Newsletter Template_Literacy TERM 2 2019

Inspired by Alison Lester and Jan Godman (Authors)
at Emmanuel Christian Community School on 02/03/19


















Literacy


Newsletter





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Welcome back for Term 2.

We hope you had a relaxing break and are ready for another busy term.

Term 1 was hectic for all the Literacy Consultants and it was great that many schools were asking us to come and work with their
staff. We love coming and interacting with students and teachers.

Most of our work in Term 1 focused on Sharp Reading, Programming and Assessing with the WA Curriculum -English, EAL/D
Progress Maps, Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy, Grammar, Spelling, Talking Your Way into Writing and General Capabilities.

The Literacy team offers support in a range of literacy areas so feel free to contact us if we can be of any help. We look forward
to hearing from you and working with you in Term 2

Best wishes for a great term.
The Literacy team

Kerry Handley [email protected]
Jill Buckrell [email protected]
Pat Kershaw [email protected]
Chris Witt [email protected]


























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Upcoming AISWA PL Courses



Courses being offered in Term 2 Visit the AISWA website for more details.

Secondary English Networking Day (English and Literature ATAR)
This PL is an opportunity for HOLAs and other interested teachers to meet and discuss current issues in the English Learning Area,
share resources and ideas, and engage in professional learning.The session is run by John Crooks, CEWA English & Drama
Consultant 7-12, and will be held at Newman Siena Centre, Doubleview
Monday 6 May 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
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Look out for these courses in Term 3. Visit the AISWA website for more details.
Sharp Reading: Decoding Strategy Instruction
Monday 29 July 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
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Enrolling Students with a Background Other Than English
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Tuesday 30 July 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
Sharp Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction
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Tuesday 30 July 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
Sharp Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction (Secondary)
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Wednesday 31 July 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
Supporting EAL/D Learners in the Primary Classroom
This is a repeat of the session run in Term 1
Thursday 01 August 2019. For more information and to register please click Here


Supporting EAL/D Learners in the Secondary Classroom
This is a repeat of the session run in Term 1
Thursday 01 August 2019. For more information and to register please click Here

Sharp Reading: Struggling Older Readers
Friday 02 August 2019. For more information and to register please click Here

Talking your way into writing: Primary
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Tuesday 13 August 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
Talking your way into writing: Secondary
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Wednesday 14 August 2019. For more information and to register please click Here
























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Other PL for Term 2



BRIGHTPATH PLs

Bunbury PL - Using Brightpath to Drive School Improvement - Presented by Dr Sandy Heldsinger.
This half day Professional Learning program is for schools that have used Brightpath at least twice to collect whole school data.
The workshop focuses on using the data to review school performance and set school targets.
Date & Time : Friday 10 May 9.00am—1.00pm
To register your interest go to https://www.stickytickets.com.au/84318
Interpreting Brightpath Data (Repeat new PL) Presented by Dr Sandy Heldsinger.
This full day Professional Learning is designed for schools who have signed up for the Brightpath Advanced Reports or for those
schools that are considering signing-up in 2019.
Date & Time : Tuesday 4 June 9.00am—3.00pm
To register your interest go to https://www.stickytickets.com.au/85109
Brightpath Cluster Professional Learning Suite—Presented by Shelly Forbes (Catholic Education)
This professional learning is targeted at schools who have been using Brightpath for 1 year or more. This Brightpath Cluster
Professional Learning Suite will assist participants to analyse school data, student contribution and teacher confidence to identify
and plan for future school needs.
Date & Time : Monday 17 June 9.00am—3.00pm
To register your interest go to https://www.cewa.edu.au/careers/professional-development/professional-learning/

















SCRIBBLERS FESTIVAL FOR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS

This Festival is all about inspiring and nurturing a love of reading and writing in young people.
The schools program is available for three days, 8-10 May 2019. It will be full of conversations,
discussions demonstrations and activations designed to enhance your students’ writing skills, visual literacy and creative thinking
skills. The lines between truth and fiction will be explored,
the poetry found within maths considered, and the power of words to change the world contemplated.
THE GOLDEN PEN AWARD—a new creative writing competition for High School students with masterclasses as part of the prizes.

