Last Blog Post Of 2007

Such an action packed last day in Room 18!
But now the kids have taken all their belongings home and Room 18 sits empty for the holidays....or is there a bear on guard duty? (-;
A big thank-you to all the parents who have helped out over the term and also to those parents who came to see me over the course of the week to say lots of lovely things to me. (-:

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday,

Mr. Nash

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MISS JOHN!

First of all, thank you very much Miss John for your email. Everybody loved listening to it!
And in return, we have done a special recording for the teacher that Room 18 still very much misses. We hope you have a FANTASTIC Christmas!


PLEASE CLICK HERE, MISS JOHN!

Podcast Episode #32

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Christmas Baking

So today, thanks to the help from a team of very awesome parents, Room 18 did some last minute baking in the Food Tech room. We made shortbread cookies!
At the request of the students, below is the recipe to make these tasty treats at home over the holidays.

Shortbread

Ingredients:
6oz butter
3oz icing sugar
7oz flour
3oz cornflour
A pinch of salt

Method:
1) Pre-heat oven to 160C.
2) Cream butter and sugar.
3) Sift flour, cornflour and salt together. Add to the butter and sugar mixture.
4) Mix all ingredients together well and knead into a smooth consistency.
5) Sprinkle flour onto a breadboard and roll out shortbread mixture. Cut into shapes.
6) Place on a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.

Podcast Episode #31

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Podcast Episode #30

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Podcast Episode #29

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Podcast Episode #28

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

The Room 18 Christmas Tree

I've heard from many people that Room 18's Christmas Tree was the BEST one at the annual Hobsonville Christmas Tree Festival (also known by other names...). I completely agree. I think our PVA glitter snowmen and our sparkly felt spiral trees decorated with pom poms and reindeer are INCREDIBLE. Here is a picture of our tree in the auditorium on the night of the carols.

Mr. Nash

Ho Ho Ho...To The North Pole It Will Go!

In Term 3 and 4, Room 18 students have been working on persuasive writing and recounts. In a Room 18 'first', the students wrote letters to Santa explaining all the ways they've been good this year and just exactly why Santa should be bringing them their top 3 presents.

We've done those disgusting, dirty, slimy dishes all year...we've taken out the rubbish to the bin on the street...we've even put out those incredibly heavy placemats onto the table NIGHT after NIGHT after NIGHT. And now it's our turn to remind Santa of all that hard work.

So Santa, if you're reading this, our letters are in the mail. You'll receive them soon. We are hoping for a reply within a week. But what we're really looking forward to is that Barbie Island Princess, the Australian jet fighter, the Ben 10 watch, or the Polly Pocket Polly-Tastic Triple Decker Party Bus under our tree on Christmas morning. And while trying to SAY 'Polly Pocket Polly-Tastic Triple Decker Party Bus' is quite a difficult thing to do (let alone WRITE it correctly!), we're sure your elves will know EXACTLY how to make it!

Thanks Santa. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Above is a photo of our envelope. This should help you find our writing easily amongst all those other letters that you receive around this time of year. (-;

Podcast Episode #27

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Podcast Episode #26

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Christmas Card List

At the request of some parents, I have written down the first names of the students in Room 18 so that students can make Christmas cards at home for others in the class.
Flynn
Ethan
Ryan
Nathan
Nicholas
Joshua V
Joshua H
Aaron
Callum
Min
Karea
Isaak
Jalen
James
Georgia
Briar
Grace
Isabella
Megan
Armani
Nicole
Ruhi
Madeline
Marica
Chanice
Piper

and ME, Mr. Nash. (-:

Podcast Episode #25

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

This Week's Certificate Winners!

This week's winners are:

Star Student:
Briar for showing such great motivation for her reading. Briar read out 'Flip and Flop' to the class this week and everybody really enjoyed her storytelling!

R.R.A.P (Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Pride):
Madeline for showing the value of Responsibility. Every day, Madeline remembers exactly what the routine is in the morning and at the end of the day. Without fail, Madeline can always be counted on for doing the right thing at these times.

Only two more awards weeks to go before the holidays! 0-:

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #24

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Ginger With Jalen

Jalen came back to school with Ginger recently and had written out a wonderful story complete with pictures! Below is Jalen's story.

Ginger At Jalen's Home

On Saturday morning, we went to t-ball. Ginger shouted "Go Roosters!"

