Looking ahead to next week...

1. BEFORE MONDAY, please jump on your EW goal document and draft your EW goal and strategies.  The next learning steps from your Progress Indicators might give you some ideas.  
   See me in Block 3 Thursday in LS 4 if you are unsure what to do, or email me.                                                                                          
2. WEDNESDAY, Block 1 is a writers' workshop just for the EWers which is being led by author, Ella West ( see earlier post) She normally works with only 20 students but we have more.  BUT she has kindly offered to work with ALL of you.    She is also speaking to the whole school in Block 2.  Details will be in announcements next week.

More Writers' Seminars: Sun 13 March

Here’s a chance for those who’d love to meet, listen to and have books signed by a couple of renown writers 

–Cornelia Funke and Sally Gardner – 

along with their event chairs Mandy Hager and Anna Mackenzie.

Cornelia Funke - Her magical narratives have delighted children of all ages for more than 20 years, particularly now The Thief Lord,Inkheart and the Ghosthunters series are movies. Author of more than 50 books, including a series for children with dyslexia, Cornelia has recently founded her own publishing house, for her current Mirrorworld series.  Sunday 13 March, 2pm, Embassy Theatre; Adult $19.00 Child $10.00

http://www.festival.co.nz/2016/events/cornelia-funke-reckless-fearless-heartless/

Sally Gardner - Multi award-winning British children’s author and illustrator of books including Maggot Moon, Tinder and I, Coriander, which have been translated into more than 22 languages. Sunday 13 March at 11am, Embassy Theatre.  Adult $19.00; Child $10.00http://www.festival.co.nz/2016/events/sally-gardner-maggot-moon/

Reviews Wanted from Writers Day

Kia ora koutou!

Thank you all so much for coming to our Writers Day event last Thursday at the Embassy. We thought it was a fantastic day with such inspired writers, we very much hope you enjoyed yourselves.

As you may have heard on the day, Hooked on Books very much wants to receive reviews from you. They are calling out for few hundred words for each session, or 500 words on the whole day. They can be emailed to editor@hookedonbooks.org.nz. All reviews will be published online on the new Hooked on Books website.

We here at SchoolFest would also love to receive the writing too. We’ll use it to add it to our overall feedback and evaluation of SchoolFest. So please also send any writing to schoolfest@festival.co.nz – there are possible prizes from the SchoolFest team for your writing!

Thanks and we look forward to receiving your writing.

Warmest regards

The SchoolFest Team

Ems and Bex

Author Visit: 6 APril!

We have NZ author Ella West (real name Karen Trebilcock) coming for a visit Wednesday 6 April for the morning.

     

Her book Night Vision is great and won the Young Adult Fiction Award at the 2015 LIANZA Children's Book Awards, and also won the YA Children's Choice Award at the 2015 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Her sci-fi series Thieves is also really good and highly praised.

She will be taking a workshop with the Extension Writers as well as speaking to the school!

Writers Day at the NZ Festival of the Arts has come and gone!

I was very disappointed to be unwell today and not be able to join you on this amazing Writers' Day.  Thanks SO much to Ms Sime for stepping in at the last minute and to Stirling's Mum, Lois, for being our parent helper.

Ext(reme) Writers, please use the comments area below to reflect on today's trip.
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Were the seminars what you expected?  In what way?

What inspired you?

What challenged you?

What motivated you?

New learning?

What questions do you have now?

So what?  Now what? 

What can you take from today through to you own writing?

Unique Words From Other Languages

Looking to extend your vocab?

Try Words without an English equivalent

e.g.Yūgen (Japanese): gives a name to a mood in which one feels that the universe as a whole possesses a mysterious, elusive, but real, beauty. Moonlight, snow on distant mountains, birds flying very high in the evening sky and watching the sun rise over the ocean all feed this sensibility.