1. He
pānui
mo
ngā
kaiako
o
Tāmaki-­Maungakiekie
Tāmaki-­Maungakiekie
Early
Childhood
Newsletter
June
2011
Tēnā
koutou
kātoa!
Warm
gree1ngs
to
you
all!
I
hope
you
are
all
keeping
warm
and
healthy
through
the
winter
months.
My
whānau
recently
enjoyed
a
holiday
in
Rarotonga
for
my
Nana's
90th
birthday.
She
had
over
55
children,
grandchidlren
and
great
grandchildren
fly
to
Rarotonga
from
NZ
and
Australia
to
celebrate
her
special
day.
The
chill
of
the
Auckland
weather
in
contraast
to
the
warm
island
weather
resulted
in
a
few
days
sick
leave
on
my
return.
However,
I
am
back
into
it
and
will
be
visi1ng
all
of
your
centres
very
soon.
This
month
the
Tāmaki-­‐
Maungakiekie
Early
Years
Conference
was
definitely
a
highlight
with
over
50
commiSed
early
childhood
teachers
joining
forces
on
a
Saturday
to
engage
in
some
very
inspiring
learning.
Thank
you
to
everyone
that
aSended
and
contributed
to
the
buzz
throughout
the
day.
Again,
you
will
find
a
list
of
upcoming
events
and
reflec1ons
from
past
workshops.
I
look
forward
to
catching
up
with
you
all
soon.
Kia
manuia
Naketa
Ikihele
-­‐
Early
Years
Facilitator

2. Self-­‐Review
Focus
The
proess
of
Self-­‐review
can
be
likened
to
that
of
an
ongoing
spiral.
Choosing
one
area
to
focus
on
gives
you
the
1me
and
space
to
really
interogate
what
goes
on
for
children
and
the
impact
of
your
ac1ons
on
childrens
learning.
In
this
Professional
Learning
programme
you
have
the
opportunity
to
engage
in
rich
dialogue
about
your
topics
with
other
teachers
from
ouside
of
your
centre
and
access
the
workshops
and
conferences
faciliated
by
myself
and
other
guest
speakers.
Below
you
will
find
a
suggested
1metable
for
your
self
review
process.
We
have
have
some
exci1ng
projects
already
underway.
If
you
would
like
me
to
support
you
with
iden1fying
your
focus,
please
email
me
to
arrange
a
1me
for
me
to
work
with
your
team.
Suggested
Time
Frame
for
Ac5on
Research/Self-­‐Review
focus
June/July August September October
• Iden1fy
Self
Review
• Gather
data
about
• Analyse
your
data • Key
ideas
Focus your
focus • Iden1fy
paSerns
in
• Ac1on
Plan
• Document
the
story • Focus
on
teachers
prac1ce • What
next?
ac1ons • What
have
you
• Reflec1on
learned?
Con5nually
reflec5ng
and
documen5ng
your
journey.
November December January February
• Iden1fy
another
Self
• Gather
data
about
• Analyse
your
data • Key
ideas
Review
Focus your
focus • Iden1fy
paSerns
in
• Ac1on
Plan
• Document
the
story • Focus
on
teachers
prac1ce • What
next?
ac1ons • What
have
you
• Reflec1on
learned?

