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Newsletter No. 63
December 2014
about it!
BRINGING BOOKS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER SINCE 1994 ISSN 1177-0562
KRETSCHMAR The printing of this newsletter is kindly sponsored by Soar Printing
DESIGN
From the Office That’s a Wrap for Duffy Theatre 2014
Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Duffy - King of Books has finished its ten month tour of the length
Nisa Bula Vinaka, Fakalofa lahi atu, Taloha and breadth of the country and now it’s time to focus on the 2015
Ni, Namaste, Annyong, Warm greetings, production.
to all Duffy Books in Homes schools, sponsors, Production Manager, David Rumney, is re-joined by 2014 Director, Jeff
role models, supporters and families. Szusterman as work starts on one of the biggest logistical exercises for
We know that reading is an essential part of the Duffy programme. Rounding out the core production team is Writer,
the learning process but it’s great to see it Lauren Jackson, who wrote the 2013 show, Duffy Loses his Words.
confirmed that even reading for fun benefits By the time you read this, auditions will be over and a brand new crop
educational outcomes. Take a look online for of actors will be getting ready to rehearse the 2015 show. Many will be
the study by the University of London to see fresh out of drama school and looking forward to a unique opportunity
more detail about the findings. to practise their craft while seeing their beautiful country.
We’ve recently been holding book selection All this is possible thanks to the support of three major partners.
meetings around the country in which teachers New Zealand Post, FleetPartners and The Mazda Foundation help
and children get together to choose which provide the funds and vehicles that keep the show running.
books will be offered in upcoming brochures.
These meetings never fail to remind us that
what’s really important is finding the right
book that will hook in each child every book
offer, so they continue on a journey of
becoming lifelong readers.
I’m not quite sure how 2014 so quickly arrived
at November but this year has certainly been
a huge milestone in the history of Duffy
Books in Homes – 20 Years and over 10 million
Actors Maxwell, Gerry
books. Whilst the publishing environment and and Jojo present New
technology world is ever-changing and keeping Zealand Post Award
us on our toes, the Duffy vision continues books to Willow Ah
to inspire our communities and generations Ken and Suana Bourne
at Ranui Primary
towards a love of books and reading.
School on the second
Thank you to all our fantastic role models to last day of the
who shared their exciting stories with our Duffy Theatre for 2014.
Sponsor needed
schools during Book Offer Three Role Model
Assemblies. We look forward to seeing you
all again and hearing about your great works
next year.
During the Father’s Day celebrations, it was Littlest Duffy Kids are Ready for Reading
great to hear some awesome dad stories and
also photos recognizing our wonderful dads The Duffy Ready for Reading programme continues to grow with
who were awarded the annual Scholastic 227 early childhood centres now participating. This year, 41,761
Caught Being a Good Dad Award in every books were chosen by the children in these centres. As these little
Duffy school. Duffy kids get ready for primary school they’ll already have a love
As Duffy Books in Homes counts down to the of books and reading which will give them the best possible start to
end of another year, I acknowledge and thank their formal education.
our Duffy schools, teachers and coordinators The Duffy Ready for Reading programme has two major supporters
for all their fantastic work. We are especially – The Tindall Foundation and The Sue Freitag and Barry Dent
grateful for the partnership we have with our Charitable Trust. Without their generous financial support it simply
generous sponsors and supporters – thank you wouldn’t be possible to offer four brand new books to each child
for believing in us and sharing our vision. participating every year.
To the Duffy Books in Homes team and board
of trustees, it’s been another inspirational
year – thank you! The Sue Freitag and Barry Dent Charitable Trust
I wish you all a safe and fun time with your
families over the festive season.
Take care and happy reading
In case you couldn’t
tell from the sign,
these gorgeous
kids are enjoying
Linda Vagana their books at Kaiti
General Manager Kindergarten in sunny
Gisborne!
