Letter to Mr. Hipkins

Kaiapoi North School
278 Williams Street
Kaiapoi 7630

Wednesday 14th February
Ministry of Education
Government Buildings
Wellington

Dear Mr. Hipkins,

My name is Ayla Ryan and I am a year 7 students at Kaiapoi North School.
I am writing to you today in regards of the new blocks at our school.

We love our classrooms that are spacious, creative and modern.
However much that we love our space there is one vital piece that is missing.
Air con is very important to help us learn. Learning in a smelly, sweaty and uncomfortable classroom really inflicts our education.

Our country respects your party and your position to help us students. We understand that you must receive hundreds of requests every day for help. But please just take out two minutes of your time to listen.

We come to school dreading the thought of annoying sand flies and horrible headaches.
Our teachers get grumpy too. They work hard to give us good skills and it must be hard for them to concentrate.

If you and your team complete our wish we would be as delighted as if we had ran a marathon!
Would you like to reward your future generation with clean classrooms and fresh air blowing?
Then please consider our request and try to improve it quickly.

Yours Sincerely,

Ayla Ryan

Ayla's Week 2 Reflection!

Tōtara Weekly Reflection Term:               Week:

Some work I am proud of…

I am very proud of the math task that I did today. I completed a 3D cube out of blocks. The trick about this cube is that the three colours cannot be in the same row or column. I completed this easily.

What challenged me over last two weeks?

I think that I have been struggling a little bit on remembering my homework book. I think that I need to still adjust to having a book that goes home regularly.

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

I think that I needed to create a way that I will be able to remember to bring my home work book and take it home without a fuss.

What is my personal goal for next week?

I think that my personal goal this week is to remember to bring my computer home yet still having it in the device cupboard during the day to keep it safe and secure.

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

I think that I did quite well with greetings. I greeted my friends lots and when I did greet teachers i did that appropriately. Maybe next time I could greet other teachers that don't teach me every day more often.

All about me

Who is in my family/whanau?

My mum is called Wendy.

My sister Lisa, she lives in nelson.

My Dad too.

Also I have my 12 Chicks, Hens and roosters.

Plus I have my beautiful Golden lab Buddy.

What are my favourite things to do in my own time?

I love to swim and hang with my friends.

I also love to spend time with my pets and other animals.

What do you like to do at school?

I love to write at school and I also look forward to each day the fun lunchtimes.

What would I like to improve and make progress with this year?

I would like to touch up on percentages in maths.  Using them in problem solving.

What helps you learn?

I like a bit of noise (not silent where it is awkward).  Being around my friends and working with them.

What stops you learning?

Lots of noise can be quite distracting and also some bad behaviour.

Who are my friends at school?

I have already made new friends this year - Aiyana, Georgia.  But I also have my friends from last year - Aliyah, Angam, Lucy (and many more)

What was the best part of the holidays?

We got a Kayak for Christmas and took my best friend to Charteris Bay.  It is over past Littleton.