THE GOLDEN FEATHER HUNT— 10,000 feather bookmarks are hidden in children’s and young adult books in libraries around WA
with 5 gold feathers winning their finders a very special prize.
For the many students who attended the inaugural schools program, Scribblers was a portal to worlds of words and imagination,
books and podcasts For more information please visit the website Here
FOR FAMILIES

This year's program is also jam packed with FREE activities for the whole family that celebrate the wonder of writing and words.
Visit The Goods Shed in Claremont on 11 & 12 May for hands on activities and workshops, a special Mother's Day market, and
inspiring sessions by world renowned writers and illustrators .
For more information please visit the website Here






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Other PL for Term 2





CBCA WA Book of the Year Awards Judges Talks
























The Children’s Book Council of Australia WA Branch (Inc.) 2019

CBCA Book of the Year Awards Judges Talks


CBCA Judges Anne-Marie Strother (Older Readers)
and Felicia Harris (Younger Readers),
discuss the 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Short List

Light refreshments provided
Professional Learning certificates available on request
CBCA members $5 / Non-members $15

For further details, contact:
[email protected] https://www.trybooking.com/BBQJK





































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Other PL for Term 2















AUSTRALIAN LITERACY EDUCATORS’ ASSOCIATION (ALEA)


Benefits of membership (12 month period) include access to The Australian Journal of Language and literacy, monthly ALEA
Today eNews and your preferred option of Practically Primary: the Early and Primary Years or Literacy Learning: The Middle
Years Online.
The annual AATE/ALEA Conference will be held in Melbourne July 9-12 2019. The theme is Literacy Empowering Voices:
Reflecting the Past, Viewing the Present, Scripting the Future

For more information please go to http://www.alea.edu.au/











BORN STORYTELLERS– PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CREATIVE WRITING

The Born Storytellers started out as an idea to bring to students the skills and knowledge that writers employ to make fiction
real—a field of study we termed Story Craft. The original program, delivered over 20 weeks, centred on ten specific aspects of
narrative writing that are critical to the writer's success as a creator of story and, in a structured, pedagogically sound program
of learning, took students on a journey that addressed both creative and critical theories and practice that underpin the craft.
The Born Storytellers grew into a unique combination which saw students engage with theories of the design, formation and
structural synergy of story—and then apply those theories as practical techniques in an experience that unlocked creativity,
discipline, and confidence resulting in authorial status. As Creative Writing has developed into its own discipline of study, there
is a growing recognition that mastery of its skills has wide economic benefits for future work. There is a need for more teachers
to develop as writers, and teach Creative Writing based on the knowledge and skills of Story Craft. Begin your journey to be a
teacher of the future by securing your place at one of these Creative Writing Masterclass PDs for ATAR English teachers.

For more information and to register for the upcoming PL’, Please click on the link https://bornstorytellers.net/










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2019 Writing Competitions for Students

















Looking for an opportunity for your students to entre a Writing Competition? Some of those available
are include:-
• Whitlam Institute What Matters? Writing Competition Closes 10 May 2019
https://www.whitlam.org/what-matters

• CBCA WA Make your Own Storybook Competition Closes 7 June 2019
http://wa.cbca.org.au/wamyosb.htm

• City of Subiaco Tim Winton Award for Young Writers Competition Closes 24 June 2019
https://www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/timwintonaward
• John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers Closes 30 June 2019

https://expressmedia.org.au/programs/john-marsden-prize/

• Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards Closes 30 June 2019
https://www.dorothea.com.au/
• Adelaide Plains Poets Poetry Competition Closes 5 July 2019
https://www.writingwa.org/articles/adelaide-plains-poets-poetry-competition-2019

• KSP Writers’ Centre Little Black Dress Spooky Story Competition Closes 19 July 2019
https://www.kspwriterscentre.com/spooky-story-competition




















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Good News Story




Reporting the Weather Goes Worldwide

The Junior Primary and Early Years classes at Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School (located between Halls
Creek and Kununurra have been studying the weather. Thanks to the Principal, Corrie Baxter and the teachers, Amy Stals and
Amanda Rowe for sharing.





Purnululu



















The Junior Primary and Early Years classes at Purnululu School have been learning all about the weather. They have been
observing and describing our weather in Frog Hollow and studying the Gija seasons.






















We’re in Frog Hollow. My name is Virginiah and we’re in Frog Hollow and
we’re going to tell you about the weather.











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Good News Story Continued




We had the opportunity to meet students from Northcote Primary School (Melbourne) via Skype. Each student in our class de-
veloped their own questions and interviewed the Northcote Primary School students to learn about their current weather and
seasons. As a class project, students became junior weather reporters and made a special Frog Hollow weather report to share
with Northcote Primary School.














We are in Jadagen season, it’s wet season.


Miss Corrie shared our weather report on the Purnululu School Facebook book page. The video was shared over 300 times and
viewed by over 22000 people all over the world. Our class is very proud of our efforts and what we have learned about our
weather and weather in other places around the world. This project gave us the opportunity to integrate Gija Language and
Culture, Literacy,
Digital Technologies, Science and HaSS. The students enjoyed every minute of it and they are very proud of their efforts.
Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/purnululuschool/















In Jadagen, the trees get big and green and the animals get fat.









In Jadagen season we like to go swimming and fishing.











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