2 3 Read about it December 2014
Kids Book a Date with Dads A Helping Hand
from High Schools
Each of 519 Duffy schools had the the journey itself. The book was
Last term, Duffy schools invited senior
chance to choose one dad to receive accompanied by a special certificate
students from their local high schools to
a special award in the week leading which was presented to each
talk to Duffy kids about what to expect
up to Father’s Day. The Scholastic winning father.
when making the transition to senior
Caught Being a Good Dad Award Kids in Duffy schools around the study.
recognises dads who stand out as country told their school just why
great supporters of their children and The jump from primary or intermediate
their dad should win an award
schools. school to high school can often be a
which celebrates their vital
daunting one so hearing from past pupils
This year’s award, sponsored by contribution to school life. Schools
can be very reassuring.
Scholastic New Zealand, was The voted, held writing competitions
Kiwi Fisherman’s Guide to Life by Ian or even made lucky draws if the Some still have brothers and sisters
Chapman and Mike Rendle. A quirky decision was too tough. at their old school and they also enjoy
selection of Kiwis share their take on the chance to reconnect with their old
the passion that is fishing whether teachers.
salt or fresh water. Entertaining and Each Duffy school was given two books
highly illustrated, this is the perfect and two certificates to present to the
present for those who dream of the School Leaders after their assembly. This
ultimate big catch or will settle for year’s School Leaders chose from The
Bone Tiki, by David Hair and Calling the
Gods, by Jack Lasenby.
It’s always one of the most satisfying
things we see when we get pictures of
past pupils, many of whom were Duffy
kids themselves, returning to their
schools full of confidence and able to
help out a new generation.
Here’s a novel idea! The kids from Broadwood Area School had to find out their dads’
best fishing tips. Ed Tamati (pictured here with son E.J.) was the winner with such advice
as ‘fish the incoming tide’ and ‘respect Tangaroa’. Nicole Fryer and Paul Stevens-Kauhou from
School Sponsor: Mainfreight Kaitaia Tikipunga High School returned to their old
school, Totara Grove in Whangarei.
School Sponsor: The CH & AG Horrobin
Family Trust
What a great photo of
Quintyn’s dad Joel as he Mamaku School’s guests even helped give out
received his award at their weekly Caught Being Good books to some
Moerewa School. deserving kids. Sponsor needed
Sponsor needed
3 3 Read about it December 2014
Role Model Assemblies Book Offer Three 2014 88,216 children each received two brand new books of their choice at the end of Term 3. Beach Haven School welcomed Tony ‘Baloney’ Williams who Writer Judi Billcliff had her hands on an enduring Duffy favourite, emphasised the importance of having the widest vocabulary possible. Clifford, when she dropped in to Otorohanga Primary School Sponsor needed Sponsor needed Ngahi Bidois not only promoted reading when he visited Kawerau Duffy Books General Manager, Linda Vagana, visited Pukeatua South School, he also gave away a couple of his own books Primary School in Wainuiomata. Sponsor needed School Sponsor: Carter Holt Harvey Pulp and Paper Photo courtesy of Wellington Suburban Newspapers Once upon a time Rina Patel was an actor in the Duffy Theatre – now Will Hall looks like he was getting a head-start on Movember at she’s a writer and director and took time out of her busy schedule to Parklands School! visit Te Puke Primary School School Sponsor: Warehouse Stationery Region 3 School Sponsor: Warehouse Stationery Region 2 4 3 Read about it December 2014
