Term Three, 2012 - Duffy Books In Homes
Term Three, 2012 - Duffy Books In Homes
Term Three, 2012 - Duffy Books In Homes
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Newsletter No. 57<br />
September <strong>2012</strong><br />
BRINGING BOOKS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER SINCE 1995 ISSN 1177-0562<br />
Anjali Thakker visited Horotiu School to help present their Book Offer Two books. Anjali is a member<br />
of the New Zealand Ice Ferns team and the New Zealand <strong>In</strong>line Hockey team. The school has three<br />
inline hockey teams so Anajali’s visit was a real treat! School Sponsor: RX Plastics Ltd.<br />
Government makes book ownership<br />
affordable for <strong>Duffy</strong> kids<br />
<strong>In</strong> October 1996 all children involved in<br />
the <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong> programme<br />
received a free book thanks to a one-off<br />
grant from the Government of $250,000.<br />
Now the Government donates more<br />
than $1,300,000 annually to ensure<br />
that children in <strong>Duffy</strong> schools have the<br />
opportunity to own their own brand new<br />
books at no cost.<br />
What began in 1996 as the Budget Day<br />
Book Festival is now called Government<br />
Book Week. It is a regular part of the school<br />
year for all <strong>Duffy</strong> schools.<br />
Through the Ministry of Education the<br />
Government provides a book to each of<br />
almost 100,000 children annually which they<br />
choose from a catalogue at the start of <strong>Term</strong><br />
Two. At the end of the term schools invite<br />
Government representatives to help present<br />
the books.<br />
Dr Jonathan Coleman, MP for Northcote, attended<br />
the Government Book Week Assembly at Beach<br />
Haven School. He spoke to the children about the<br />
importance of reading and the fun that can be had<br />
by reading a good book.<br />
School Sponsor: New World Warkworth<br />
<strong>In</strong> the last week of <strong>Term</strong> Two, Members<br />
of Parliament, local body representatives<br />
and other community figures visited more<br />
than 500 schools throughout New Zealand<br />
to share their experiences of reading with<br />
children before helping to present their<br />
books.<br />
Minister of Education, Hon Hekia Parata,<br />
spoke of her support for the initiative.<br />
“Reading is a wonderful skill that opens up<br />
the world in which we live. It expands the<br />
human experience, allowing us to enjoy<br />
new sights, sounds and emotions. It can<br />
challenge preconceived ideas and help us<br />
view the world differently,” she said.<br />
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:<br />
Turaki School decided to incorporate their <strong>Duffy</strong><br />
assembly with the launch of their PB4L (Positive<br />
Behaviour for Learning) programme. There’s<br />
some great positive behaviour going on in this<br />
photo! School Sponsors: Clayton & Hayes Unichem<br />
Pharmacy Ltd. and King Country Energy<br />
MP for Mt Roskill, Phil Goff, was given a warm<br />
welcome by the kids of Wesley Primary School.<br />
Sponsor needed<br />
Far North District Councillor Tracy Dalton<br />
visited Tautoro School. She was a great fit as she<br />
has an environmental portfolio and Tautoro just<br />
happens to be an Enviro-school! School Sponsor:<br />
AlexanderDorrington Lawyers<br />
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong><br />
The printing of this newsletter is kindly sponsored by Soar Printing
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong><br />
From the Office<br />
Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Malo<br />
e lelei, Kia orana, Nisa<br />
Bula Vinaka, Fakalofa lahi<br />
atu, Taloha Ni, Namaste,<br />
Annyong, Warm greetings,<br />
to all <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong><br />
schools, sponsors, role<br />
models, supporters and<br />
families<br />
Congratulations to the five winners<br />
of the Scholastic <strong>Duffy</strong> Day Out<br />
held on Wednesday 22 August.<br />
We are so fortunate that during times<br />
when funding and sponsorship is a<br />
little challenging, our schools take<br />
action to engage and build wonderful<br />
relationships with their sponsors.<br />
Well done to those schools and a huge<br />
thanks to all our <strong>Duffy</strong> sponsors.<br />
The last Role Model assemblies for<br />
<strong>2012</strong> are well under way. Thanks to<br />
all our amazing Role Models who are<br />
once again be out in force in well over<br />
500 schools to inspire and share their<br />
stories with <strong>Duffy</strong> kids.<br />
I am especially looking forward to<br />
visiting our schools in the Manawatu<br />
and Wanganui regions.<br />
Upcoming events include the<br />
