It was good to see one of our Literacy Network members in the news recently supporting healthy eating on the Northern Beaches.
Join in fitness fun Health program to benefit children and parents A FREE, 10-week healthy lifestyle program that children can do with their parents is starting at North Narrabeen next week. Manly Vale’s Geiselle Rincon did the program with her son Santiago, 9. Picture: Annika EnderborgThe Go4Fun program teaches eligible children, aged 7-13 about exercise…
Information update on local ESL and conversations classes
Literacy Network has received the following information about ESL classes as well as conversation classes in our local area. *ST MATHEWS – The Corso Manly (9977 6249) ESL classes on Mondays 9:20-11:30am ( Fees $20 per term – concessions available) Conversation classes – all levels – Thursdays 5:45-7:00pm *COMMUNITY CONNECT : 30 Fisher Rd, Dee Why…
Our first get together for 2016
Happy to New Year to all our members. Hope 2016 has started well for you. The committee has met and is planning events for the year. 1.Literacy Network get-together Date: Sat 13 Feb 2016 Time: 10am -12 noon Venue: Level 1, 14 William St, Brookvale Come and share morning tea and discuss your experiences with…
Happy New Year!
Wishing all our tutors, students, sponsors and volunteers a happy New Year and all the very best for 2016!
Our end of year Christmas party!
It’s nearly Christmas … time for you to sparkle … Please join us to celebrate the end of another successful year for the Manly Warringah Literacy Network Lunch, a drink or just catch up and meet our wonderful volunteers Where: Dee Why RSL Club – Bistro Reserved area in the Fishbowl When: 12…
Our newest tutors!
On Sept 1 we completed our 2015 tutor training with eight people enrolled. Three trainers shared the tutoring and the participants said they enjoyed the varied presentations. The next training session is planned for April/May 2016 and we are seeking volunteers.
Notice of AGM, September 19, 2015
AN INVITATION TO ALL LITERACY NETWORK STUDENTS AND TUTORS! AGM and Members Workshop. TIME: 10.00 am to 12 pm, Saturday September 19, 2015 VENUE: Literacy Network office, Level 1, 14 William St Brookvale Our Annual General Meeting is fast approaching! To be held in our new office at the Northern Beaches…
Thank you to our sponsors!
Literacy Network would like to thank Dee Why RSL for another generous donation in 2015. As a voluntary organisation, solely dependent on the work of volunteers, Literacy Network relies on the support of several local councils and service organisations. The money we receive enables us to purchase new student and tutor resources, update our computer technology,…
Our office has moved!
Literacy Network Office Move, April 2015 Due to the redevelopment of the Royal Far West complex in Manly, we have moved to a new office in the Northern Beaches Community College’s Brookvale Campus building. Our new address is: NBCC Brookvale Campus 14 William Street Brookvale NSW 2100 Our mailing address remains unchanged: The Literacy…
Our next Tutor Training Course begins on July 21st
Our next Tutor Training Course For more details, please contact us by phone or email.
February – a busy month for reading material!
February is a busy month for events which come with a lot of reading material, from the serious to the fanciful. Valentine’s Day (February 14th) is probably the most well-known and commercially celebrated date in February, with numerous articles available online (click here for one with cloze tests, comprehension and spelling exercises). Chinese New Year’s day…
Happy Australia Day!
Australia Day falls on January 26th each year, and it’s a national public holiday. Google ‘Australia Day’ and you’ll find numerous articles on its history, significance and how people celebrate it; you will also find a wealth of information on the official Australia Day website here. You might also like to google ‘Australiana’. What student wouldn’t…
Happy New Year!
Wishing all our tutors and students a very Happy New Year, and all the very best for 2015. May it be a rewarding and productive year for everyone. For an article on New Year Resolutions – and how hard it is for most of us to keep them! – click here.
New resource: Spell it right
This resource comes to us via Literacy Network‘s President. Spell it right – click here for the link – aims to assist teachers/tutors in helping their students become more confident with their spelling – and quite possibly tutors, too! There are free printable worksheets as well as games, puzzles and quizzes (most are aimed at adult…
Our Christmas party – Friday, December 12
Christmas 2014 is approaching fast! To celebrate another year with Literacy Network, please come and join us for a drink and some snacks. When: 4pm-6pm, Friday December 12th Where: Literacy Network Office 18 Wentworth St, Manly Please RSVP by the 5th December to let us know if you are able to join us. …
December 5 is International Volunteer Day
Happy Volunteer Day to all our tutors as well as those who work tirelessly behind the scenes for Literacy Network! You can find an article on International Volunteer Day via the Breaking News English website under Holiday Lessons, December 5.
Thank you to Manly Council
Literacy Network would like to thank Manly Council for both their grant and their ongoing support.
Armistice Day, November 11
In Australia, we celebrate Armistice Day by, among other things, observing a minute’s silence ‘at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month’. You’ll find an easy-to-read article on Armistice Day via the Breaking News English Website by clicking on the ESL Holiday Lessons link, right hand column on the homepage.
Introducing another resource: English Language Partners New Zealand
Introducing a new resource: English Language Partners New Zealand This organisation is the equivalent of the adult migrant home tutor program in Australia and its website is worth exploring. To do so, click here. You’ll see a red ribbon tab running across the homepage below the organisation’s logo. Click on the first heading, LEARN…
Thank you to our sponsors!
Literacy Network is a not-for-profit organisation which helps adults learn to read and write. All our tutors are volunteers and we rely on sponsorship to continue our work in the Northern Beaches community. So it is with grateful thanks that we acknowledge the continuing help of our wonderful sponsors: Dee Why RSL, Pittwater RSL…
Father’s Day
Father’s Day is fast approaching (September 7) and there is a useful lesson on this special day in Breaking News English under Holiday Lessons. You won’t find it, however, in the September lessons, but under June 15. For those wondering why Australia (and New Zealand) celebrate on a different day to the rest of…
Report on Annual Tutor Seminar, June 2014
The annual Literacy Network Seminar took place on June 14, 2014, and twenty two of our tutors were able to attend. As in the past, Jill Gavin, literacy tutor and past president, touched on some of the grammar difficulties faced by our learners and gave valuable tips and insights on how we could help our…
Australian Citizenship
The following link is for those tutors whose student has fulfilled all other requirements to apply for Australian Citizenship and wants to prepare for the Citizenship Test. This link will also be added to Online Resources. http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn.cit_test/test_resource/ This is the link to the only resources recommended by the Australian Government. The website…
Anzac Day, April 25
This year marks the 99th anniversary of Anzac Day. There are so many stories about Anzac Day, it makes another great reading, writing and discussion topic. As with April Fools’ Day, you’ll find the link to a Holiday Lesson on it on the Breaking News English homepage. You’ll also find a wealth of stories and…
April Fools’ Day
April Fools’ Day (sometimes written as April Fool’s Day) is just around the corner and since this day is celebrated in a great many countries around the world, it makes a handy reading, writing and discussion topic. You’ll find the link to an ESL lesson on it under Holiday Lessons (in the…