Role Models
Justine Allen, Radio DJ • Tom Anderson, Academic • Ngahi Bidois,
Motivational Speaker • Judi Billcliff, Author • Michaela Blyde, Sevens
Rugby • Cath Cheatley, Cyclist • Jonathan Davison, Adventurer • Alan
Duff, Author • Marc Duffy, Motivational Speaker • Matthew Faiumu
Salapu, Musician • Christine Fernyhough, Writer • Nathan Gray Author
• Will Hall, Actor • Gavin Hill, Rugby League • Jo Holley, TV Presenter
• Jacqui Knight, Author • Michael Leota, Actor • Gentiane Lupi, Muay
Thai Boxing • Alistair McIntyre, Author • Dawn McMillan, Author • Rob
Mokaraka, Actor/Writer • Rina Patel, Actor/Writer • Sally Patrick, NZ
Police • Diana Queenin, Educator • Niva Retimanu, Radio Presenter •
David Rumney, Actor • Shelley Ryan, Animal Educator • Regan Taylor,
Actor/Director • Ruby Tui, Sevens Rugby • Hayden Weal, Actor • Tony
Williams, Author • Mark Laurent & Brenda Liddiard, Musicians • Mary
Kippenberger & Peter Charlton-Jones, Rhubarb • Joshua Iosefa & Corey
Sio, Community Leaders
Sponsors
A1 Homes • Agility Logistics Limited • AJ & Dr SM Wakefield • Alan &
Karen Wilkinson • AlexanderDorrington Lawyers • Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd. •
Altrusa Club of Taradale & Napier • Amanda & Carl Millar • ANZ Business
Banking • Archetype Allen & Unwin • AT&T • Auckland Fork Truck Hire •
Auckland Grammar School • Axiam Plastics Ltd. • Beca Carter Hollings &
Ferner Ltd. • Bell Transport Ltd • Bert and Diana Queenin • Bev McConnell
Actor Rob Mokaraka is another of our Role Models who was once a key player in • Beverley Wright • C & A PC Services Ltd • C. Alma Baker Trust • Carter
the Duffy Theatre – here he is with some happy kids from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori Holt Harvey Pulp and Paper • Celia Laity & Kate Howard • Chemcouriers
o Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga Auckland • Chemcouriers Hamilton • Christine Brook • Clayton & Hayes
Sponsor needed Unichem Pharmacy Ltd. • Curtis Family • Daily Freight Auckland • Daily
Freight Christchurch • Daily Freight Wellington • Dame Kiri Te Kanawa •
Daniel Grassam & Kate Yoxall • Deborah Somner • Dennis Page • Dianne
Stokes • Dick & Mary Earle • Dr. John Dunn • Dunholme Book Club •
Eastern & Central Community Trust • Elizabeth Chapman • Epsom Girls
Grammar School • Felicity Champion and Friends • Forsyth Barr • Four
Winds Foundation • Frances Holden • Frankie & Phil Letford • Frucor
Beverages Ltd. • GE Finance & Insurance • Genesis Energy • Golden
Bay Cement • Goodman Property Services (NZ) Ltd. • Grant Samuel &
Associates • Guy Malthus • Hamish & Abby Foote • Hamish Quinn and
Sacha Hyde • Hastings District Masonic Trust • Heather Owens & Nancie
Plested • Helen Yensen • Hugh & Margaret Morrison • Humphry Rolleston
• Ian Harvey and Helena Dillon • Imerys Tableware New Zealand Limited
• J N Williams Memorial Trust • Jadyn Duff • Jenny Gibbs & Family • Jill
Kitchen • John & Eleanor Gibb • John Roseveare and Kerry Scott • Katie
Kempthorne Naturopathy • King Country Energy • Kiwi Thistle Distributors
Ltd. • KLC Limited • Kylie Jones Memorial • Laurent Ducoin • Lesley Nesbit
& Lois Newton • Lindsay & Bill Holmes • Lions Club of Bucklands Beach •
Lizzie Coote • Lodge Frimley 359 • Lollipops Educare Hastings • Mainfreight