Scholastic Caught Being Good Dad<br />
Award, the Caught Being a Good<br />
Grandparent Award, $5 Parent<br />
Offer and the Mainfreight Award for<br />
Excellence in Attitude. Also, Book<br />
Offer Two for <strong>Duffy</strong> Ready for Reading<br />
should be in early childhood centres<br />
very soon.<br />
I look forward to hearing about these<br />
events and role model assemblies in<br />
our next newsletter.<br />
Take care and happy reading<br />
Linda Vagana<br />
GENERAL<br />
MANAGER<br />
Ready 4 Reading<br />
goes from strength to strength<br />
We now have 195 early childhood centres on the<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> Ready for Reading (R4R) programme. Every<br />
one of our littlest <strong>Duffy</strong> kids receives four brand<br />
new books of their choice every year and here a<br />
just a few pictures of the celebrations held in the<br />
centres when the books arrive.<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP:<br />
The children and educators from Anglican Homebased Childcare in Dannevirke dressed up<br />
as their favourite book characters to receive their <strong>Duffy</strong> books.<br />
Joanne Cranch from the Kindergarten Association along with Waikato Rugby mascot Mooloo<br />
the cow handed out the books at Whitiora Kindergarten.<br />
Tarrangower Kindergarten uses <strong>Duffy</strong> books as a great excuse to organise a meal for children<br />
and families. It’s also a great chance for kids to show other family members just what it’s<br />
like at their kindy!<br />
Hinemoa Kindergarten in Taupo invited Dads and Granddads along to receive presents from<br />
their little ones. <strong>In</strong> return it was the Dads who got to read the new books to the kids!<br />
Gate Pa Kindergarten celebrated the day with a shared lunch followed by each child receiving<br />
their books to take home with them.
<strong>Duffy</strong> Mums rewarded<br />
<strong>In</strong> the week before Mothers Day 527<br />
Mums were recognised for making an<br />
extra effort at their schools.<br />
With the help of Scholastic New Zealand,<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> gave a lucky Mum from each school<br />
involved in the programme a book and<br />
certificate to thank them for the effort they<br />
put in to their school and community.<br />
This year’s recipients of the Scholastic<br />
Caught Being a Good Mum Award received<br />
one of the following titles: Reach for the<br />
Stars, You Are What You Eat, Butterflies<br />
in My Stomach or Snowed Under – all by<br />
Serge Bloch. The award was accompanied<br />
by a special certificate.<br />
Kids in <strong>Duffy</strong> schools around the country<br />
told their school just why their mum should<br />
win an award which celebrates their vital<br />
contribution to school life.<br />
Schools voted, held writing competitions or<br />
even made lucky draws if the decision was<br />
too tough.<br />
Linda Vagana, says “Mums play such a vital<br />
role in family literacy and we love being able<br />
to recognise their contribution.”<br />
ANZ<br />
Golf Day<br />
For the second year running ANZ<br />
Business Bank and EFTPOS drew<br />
on a great network of contacts to<br />
help them run their annual golf<br />
day in support of <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong>.<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> was on hand to help kick off the<br />
event as he hit the opening tee shot at<br />
Miramar Golf Course in Wellington.<br />
While the <strong>Duffy</strong> team helped to man the<br />
BBQ, the brave golfers shrugged off the<br />
occasional shower and dug deep into<br />
their pockets to support <strong>Duffy</strong>.<br />
After a very successful auction it was<br />
announced that the event had raised<br />
almost $30,000 to help support <strong>Duffy</strong><br />
schools all around Wellington.<br />
A big thank you goes out to the<br />
amazing people at ANZ and EFTPOS as<br />
well as the hole sponsors who helped<br />
make the day such a success.<br />
H Allfinanz Mortgage & <strong>In</strong>vestment Specialist<br />
H Burger Fuel<br />
H Colliers <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
H Continuous Spouting<br />
H Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd.<br />
H epay<br />
H Gazley Tory Motors<br />
H Home Loan Shop<br />
H <strong>In</strong>deserve<br />
H Island Bay Butchery<br />
H Just Paterson Real Estate<br />
H Mastercard<br />
H Oracle New Zealand<br />
H Readynet<br />
H Sektor<br />
H Subway<br />
H The Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust<br />
H The Oaks Satay Noodle House<br />
H Zumwohl<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:<br />
Oscar Passell’s mother, Fiona McCulloch loves<br />
to help out Oscar’s friends so Beach Haven<br />