He had fun meeting the team after the game and Ginger was part of the team. On Saturday afternoon Ginger watched The Breakers on TV with me. We liked the really humongous 3 pointer. On Sunday morning we played basketball. Ginger is really good at slam dunks. It was fun having Ginger at my home.

By Jalen

Podcast Episode #23

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

It's A Busy News Day.

WHOAH! I almost forgot to share the big news! It is with great happiness that I announce Ginger (the class bear) is now OFFICIALLY married to 'Sally'. The ceremony was only just yesterday and appears on this blog courtesy of our attending journalist, Nicole. It appears that Nicole has been reading up on her Woman's Day Magazine because as far as celebrity weddings go, Ginger's has been reported with much fanfare! THANKS, NICOLE!

You can view her article below. To make the picture bigger, please click once on it.

Mr. Nash

Parent Help...Again!

Thanks again to the parents who have come in to help out with our Christmas crafts! If there are any other Room 18 parents out there who could spare some time to come into the classroom as well over the next week, it would be appreciated as always. We have about 1 week left to make sure our Christmas crafts are ready to go up on the tree. Yikes!

Cheers,
Mr. Nash

Science Friday!

Another Science Friday has come and gone. Today we looked at floating and sinking.
The kids should now be able to explain why peanuts sink in water, but float in fizzy drink! Another one of life's little mysteries explained right here in Room 18...


Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #22

You can listen to our Friday podcast HERE.

This Week's Certificate Winners!

This week's winners are:

Star Student:
Grace for improving her podcasting skills so much over the past couple weeks!

R.R.A.P (Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Pride):
Ruhi for showing the value of achievement by working so incredibly hard over the past year to improve her reading and speaking skills. I have heard so many wonderful things from Ruhi that it was about time she was really recognised for her fantastic achievements.

Incredible effort, ladies! Well done!

Mr. Nash

Ho Ho Ho!

Getting excited about Christmas already? Mr. Nash certainly has been...and a lot of that is due to the kids coming back from music class with Mrs. Felix every Wednesday singing Christmas carols. Feeling the need to spread the festive cheer, Mr. Nash snuck into the music room today and managed to record Room 18 + Room 19 practicing up for the big caroling/tree/picnic evening in December. Put on your santa hats, cause this singing will put you in the festive mood for sure! You can listen to them by clicking HERE.

Podcast Episode #21

Our new microphone has finally arrived! This one should keep our podcasts static-free and at a reasonable volume. You can listen to our podcast HERE.

Friday's Featured Writer

I felt terrified at the bone chuckling spider and a roach creeping in the haunted house that made me want to heave and pull my teeth out.
We went into an old old lounge. It felt like there was a trap door just waiting for someone to fall into it with a three headed dog directly below it, having the same attacks as the one in my playstation but you can imagine that game yourself aaaaaaah!.
We went into a kitchen that had old icky sticky cobwebs hanging everywhere and as dark as a cosmic storm from the inside which I imagine is very dark.
We slipped into a bedroom. It felt like a lion was sneaking up on us and would have gobbled us up and chewed us like a chew toy. Yikes.
So that was how I imagined the haunted house.

By Callum

This Week's Certificate Winners!

This week's winners are:

Star Student:
Aaron for showing CONTINUED excellence in Maths. He keeps trying his hardest and as a result, he continues to achieve so much!

R.R.A.P (Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Pride):
Piper for showing the value of Respect. She always has such a positive and polite attitude when speaking to others.

In other great assembly news, it makes me very proud to announce that Room 18 won Cookie Muncher YET AGAIN for their OUTSTANDING behaviour. A fantastic effort by all!

Mr. Nash

Thursday's Featured Writer

The dark scary haunted house.
We walked in the dark spooky doorway. People were screaming like dinosaurs. It looked as dark as bears fur. There were creepy spiders all over the place. I thought I was going to die.
Then we went to the kitchen. Ethan was saying “Mum! Mum! Mum!”. The bench was as blue as the sky.
Then we went to the bedroom. We heard someone say “wait up”, but it was only Ginger. The bed was as soft as cat’s fur.

By Nicholas

Junior School Athletics Day

Just a reminder to parents that tomorrow's athletics have been postponed until December 5th. If you can spare some time and energy to help out with the activities, please let me know. We'd be very appreciative and the kids would love to see you there!

