End of Year Party Celebration We were so happy to enjoy another fun end of year party with all our learners, tutors,

volunteers and staff. It is great for us to come together to celebrate all the successes

and achievements of the year and to be entertained by cultural performances from our

learner communities. The support of Mayor Ray Wallace, Deputy Mayor David

Bassett and councillor Margaret Willard in attending and participating in this event is

much appreciated by us. The Mayor spoke to us about the importance of appreciating

difference and diversity in our community but also the importance of staying true to

our cultural identity. We also acknowledged an historic moment in farewelling

present and past committee members as we leave our incorporated society status

behind and move into a new era of being part of English Language Partners NZ Trust.

February 2015 Tutor Newsletter

English Language Partners Hutt

English Language

Partners Hutt

PO Box 44 195

1st floor, Russel Keown

House

1 Knights Road

Lower Hutt

Ph (04) 570 1335

Fax (04) 570 1337

Email:

hutt@englishlanguage.org.nz

Website:

www.englishlanguage.org.nz

Manager:

Christine Cook

Coordinators:

Marina Vrecic

Christine Walkerdine

We provide:

One to one volunteer

tutors

English for Employees

classes

English for Migrants

tutors

English Language groups

Literacy classes

Volunteer tutor training

Drivers License courses

Volunteer

Tutor

Refresher

Sessions

We plan to resume these sessions from

Friday 27th February.

They take place in our meeting room (next

to the office), 9.30am to 10.30am usually

on the last Friday of each month. The

sessions are informal and interactive and

offer practical advice and ideas for home

tutors.

Tutor Workshop—journeys to New

Zealand and beyond...... At the tutor workshop we held in November we invited some

of our learners to speak about their countries of origin and how

they came to NZ. We heard very interesting stories of why and

how people had come here and

what they had been doing since

arriving. The session was so

interactive, that some audience

members joined in and shared

their stories as well!

Gerson from Colombia

Marina from Serbia Nanubhai from India

Susy from England Doudou (Sophie) from China

Tial Bik from Myanmar Vladimir from Russia Ikram from Somalia

Congratulations to Julius Gazo for

completing his ESOL Certificate in

Home Tutoring and winning the

Christmas hamper!

Multi Fest 2015

Saturday March 28

11am to 3pm

Sacred Heart College Performing Arts Centre

65 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt

Farewell to Noel Chadwick

We recently farewelled our accounts clerk Noel who worked in

the office every Wednesday. Noel has been with ELP Hutt

since 2002 and has ably overseen our finances throughout this

time however as part of the Centre’s amalgamation to English

Language Partners NZ Trust, our accounting and payroll

functions were centralised.

We wish Noel all the best for the future and thank him for all

the great work he has done for ELP Hutt.

...and to Vera Xu

Vera was an English Language

Group tutor for our Chinese

Beginners class for several years

and more recently the coordinator of

our Certificate in English Language

course. We had also worked with

Vera for many years in her role as a

Settlement Support Coordinator.

Vera has moved to a position with

NZQA and we thank her for her

hard work and contribution to ELP

Hutt.

Group learners receive their certificates for 2014.

Tuesday Moera English Language

Group Beginners English Language Group

Monday English Language Group

Chinese Beginners Group

Thursday Moera English Language

Group Upper Hutt English Language

Group

Avalon ESOL Literacy Class Upper Hutt ESOL Literacy Class

Central Hutt ESOL Literacy Class ESOL Beginners Literacy Class

Central Literacy Group's Walk to Avalon Park As part of an exercise on giving directions we went on a guided walk of the area surrounding our new classroom at the River of Life Centre. We turned right into Lincoln Avenue and then right again into Dyer Street. We walked straight down the street until we got to Dyer Street school where we saw playing fields, a playground, the netball and tennis courts, the classrooms and a kindergarten. We went back down Dyer Street, turned left at Lincoln and right into High Street. We saw some big houses and a small house selling for $480,000! We saw 5 fast food shops, 4 superettes (dairies), a computer

shop, a barber, a flower shop, a butcher, a baker, a paint shop, an ATM and a post shop. There were three churches—Catholic, Assemblies of God, Seventh Day Adventist and a meditation centre for our spiritual welfare. To keep us healthy we spotted the podiatry Clinic for our feet, the medical centre and pharmacy and a physiotherapy clinic for our stiff muscles and joints. For our cars we found the Z service station and a car repair shop.