School rewarded her with a lovely book!<br />
School Sponsor: New World Warkworth<br />
The winner at Bridge Pa School was Georgina<br />
Lewis who, in spite of working nightshifts, always<br />
manages to support her children’s learning.<br />
School Sponsor: P.J. Keenan<br />
Seth’s mother Kelly took out the award at Te<br />
Kura Kaupapa Maori o Piripono for her passion<br />
in her son’s reading and her awesome support<br />
for the school. School Sponsor: Spicers Paper<br />
Paddy Thompson, pictured here with her<br />
daughter Riana Patelesio was the winner at<br />
St Bernadette’s School in Wellington.School<br />
Sponsor: ANZ Business Bank and EFTPOS<br />
Karlene Harrison, with her three children<br />
Amelia, Reuben and Isobelle, volunteers half a<br />
day every week at Okaihau Primary School –<br />
a deserving winner! Sponsor needed<br />
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong>
NORTHLAND<br />
Ahipara School..................................... $2,780<br />
Herekino School...................................... $400<br />
Hora Hora School................................. $3,830<br />
Horeke Primary School............................ $360<br />
Kaeo Primary School............................ $1,480<br />
Kaikohe <strong>In</strong>termediate School................ $2,040<br />
Kaingaroa School................................. $1,350<br />
Kaitaia <strong>In</strong>termediate School.................. $2,810<br />
Kaitaia Primary School.......................... $3,670<br />
Kawakawa Primary School................... $3,100<br />
Maromaku School................................... $760<br />
Matauri Bay School................................. $620<br />
Moerewa School................................... $2,230<br />
Ohaeawai School................................. $1,970<br />
Okaihau College................................... $2,110<br />
Okaihau Primary School.......................... $930<br />
Opononi Area School........................... $1,250<br />
Pamapuria School................................ $2,620<br />
Peria School............................................ $640<br />
Pompallier Catholic School................... $1,900<br />
Pukepoto School..................................... $710<br />
Taipa Area School................................. $1,130<br />
Te Kao Primary School............................ $350<br />
Te Kopuru School................................. $2,220<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia..... $480<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarere.... $1,290<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga<br />
o Hokianga......................................... $890<br />
Te Kura o Hato Hohepa Te Kamura......... $340<br />
Te Kura o Matihetihe................................ $360<br />
Te Tii School............................................ $200<br />
Whau Valley School.............................. $3,460<br />
AUCKLAND<br />
Ambury Park Centre for Riding Therapy......... $280<br />
Avondale School (Auckland)....................... $4,660<br />
Bailey Road School.................................... $5,880<br />
Birdwood School........................................ $3,000<br />
Glen Eden Primary School.......................... $2,340<br />
Glen Taylor School...................................... $4,210<br />
Greenmeadows <strong>In</strong>termediate School.......... $5,750<br />
Kelston <strong>In</strong>termediate School....................... $4,150<br />
Kelvin Road School.................................... $6,090<br />
Kingsford School........................................ $5,770<br />
Lincoln Heights School............................... $6,150<br />
Mangere Bridge School.............................. $2,340<br />
BAY OF PLENTY<br />
Allandale School.............................. $5,930<br />
Aorangi School (Rotorua)................. $1,880<br />
Arataki School.................................... $510<br />
Greerton Village School................... $4,370<br />
James Street School....................... $3,250<br />
Kawerau South School.................... $4,990<br />
Kutarere School.................................. $380<br />
Maketu School................................... $950<br />
Murupara School............................. $3,560<br />
Mangere East School................................. $6,660<br />
May Road School....................................... $2,950<br />
Mountain View School................................ $3,680<br />
Otahuhu Primary School................................ $700<br />
Owairaka District School............................. $5,180<br />
Papatoetoe East School............................. $6,680<br />
Parakai School........................................... $2,110<br />
Ranui Primary School................................. $5,550<br />