Air and Ocean Auckland • Mainfreight Air and Ocean Auckland Airfreight
• Mainfreight Air and Ocean Christchurch • Mainfreight Air and Ocean
Dunedin • Mainfreight Air and Ocean Napier • Mainfreight Air and Ocean
Tauranga • Mainfreight Air and Ocean Wellington • Mainfreight Auckland
• Mainfreight Christchurch • Mainfreight Gisborne • Mainfreight Hamilton
• Mainfreight Kaitaia • Mainfreight Limited - Invercargill • Mainfreight
Metro • Mainfreight Napier • Mainfreight Rotorua • Mainfreight Timaru
• Mainfreight Wellington • Mainfreight Whangarei • Maka-Kea Family
• Malcolm & Gill Don • Margaret Johnstone • Mark & Amy Ryburn •
Duffy Books in Homes co-founder, Christine Fernyhough, made sure Methanex New Zealand Limited • Mike Garrett • Minnie Cooper • Moore
everyone at Bairds Mainfreight Primary School knew who she was with Wilson & Co Ltd. • Mrs Mary Williamson • Napier Computers • Newman
her own Duffy shirt! School Sponsor: Mainfreight Auckland Family • Nicci Best & Greg Bloomer • Nikki Geeson • Nova Energy • NZ
Bakels Ltd. • Origin Energy Resources • Owens Metro • Owens Metro
Owner Drivers • Owens Tankers • Owens Transport • P.J. Keenan • Pegasus
Trust • Penguin Books NZ • Quentin Duff • Rachel McKenzie • Ravensdown
Awatoto • Robbie Morrison & Liz Stringer • Rose’s Book Club • Rotary Club
of Avonhead • Rotary Club of Ellerslie Sunrise • Rotary Club of Half Moon
Top 10 Books from Book Offer Three, 2014 Bay • Rotary Club of Havelock North • Rotary Club of Maungaturoto •
Rotary Club of Otaki • Rotary Club of Pakuranga • Rotary Club of Parnell
What the kids chose • Rotary Club of Port Nicholson • Rotary Club of Remuera • Rotary Club
of Tauranga • Rotary Club of Wanganui • Rotary Club of Wanganui North
1 Return of the First Avenger
• Rotary Clubs of Eastern Hutt & Hutt Valley • RPL Accountants - Tony
Caughley • RSB Investments • Russell Group • Sandfield Information
2 Hot Wheels – Cruise Control
Systems • Say It Communications • Scholastic NZ Limited • Senate
SHJ • Spicers Paper • Springhill Charitable Trust & Frimley Foundation
3 LEGO Ninjago – The Green Ninja
• St James Anglican Church, Kerikeri • Tainui Lions • Tait Electronics •
Taringamotu Otamakahi Trust • Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae • Te Kuta
4 LEGO Movie Junior Novel
Station • Te Uranga B2 Incorporation • Team Taylor • Terry Jarvis • The
Andersons and Friends • The Boyd Clarke Foundation • The Carson Family
5 LEGO Friends – Lights, Camera, Girl Power!
• The CH & AG Horrobin Family Trust • The David Levene Charitable Trust •
The Harnett Family • The Hefford Family Trust • The Herdson Laing Family
6 Captain America – The Winter Soldier
• The Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust • The Jones Family • The Koea Family •
The Lion Foundation • The Rachel McAlpine Trust • The Scott Family •
7 LEGO City – Detective Chase McCain: Stop that Heist!
The Smith Family • The Sproule Family & Nicholls Family • The Students
of King’s College • The Sue Freitag and Barry Dent Charitable Trust • The
8 Geronimo Stilton – The Enormouse Pearl Heist
Warehouse Logistics Team - North Island • The Warehouse Logistics Team
- South Island • The Warehouse People Support Team • TheOneRing.net
9 Grimmtastic Girls – Red Riding Hood Gets Lost
• Tosswell Grumley • TR Group • Tracey-Lee Pettifer & Jonathan Clarke •
Tuumuliga & Maria Vagana • U3A - Remuera • Urenui & District Lions
10 Ella and Olivia – The Big Sleepover
Club • Walker & Hall Newmarket • Warehouse Stationery • Winslow Ltd.
