The 2016 program is now out! Here's the announcement from Kids' Lit Quiz Australia's Facebook page:
Showing posts with label Nicole Deans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicole Deans. Show all posts
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Kids Lit Quiz Australia 2016
The 2016 program is now out! Here's the announcement from Kids' Lit Quiz Australia's Facebook page:
Monday, June 29, 2015
Lit Quiz Kids in the News
With the 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz world final just around the corner, on 8 July 2015, the national teams are on their way to Connecticut, USA.
What a wonderful adventure they have in store, a timely reminder of the many opportunities that reading brings. As readers, we always get to travel in our imaginations - even while we have to stay put - but for the kids in the world final teams, their love of reading has also provided this real-life travel opportunity (although, admittedly, the US team doesn't have far to travel this year!)
Here's a wish to all the teams, from Dr Seuss' Oh! the Places You'll Go:
After the jump there's an update on who's who at the 2015 world final with links to the news that Lit Quiz kids have been making all around the world:
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What a wonderful adventure they have in store, a timely reminder of the many opportunities that reading brings. As readers, we always get to travel in our imaginations - even while we have to stay put - but for the kids in the world final teams, their love of reading has also provided this real-life travel opportunity (although, admittedly, the US team doesn't have far to travel this year!)
Here's a wish to all the teams, from Dr Seuss' Oh! the Places You'll Go:
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!
After the jump there's an update on who's who at the 2015 world final with links to the news that Lit Quiz kids have been making all around the world:
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Kids Lit Quiz Australia: 2015 in review
This has been an exciting year for the Kids' Lit Quiz around the world and the 2015 Australian Quiz was no exception, bringing the "sport of reading" to even more Australian schools.
For all our friends in the international Kids' Lit Quiz community and everyone at Reading for Australia, here's National Coordinator, Nicole Deans' review of this year's competition, a true celebration of good books and great readers.
Thanks also to Queensland coordinator, Jenny Stubbs, for her photos and comments and to Wayne Mills, quizmaster and founder of the Kids' Lit Quiz (in New Zealand, 24 years ago) for his additional comments and observations. These have been added to Nicole's report, together with links to other related posts and resources.
Congratulations to the team from Orange High School, the 2015 national champions. Our first all-girl national team will now represent Australia at the world final in New Britain, Connecticut, USA in July.
With its purpose of encouraging and celebrating literacy in children aged 10 to 13 years, Kids' Lit Quiz Australia is delighted with its growth in 2015. It has been enormously satisfying to see so many children enjoy the benefits of reading while discovering an international community of like-minded readers.
From humble beginnings in 2012, with the one heat/final in Orange involving 13 teams and a handful of schools, Kids' Lit Quiz Australia has grown to 5 heats, 96 teams, 56 schools and 384 keen readers in 2015. As Wayne Mills says, "We were all delighted with the 39% increase in teams participating across the Australian competition of the Kids' Lit Quiz."
The enthusiasm shown by both the teams and their teachers/coaches shows the value the Kids' Lit Quiz adds to literacy programs in schools. With its focus on reading widely for pleasure by giving kids an open choice of reading matter and the opportunity for teamwork, the Kids' Lit Quiz offers a unique and fun way for schools to build literacy in their communities.
Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors, donors, supporters, hosts, authors and school communities without whom none of this would have been possible. We hope the 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz Australia was an enjoyable experience for you too and that you all come back next year for more literary fun and games.
For all our friends in the international Kids' Lit Quiz community and everyone at Reading for Australia, here's National Coordinator, Nicole Deans' review of this year's competition, a true celebration of good books and great readers.
Thanks also to Queensland coordinator, Jenny Stubbs, for her photos and comments and to Wayne Mills, quizmaster and founder of the Kids' Lit Quiz (in New Zealand, 24 years ago) for his additional comments and observations. These have been added to Nicole's report, together with links to other related posts and resources.
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| The 2015 Australian team with Nicole Deans, Wayne Mills and their coach |
Congratulations to the team from Orange High School, the 2015 national champions. Our first all-girl national team will now represent Australia at the world final in New Britain, Connecticut, USA in July.
With its purpose of encouraging and celebrating literacy in children aged 10 to 13 years, Kids' Lit Quiz Australia is delighted with its growth in 2015. It has been enormously satisfying to see so many children enjoy the benefits of reading while discovering an international community of like-minded readers.
From humble beginnings in 2012, with the one heat/final in Orange involving 13 teams and a handful of schools, Kids' Lit Quiz Australia has grown to 5 heats, 96 teams, 56 schools and 384 keen readers in 2015. As Wayne Mills says, "We were all delighted with the 39% increase in teams participating across the Australian competition of the Kids' Lit Quiz."