Robertson Road School............................. $6,400<br />
Roscommon Primary School...................... $7,150<br />
Rosebank School....................................... $2,010<br />
Sir Keith Park School.................................. $1,860<br />
GISBORNE<br />
Makarika School................... $470<br />
Potaka School...................... $250<br />
Te Kainga Whaiora<br />
Childrens Health Camp..... $870<br />
Te Karaka Area School...... $1,850<br />
Southern Cross<br />
St Joseph’s Sch<br />
St Leonard’s Ro<br />
St Therese Sch<br />
Sutton Park Sch<br />
Takanini School<br />
Te Matauranga..<br />
Waikowhai Sch<br />
Waterview Prim<br />
Wellsford Schoo<br />
Wesley Primary<br />
Paengaroa School.............................. $550<br />
Paroa School................................... $3,230<br />
Pukehina School................................. $310<br />
St Joseph’s Catholic School<br />
(Opotiki)........................................ $2,910<br />
Te Kura Mana Maori o Matahi............. $450<br />
Te Kura o Te Teko............................ $1,940<br />
Te Puke Primary School................... $3,490<br />
Woodlands School.......................... $1,500<br />
Te Kura o Whatatutu............. $360<br />
Te Wharau School............. $5,650<br />
Tolaga Bay Area School..... $1,810<br />
Whangara School................. $700<br />
WAIKATO<br />
Bishop Edward Gaines<br />
Catholic School...................................$200<br />
Karangahake School...............................$700<br />
Kawhia School.........................................$300<br />
Kerepehi School......................................$720<br />
Mangakino Area School........................$1,010<br />
Ngakonui Valley School...........................$780<br />
St Anthony’s Catholic School...................$870<br />
St Joseph’s Catholic School (Paeroa)......$340<br />
St Pius X Catholic School (Melville)..........$950<br />
Taupiri School..........................................$410<br />
Te Kura o Nga Iwi e Toru ki<br />
Taumarunui.........................................$410<br />
Te Kura o Tahaaroa..................................$470<br />
Tokoroa Central School...........................$970<br />
Turaki School........................................$1,330<br />
Waipa School.......................................$4,530<br />
HAWKES BAY<br />
Kimi Ora Community School..................$530<br />
Kotemaori School..................................$130<br />
Mangaorapa School..............................$300<br />
Maraenui Bilingual School...................$2,430<br />
Mohaka School.....................................$430<br />
Nuhaka School...................................$1,520<br />
Omahu Bilingual School.........................$750<br />
Paki Paki School....................................$910<br />
Poukawa School................................$1,130<br />
Pukehamoamoa School......................$1,210<br />
Raureka School..................................$3,670<br />
Richmond School (Napier)..................$1,540<br />
Te Awa School....................................$2,380<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Takapau........$410<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Wananga<br />
Whare Tapere o Takitimu....................$800<br />
Te Kura o Waikaremoana.......................$480<br />
Te Mahia School....................................$670<br />
Tiaho Primary School..........................$2,020<br />
Waipawa Primary School....................$1,850<br />
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong><br />
TARANAKI<br />
Ahititi School.......................................... $350<br />
Eltham Primary School........................ $2,090<br />
Huirangi School...................................... $850<br />
Marfell Community School................... $1,480<br />
Moturoa School...................................... $980<br />
Normanby School................................... $960<br />
Patea Area School.................................. $910<br />
Puketapu School................................. $1,570<br />
Ramanui School..................................... $970<br />
Spotswood Primary School................. $2,160<br />
St Joseph’s School (Patea)..................... $320<br />
St Joseph’s School (Waitara)............... $2,200<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati<br />
Ruanui................................................. $670<br />
Te Pihipihinga Kakano Mai I Rangiatea<br />
Kura Kaupapa Maori........................... $830<br />
Waitara Central School........................ $2,020<br />
Waitara East School............................ $3,070<br />
Waverley Primary School..................... $1,960<br />
Westown School................................. $2,390<br />
WANGANUI<br />
