Australia by Ayaana and Bella

This is our inquiry into what Commonwealth country we would prefer to live in. We chose Australia to inquire about. We hope you learn some facts about Australia.

Nigeria Facts in Thinglink by Franklin and Isaac

This is our inquiry into what country we would prefer to live in.  We decided on Nigeria.  Please click on the various links in the picture of Nigeria below to find out more information.  We hope you learn some new facts about Nigeria.

Grandparents Day

We were very lucky in Room 18 because some of our lovely Grandparents came to visit to read a story as this week is Literacy Week at school. We also read our class narrative "The Day Cookies Crumbled and Other Things Happened" to the Grandparents which they all enjoyed . There was a lovely morning tea provided by the PTA for Grandparents to share in the hall with their grandchildren.

Auckland Library Trip

On Thursday the 29th of May we visited the Auckland Central Library with Room 15.

We liked the design of the children’s area which is based on a Taniwha. It has cool seating and interesting spaces to sit and read.

  

We took an escalator to the second floor of the library to the George Grey Specialist section where we saw the smallest book and the oldest book that the library has.

  

We went down into the lower levels of the library where lots of books and maps are stored as they cannot all fit on the shelves up in the library. Librarians work there to collect books when people request them and send them up to the library using a machine called a tally lift which we saw operating.

We also did a quiz and a rebus and Mrs Venville read us some stories.

 

Letters to Miss Small

In Written Language we wrote letters to our Principal, Miss Small to thank her for our amazing new classroom.

To write our letters we used the Kagan strategy All Write Round Robin where in our groups we took turns sharing ideas and then we all wrote down each idea that was shared.

We delivered them to Miss Small and she sent an email back to us and said, "I was very touched by your beautiful letters. Thank you for taking the time to write me such interesting letters. Your appreciation has meant the world to me!"


17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Dear Miss Small,

Thank you for working hard to redo Room 18 as well as the other classes.

We like the fans and the heaters. The heaters will keep us warm in the winter and the fans cool us down in the summer. We like the whiteboard because it’s nice and big (Mrs Poole likes it because she can write on it easily). The sink is great because it is high and we can store all our art stuff (e.g. paint brushes, art shirts, e.t.c).

Thank you for the lovely Room 18. We all love it.

Yours sincerely,

Kagan 7

Mia, Bella, Jack and Isaac




17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Dear Miss Small,

Thank you for the new classroom.

We really enjoy the new orange wall it looks like the sunrise. Room 18 thinks the fans are spectacular and the sink is so clean and is high enough for Mrs Poole to reach.The carpet is as soft as a marshmallow. The lights are as bright as twinkling stars.We’re really excited about getting new storage.

Room 18 loves the new classroom, we think it’s awesome.

Yours Sincerely

Kagan 2

Baxter, Neela and Jay 

17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Dear Miss Small,

Thank you for giving our classroom a makeover.

You have given us a lot of money to get our classroom a makeover. We enjoy the clean and unique carpet. We like the orange, bright, soft wall.The cold air from the two,powerful fans are very refreshing.The long, clean whiteboard is very useful. The sink is exactly the right height for us, which makes it easier to wash our hands. We are looking forward to the new storage and the  clear speakers. We haven’t used the heaters yet, but we are sure they will be cozy .

We love our new classroom and we can’t wait to try out the new heaters for winter.You are the best Principal in the world!

Yours sincerely,

Kagan 5

Lyquan,Bella,Amelia,Franklin.

17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Dear Miss Small

Thankyou for the awesome new Room 18 and all the other classrooms.

We love the soft orange wall it looks like the sunrise. Room 18 enjoys the sink because it is clean and high. The whiteboard is big and helpful to Mrs Poole. Our new fans keep us cool in summer and warm in winter.

Thank you Miss Small for our makeover.

Yours  sincerely

Kagan 1

Issey, Ayrton, Rubie, Liam.

17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Dear Miss Small

Thank you for the fantastic new room 18.

We like the lovely new carpet that is very clean and has a lot of fancy patterns. We really enjoy the soft orange and blue walls. We’re very grateful about the white fans that keep us cool, and warm in winter. The shiny new silver sink that is just the right height. We are really excited about haying new storage on wheels. The beautiful bright lights are great because we are able to see without the power of the sun.

We love our new classroom, thank you for the makeover.

Yours sincerely

Kagan 4

Ayaana, Sam, Kade and Oliver

17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Dear Miss Small,

Thank you for our new room 18.

We like our new, large and nice whiteboard which is attractive. We also enjoy our new walls that are soft and fluffy. The fans are super because they cool us down in the summer and will keep us warm in the winter. You spent a lot of money buying our new colourful, patterned carpet which is nice and clean. The speaker is cool because we can hear the messages loud and clear. We like the new sink because it is higher and very shiny. The new bright lights shine upon us and light up the room. We are looking forward to the bigger and more storage.

You are the best Principal in the whole world! Again, we thank you for all your hard work.

Your sincerely,

Kagan 3

Leticia, Karina, Ryan and Charlotte



17 The Crest

Sunnyhills

Auckland

14 April 2014

Thank you for our new classroom. Thank you for getting enough money to redo our classroom.

Thank you for the big fluffy orange, sunset wall. Thank you for the new fans that cools us down in the hot summer and will warm us up in the cold winter. Thank you for getting new carpet with black patterns.

Once again thank you for saving up every bit of money to build our new class.

Yours sincerely

Kagan 6

Zara, Cleo, Abby and Katie

A Visit from Charlotte's Grandad

Charlottes Grandad, came today to talk to room 18 about his family’s Korowai. Their Korowai was made by an aunty of their family and was given to a nephew who is the Kaitiaki (caretaker) for their family. The feathers on the Korowai are from a cock pheasant which is a wild game bird.

He also told us that a Korowai is a very important piece for someone to wear as it signifies the importance of the person wearing it. He said that the feathers on a Korowai make water ‘bounce off’ the cloak and so it will never get soaking wet and some short Korowai are used for raincoats! Prince William has been given a Korowai by New Zealand and has worn it while he has been visiting.

Lyquan and Franklin thanked Charlotte's Grandad on behalf of Room 18 for coming in and sharing his knowledge and teaching us more about Korowai.

AUT Millennium Institute Trip

Here are some photos of Room 18’s class trip to AUT Millennium Institute last Thursday. The focus for our learning was team building and water safety.