The enthusiasm shown by both the teams and their teachers/coaches shows the value the Kids' Lit Quiz adds to literacy programs in schools. With its focus on reading widely for pleasure by giving kids an open choice of reading matter and the opportunity for teamwork, the Kids' Lit Quiz offers a unique and fun way for schools to build literacy in their communities.
Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors, donors, supporters, hosts, authors and school communities without whom none of this would have been possible. We hope the 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz Australia was an enjoyable experience for you too and that you all come back next year for more literary fun and games.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
More Progress! Report 2
We are belting along! With the ACT heat decided yesterday, there's now only the Sydney heat tomorrow before the National Final on Saturday.
See who will represent the ACT in Sydney on Saturday after the jump. There are also some fantastic photos, taken by William Hall, which speak thousands of words in describing the fun and excitement of the "sport of reading".
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| We had a record number of teams participating in the ACT yesterday |
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| Quiz master Wayne Mills testing the ACT's best readers with questions from the 2014 world Final |
See who will represent the ACT in Sydney on Saturday after the jump. There are also some fantastic photos, taken by William Hall, which speak thousands of words in describing the fun and excitement of the "sport of reading".
Thursday, March 05, 2015
It's our turn, Australia!
The 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz Australia competition kicks off today in Ipswich.
Good luck to all the teams! Chances are that you'll win a book prize or two, discover even more books to read, meet like-minded kids and have a great deal of fun with the "sport of reading".
Of course, none of this would be possible without our wonderful sponsors and supporters.
In Australia, as throughout the world, the Kids' Lit Quiz is a not-for-profit association. There are no paid employees - from founder and quiz master, Wayne Mills, to the national coordinators, the state coordinators, adjudicators and committee members, everyone's a volunteer, doing what they do because they believe literacy needs to be both encouraged and celebrated.
So far, in the four years the Kids' Lit Quiz has operated in Australia, we're still looking for major sponsors and our only income is the registration fee paid by each competing team. On this shoe-string budget, it would be extremely difficult to put on each year's competition without the generous support of our sponsors and donors so we'd like to take this opportunity to thank them all sincerely. We couldn't do it without you!
Good luck to all the teams! Chances are that you'll win a book prize or two, discover even more books to read, meet like-minded kids and have a great deal of fun with the "sport of reading".
Of course, none of this would be possible without our wonderful sponsors and supporters.
In Australia, as throughout the world, the Kids' Lit Quiz is a not-for-profit association. There are no paid employees - from founder and quiz master, Wayne Mills, to the national coordinators, the state coordinators, adjudicators and committee members, everyone's a volunteer, doing what they do because they believe literacy needs to be both encouraged and celebrated.
So far, in the four years the Kids' Lit Quiz has operated in Australia, we're still looking for major sponsors and our only income is the registration fee paid by each competing team. On this shoe-string budget, it would be extremely difficult to put on each year's competition without the generous support of our sponsors and donors so we'd like to take this opportunity to thank them all sincerely. We couldn't do it without you!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Not Long Now! 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz Australia
With the UK, US and Canadian competitions already decided and South Africa's about to begin, the 2015 Australian Kids' Lit Quiz is less than a month away!
Schools in and around Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Ipswich and Orange should contact Nicole Deans (at kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com) to register their best readers for the upcoming "sport of reading" tournament. It's a great way to promote literacy in school communities and to celebrate and reward good readers.
The team (of 4 readers aged between 10 and 13 years) which wins the Australian final (to be held at Monkey Baa's fabulous Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre in Darling Harbour, Sydney on Saturday, 14 March) is invited to the 2015 World Final, to be held in beautiful Connecticut, USA in July.
Click on the links to find out more about:
the 2015 Australian competition,
how the Kids' Lit Quiz promotes literacy in schools,
what previous participants and educators say about their Kids' Lit Quiz experiences,
Stripes and Stars: 2014 Queensland heat
Kings and Queens, Insects and Mice: 2014 NSW regional heat (Orange)
Cannibalism and other stories: 2014 ACT heat
The day the Kids' Lit Quiz came to south-west Sydney: 2014 Sydney heat
2014 Australian Final
After the jump there's more information about what's been happening around the world in the 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz - great books are being read everywhere!
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| The Australian team at the 2014 Kids' Lit Quiz world final in Falmouth, Cornwall in July |
Australia
Schools in and around Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Ipswich and Orange should contact Nicole Deans (at kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com) to register their best readers for the upcoming "sport of reading" tournament. It's a great way to promote literacy in school communities and to celebrate and reward good readers.