Thanks,
Mr. Nash

Wednesday's Featured Writer

The haunted house is as scary as bats and watch out for the tooth crackling ferocious huge monster!
In the dark and spooky haunted house we went in the lounge. It was so old that when you stepped on the floor it went crack. Then we went in the kitchen, the cobwebs were as sticky as gum and as big as trees. Then we went in the bedroom. Just then we saw a monster looking at us, then Min said “Is that the tooth crackling ferocious huge monster?” “Yes it is, run!” said Aaron. "Aaaaaaaaaah!"
Then we ran all the way home.

By Ryan

Podcast Episode #20

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Tuesday's Featured Writer

One very scary spooky night Room 18 visited a haunted scary house.
We crept into the long long lounge with creepy spiders. We shut the door.
Then we went into the kitchen with heaps of cobwebs and I thought that I saw a 9 foot monster but it was just Ginger. Spiders were just spinning their webs.
Then we went into the bedroom it was really a 100 foot monster. We looked and there was a very very spooky skeleton. What a scary skeleton! We ran out of the bedroom and ran out of the kitchen and ran out of the long long lounge and out of the house to the class and we hugged each other. We looked at each other, we were wondering if the skeleton had come back. We had just seen Ginger outside we were going to see Ginger.

By Nicole

Monday's Feature Writer- Our Trip To The Haunted House -Recount Writing

Thump, thump I can hear my heart beating like a drum.
We walked into the evil spooky haunted house. When we got in we heard a really scary noise and I said “It was just Mr Nash” and then we got in the lounge and we saw a spider web and it was stuck in our hair.
Then we went in the kitchen and the kitchen had dishes on the floor and one of us stepped on a glass plate and it had cobwebs on it. Then we went into the bedroom and there was a big hairy beast standing in front of us and Madeline said “It’s only Ginger”.

By Megan

This Week's Certificate Winners!

This week's winners are:

Star Student:
Karea for sharing clearly thought out ideas during podcasting time.

R.R.A.P (Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Pride):
Megan for showing the value of Responsibility by helping to keep the school tidy. She won the RRAP Card draw.

Giving out the weekly certificates is one of the highlights of my week!

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #19

We are currently awaiting a new microphone as the one we have has not been working very well lately (which explains why there are fewer podcasts being uploaded over the past couple weeks).
This one seems to be fairly decent without too much static. To listen to it, please click HERE.

This Week's Certificate Winners!

This week's winners are:

Star Students:
Joshua V and Georgia for the fantastic story they read to the class this week.

R.R.A.P (Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Pride)
James for showing Pride with his reading. He came into school and sat down to read quietly. He also said how proud he was that he had read 13 books!

HURRAY!

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #18

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Friday's Joke Of The Day

Knock knock!Who`s there. Giraffe. Giraffe who.Giraffe you ask me that stupid question!?

Jalen

Thursday's Joke Of The Day

Im telling on you because you were farting in the garden and you didn’t say pardon.

From Nicholas

Wednesday's Joke Of The Day

Knock knock who’s there?

Boo! Boo who? Why are

You crying
Nicole

Podcast Episode #17

This is a special Hallowe'en Edition podcast! The students are describing something about Hallowe'en- maybe something that scares them or maybe something they are dressing up in for trick or treating.

You can listen to the SPOOKY podcast HERE.

Tuesday's Joke Of The Day

Where do bees go pee?

At the BP station.

Ryan

Monday's Joke Of The Day

What do you call a cat with eight legs ?

An octopus.

Callum

This Week's Certificate Winners!

This week's winners are:

Star Student
Isaak for his great ideas during writing time.

R.R.A.P (Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Pride)
Isabella for achieving her Term 4 goal of demonstrating 2 Jump Jam routines in front of the Jump Jam Club.

WELL DONE TO YOU BOTH!

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #16

HURRAY!
If you listen to just one podcast this term, MAKE THIS THE ONE! Everyone was in top form and presented great descriptions with very clearly thought out ideas.
Short, sharp, and a great indicator of how much the students have learned.

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

This Week's Certificate Winners!

As it is so important to recognise the successes in Room 18, we will now be posting the awards of the week online after they have been presented every Friday.

This week's winners are:

Star Student
Ryan for his incredible motivation during Jump Jam. His haka was amazing.

R.R.A.P
Min for his most excellent handwriting! Min has really improved his letter formation over the past couple weeks and it was about time that this got recognised! He has achieved so much already this term.

