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Word of the Month—January: Nutbush

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020Oxford Australia Leave a comment

Nutbush noun: a line dance performed to the song ‘Nutbush City Limits’. At what is promoted as the world’s most remote music festival—the Birdsville Big Red Bash—a peculiar record was broken in July of this year: ‘The Birdsville event broke its own world record for most number of people (2330) doing the Nutbush dance.’ (Brisbane […]

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Creating enthusiastic young writers

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019Oxford Australia Leave a comment

OUP ANZ would like thank Kayti Deham and the students at Tennant Creek Primary School for giving us the opportunity to share their story. For teachers working in challenging classroom environments engaging students might be difficult but not impossible. Tennant Creek Primary School introduced the Read Write Inc. program just over a year ago, and […]

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Congratulations to the Oxford Australian Children’s Word of the Year Winners

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019Oxford Australia Leave a comment

The school bell has sounded, and it’s time to reveal the winning entries for the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2019! We received hundreds of incredible entries this year, and we would like to extend our gratitude and admiration to all students and teachers involved. While ‘Bravery’ was the winning word this year, it […]

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Announcing the Oxford Australian Children’s Word of the Year 2019

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019Oxford Australia Leave a comment

‘Bravery’: Oxford Australian Children’s Word of the Year 2019. The Oxford Australian Children’s Word of the Year is a result of an Australia-wide writing competition. Students from Grade Prep to Grade 6 were invited to submit a piece of free writing of up to 500 words based on a chosen word. Students were encouraged to […]

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Word of the Month – October: dog shot

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019Oxford Australia Leave a comment

noun: a sudden blow; a king-hit. verb: to hit (a person) suddenly and without warning; to king hit (a person). In an apology sent via text message, a rugby league player defended the actions of his group when they became involved in a fight outside a night club: ‘“… we never dog shotted any of […]

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