Aberfeldy School.................................. $750<br />
Carlton School................................... $3,670<br />
Churton School................................. $1,840<br />
Gonville School.................................. $1,880<br />
Ngamatapouri School........................... $110<br />
Rutherford Junior High School........... $3,290<br />
St Marcellin School............................ $1,630<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Atihaunui-<br />
A-Paparangi..................................... $750<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tupoho..... $1,310<br />
Te Kura o Omaio.................................. $380<br />
Te Kura o Ratana.................................. $530<br />
Te Wainui a Rua School........................ $310<br />
Turakina School.................................... $290<br />
Wanganui East School....................... $2,340<br />
MANAWATU<br />
Awapuni School.................................. $1,060<br />
Hillcrest School...................................... $640<br />
James Cook School........................... $2,190<br />
Levin East School............................... $5,660<br />
Levin <strong>In</strong>termediate School................... $4,030<br />
Levin School....................................... $1,550<br />
Lytton Street School........................... $4,790<br />
Marton Junction School......................... $930<br />
Marton School.................................... $2,400<br />
Monrad <strong>In</strong>termediate School............... $3,480<br />
Otaki School....................................... $2,850<br />
Pahiatua School................................. $3,100<br />
WELLINGTON<br />
Avalon School......................................$2,360<br />
Dyer Street School..............................$3,150<br />
Holy Family School..............................$2,640<br />
Lakeview School..................................$5,540<br />
Pukeatua Primary School.....................$3,160<br />
Papatawa School.....<br />
Raetihi School..........<br />
Roslyn School..........<br />
Somerset Crescent S<br />
St Joseph’s Catholic<br />
St Mary’s School......<br />
Te Kura o Takaro......<br />
Te Kura-a-iwi o Whak<br />
Rua Mano.............<br />
Terrace End School..<br />
Woodville School......<br />
Rangikura School.....<br />
Te Ara Whanui Kura<br />
Te Kura Maori o Pori<br />
Titahi Bay <strong>In</strong>termedia
Campus - Middle School... $4,100<br />
ool (Onehunga).................. $3,310<br />
ad School.......................... $6,300<br />
ool...................................... $1,710<br />
ool.................................... $6,910<br />
........................................... $6,270<br />
.......................................... $6,230<br />
ool...................................... $2,990<br />
ary School.......................... $1,920<br />
l......................................... $2,240<br />
School............................... $2,310<br />
NELSON/MARLBOROUGH<br />
Mayfield School (Blenheim).........$1,200<br />
Picton School................................$810<br />
Victory Primary School................$5,470<br />
WEST COAST<br />
Blaketown School................ $990<br />
Granity School..................... $480<br />
Reefton Area School......... $1,710<br />
OTAGO<br />
Bathgate Park School........$2,160<br />
Carisbrook School.............$6,170<br />
Pembroke School..............$3,190<br />
Pine Hill School....................$300<br />
Can you help<br />
a <strong>Duffy</strong> school<br />
near you<br />
Sponsoring a school means that each <strong>Duffy</strong> kid<br />
there can enjoy a minimum of five free books every year as<br />
well as the chance to receive regular weekly book awards and<br />
other prizes throughout the year. This is in addition to all the<br />
other services of the programme such as the travelling <strong>Duffy</strong><br />
Theatre group and the Kids at Home preschool programme.<br />
Maybe there’s a school near you that is in need of a sponsor –<br />
for around $13.56 per child, per year, you can help give the gift<br />
of reading to an entire community. On these pages you’ll see<br />
a list of all our schools in need of sponsorship along with<br />
the approximate annual cost to support them.<br />
If you see a school that you would like<br />
to get involved with then please<br />
contact us on 0800 383 392<br />
or email duffy@booksinhomes.org.nz<br />
CANTERBURY<br />
Arowhenua School.................. $310<br />
Hammersley Park School........ $790<br />
Hapuku School........................ $170<br />
Rowley Avenue School......... $1,430<br />
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Waitaha.... $900<br />
Waimate Centennial School........... $1,960<br />
Waimate Main School....................... $780<br />
SOUTHLAND<br />