WAY TO GO, GUYS!

Mr. Nash

To The Parents...

Just a reminder that there is now a growing number of students in Room 18 who need a new 'Reading and Word Book' and/or 'Poem Book'. I have been sending the filled ones home to remind the students that they are to nag you until they come back to school with a new one! (-;

Without these books, the students will have nowhere to store their incredible work!

Thanks,
Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #15

The second working podcast of Term 4 can be found HERE.

Term 4 Goal Setting

We sat down today and had a good chat about what we really wanted to achieve this term before heading off for the summer holidays. With 9 weeks to go, there are still a great deal of things that can be achieved. I asked the students to think of something specific that would be achieveable yet challenging. Just one thing that would make them incredibly happy upon reaching their goal. We are presenting these goals to you, the world, to help us keep on track and motivated. We want to share our successes with everyone! When we reach our goal, you can bet that we will be on here blogging about how pleased we are with ourselves! Below are our goals...please read them and cheer us on by leaving supportive comments for us to read.


By the end of Term 4, I am definitely going to...

...learn another 3 Jump Jam songs to teach the kids. Mr. Nash
...learn how to skip count to 200 in 4s. Armani
...be a prince [for our Kings and Queens]. Flynn
...make at least 1 new friend. Ethan
...successfully count in 8s to 100. Ryan
...run around the whole school field 10 times. Nathan
...score a goal in soccer. Nicholas
...go up a reading level. Aaron
...make a chapter or story book. Callum
...know my doubles from 10 to 15. Min
...successfully count numbers over 200. Karea
...be the King [for our Kings and Queens]. Isaak
...read 7 books a day for at least a week. Joshua V
...be able to teach people how to play basketball. Jalen
...be able to skip count in 2s to 60. James
...write 10 new words. Georgia
...achieve all the RRAP Values. Briar
...be the winner of Cars [the fitness game]. Grace
...demonstrate 2 more Jump Jam songs in front of the Jump Jam Club. Isabella.
...win toothfairy tag. Megan
...be able to write 100 words on the whiteboard. Nicole
...be a dragon [in our game of Dragons and Heros]. Ruhi
...finish off my 3rd writing book. Madeline
...learn to spell 99 new words. Marica
...learn and teach a new spelling game. Chanice

Parent Help

Hello all,

As we move into the last weeks of the school year, we will be shifting focus more towards the arts...there are several christmas crafts scheduled in already!
Throughout last term, many parents came to me and kindly offered their assistance with class projects. I am hoping to interest those parents in making an appearance once again in Room 18. Starting tomorrow, and likely every Friday, there will be arts projects that I could really use some help with. Tomorrow is black PVA flowers. If you have time to spare for the sake of some great arts projects, your help would be very much appreciated! If you are available on other days of the week, please let me know as well.

Thanks,
Mr. Nash

Transport Posters

During Term 3, the students were immersed in the world of transport. They carefully chose questions they wanted to know the answers to within the parameters of our 'Rich Question', "How have the changes in transport affected us- people and environment".
With the help of Mr. Nash, the students designed a poster using Microsoft Word to display the information they found. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view the posters. The good news is that your computer will likely already have it installed.
To view each group's posters, please click on the names of the students below.

Aaron and Ryan
Armani and Ruhi
Briar and Joshua H
Callum and Piper
Georgia and Grace
Isabella and James
Jalen and Ethan
Joshua V and Isaak
Karea and Nathan
Madeline and Min
Nicholas and Flynn
Nicole and Chanice

If you wait patiently, the transport posters should appear on your screen. If they do not appear, you can download Adobe Acrobat HERE for free. Alternatively, parents can drop by the classroom and check them out on the wall. (-:

Podcast Episode #14

Welcome back to school on the first day of Term 4!
You can listen to the first podcast of the term HERE.

