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Chelsea Primary School lives its motto – "Simply the BEST"

Nelia Manansala Vanderwoude

Saturday 30 October 2010, 10:23PM

By Nelia Manansala Vanderwoude

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"Mrs Parangi, Art coordinator, browsed the net for ideas to assist Natasha, who was creating a masterpiece for the fundraising event, "The Great Chelsea Art auction"
"Mrs Parangi, Art coordinator, browsed the net for ideas to assist Natasha, who was creating a masterpiece for the fundraising event, "The Great Chelsea Art auction" Credit: Nelia Manansala Vanderwoude
"A teacher cooking up a fraction of waffles for a fun learning activity in Maths...yummy!"
"A teacher cooking up a fraction of waffles for a fun learning activity in Maths...yummy!" Credit: Nelia Manansala Vanderwoude
"Chelsea School teachers took a bite and enjoyed team teaching an interactive fruity hedgehog English activity to 2 Year 1 classes."
"Chelsea School teachers took a bite and enjoyed team teaching an interactive fruity hedgehog English activity to 2 Year 1 classes." Credit: Nelia Manansala Vanderwoude

NORTH SHORE CITY

This year the New Zealand Teachers Council organised a photo competition which portrays the “Teacher in Action” spirit.

Several photo entries were submitted from schools NZ-wide.  Chelsea Primary School was ecstatic to have 3 of their entries chosen as a runner-up in the Primary category.

The winning image/s, runners-up and the full gallery can be viewed on Flickr http://www.flickrcom/photos/teachersinaction/ or via the NZ teacher council website. http://www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/ .

Chelsea Primary School operates variable space classrooms and team teaching as a collaborative teaching approach has proven itself to be successful to teachers who work together to improve educational outcomes of their students. Runner-up fruity hedgehog fun photo captures this co-teaching partnership moments between teachers and among students. 

World Teachers Day or not, Chelsea School celebrates its teachers for a ‘job well done – doing what they do best, imparting learning while having fun’. All photo entries submitted by the school put emphasis on teachers in action – paddling in unison for our tamariki and our kura, so we can reach the shore of success.

Kaua e rangiruatia te hā o te hoe; e kore tō tātou waka e ū ki uta.
‘Do not lift the paddle out of unison or our canoe will never reach the shore.’

By N Vanderwoude