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Free Assessment

Come on in and have a FREE assessment for students in English or Maths.

If you want to ensure your child has the best possible start to the new school term, come along and see what we have to offer.

We can do an evaluation in English and/or Maths and discuss with you any areas of strengths and weaknesses. We can help boost your child's confidence and self-belief as an independant learner.

Come along to our Centre and see for yourself just how NumberWorks'nWords can help your child enjoy learning!

Damper Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of flour

1 pinch of salt

2 teaspoons of baking powder

50 grams of butter

Mix the dry ingredients together and rub in butter. Add water to make a sticky scone dough. Roll into big ball and liberally dust with flour. Put into plastic bag and take outside to the fire. When the fire burns down to hot embers (just after the flame stops), grab a piece of dough and wrap it around the end of a thick stick making a sausage shape out of it. Make sure it is a thin layer. Hold it above the fire and turn the stick around until it is golden brown. Put the damper into a jam jar while it is still on the stick and eat. When well cooked it will melt in your mouth and come off the stick easily. Enjoy.

Helpful Hints for English

There are many great ways to make learning fun with your child. Here are some ideas to simulate their love of English.

• place labels all over the house, great for young readers. Ideas: pose a challenge to find 6 objects beginning with t, objects with rhyme, objects with blends.
• get your child to help write the shopping list or a to do list when heading up town, or around the house on the week.
• get them to write letters to a friend/relative whom you know will respond.. nothing like getting a letter in the mail.
• encourage them to write thankyou letters for playing a friends, staying the night, for been invited to a birthday party or for gifts they have received.
• baking is great fun and also YUM! read instructions together when baking.
• make your own books using photos from adventures you have had as a family/group, about their pet, friends, school trips. These will not only be treasured memories but also fun to read to others.
• let them answer the phone and learn to take messages.
• making poetry from magazine words.

Helpful Hints for Maths

Maths can be so much fun .. check out some of these ideas:

• building & construction can be great fun whether it is from boxes or wood. This provides opportunities for planning, measuring and creating shapes/objects.
• learning colours - sorting washing into colours.
• growing plants - is a great opportunity to learn about the seasons/months to plant different plants, measuring the plants as they grow.
• even laying the table can be exciting - get them to work out how many knifes, forks, spoons, placemats they would need for a number of people.
• cooking - measuring ingredients for baking can be fun and delicious.
• treasure hunts - are an opportunity to practise not only their reading but also their directionality. It can be fun to not only follow a treasure hunt but have the opportunity to create our own.
• make your own board games or play conventional brought ones.

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Palmerston North Staff

English Manager: Carol Yeo

Hi. I began my working life as a Primary teacher. I left teaching to raise my family and during this time I studied extramurally through Massey. When the children got a bit older I changed to internal studies and completed my Masters in History.

I have always loved the subjects of History and English and when I find a moment to spare I enjoy reading - usually historical biographies or classic novels.

My other hobby is mosaics. I have moved into doing glass mosaics & I love the colour & versatility this medium affords.

As for work, the main reason I enjoy running the English programme is the kids - I love to see the spark in their eyes when they "get it". It is exciting to see how success lifts their confidence and leads to further learning.

Owners: Arthur and Carol Yeo

Hi, this is our family - all of them. As you can see, we love animals and spend as much time with them as we can. When we are not at work, you can find us doing stuff around the farm with the animals and I particularly like riding my horses.

Carol and I love working at NumberWorks'nWords and really enjoy seeing the growth and development of each child. We treat our own children as individuals and that is exactly how we see yours at NumberWorks'nWords. That is why we spend quality time during the first lesson to determine what YOUR child needs.

Our aim is to have a really fun and positive environment where your child can thrive.