We crossed High Street at the pedestrian crossing, turned left into Fairway Drive and walked to Avalon Park which was on our right. We rested at the picnic tables beside the barbecues and counted 85 ducks on the pond—some were asleep. We went over the bridge to the swings and slides and climbing bars. NgaiNgai and Thang had a go on the flying fox. Mary was not quite brave enough to go down the big slide.

What a lot of things there are to do in Avalon!

OUR TREASURES – by the Moera Tuesday English Language Group

We read a story called “Treasures” and wrote about our own special things.

My treasure is a pair of earrings. My friend who lives in Japan gave them to me before I came to NZ. They were made

by her. Making jewellery was our hobby and we often met to make these accessories together. She chose the blue beads

when she made them because it is my favourite colour. I sometimes wear them when I go out. By Mayu Sugita

My treasure is a monk locket and gold necklace. The monk is a favourite in my city Nong Khai. My mother gave it to

me for my 15th birthday. She went to work in Japan and after that she bought my locket. She wanted to give me good

luck. By Kanittha Promsakhan

My treasure is a pair of earrings. They are made from real diamond. My husband gave them to me when I married him. I

always wear them and remember him. It reminds me about when I married and I want to pass them to my daughters.

By Rangrak (Aoo)

My scarf and gloves are my treasure. They are woven by my mother for me ten years ago. They are made from thick

wool thread to keep me warm in winter. She spent her time to make something special for me. I really like them because

when I wear them I remember my mother and feel how she used to love and care for me. By Suha Abu Saad

My treasure is a monk locket and gold necklace. It has two Buddha lockets and two Hindu lockets on a gold necklace.

My father gave me two Buddha lockets and two Hindu lockets for luck and to protect me and my family. When I am

old, I will give it to my son. By Thanadol Poungsang

My treasure is a Thai costume. It is a beautiful pink Thai costume made from silk. My friend gave it to me six years ago. When I wear

it, I remember her. By Phanon

My treasure is a 1 carat diamond ring. It is a high quality ring. My husband gave it to me for my 7th wedding anniversary. It reminds

me of very special good times. By Sarah Kang

My treasure is a special Enrico Caruso music CD. It is a rare compact disc and hard to find. When I travelled Europe I searched the

music stores for classical CDs. I found it in a music store in Belgium. Caruso was a famous tenor who lived over 100 years ago. He was the first tenor in Italy. By John Kang

Classes Time Suburb Address Teacher Cost

Elementary

Plus

Monday

10 am -12pm

Central

Lower

Hutt

Russell Keown Building

1-9 Knights Rd

Christine Walkerdine $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

All Levels

Tuesday

8.45am – 10.45

am

Moera Moera Community House Merran Bakker $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

Beginner/

Elementary

Monday 5.30 pm

-7pm

Central

Lower

Hutt

Russell Keown Building

1-9 Knights Rd

Sue Barlow $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

Elementary

Wednesday 9.30

-11.30

Avalon Holy Trinity Church

Gordon St

Melissa Rogers $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

All Levels

Upper Hutt

Wednesday

10am - 12

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt Baptist Church

Hall. Corner of Fergusson

Dr and Milton St

Janet Jones $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

Pre-

Beginners

Thursday 9.30 –

11.30am

Central

Lower

Hutt

Russell Keown Building

1-9 Knights Rd

Doudou Yuan $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

Beginner

Thursday 9.30 –

11.30am

Moera Moera Community House Christine Walkerdine $30 per term (7-9

weeks)

$60 for non– PR

English Language Groups 2015 (starting from February 2nd)

ESOL Literacy Classes (start February 2nd)