3. Tāmaki-Maungakiekie Early Years
Conference
Congratula1ons
to
all
of
you
amazing
teachers
who
braved
the
rain
last
Saturday
to
aSend
the
Tāmaki-­‐
Maungakiekie
Early
Years
Conference.
Over
50
teachers
engaged
in
the
learning
on
offer
throughout
the
day.
Ann
Milne
certainly
opened
our
hui
with
an
inspiring
and
challenging
keynote.
Links
to
her
research
are
at
the
end
of
this
newsleSer.
She
challenged
us
to
think
about
our
role
as
teachers
in
fostering
the
iden1ty
of
our
Māori
learners
and
provided
us
a
glimpse
into
the
long
journey
of
Kia
Aroha
College.
Teachers
then
took
the
opportunity
to
aSend
one
of
the
following
workshops:
*
What's
Behind
your
bookshelf
-­‐
Lucy
Barker
*
Listening
With
Your
Eyes
–
photos
as
one
of
the
100
Languages
of
children
-­‐
Hana
Faletaupule
*
Literacy
Beyond
our
Walls
-­‐
Play
and
Learn
*
Using
ICT
to
support
Tikanga
Māori
-­‐
Kea
Te
Rurehe-­‐Latu
There
was
lots
of
posi1ve
feedback
from
teachers
on
the
content
of
the
workshops.
The
power
of
teachers
sharing
their
stories
is
definitey
an
inspira1onal
way
of
learning.
Many
of
you
have
indciated
your
interest
in
aSending
workshops
that
you
missed
on
the
day.
If
you
could
email
me
your
preferences
I
can
organise
these
for
Term
Three.
Our
final
keynote
by
Louise
Dempsey
was
packed
with
lots
of
prac1cal
strategies
for
encouraging
Literacy
learning
for
children
in
our
centres.
There
was
a
strong
sugges1on
to
watch
the
'Get
Ready
for
School'
DVD.
I
have
a
copy
of
this
DVD
for
those
that
are
keen
to
watch
this
at
their
next
team
mee1ng.
Planning
is
already
underway
for
our
next
Tāmaki-­‐Maungakiekie
Hui
which
will
be
held
late
November/Early
December.
This
will
be
confirmed
in
the
next
month
so
keep
an
eye
out
for
the
date.

4. Workshop Reflections
Infant and Toddler Workshop - Heuristic Play
We enjoyed a Heuristic Play workshop last Wednesday facilitated by
Iuliana Martin from Play and Learn. Iuliana talked about creating
environments that are inviting to infants and toddlers.
The following words were described to capture some of the learning
that happens for young children when we provide heuristic play and
treasure baskets: Natural, Size, Shape, Recycling, Sound, Texture,
Weight, Colour, Familiarity and Contrast.
Logic and Magic - What happens when we sit back and observe the
logic and magic of our our infants and toddlers.
Play is the only way the
highest intelligence of
Human Kind can unfold”
Joseph Childton Pearce

5. Welcome to School Workshop
Ever wondered what happens on the
first day of school? Interested in
hearing what assessment takes place
in new entrant classrooms. Kim
Benjamin (Deputy Principal at Bairds REGISTRATIONS
Mainfreight Primary School) will speak
to us to clarify some of our questions. ARE ESSENTIAL
If you are interested in the notion of
'Transition to School' this is the
workshop for you.
Date: Monday 4th July 2011
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Where: Glen Innes Kindergarten,
71 Taniwha St, Glen Innes. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!
Cost: FREE Reflection in Teaching
The process of reflection has been
inherent in teaching for decades. Now
that you've finished studying how many of
us continue to engage in this important
process? This workshop will suit teachers
undergoing teacher regstration
supervision.
Date: Thursday 12th July 2011
Time: 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Where: Ngā Tamariki Puawai, 18 Allright
Place, Mt Wellington.
Cost: FREE

6. STORY CHASERS...
Our first digital storytelling workshop will be held next month. As indicated
earlier on in the year I hope to build a team of experts within Tāmaki-
Maungakiekie to become experts in Digital Storytelling. Your role will be to
support other teachers and children in the area with digital storytelling.
To join this group it is expected that you will attend every session and with
support, work towards creating and delivering workshops.
Date: Thursday 28th July 2011
Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Where: Tāmaki Transformation Building, 171 Pilkington Rd, Glen
Innes
Cost: FREE
Participants will need to bring:
*A laptop
*5 -10 digital images of your own to create a digital story.
You will need to REGISTER for this
workshop by Tuesday 26th July 2011.

7. Professional
Learning
Clusters
-­‐
2011
as
at
June
2011
Tāmaki
Transi5ons 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 LiSle
Moa's
Educare
Recommended Recommended
Reading
of
the
Month Video
of
the
Month
For
those
of
you
who
Following
on
aSended
the
recent
from
the
Tāmaki-­‐Maungakiekie
inspiring
Hui,
you
will
have
heard
presenta1on
the
presenta1on
of
Ann
Milne,
delivered
by
Ann
Milne
of
Kia
Aroha
below
is
a
link
College.
to
the
extrememly
moving
and
heart
You
can
download
her
report
from
breaking
video
she
showed
the
following
link: par1cipants.
hSp://www.kiaaroha.school.nz/ hSp://video.google.com/videoplay?
sta1cpages/index.php? docid=1091431409617440489#
page=learning_research
Contact
me
+64
21
594
825
naketa.ikihele@core-­‐ed.org