Fernworth Primary School......... $5,160<br />
St Patrick’s School (Nightcaps)..... $350<br />
............................. $210<br />
............................. $830<br />
.......................... $5,420<br />
chool................. $2,920<br />
School (Levin).... $2,080<br />
............................. $480<br />
.......................... $2,540<br />
atupuranga<br />
.......................... $1,240<br />
............................. $830<br />
.......................... $1,750<br />
...........................$4,410<br />
Kaupapa Maori....$2,420<br />
rua.......................$2,230<br />
te School............$1,900<br />
New Sponsors<br />
A special thanks goes out to new sponsors and<br />
those sponsors rejoining the programme.<br />
H Origin Energy Resources sponsoring Manaia Primary School<br />
H Quentin Duff sponsoring Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana<br />
H Russell Group sponsoring Featherston School<br />
H The Lion Foundation sponsoring 31 schools in Canterbury and Waikato<br />
H The Mainland Foundation sponsoring Linwood <strong>In</strong>termediate School,<br />
Linwood North School, North New Brighton School and Riccarton<br />
Primary School<br />
H The Warehouse Logistics Team sponsoring Gilberthorpe School and<br />
Park Estate Primary School<br />
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong>
We would like to once again thank all<br />
the generous sponsors who made the<br />
events with Dr Carson so successful.<br />
Thanks Dr Ben!<br />
After Dr Ben Carson’s inspirational<br />
visit we have had lots of great<br />
feedback from the schools that<br />
came to hear him speak and also<br />
the generous people who supported<br />
the joint fundraising event with the<br />
Starship Foundation.<br />
Earlier in this newsletter you will have seen<br />
a list of schools without sponsors. With<br />
the help of fundraising events like this, we<br />
are able to make sure that all those schools<br />
stay on the programme until sponsorship is<br />
found. The funds from Ben Carson’s visit<br />
have gone to help support the following<br />
schools in <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
H Avondale School<br />
H Bailey Road School<br />
H Glen Eden Primary School<br />
H Greenmeadows <strong>In</strong>termediate School<br />
H Kelston <strong>In</strong>termediate School<br />
H Kelvin Road School<br />
H Kingsford School<br />
H Manurewa Central School<br />
H Otahuhu Primary School<br />
H Owairaka District School<br />
H Papatoetoe East Primary School<br />
H Robertson Road School<br />
H Rosebank School<br />
H St Leonard’s Road School<br />
H Sutton Park School<br />
H Takanini School<br />
H Waterview Primary School<br />
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong><br />
Lauie Sila, James Kupa and Ana Corbett present<br />
books to winners of the New Zealand Post Award for<br />
Great Effort in Reading and Writing at Beach Haven<br />
School. School Sponsor: New World Warkworth<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> Theatre curtain falls<br />
The <strong>Duffy</strong> Theatre is about to draw<br />
to a close for another year after the<br />
hugely popular season of <strong>Duffy</strong> and<br />
the Best Book in the World.<br />
This term the Northern Team of Ana<br />
Corbett, Lauie Sila and James Kupa have<br />
visited schools in Bay of Plenty, Auckland,<br />
Northland, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne.<br />
The Southern Team of Leroy Lakamu, Julia<br />
Hyde and James Jennings (and also the very<br />
talented ring-in Jatinder Singh!) visited<br />
Taranaki, Manawatu, Wanganui, Waikato<br />
and Auckland.<br />
Thanks to New Zealand Post, kids at all<br />
the schools they visited received copies of<br />
some of the finalists of the New Zealand<br />
Post Children’s Book Awards.<br />
Both teams have loved driving their Mazda<br />
CX-7s thanks to FleetPartners and the<br />
Mazda Foundation!<br />
FAR LEFT: Jatinder Singh, James<br />
Jennings and Julia Hyde put on a great<br />
performance at Somerset Crescent School<br />
– both for the kids and the <strong>Duffy</strong> Board of<br />
Trustees! Sponsor needed<br />
LEFT: Lauie and James prepare the<br />
kids for some audience participation at<br />
Paparoa Primary School. School Sponsor:<br />
The CH & AG Horrobin Family Trust
<strong>Duffy</strong> visits his mates at Mainfreight<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> shares a spot of morning tea with the<br />
Mainfreight Auckland team<br />
Mainfreight have been supporting<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> for longer than any other<br />
sponsor. Not only does the<br />
Mainfreight Group sponsor 53<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> schools, they also provide<br />
