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Email Update June/July 2012
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e-Update June/July 2012 FOCUS ON> A Sense of Wonder, Fair Play, Career Tips, What Parents Should Know ...plus comps and more! |
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Welcome to our June/July issue!
We also feature some great expert advice on how to get our kids thinking about careers, and a very candid article by a teacher contributor who shares with us some useful pointers on parent-teacher-student interaction. This issue covers two months, instead of our usual monthly frequency. Your comments on this would be appreciated. Please scroll to bottom to 'contact us'. Coming Soon... teens and sleep...giving bullying the flick |
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You can help to make your child's school a better place
Grab a Garden Grant: $1,000 garden grants are now available to all schools, preschools, childcare centres and youth groups! The Coles Junior Landcare Garden Grant program funds garden projects in schools and communities. Green Makeover: Does your school or youth group need to turn an unused space into a recreation area? Turf Australia and Junior Landcare will give a few lucky schools or groups a natural grass coverage for kids to enjoy, and will be laid out by a turf professional. |
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Nominate your teachers! ASG Inspirational Teaching Awards - nominations close July 31; WA Education Awards - nominations close August 10
Don't miss!... National Tree Day, National Science Week, The Ultimate Story Competition, ACCC Postcard Competition, Savewater! Awards Photographic Competition, Milkshake Dance Competition... and more.
Scroll down for 'event listings' and 'kids competitions'. |
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Can we have an honest conversation? I promise, I am not “representing the teaching fraternity” by writing this… I haven’t consulted with my colleagues; in fact they may well feel VERY differently from the views I express here... |
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Leaving school is a significant rite of passage - a step away from the boundaries of institutional life towards independence and self responsibility. It’s normal for school leavers to feel insecure and uncertain as they step out into the great unknown... |
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As Olympic hopefuls from across the globe work on final preparations for London 2012, it’s Aussie kids they should take the lead from. New research reveals that Aussie kids are role models when it comes to playing fair.. |
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The young people who will be the next generation's decision makers need to have come up against questions with no pre-ordained answer. And what safer place is there to do that than in your own back yard?... |
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| Special Offers and Member Competitions | |||
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Enter for your chance to WIN a copy of Who You Are is What You Do, by Heather McAllister. In the new release, author and counsellor Heather McAllister has created a practical and visual workbook designed to help teenagers make career decisions based upon their own unique strengths, interests and values! ...ends July 13.
Enter for your chance to WIN a copy of The Cardboard Girl. 'The Cardboard Girl: Gives Bullying the Flick' will touch the hearts of readers, as it show's how kids feel and act when bullied at school. The story will empower kids, and may also give parents and teachers better insight into bullying and what can be done to stop or minimise it.
Just login, and click for your chance to WIN! |
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Congratulations to: R. Colombi, of Bondi Junction, NSW Thank you to all our members who entered the draws! |
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| Exhibitions, Events, Activities for your kids! | |||
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What's On over the next 4 weeks?
Go to Events and Exhibitions |
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Competitions and Challenges for Kids
Go to Kids Competitions |
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This month's featured kids link
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Please Do Not Reply to this email. If you have any questions or comments, or to recommend a site ...contact us!
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In this issue we explore some fantastic ways we can instil a sense of wonder in our children through some fun activities we can do in our own backyard! We also look at the importance of fair play, and how parents can teach kids to play by the rules.
On Now: The 'Career Choices' Competition
Coming Soon: The 'Cardboard Girl' Competition
Trainspotting Photo Competition - closes June 29