The team (of 4 readers aged between 10 and 13 years) which wins the Australian final (to be held at Monkey Baa's fabulous Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre in Darling Harbour, Sydney on Saturday, 14 March) is invited to the 2015 World Final, to be held in beautiful Connecticut, USA in July.
Click on the links to find out more about:
the 2015 Australian competition,
how the Kids' Lit Quiz promotes literacy in schools,
what previous participants and educators say about their Kids' Lit Quiz experiences,
Stripes and Stars: 2014 Queensland heat
Kings and Queens, Insects and Mice: 2014 NSW regional heat (Orange)
Cannibalism and other stories: 2014 ACT heat
The day the Kids' Lit Quiz came to south-west Sydney: 2014 Sydney heat
2014 Australian Final
After the jump there's more information about what's been happening around the world in the 2015 Kids' Lit Quiz - great books are being read everywhere!
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Literacy: A passion, a skill set and an asset for life
A huge thank you to Jo Burnell and Kids' Book Review for showcasing Reading for Australia in Kids' Book Review's November newsletter and on the main website. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on this link - it's FREE! - and read the whole article here.
Please contact Nicole Deans at kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com about the 2015 Australian Quiz and Linda De Silva at readingforaustralia@gmail.com to learn more about Reading for Australia.
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| Linda with Sunny, the SPCA rescued dog, enjoying the Canberra spring weather, the roses and some good books |
Please contact Nicole Deans at kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com about the 2015 Australian Quiz and Linda De Silva at readingforaustralia@gmail.com to learn more about Reading for Australia.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Kids' Lit Quiz Australia: 2015 Competition
In case you missed our earlier announcement, the 2015 Australian regional heats will be held between 5 and 13 March next year. The 2015 Australian national team will be decided at the National Final on 14 March at Monkey Baa Theatre Company's Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre in Sydney.
QUEENSLAND
Ipswich heat, Thursday 5 March at Ipswich Girls Grammar School from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Brisbane heat, Friday 6 March at Bulimba State School from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Orange heat, Tuesday 10 March at Kinross Wolaroi School from 10am to 1pm.
Sydney heat, Friday 13 March at Cerdon College Merrylands from 10am to 1pm.
ACT
Canberra heat, Wednesday 11 March at Canberra Grammar School from 10am to 1pm.
NATIONAL FINAL
Saturday 14 March at the Monkey Baa Theatre Company's Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre, Darling Harbour, Sydney from 1pm to 3pm.
Registration is now open and interested schools can contact Australian National Coordinator, Nicole Deans at kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com with enquiries. There's also more information on this site at 2015 Australian Quiz and FAQ: Kids' Lit Quiz Australia. Also see this letter to teachers, librarians and teacher-librarians from Nicole Deans and the quizmaster and founder of Kids' Lit Quiz International, Wayne Mills explaining how the Kids' Lit Quiz can build literacy in schools in a fun and exciting way.
After the jump there's some helpful information about the Quiz from Nicole Deans as well as links to reports on the 2014 regional heats and Australian final.
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| The Australian national team in Cornwall for the 2014 world final |
The 2015 World Final will be hosted by Kids' Lit Quiz, USA in Connecticut in July next year.
2015 Dates, Times and Venues
QUEENSLAND
Ipswich heat, Thursday 5 March at Ipswich Girls Grammar School from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Brisbane heat, Friday 6 March at Bulimba State School from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Orange heat, Tuesday 10 March at Kinross Wolaroi School from 10am to 1pm.
Sydney heat, Friday 13 March at Cerdon College Merrylands from 10am to 1pm.
ACT
Canberra heat, Wednesday 11 March at Canberra Grammar School from 10am to 1pm.
NATIONAL FINAL
Saturday 14 March at the Monkey Baa Theatre Company's Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre, Darling Harbour, Sydney from 1pm to 3pm.
Registration is now open and interested schools can contact Australian National Coordinator, Nicole Deans at kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com with enquiries. There's also more information on this site at 2015 Australian Quiz and FAQ: Kids' Lit Quiz Australia. Also see this letter to teachers, librarians and teacher-librarians from Nicole Deans and the quizmaster and founder of Kids' Lit Quiz International, Wayne Mills explaining how the Kids' Lit Quiz can build literacy in schools in a fun and exciting way.
After the jump there's some helpful information about the Quiz from Nicole Deans as well as links to reports on the 2014 regional heats and Australian final.
Friday, September 12, 2014
A Letter from Nicole and Wayne
Spring has sprung and lots has happened since I last posted.
