Samoan Language Week (May 29th - 4th June 2016)

By Elaine Pearson

“E felelei manu, ae ma’au i o latou ofaga: 

Birds migrate to environments where they survive and thrive."

It's not too late! Find the posters that should have arrived in your schools (New Zealand) and gather together all your Samoan books to celebrate Samoan Language Week! Our Samoan students always appreciate the effort to recognize their culture and it's a great way to promote new and related books. 

Samoan Language Week

Books help us Bloom

By Karen Melton

It's clear that 'Spring has sprung' in Michigan as we look through Karen's window to her lovely display!

Thanks for sharing, it's a lovely warm reminder to those of us in the Southern Hemisphere who are moving into winter!

Matariki - Maori New Year

By Jacqueline Gardner-Cook & Courtney Newman

Two of our students created this display for Matariki, we love Jacqueline's painting!
I attached some stars onto a boring black post and now we are ready to celebrate Maori New Year!

If you don't know much about Matariki you can find some details here:

Ko te whānau o Matariki: Matariki Education Resource - Te Papa: The Museum of New Zealand

New Zealand Music Month 2015

By Christine Hurst

Christine was inspired to create this awesome display from a picture on Pintrest. It was interesting to hear that many of her students had not seen records before and couldn't believe they were so big and that you had to turn them over to hear all the songs!

Thanks for sharing Christine!

National Simultaneous Reading Day (Australia)

By Sue Kay
Thanks to Sue who this week has set up this display for National Simultaneous Reading Day which is next Wednesday (22nd May). This years book is called 'The Wrong Book' by Nick Bland.

Find out more by clinking on the following link:  National Simultaneous Reading Day

Hope the day is lots of fun Sue!

Moms

By Fran Karmann
Franny has sent in several of her lovely displays. They are all very pleasing to the eye, with some great detail using related props. Hope you like her ideas and presentation as much as I do. Thanks Franny!
(Click on the photo to enlarge it and see the display in more detail).

NZ Music Month

By Elaine Pearson
A speedy display for NZ Music Month. The guitar is tied to the post, allowing interested fingers to strum but not remove!