& Claas Harvest Centre Canterbury • Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
& Unsponsored • Yarrow South Charitable Trust • Year 9 Students of St
Cuthbert’s College • Zonta Club of Whangarei
5 3 Read about it December 2014
AUCKLAND
Bailey Road School.................................... $5,438 Kelston Intermediate School....................... $3,539 Southern Cross Campus - Junior School.... $7,322
Beach Haven School.................................. $2,271 Kingsford School........................................ $5,804 St Anne’s School (Manurewa)..................... $7,024
Chapel Downs School................................ $7,133 Mangere East School................................. $6,712 St Leonards Road School........................... $5,939
Manurewa Central School........................... $7,634 Sutton Park School.................................... $6,726
Pt England School...................................... $9,099 Te Matauranga............................................ $5,858
NORTHLAND Ranui Primary School................................. $4,787 Tuakau Primary School............................... $2,929
Roscommon Primary School...................... $7,444 Weymouth Primary School.......................... $7,322
Ahipara School..................................... $2,658
Bay of Islands International Academy...... $365
Hora Hora School................................. $4,041
Kaikohe Intermediate School................ $1,871 BAY OF PLENTY
Kaingaroa School................................. $1,370 Kawerau South School................................ $2,366 Te Kura Kaupapa Maori
Kaitaia Intermediate School.................. $3,010 Kutarere School.............................................. $335 o Hurungaterangi.........................$1,017
Kaitaia Primary School.......................... $3,322 Maketu School............................................... $895 Te Kura o Omaio................................$312
Kawakawa Primary School................... $3,173 Mamaku School.......................................... $1,844 Te Kura o Te Koutu..........................$2,251
Maromaku School................................... $705 Paengaroa School.......................................... $522 Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-
Moerewa School................................... $1,871 Pukehina School............................................. $345 a-Toi...............................................$434
Motatau Bilingual School......................... $420 Rotorua Primary School............................... $2,197 Te Whanau-A-Apanui Area School......$529
Ohaeawai School................................. $1,953 Rotorua Seventh-Day Waimana School.................................$312
Okaihau College................................... $1,871 Adventist School......................................... $407
Okaihau Primary School.......................... $915
Opononi Area School........................... $1,044
Pamapuria School................................ $1,953
GISBORNE
Pompallier Catholic School................... $1,885
Cobham School................... $664 Te Waha O Rerekohu
Pukenui School (Kaitaia)....................... $1,085 Area School...................... $922
Makarika School................... $502
Rawene School.................................... $1,437 Te Wharau School............. $5,465
Te Kainga Whaiora
Taipa Area School................................. $1,058 Tikitiki School....................... $255
Childrens Health Camp..... $759
Te Kopuru School................................. $2,115 Tolaga Bay Area School..... $2,183
Te Kura o Hiruharama........ $1,153
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro..... $1,031 Whangara School................. $705
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia..... $624
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarere.... $1,329
Te Kura o Hata Maria (Pawarenga)........... $461
Te Kura o Hato Hohepa Te Kamura......... $405 HAWKES BAY
Whau Valley School.............................. $3,404 Hastings Central School.....................$2,468
Kimi Ora Community School...............$1,098
Kotemaori School..................................$107
WAIKATO Maraenui Bilingual School...................$2,481
Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School...$210 Mohaka School.....................................$488
Firth Primary School.............................$3,214 Onekawa School................................$5,424
Forest Lake School...............................$3,444 Paki Paki School....................................$868
Hauturu School.......................................$651 Tamatea Primary School.....................$2,156
Insoll Avenue School.............................$3,756 Te Kura Kaupapa Maori
Karangahake School...............................$583 o Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga....$719
Mangakino Area School........................$1,153 Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te
Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu....$814
Mountview School................................$3,851
Te Kura o Waikaremoana.......................$420
Ngaruawahia Primary School................$2,481
Te Mahia School....................................$597
Ongarue School......................................$285
Tiaho Primary School..........................$1,790
Otorohanga Primary School.....................$597
Waipawa Primary School....................$1,912
Paeroa Central School..........................$1,248
Pukenui School (Te Kuiti)......................$2,305
Putaruru Primary School.......................$2,671
St Anthony’s Catholic School...................$746 MANAWATU
St Joseph’s Catholic School (Paeroa)......$325 Hillcrest School...................................... $475
