From the Gisborne Home School Group

Hi all. Please support our local home school group ‘Gisborne Home School Group’ by voting for our gardens. 2 families have entered our group in the Tui Gardening Competition. It only takes a minute of your time but will mean so much to our children. Follow the link, scroll down until you find our group name and click the blue VOTE button. arohanui x http://www.tuigarden.co.nz/school-garden-challenge/contributors?field_school_region_value=East+Coast&=Apply

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A note from Rosie Boom:

Hi everyone.

Just a quick email before I start school to share some exciting news. :

Where the Crickets Sing has won the 2013 Christian Small Publishers International Book of the Year Award for 2013 in the Children’s Category (8-12 years)

What a great thrill.  It means a lot of publicity in the U.S and of course it’s a great marketing tool here in N.Z. also. Comes with some fancy gold stickers for the book too. The former is of special significance to me since I leave for America in just a few weeks to speak at the Arlington Book Fair.

Award winners are announced on Christian Small Publishers Association’s (CSPA) website at www.christianpublishers.net and www.christianbookaward.com, in the CSPA Product Catalogue for 2013, and in press releases to Christian media this week.

So you can celebrate with me! A big thank you to all who believe in the series and have spread the word to friends and family.

Have a lovely day!

Rosie

Rosie Boom

www.rosieboom.com

ebooks available at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/161360

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: https://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading/

The Great New Zealand Science Project – public submissions closing on 27 January

Public submissions on The Great New Zealand Science Project will be closing at midnight on 27 January.

Over the last two months the Project has been asking New Zealanders to identify what they think are the biggest science challenges facing the country.

It outlines eight illustrative challenge areas: marine resources; biodiversity; natural hazards; health and disease; land and water; changing climate; advanced materials and manufacturing; and foods for health.

You can support these challenges or propose completely new ones that you believe are important to New Zealand’s future.

Encourage your family and friends to get involved and visit www.thegreatnzscienceproject.co.nz to have your say on science today.

After 27 January no new submissions or comments can be made on the website, however, you will be able to view people’s ideas and get updates. In addition, our Facebook page and Twitter account will remain open for ongoing discussion and updates.

The ideas and comments about possible Challenges submitted through the Great New Zealand Science Project will be assessed by an expert panel in February, together with the submissions from the science sector. The final list of Challenges will be decided by Cabinet in April 2013.