Weekend Of Worth

Eighty adults and twenty children attended the Play-centre School held at Rangitukia, near Tikitiki, recently and found a wealth of information available from a worthwhile weekend. Speech patterns and vocabulary habits, listening skills, sound and movement, mathematics and the pre-schooler, panel discussions, and the inclusion of a pottery demonstration were all part of the weekend activities.

Samantha Boyce (centre) looks on with interest as a group of parents and children roll clay after Helen Mason's talk on pottery. Helen Mason, one of New Zealand's leading professional potters, now lives in Tokomaru Bay.

Schools adviser in mathematics Brian McEntee stresses that the subject does not have to be at all dull, as so many parents and students believe it to be.

Part of the group listening to Mr McEntee's lecture. Included are Ruatoria district nurse Hilda Tawhai, Mrs Dot Fox (Ruatoria), Mrs Kino Dewes and Walter, and Mrs Harai Collier.

Some of the twenty children expressing interest in the weekend school included

Kirsten Sutherland (Hick's Bay)

Walter Dewes

David Joblin (Ruatoria)

"a mysterious stranger".

During a lecture by Heather Turner of Napier (right) on sound and movement those facing the camera include, from left, participants Harai Collier (Rangitukia), Kathey Allen (Manutuke), Mr and Mrs Hillman and child, Lynette Frampton, and Sue Boyle.

Mrs Hine Weka (right) passing on the art of weaving to Mrs May Carlyle.

Coping magnificently with the hundreds of dishes after Just one meal are, from left, Lynette Frampton, Denise Bugden and Lena Tamatea.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 252 : June 18, 1975

Weekend Of Worth