Dictionaries for Schools
A recent distribution of dictionaries was well-received at Rongomai School in Otara. Dave Houghton and Val Gyde attended a morning assembly at the school on 1 September where Principal Tina Voordouw provided a warm welcome to the Rotary Visitors. After explaining the purpose of the visit the class nominated to receive dictionaries on this occasion eagerly lined up to receive their books. After the presentation, the school kapa haka group sang some waiata.
According to Tina and other teachers at the school, these colourful pictorial dictionaries are hugely popular with the students and very helpful in expanding vocabulary and understanding of terms. They are often a great way of encouraging literacy within families as students are encouraged to take the dictionaries home to show parents and siblings.
Submitted by: Rotary Club of Botany East Tamaki http://www.botany.rotarysouthpacific.org/