a beautiful reference book, cup<br />
and certificate to every <strong>Duffy</strong><br />
school as the Mainfreight Award<br />
for Excellence in Attitude.<br />
Perhaps less known is the fact that<br />
they also provide the <strong>Duffy</strong> team with a<br />
rent free office, allowing us to keep our<br />
costs low and make sure that more<br />
of the donations and sponsorship<br />
we receive goes to where it is most<br />
needed.<br />
Help <strong>Duffy</strong> this Christmas<br />
We’re very happy to once again<br />
be working with The Giving Tree<br />
to help us with our fundraising<br />
efforts. More than 100 kids are<br />
receiving their books this year<br />
thanks to the Christmas cards<br />
that were purchased by our<br />
supporters in 2011.<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> gets a big thumbs up from Mainfreight<br />
Group Managing Director Don Braid<br />
Recently, we decided to say a big thank<br />
you to the team at Mainfreight Auckland<br />
for all their support. Along with a week’s<br />
worth of lucky draws and morning teas,<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> himself visited the Mainfreight team<br />
to show his appreciation!<br />
The Giving Tree connects businesses with<br />
charities through custom-made Christmas<br />
cards. For every card sold, $0.50 will<br />
be donated to the charity of your choice.<br />
Simply nominate <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong><br />
as your preferred charity and choose<br />
from a variety of great cards! Each card<br />
costs $2.00 - we believe that 25% is an<br />
excellent return to charities in a sector<br />
where this can often be far lower.<br />
The Giving Tree is currently offering an<br />
Early Bird discount for all cards purchased<br />
before September 28 so now’s a great<br />
time to get prepared for Christmas!<br />
Please visit The Giving Tree website<br />
for more information at www.thegivingtree.co.nz<br />
Courtesy of <strong>Books</strong>ellers NZ<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong>’s Diary<br />
What’s coming up in <strong>2012</strong><br />
for <strong>Duffy</strong> schools<br />
10th September – 28th September<br />
Role Model Assemblies<br />
28th September<br />
<strong>Term</strong> <strong>Three</strong> ends<br />
15th October<br />
<strong>Term</strong> Four starts<br />
29th October<br />
$5 Parent Offer forms arrive<br />
5th November - 9th November –<br />
Caught Being a Good Grandparent Award<br />
12th November<br />
Last day for $5 Parent Offer orders to be<br />
returned to Scholastic<br />
And for early childhood centres on<br />
the Ready 4 Reading programme<br />
6th September<br />
<strong>In</strong>struction packs for Book Offer Two arrive<br />
21st September<br />
Last day for Book Offer Two orders<br />
15th – 26th October<br />
Book Offer Two books arrive for distribution<br />
New <strong>Duffy</strong> Schools<br />
Please welcome our newest <strong>Duffy</strong> schools<br />
joining (or rejoining) the programme for <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
H Birdwood School<br />
H Ngamatapouri School<br />
H Papatawa School<br />
H Rutherford Junior High School<br />
H Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o nga Iwi e Toru<br />
Ki Taumarunui<br />
H Waikowhai School<br />
Welcome to our<br />
new trustees<br />
We’re delighted to be able to welcome three new<br />
trustees to our board this year. Joining Bruce<br />
Plested, Robin Brooke and Carl George are Tone<br />
Kolose, Libby Limbrick and Bernice Mene.<br />
Tone is the recently appointed<br />
principal of Manurewa South<br />
School and prior to that was<br />
in charge of Wymondley Road<br />
School in Otara – both <strong>Duffy</strong><br />
schools of course!<br />
Dr Libby Limbrick is a member<br />
of the School of Curriculum<br />
and Pedagogy at the University<br />
of Auckland. Her specialty in<br />
literacy education gives her the<br />
ideal skill set to help guide the<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> programme.<br />
Bernice Mene was a star of the<br />
Silver Ferns netball team for<br />
many years. This lead her to<br />
become a <strong>Duffy</strong> Role Model, a<br />
role that she continues to fulfil<br />
today.<br />
Read about it! September <strong>2012</strong>
Letters<br />
Dear Linda<br />
I wanted to write and thank you and your team for the<br />
invaluable work your organisation undertakes through the<br />
<strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong> initiative.<br />
This week, I had the pleasure of presenting books to the<br />
pupils of St Pius X School in Glen <strong>In</strong>nes, Auckland, as part<br />
of Government Book Week. The opportunity provided a<br />
first-hand glimpse into the work you are doing for those<br />
