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Understanding NCEA |
| Submitted: 08/Jun/2010 |
| NCEA is the main secondary school qualification for students in years 11-13. NCEA stands for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, and can be gained at three levels – usually level 1 in Year 11, level 2 in Year 12, and level 3 in Year 13. More ... |
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Cyber bullying |
| Submitted: 16/Sep/2009 |
The video on this website is brilliant to show children, parents and teachers about bullying especially cyber bullying. It is created using year 5 and 6 students. It clearly demonstrates how something something so small (to us) can turn into something so serious for children. When I watched this it made me reflect on how I handle situations in class and in the playground.
There are two videos. Click and watch 'At a Distance'
http://www.cyberbullying.org.nz/
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Maths Games and Activities |
| Submitted: 05/Mar/2009 |
| Games and Activities that Reinforce and Consolidate Numeracy. ... |
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Information about Mobile Phone Safety |
| Submitted: 21/Jul/2008 |
Information about Mobile Phone Safety
Bullying and Harassment.
New Zealand is fortunate that both Vodafone NZ and Telecom NZ have joined with NetSafe to combat text bullying.
Text bullying can take a number of forms:
mean or offensive messages - received once or repeatedly
being bombarded by a large volume of messages (e.g. over 100 a day)
offensive or upsetting photo or video messages
threatening messages
Many people who are text bullied do not feel comfortable talking with others about the bullying. But talking with somone can help. If you are a young person, your parent or caregiver could support and advocate for you with your school, your service provider or even the Police if the situation is very serious. Text bullies leave an electronic trail, so they can be caught, and, if their behaviour is criminal, even prosecuted.
If you get a bullying message, it is best not to respond. Even if you send a message like "Who is this?", you may delay the complaint process with your service provider. Also, keep the messages on your phone until you report the content.
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Computer activities for preschoolers and 5 - 11yrs |
| Submitted: 28/Mar/2008 |
BBC (UK) offers some great interactive activities for preschoolers (18mths - 5yrs) and School age (5-11yrs)
There are printable activities and online games. Fantastic!
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Active Schools |
| Submitted: 28/Mar/2008 |
Activating Communities through Active Schools
Activating Communities through Active Schools is an introduction and guide for organisations, clubs, parents and volunteers supporting Active Schools.
Active Schools is all about encouraging New Zealand children to choose and enjoy physical activity. In every community and region, the more that schools, organisations and clubs work together to achieve this goal, the more our nation’s children will benefit. As a club or organisation (or as a parent or volunteer) you can play an important role in supporting Active Schools. There are significant benefits.
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Kids Music |
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Kids Music Company |
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Kids Music Company
Continual Winners of Multiple International Awards for Excellence in Children's Music since 2003. Supporting children's growth and development through music and movement activities.Active participation in Musical activities develops both sides of the brain, logical and creative, at the same time. Using quality recordings and fun, engaging activities,children’s concentration and coordination develop, supporting all areas of learning.
Kids Music Company collections encourage children to be involved in singing, moving and playing instruments. Visit www.kidsmusic.co.nz
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Latest kids books |
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Children Bookshop |
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The Children's Bookshop have one of the largest selections of quality children's books in New Zealand, and a wide range of educational books, educational toys, puppets, puzzles, games, music, audio books and videos and dvds, as well as parenting and teacher resources. Our knowledgeable staff can help select books specifically for your child, your school, library or preschool. We will search for that special book and order it for you. We pack and post throughout New Zealand and worldwide. Visit www.childrensbookshop.co.nz
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Whats On |
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Latest kid safe links |
Here are some safe kid's sites that have information, activities and can help children learn more about the world around them.
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| Librarians Online | | Help with homework or study from Librarians online.
The librarians at Any Questions are available between 1 - 6pm weekdays to support students of all ages. Any Questions helps you find useful, accurate online information to help with your homework. The online librarians are trained to help you work out the sort of information you need, then begin searching with you – however, they are not a quick answers service!