English for Employees (EFE) Classes

Classes are for Refugees only

Time Suburb Teacher Level

Beginners Class Mon – Wed

9.30 – 12.50

Central Lower Hutt Tajinder Kaur Beginner

ESOL Literacy Group – Lower Hutt

Mon – Thursday

9.30 – 12 pm

Avalon Marie Cheetham Pre-literate

ESOL Literacy Group - Central

Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri

9.30 -12 pm

Lower Hutt Sue Rhoades Pre-literate

ESOL Literacy Group- Upper Hutt

Mon – Thursday

9.30 – 12 pm

Upper Hutt Amanda Blake Pre-literate

ESOL Literacy Group Mon – Wed

9.30 – 12.50

Central Lower Hutt Alison White Pre-literate/beginner

ELG Literacy Thursday – Friday

10am – 12 pm

Central Lower Hutt Melissa Rogers Beginner

Classes Time Suburb Teacher

Monday Mon 6.pm - 8.30pm Central Lower Hutt

1-9 Knights Rd

Tajinder Kaur

Tuesday Tue 7.15pm - 9.40pm Central Lower Hutt

1-9 Knights Rd

Alison White

Wednesday Wed 6.00pm - 8.40pm Central Lower Hutt

1-9 Knights Rd

Merran Bakker

Friday Fri 11am - 2pm Central Lower Hutt

1-9 Knights Rd

Alison White and Merran

Bakker

Resource Update

The start of the new year can be a good time to think about how your tutoring is going and whether

you need to freshen things up a bit. Often it just takes a small addition –(introducing a new game/an

old favourite/ an activity) or using a different teaching strategy, (letting your learner select or lead

the activity/ introducing a sense of competition/ a checklist) to give your sessions a new energy.

New activities can be a little threatening so don’t be put off if there is not a great reaction the first

time you introduce it.

Check out the new resources listed and the many more we have in the resource room.

Readers Talk About series for absolute beginning readers. They have simple text with labelled pictures. These

books cover everyday activities; Where I live, Getting Around, My clothes, Food I Like...

NSW AMES Beginner Reader Series (Books & CDs).” When things go wrong”,” Shop till you drop”

&” Taxi Driver...” Each book contains 3-4 stories with pre-reading activities and follow up activi-

ties. These are also good for more capable readers to use as a listening activity.

Learning Media (NZ) “Making a New life.”“Someone I Could Look Up to,” “A Big Impression.”

“Shaken”, “Working at it.”... + 5 more. Each book has multiple copies, some also have CDs.

Suitable for more capable readers.

Games A variety of board games covering a diverse range of grammar points; present simple, present

continuous, simple past, asking questions etc. (Found in Games box.)

Constructing Questions- the learner has to arrange the words into correct questions and then an-

swer the questions. (Pink dot)

Matching activity –Verb & Noun collocations; draw a picture, watch television, brush your teeth...

(Pink dot)

Matching activity-Common questions/ comments & responses; Did you have a good trip? Help your-

self to a drink.. (Pink dot)

Sequence pictures with matching captions; Daytime worker, Night-time worker, The garage sale

(Pink Dot)

For small groups; Asking a favour (matching request with response), Synonyms Bingo, Prepositions

Bingo, Body Idioms bingo (Pink dot)

Dictionaries Spanish/English Somali/English AUT Picture Dictionaries

Some old favourites Listen Up- Listening Activities for Adult ESOL Beginners (White dot)

Picture Stories & More Picture Stories (Reference & White dot sections)

Spark Work Books series 1-4. Words and pictures for activating English. (Purple dot)

Test Your Vocabulary series. (Red dot)

Internet Sticky ball.net –This is great for practising grammar points either on-line or printing off worksheets.

BBC Learning English- this is aimed at intermediate to advanced learners.

ESL News.org.nz - NZ current events to read or listen to.

Breaking News English- (Elementary level) This has complete lesson plans

Onestop English – “absolute beginners” has session by session lessons with worksheets. ESOL Extra.

Has pronunciation, vocabulary, writing , listening... etc.

Australia Network Study English IELTS Preparation

Phone: 570-1335 Fax: 570-1337

E-mail: hutt@englishlanguage.org.nz

Sender:

English Language Partners PO Box 44 195

Lower Hutt 5010