Waima School Library

Congratulations Waima School on your recent ERO report (November 2009) ! Glenys drew my attention to it, in particular this great comment about the library...

Library. The library is attractive and inviting for children, who benefit from having good access to it. One class uses the library for their daily reading lessons. The board funds a part-time library resource person and ensures that the library is well stocked with interesting materials that include Maori titles and high interest texts for boys. The boys’ section is a recent initiative to motivate boys as readers. Students also have input into the reading resources that are purchased for the library.

So, maybe ERO don't talk about the library in their report on reading and writing in Years 1 and 2, but they know a good library when they see one !

How about posting a photo of the library on this blog, eg the Boys' Section ?

Print-rich environments

Glenys has highlighted this quote in the JuLS Term 2 newsletter coming soon to your mailbox...
"Classroom conditions should facilitate learning… while in itself not enough, a print-rich physical environment is important." (Effective Literacy Practice in Years 1 to 4 p. 78)

This blog is a great place to share some photos of print-rich physical environments in your school - classroom, class library and school library...
Uploading a photo to the blog is easy - when you are writing your post, look along the toolbar at the top of the beige box to the picture icon "Add image" and upload a picture from a file on your computer - just check it isn't too big first (8 mb maximum size).

Looking forward to the virtual tour :)