Outside those hours, students can now get help anytime from the database of previously asked questions at :http://www.manyanswers.co.nz | | Tutpup | | A great site for kids to practice basic facts + - x and spelling. | | Find a Tutor | | Find a Tutor is a New Zealand based website dedicated to help students or
amateurs to find ideal tutors to teach them any particular subject or
interest that they may wish to learn, improve or need assistance in
nationwide in New Zealand. This service allows you to register as a member
for free, and as a member of Find a Tutor you can enjoy the benefit of being
both a student and/or a tutor at the same time.
| | Studyit for NCEA Students | | Your one stop site for achieving in NCEA maths and science. Find what you need to know, contact subject teachers, and get encouragement from other students. | | YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki | | Free legal advice and information for children and adolescents. | | Ask Jeeves for kids | |
This site is a search engine for children looking for help with homework or research for school projects. | | Amazing Kids | | Amazing Kids! is dedicated to inspiring excellence in children. We base this mission on the belief that every child has the potential to be "amazing" in her or his own way. We believe it is through the realization of this potential that children will be able to live more productive and satisfying lives.
Amazing Kids! seeks to improve the lives of children through:
uncovering the potential within each child
providing them with the tools to nurture their unique talents, including access to a mentor.
inspiring them to pursue excellence in their endeavors and to become lifelong achievers | | Kidsline | |
This is Kidsline's website which has designed to compliment our telephone help line. It's filled with useful information and fun stuff that you can access whenever you like. More things are being added all the time, so keep a look out! | | Extreme Science. | | A neat site with lots of interesting information about science and the world around us. | | Explorers | |
EXPLORERS is a club for gifted children and their families. It provides a comfortable environment for gifted children where they can make friends with others of their own age and ability. It also provides opportunities for parents of gifted children to meet and share experiences.
Explorers is the Auckland Branch of the national body, New Zealand Association for Gifted Children (NZAGC).
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Latest parents links |
| NZ Parent Teacher Assoc. | | This site has a wealth of information to help your PTA, Home and School or parent and whanau group support parents and teachers working together in partnership for the benefit of our young people. | | Preventing Violence in the Home | | Preventing Violence provides an extensive range of services, including a national 0508 Family Violence Helpline; 24 hour crisis and advocacy for adult and child victims of family violence; a stopping violence programme for abusive people; a Child Crisis Team intervention service for children who have witnessed family violence; coordination of SAFTINET, an interagency network; and also many different training programmes.
Check out the site for info for mothers, fathers, children and friends. | | Link Me Up | | New Zealand Web Directory and Search Engine, listing New Zealand Websites for New Zealanders. | | Independent Schools of New Zealand | | ISNZ.....a group of 44 innovative and successful independent schools, educating over 25,000 young students each year. These schools range from pre-school to year 13 and provide either co-educational learning environments or provide for boys and girls separately. | | Immunisation Advisory Centre | | Fostercare Networker (NZ) | | Information for potential and existing Caregivers. | | NZ Home Education | | Information about home schooling in NZ. | | Carers NZ | | Carers New Zealand is an information and advocacy organisation for the one in five New Zealanders who provides care at home for sick, frail, injured or disabled family members. It works with regional organisations that support carers, providing information resources and guest speakers. Carers New Zealand also undertakes research, makes input into policy and service developments important to carers, and is part of a global network of carer support and advocacy organisations. Most recently it has established a national forum for young carers. | | Grandparents raising Grandchildren Trust | | To provide support to Grandparents who are primary caregivers to grandchildren in difficult circumstances and to ensure fair treatment from the legal and child protection services in New Zealand, in order to stablise and normalise the life of the children involved. | | Brainy Child | | Do You have any child from newborn to aged six? If yes, this web site is probably one of the most important web site that you have reached. |
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This is a cool section of Edusearch, where we'll attempt to entertain the kids with some great links and ideas for after school. Parents, please let us know if you know of any kids resource sites we can add here!
