your
team and have them set up somewhere
permanently. Over the course of a week each
team member to write 'Warm Fuzzies" for
their colleagues. (No matter how big or small).
At the end of each week each teacher takes
their warm fuzzies home for the weekend and
returns the cup empty for the next week
I have for the past 3-4 years enjoyed the awesome luxury of having amazing thought leaders and their content delivered
straight to one central point on my computer. I get PD every day through my Blog Roll because I subscribe to hundreds
of blogs through my Google Reader.
Auckland Centres in Mentoring Programmes:
Natural Steps http://naturalsteps.blogspot.com/
Next Generation Childcare (Over 2's) http://nextgenerationchildcare.blogspot.com/
Next Generation Childcare (Under 2's) http://nextbabiesdailydairy.blogspot.com/
Pupuke Early Education Centre http://pupukeearlyed.blogspot.com/
Bayfield Early Education Centre http://bayfieldeec.blogspot.com/
Other early childhood blogs:
Manaia Kindergarten Blog: http://www.manaiakindergarten.blogspot.com/
Pioneers in blogging in early childhood and have researched for the past 3 years the impact of blogging for creating
community.
Heretaunga Kindergartens: http://hunterparkkindergarten.blogspot.com/
This blog is great for identifying curriculum in their everyday experiences e.g. science, literacy etc.
Inspirational Blog
Wake Up Tiger Blog http://wakeuptiger.blogspot.com
Love this blog! Have some fantastic quotes for life.
Blogs worth checking out!
NAKETA
ON LEAVE
I am on leave from 6th April 2010 and return on 26th
April 2010.
Many of you will already know I'm off to get married and
enjoy a Honeymoon in Bali.
When I return I have workshops scheduled with some of
you and/or either Tania or Sharon (Early Years
facilitators) have arranged to deliver some PD in your
contexts.
I'll be in touch when I return :)
Join the online community http://earlytransitions.ning.com/ to catch up
and converse with other teachers (both early childhood and junior
primary) about the notion of transition.