My Letter to Mr Hipkins

Kaiapoi North School
278 Williams St
Kaiapoi 7630
Ministry of Education 

Government Buildings
Wellington
Dear Mr Hipkins

My name is Helena Kendrick I am writing about the heat lately. I know you aren't mother nature but something you could do for us is install a new air conditioner in our building to cool us all down.

We all know that you were kind enough to fund for our two new buildings Tiwai and Kopapa so why not put in a new air conditioner while you are at it?

Lately, the weather has been wonderful but scorching hot! We would like to be able to run around outside then come inside to cool off! But instead, we come inside to squish together and build up our body heat which then can’t cool down because there is no air flow. With air conditioning, we could run around outside the come inside to cool off.we would be relieved of how nice it is and would concentrate harder because we won’t have a headache caused by this burning heat. Plus isn’t one of your demands that every child should have a go at education and learning but we cannot learn nor concentrate in such heat and with a cloud of sandflies hovering above us. If you agree we would be the happiest kids in the school and there are 500 of us!I hope you are at least considering my request
Yours sincerely,
Helena Kendrick, Kaiapoi North School

Tōtara Weekly Reflection Term:      1         Week: 3

Some work I am proud of is my letter to Mr Hipkins

This week was my first session of music, it was fun and I enjoyed learning the ukelele

What challenged me over the last week and why? one thing that challenged me was my reading hopscotch when I had to do an advertisement for a holiday park I went to it was hard for me because I couldn't think of anything to describe the Tahunanui camping grounds

How did I overcome these challenges or what do I need to do to overcome them in the future? I need to research it to refresh my memory about the holiday park

What is my personal goal for next week? to get my work done with more quality and done quicker

This fortnights Tōtara goal was active listening and I achieved/showed this by remembering what the teacher said and not having to ask someone what the teacher said

Reflection

                               

Tōtara Weekly Reflection Term:  1             Week: 2

Some work I am proud of… (add evidence and a brief explanation)

My instaclass post because it is creative and linked to what I enjoy and love.

What challenged me over last two weeks?

Think tank maths because some of the questions were too hard and some didn't make sense to me.

How did I overcome these challenges or what do I need to do to overcome them in the future?

I repeated the words in my head and used a whiteboard to work it out

What is my personal goal for next week?

Try and solve basic facts in less than 3 seconds

This fortnights Tōtara goal was greetings and I achieved/showed this by...

Saying hello to teachers friends and people around the school

All About Me

Who is in my family/whanau?
My awesome brother Lachlan, my Mum (Andrea) and my Dad (Elliot) and me

What are my favourite things to do in my own time?
Read books and do some drawing

What do you like to do at school?
Meet my friends and do writing. I like writing so I can be creative.

What would I like to improve and make progress with this year?
My maths, I would like to be able to answer multiplication and division questions quicker.

What helps you learn?
Explanations and alot of time to think

What stops you learning?
Loud noises and people bumping/pushing me

Who are my friends at school?
Kadince, Isla, Kaylee, Emma, Ally and Ashleigh

What was the best part of the holidays?
Going to the beach with Ashleigh :)