Celebrate World Teachers' Day 2010!

How you're celebrating...  

  • Karapiro School children aged 5 - 6 years old made a mural explaining the reasons teachers should be appreciated eg. after-school programmes, attending functions important to the children, arriving extra early to school and staying late, and ALL the ways they show how they care for the children. They explained their subject they liked the most (Math, because they loved working with numbers) and reasons for their answers. Most of the answers expressed the teachers' input. The children traced around their hands, with their names written inside the orange paper hands and the stories were written in paper shaped balloons attached to the large mural with pieces of string from the hands to the balloons. A large title "We appreciate Teachers" was written on the centre top.  The mural was placed in the foyer for the parents to read and to remind them to wear orange on Friday 29 October.  Most children wore orange and the chairperson made a special visit to explain her appreciation of all the work we as teachers had done throughout the children's schooling.

  • Kamo Primary School staff were given a special morning tea. The senior management team supervised lunch duty so all the teachers could go out for lunch. To top the day, there was a special assembly where the Principal awarded the teachers and support staff a certificate stating each person's positive worth to the school.  It was great to be acknowledged in this way and was greatly appreciated by all staff.

  • Beavertown Early Learning Centre in Blenheim celebrated by having a dress up day for children and teachers.   

  • Richmond Road School will be having a morning tea and the principal has been putting notices in the newsletter to mark the day!  Let's all show the public that "teachers matter". Nina Glucina-Chan

  • Te Kauwhata Primary School is having a mass kite flying afternoon with each kite depicting how students' feel about their learning. 

  • Waihi College kids from the junior council will be taking over teacher duties in and out of the classroom. The teacher will help them plan beforehand.

  • Wakaaranga School are having their school gala on World Teachers' Day.  They will have a stand including photographs of teachers in action.  The entire community will be involved.

  • Te Rapa Primary School's fabulous Board of Trustees are cooking the staff breakfast before school.

  • Masterton Primary School is holding a Noho for their Kapa Haka roopu to develop their skills for the upcoming Festival.  

  • Spring Creek School notify parents and recognise staff through a small gift.

  • Beachlands Primary School is planning a morning tea for the teachers, thank you cards from the children, inviting parents to say thank you when they come into the school in the morning as well as asking teachers to choose a fun activity with their children.

  • Mosgiel Central Kindergarten are attending a World Teachers' Day Community Picnic and making a banner to celebrate teaching and learning.

 

Run an event on Friday 29 October

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This year we're encouraging all early childhood education services, kura and schools to recognise and celebrate the integral role of teachers in society on World Teachers' Day - 29 October 2010. Why not set the wheels in motion and let your students do the rest.
Potential event ideas include:
  • organise a fun debate about the role of teachers in society
  • turn the tables on teaching - let the students try their hand at "teaching their teachers"
  • host a "teachers vs students" sports game
  • organise a concert of student performances as a tribute to teachers
  • collate messages, poems and drawings from students celebrating their teachers and turn them into a book, mural or banner
  • link in with the global origins of the day by celebrating your teachers from overseas - ask them to demonstrate how teaching was different for them in other parts of the world!

Let us know what event you're planning to run and we'll post it on our website.  If you don't want us to identify your school, kura and ECE name we will simply post the event details.  Email comms@teacherscouncil.govt.nz     


Invite your local community newspaper along. . .

Consider inviting along your local community newspaper to take part in the day. Most local newspapers or magazines will appreciate the opportunity to showcase a day that impacts on the wider community.

To link in with the Teachers Council's conference theme of induction and mentoring, we'd love the opportunity to profile the experiences of your newly qualified teachers on our website and would encourage you to send teacher profiles to community newspapers.

"The insights of newly qualified teachers provide a fascinating account into the daily ‘life of a teacher' and their enthusiasm is often contagious," says Council Director Dr Peter Lind.

"Many newly qualified teachers recount the experience of seeing their classroom and meeting their pupils for the first time as life-changing."

Email mailto:comms@teacherscouncil.govt,nz with your teacher profile and we'll post it on our website. 

  

"Recovery begins with teachers" - the 2010 international theme  

World Teachers' Day is held globally on 5 October 2010.  Australia and New Zealand will celebrate the day on Friday 29 October, due to the October school holidays.  Find out more about the international theme "Recovery begins with teachers". 

  
"This World Teachers' Day let's together profile the valuable role that teachers play in building the foundations for lifelong learning."