Lyall+Bay+School

= Lyall Bay School's News & Information =

Lyall Bay School is situated in the Eastern Suburbs of Wellington. Currently the roll stands 385. The school is made up of over 12 different ethnic groups including - Maori, Samoan, Iraqi, Somalian, Indian, Chinese, Greek.

Dennis Thompson is the Principal.

The school's physical address is 2 Freyberg Street Lyall Bay Wellington

Phone (04) 939-9112 Fax (04) 939-9102

Websites School Website MaranuiFM School Centennial []

** //ICT Goals for Lyall Bay School// **
**//1.//** **//To move staff from using the computer to publish stories (traditional means e.g. typed in and printed out) to using ICT for more varied publishing.//** · //Recording written work onto computer (audio)// · //Recording written work onto computer (video)// · //Publishing selected works in class blogs/website// · //Creating photo stories// · //PowerPoint presentations// · //Emailing work to parents, friends, other classes/schools// · //Video conferencing// · //Class newspaper / magazine / book (blurb.com)// //__Evaluation of Goal 1__// //There has been a marked increase in the number of students and teachers who are publishing work in a more varied way. A number of classes are making greater use of applications such as PowerPoint, Publisher, Paint.net to present work.// //3// //classes have their own blogs.// // We are in the process of setting up email/skype contact with students in the USA. At this stage the students are writing letters and posting them. // // We are aware that we have some way to go still. // // All students have an email address. //

**//2.//** **//Increase the competency and confidence of staff in entering and retrieving data from the school database//** · //Teachers requiring assistance could opt into mini workshop before school, during CRT etc// __ //Evaluation of Goal 2// __ // This has yet to be done during CRT time. We have however had whole staff lessons during staff meetings //

**//3.//** **//Use the radio station more frequently – all classes being responsible for programme content during selected hours of the school day.//** · //Classes only responsible for the written /presentation content, not the announcing unless they have announcers in their room.// · //Content could include// o //Pre-recorded stories (see goal 1)// o //Live reading of stories, poems, reading, etc// o //Preparing news items// o //Interviewing guests// __ //Evaluation of Goal 3// __ //Senior school students are involved in the running of the station. 2 classes have taken over the running, and this involves about 12 children.// //They are making their own programmes up, and this includes having other students read work over the station.// // I would still like to see other teachers take more ownership of the radio station. // **//4.//** **//To make full use of the ICT equipment we have at school//** · //Class camera – Do we all still have one? Are they all still working? How are we using them?// · //Radio – how often do we turn it on, not only to listen to Maranuifm, but news programmes etc?// · //Televisions – remember we do have Sky// · //Computers – what are classes exactly using computers for (goal 1)?// o //Are we using across all curriculum areas?// o //Have we considered using them for Art? Reading? Maths?// · //Mimio, Active Boards// · //What other hardware, software do we require?// __ //Evaluation of Goal 4// __ //Over the past year we have spent a great deal of money in purchasing equipment for the school. This has included 4 interactive whiteboards, and 32 netbooks.// //The 3 mimio whiteboards that we had languishing in the resource room are now out in classrooms being used on a daily basis.// //We are currently looking at purchasing more computers for the junior school, as well as digital cameras.// // Staff goals for this year include at least one ICT related goal.These goals will involve purchasing more equipment etc // // There is still some way to go in getting computers etc used across the whole curriculum, but as they say "you can only eat an elephant one bite at a time" //

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