I'll be posting some of the book news I've noted over the last month or so soon. But first, there's some exciting news on the Kids' Lit Quiz Australia front!
The 2015 competition has been announced! In the week of 5 March, there'll be 5 heats (in Ipswich, Brisbane, Orange, Canberra and Sydney) before the Australian final is held on Saturday 14 March at the Monkey Baa Theatre, Darling Harbour in Sydney. There's more information at 2015 Australian Quiz and FAQ: Kids' Lit Quiz Australia.
After the jump, there's a letter from the Australian coordinator, Nicole Deans and the quizmaster and founder of Kids' Lit Quiz International, Wayne Mills to teachers, librarians and teacher-librarians explaining how the Kids' Lit Quiz competition can build literacy in schools in a fun and exciting way.
I'll be posting some of the book news I've noted over the last month or so soon. But first, there's some exciting news on the Kids' Lit Quiz Australia front!
The 2015 competition has been announced! In the week of 5 March, there'll be 5 heats (in Ipswich, Brisbane, Orange, Canberra and Sydney) before the Australian final is held on Saturday 14 March at the Monkey Baa Theatre, Darling Harbour in Sydney. There's more information at 2015 Australian Quiz and FAQ: Kids' Lit Quiz Australia.
After the jump, there's a letter from the Australian coordinator, Nicole Deans and the quizmaster and founder of Kids' Lit Quiz International, Wayne Mills to teachers, librarians and teacher-librarians explaining how the Kids' Lit Quiz competition can build literacy in schools in a fun and exciting way.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Kids' Lit Quiz: 2014 Australian Final
Five rounds, seven teams and lots of excitement at the 2014 Australian national final on Saturday, 22 March at Mt Annan Christian College in the south-west of Sydney.
Quizmaster Wayne Mills flew in from Auckland with the official buzzers - made by the same people who provided technology for the Lord of the Rings films - and accurate to a 100th of a second. The buzzers were the first indication that the national final would differ from the regional heats of the Kids' Lit Quiz competition.
Quizmaster Wayne Mills flew in from Auckland with the official buzzers - made by the same people who provided technology for the Lord of the Rings films - and accurate to a 100th of a second. The buzzers were the first indication that the national final would differ from the regional heats of the Kids' Lit Quiz competition.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Day the Kids' Lit Quiz came to South-West Sydney
The fourth and final heat of the Kids' Lit Quiz Australia's 2014 competition was held at Mount Annan Christian College on Friday, 21 March.
Twelve very excited school teams of keen readers, representing seven schools from all over Sydney, arrived at Mount Annan for the first-ever Sydney heat of the "sport of reading".
Twelve very excited school teams of keen readers, representing seven schools from all over Sydney, arrived at Mount Annan for the first-ever Sydney heat of the "sport of reading".
Friday, March 14, 2014
Kings and Queens, Insects and Mice: Orange 2014
The second heat of the 2014 Kids’ Lit Quiz in Australia was the third year Orange has hosted the Kids' Lit Quiz competition and lots of old friends were there to enjoy the excitement that is part of the ‘Sport of Reading’.
We've come a long way since 2012 when 13 teams participated in the first ever Kids' Lit Quiz in Australia - in Orange!
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| Kids' Lit Quiz Australia 2014: Orange regional heat |
We've come a long way since 2012 when 13 teams participated in the first ever Kids' Lit Quiz in Australia - in Orange!
Friday, September 06, 2013
A Letter from Nicole Deans
Dear Friends of Kids' Lit Quiz Australia,
I am delighted to be able to give you news about Kids' Lit Quiz Australia's 2014 program.
With our 2013 team from Canberra Grammar School representing Australia so well at the World Final in Durban this July, we now build toward the 2014 World Final in Cornwall, UK in July next year.
I am delighted to be able to give you news about Kids' Lit Quiz Australia's 2014 program.
With our 2013 team from Canberra Grammar School representing Australia so well at the World Final in Durban this July, we now build toward the 2014 World Final in Cornwall, UK in July next year.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Lucky by Nicole Deans
Lucky, that's how I feel about my involvement in the Kids' Lit Quiz.
I have always loved reading and even more than that I have always loved sharing stories with children, so it sort of made sense that I started work firstly as a teacher and now as a Teacher Librarian. I became the National Coordinator (Australia) for the Kids' Lit Quiz in 2011 and haven't looked back since!
I have always loved reading and even more than that I have always loved sharing stories with children, so it sort of made sense that I started work firstly as a teacher and now as a Teacher Librarian. I became the National Coordinator (Australia) for the Kids' Lit Quiz in 2011 and haven't looked back since!
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