100,000-plus Kiwi kids who are part of the programme.<br />
It is a credit to yourself and your dedicated team.<br />
I would like to thank everyone involved at <strong>Duffy</strong> for their<br />
hard work, and for continuing to encourage our young<br />
people to read and learn.<br />
Kind regards<br />
Simon O’Connor<br />
MP for Tamaki<br />
Dear Linda and the <strong>Duffy</strong> Team<br />
As <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> Coordinator, I am writing to thank you and<br />
your busy team, on behalf of our students, staff, Board of<br />
Trustees and families, for the wonderful programmes you<br />
provide for schools such as ours.<br />
Waitotara School is a small country one in South Taranaki<br />
with students ranging form Y1 to Y8. It’s like one big<br />
family here, so we welcome our Role Models with open<br />
arms when they arrive. Last year, 2011, Mr Mac was a<br />
hit with his big rig, so much so he stayed longer than<br />
intended, thoroughly enjoying being with the students.<br />
<strong>In</strong> <strong>Term</strong> 1 this year we were privileged to have Henare<br />
Ngaera O’Keefe (Hawkes Bay), who was named Local<br />
Hero of the Year at the <strong>2012</strong> New Zealander of the Year<br />
Awards, for his work in communities. Accompanying him<br />
was his son, Phillip, a renowned Opera singer based in<br />
Wales. Henare’s humour, his lovely singing voice, and his<br />
positive messages engaged the children from the get-go.<br />
Our students look forward to receiving their books, and if<br />
a new person arrives after the book offer has been filled,<br />
they receive “Caught Being Good “ books so they don’t<br />
miss out on Role Model day.<br />
New entrants love their book bags which are given before<br />
they start school.<br />
As well as your wonderful team Linda, we wish to thank<br />
our sponsors, Shaun and Kristina Buckley of New<br />
Plymouth for choosing our school to support. We had a<br />
visit from Kristina and her young daughter a while ago.<br />
It was lovely to meet them, and their sponsorship is very<br />
much appreciated.<br />
Kindest regards<br />
Lorna Sorensen, Waitotara School<br />
School Sponsors: Shaun & Kristina Buckley<br />
I love reading, reading and<br />
even more reading. I like<br />
reading lots of books<br />
because it helps me to<br />
learn more stuff like new words.<br />
Reading helps me learn things for when I have<br />
to do some work like in Topic Study. Reading<br />
is cool fun and it is important.<br />
I like reading a lot of different books.<br />
My favourite books are ones about animals,<br />
especially ones on Tigers, and picture books.<br />
Tigers are my favourite animal.<br />
I hope you like reading so you can learn lots<br />
of things like I am and I know this because my<br />
reading level has gone up. Read for fun, read<br />
to learn.<br />
Terri Walker-Masters<br />
Okaihau Primary School<br />
Sponsor needed<br />
Dear <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong><br />
We are ever so grateful for your sponsorship.<br />
We love being part of your programme.<br />
It is such a treat to choose books and wait<br />
until they arrive, it’s just like Christmas,<br />
every term!<br />
John Bougen was the Role Model who came<br />
to see us in <strong>Term</strong> 1. What great stories he<br />
had to tell about his adventures around the<br />
world. We had so many questions we wanted<br />
to ask him.<br />
The <strong>Duffy</strong> Theatre came to our school this<br />
term. It was such fun. All of the kids really<br />
enjoyed <strong>Duffy</strong> and the Best Book in the World.<br />
Talented actors! What a cool way to remind us<br />
about how fantastic reading is.<br />
At our assemblies every two weeks, teachers<br />
give out Caught Being Good Awards. We can<br />
then go and choose a book. Lucky!!!!!<br />
Even though things have been pretty tough<br />
for us all in Christchurch, there’s lots of great<br />
things we have to be thankful for. Being a<br />
<strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong> School is one of them!!!<br />
A BIG thank you to all the team who make<br />
this possible.<br />
Hugs<br />
Your friends at Central New Brighton<br />
School<br />
School Sponsor: The Lion Foundation<br />
THANK YOU<br />
TO ALL OUR MAJOR SPONSORS<br />
The Sue Freitag<br />
and Barry Dent<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
thank you to all our<br />
sponsors and supporters<br />
It costs approximately $50 per annum to provide each child in a <strong>Duffy</strong> school with all the<br />
services the <strong>Duffy</strong> <strong>Books</strong> in <strong>Homes</strong> programme offers. ANY contribution is gratefully accepted.<br />
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