St Joseph’s Catholic School (Waihi).........$949 James Cook School........................... $2,332
St Pius X Catholic School (Melville)..........$976 Levin East School............................... $5,343
Tauhara Primary School........................$2,576 Lytton Street School........................... $4,475
Te Kuiti Primary School.........................$4,882 Marton Junction School......................... $895
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakawatea...$773 Marton School.................................... $2,400
Te Kura o Tahaaroa..................................$395 Otaki School....................................... $2,563
Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere.$1,492 Pahiatua School................................. $3,485
Tirohia School..........................................$786 Papatawa School.................................. $265
Tokoroa Central School........................$1,112 Raetihi School....................................... $936
Waihi Central School............................$2,441 TARANAKI Roslyn School.................................... $4,705
Whitiora School....................................$2,061 Eltham Primary School........................ $1,044 Somerset Crescent School................. $2,753
Huirangi School...................................... $949 St Joseph’s Catholic School (Levin).... $1,939
Marfell Community School................... $1,220 Te Kura o Takaro................................ $2,658
Normanby School................................ $1,003 Te Kura-a-iwi o
WANGANUI Whakatupuranga Rua Mano........... $1,370
Patea Area School............................... $1,017
Aberfeldy School.................................... $732 Woodville School................................ $1,898
Puketapu School................................. $1,451
Carlton School..................................... $3,824
Ramanui School..................................... $868
Ngamatapouri School............................. $102
St Joseph’s School (Patea)..................... $215
Okoia School.......................................... $732
St Joseph’s School (Waitara)............... $2,048 WELLINGTON
Rutherford Junior High School............. $2,224
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori Lakeview School..................................$5,600
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o o Ngati Ruanui................................... $610
Te Atihaunui-A-Paparangi................... $651 Maraeroa School.................................$1,600
Te Pihipihinga Kakano Mai Pukeatua Primary School.....................$2,766
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tupoho....... $1,329 I Rangiatea Kura Kaupapa Maori........ $786
Te Kura o Omaio.................................... $325 Waitara Central School........................ $1,858
Te Kura o Ratana.................................... $355 Waitara East School............................ $3,214
Te Wainui a Rua School.......................... $325 Waitotara School.................................... $215
Turakina School...................................... $197 Waverley Primary School..................... $1,831
Wanganui East School......................... $2,197 Westown School................................. $2,088
6 3 Read about it December 2014
Duffy schools Duffy’s Diary
around New Zealand What’s coming up in 2014 for
Duffy schools
need your help 5th December – $5 Summer Reading Offer
orders arrive
right now. 8th December – 19th December – Mainfreight
Award for Excellence in Attitude
19th December – Term Four ends
NELSON/MARLBOROUGH
Victory Primary School................$5,410 And in 2015
5th January – Duffy office opens
WEST COAST 26th January – Term One starts
Blaketown School................ $976
Cobden School................ $2,142 27th January – Book Offer 1 Preview Packs arrive
Granity School..................... $719
Paparoa Range School..... $1,410 5th February – Two free books for your library if
Reefton Area School......... $1,885 orders are returned to Scholastic today
9th February – Duffy book labels and Caught
CANTERBURY Being Good certificates arrive
Arowhenua School........................... $176 10th February – Caught Being Good books arrive
Ashburton Netherby School........... $1,953 for Terms 1&2
Bamford School............................. $1,451
Bromley School............................. $3,810 13th February – Last day for Book Offer 1 orders
Central New Brighton School......... $1,478 to be returned to Scholastic
Hapuku School................................. $156
Linwood North School................... $2,400 16th February – Kids at Home books and Duffy
North New Brighton School........... $1,681 School Packs arrive
Riccarton Primary School.............. $2,712
Rowley Avenue School.................. $1,180 9th March – Contact Duffy Books in Homes
Sockburn School........................... $2,061 today if you have not received notification of your
Spreydon School........................... $4,326 Role Model assembly
St Bernadette’s School (Hornby).... $1,709
Timaru South School..................... $3,173 OTAGO 13th March – Book Offer 1 books arrive
Waimate Centennial School........... $2,020 Carisbrook School.............$4,610
Waimate Main School.................... $1,085 Pembroke School..............$3,241
16th March – 2nd April – Role Model
Te Kura Kaupapa assemblies
Maori o Otepoti................$305
2nd April – Term One ends
SOUTHLAND
Fernworth Primary School......... $4,732
Invercargill Middle School.......... $2,332
New River Primary School......... $2,631 New Sponsors
Newfield Park School................ $3,621 A special thanks goes out to new sponsors
Tisbury School.............................. $793
and those sponsors rejoining the programme.
AT&T sponsoring Kelvin Road School
Sponsoring a school means that each Duffy kid there can
Craig Wadsworth and Shannon Austin
sponsoring Spotswood Primary School
enjoy a minimum of five free books every year as well as
the chance to receive regular weekly book awards Fisher Funds Sponsoring Avondale School
and other prizes throughout the year. This is in (Auckland)
addition to all the other services of the programme
such as the travelling Duffy Theatre group and the Kids at John Roseveare and Kerry Scott sponsoring
Home preschool programme. St Mary’s School
Maybe there’s a school near you that is in need of a Mainfreight Kaitaia sponsoring Broadwood Area
sponsor – for around $13.56 per child, per year, you can help School, Pukepoto School and Te Rangi Aniwaniwa
give the gift of reading to an entire community. Owens Christchurch sponsoring Wharenui
On these pages you’ll see a list of all our School
schools in need of sponsorship along with the The Warehouse Region 7 sponsoring Clendon
approximate annual cost to support them. Park School, Colwill School, Henderson Primary
School, Lincoln Heights School, Robertson Road
If you see a school that you would School, Rosebank School, St Joseph’s School
like to get involved with then please (Onehunga), St Therese School and Takanini
contact us on 0800 383 392 School
or email duffy@booksinhomes.org.nz U3A Whangarei sponsoring Waiotira School
7 3 Read about it December 2014
Kia Ora Jacqui
Letters We had a lovely visit from Rina Patel who
was definitely an inspiration to some of our
budding writers in the school. Her simple
Thank you
Tony Baloney Williams was an idea of always carrying a small notebook with to all our major sponsors
amazing role model for the children. her to jot down ideas or draw pictures has
He made them laugh, he made them become the new fad in our junior school. Her
think and he made them quiet and laid back, open and easy going nature meant
gave very clear messages of learning, that our students were comfortable asking her
knowledge and independence questions. Thank you for sending your role
building up over their lives from models for our children.
books and words. I think he gave Nga Mihi
the clearest messages in a way that Whaiora
the children responded to and all Te Kura Taumata o Panguru
teachers agreed that they are the Sponsor needed
messages we try to get through all
the time. We were privileged last week to have a visit
Many many thanks from Ngahi Bidois. He was truly inspirational.
Gael Vickers The year 7-8, predominantly Maori students
Ruapotaka School really enjoyed his message and his humour.
School Sponsor: Terry Jarvis The children in my class keep repeating his
jokes. He very kindly donated 2 of his books
Alistair McIntyre, children’s book to the school, and staff are fighting over
author was our Duffy Role model who gets to read them first. He was one of
speaker this term. Alistair is the the best role models I have ever seen speak
scribe for the children’s book ‘Doug at a Duffy Assembly. It was a wonderful
the Digger’ and he fascinated our experience.
students by demonstrating to them Thanks again
the process he uses to construct a Glennis Martin-Paling
book. He spoke with the students, Tarawera High School
answering their questions, for about School Sponsor: Beca Limited
half an hour, and then took them
out to see his Kenworth Truck and We had our role model assembly today and I
Digger. Alistair presented the NZ am just dropping a line to say thank you very
Post Award 2014 for great effort in much. Corey and Joshua were just wonderful,
reading and writing. He made a huge and such a good fit for our school. They
The Sue Freitag
impression on our students asking had the children enthralled and were great and Barry Dent
presenters. Very polished and great role Charitable Trust
some of them to write him a story
and email it to him. models. Thank you again. PS I was on gate
Heather Clarke duty after school and as the children passed
Tuakau College by they were showing me their books they
School Sponsor: Russell Group got. The excitement from them was so lovely
to experience. I wish you could have been me.
Sandy Thank you to all our sponsors
Randwick Park School and supporters
School Sponsor: Mainfreight Auckland
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with all the services the Duffy Books
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