Ginger on Holiday

So as the kids are all aware, Ginger the class bear was meant to spend the school holidays with Mr. Nash...AND WOW...what a holiday they had! They returned to Auckland feeling very sunny and much more rested. This is mostly due to the trip to Tonga and then onwards to Christchurch before returning home to Auckland. While Tonga provided Ginger with a great chance to lay back on the beach and eat tasty treat foods, Mr. Nash was off climbing trees in search of ripe coconuts.
When Ginger arrived in Christchurch, Mr. Nash suggested Ginger come to the gym with him to burn off some of that fat. The results speak for themselves...you'll notice Ginger looking MUCH more trim in front of the fountain at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. Unfortunately, Ginger has regained most of his bear-weight. That's alright, I think everybody agrees we love Ginger all the same! (-: Ginger did happen to mention that he was on the lookout for Callum (who was also in Christchurch during the holidays). No Callum-sightings this holiday though!
Above are the pictures taken throughout the holidays. Apologies for the random way in which the pictures have been posted. You can enlarge the pictures, especially for the one where Ginger is hidden somewhere on the Bridge of Remembrance, by clicking just once on the photo.

The Benefits of Blogging

For those parents who are interested in the concept of blogging and the effects it has on students, here is an article published by the BBC. Click HERE to read it.
I have also finally found another primary school in NZ that is using this technology. I have added the link to it at the very bottom of this blog page.

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #13

You can listen to the last podcast of Term 3 HERE.

Magic Mud

Hello all,

Today Room 18 and Room 19 made magic mud and experimented with liquids, solids, and SUSPENSIONS to help us learn about our theme this year of 'change'. But really, it was just an excuse for Mr. Nash and Mrs. Beeton to take the kids outside on another beautiful day to get mucky. For those parents who have kids returning home today covered in magic mud, not to worry...it's completely washable! And if there are any requests for HOW TO MAKE magic mud at home, here is the 'recipe'.

1) Add a little bit of water to a little bit of cornstarch.
2) If you're feeling particularly adventurous during these holidays, you can also add some food colouring! (-;

Thursday's Joke of the Day

Knock,knock
who,s there
noel.
Noel
Noel who
Noel in the word Christmas!
Joshua H

Our Response

Mrs. Doherty, we have come up with some very persuasive letters to convince you that we need to keep colours at Hobsonville School. We really hope that you will change your mind and allow us to keep our school colourful! We would be very interested to hear your response before we leave for the holidays, please!

Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly believe that we should definitely not have to change the colours at Hobsonville School.
Firstly, I will feel sad if all the lovely and happy colours have gone.
Secondly, if we paint the grass, it might kill the grass.
Thirdly, we might fall from the playground.
Lastly, we might not find our classroom.
You should definitely not take our rainbow colours away.
Isabella

Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I think that we should definitely not have our colours taken away from Room 18 students.
Firstly, I definitely do not agree with you Mrs. Doherty because all the colours are so beautiful.
Secondly, I do not want the school all black because we like all the amazing colours in the whole entire world.
Thirdly, I think that we must not have all our bags, our books, and our uniforms turned black.
Lastly, all the colours are so exciting to us.
I don't agree with you, Mrs. Doherty. We must not have our school all black.

Armani


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
You should not ban colours because how will we see all the stuff on the wall?
Firstly, we might lose our jumpers if we take them off.
Secondly, if we paint the grass black, it will kill it.
Thirdly, when everyone gets to school, the teacher's crossing vest will be lost in all the other black stuff.
Lastly, if someone is just new to this school, they might not know where to go because of the numbers on the doorway.

Karea


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I think the school should be colourful because then people will come to this school.
Firstly, when people are playing soccer they won't be able to to find the black ball in the black grass.
Secondly, we won't know what teacher is on duty.
Thirdly, we won't like out uniform.
I definitely think the school should be colourful.

Ethan


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I definitely think we should not have the colours taken away from the school.
Firstly, if the jackets that the teachers wear are black, we will not know if they are on duty.
Secondly, we will not go to school because it is all black.
Thirdly, all the bags will be black and we will not know who's is who's.

Grace


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I definitely think we should have colours at school.
Firstly, we wouldn't be able to to see the duty teachers without their colourful vests.
Secondly, we would lose our uniform in the black grass.
Thirdly, it would be difficult to know which is the which and which bookbag is which and which tote tray is mine.
Lastly, if the grass was painted black it would kill the grass and that would not be good at all!
So I think that we should keep the colours this way.

Georgia


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I think we should have colours at school.
Firstly, we won't know which bookbags are ours because our name is black and our book bags would be black. So we can't see out bookbags. It will be all black!
Secondly, if you paint the grass black, it will kill the grass.
Thirdly, it will look yucky and it will be boring and the kids will moan to their mother that they don't want to go to school.
I definitely do not want to have the school black.

Chanice


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly believe that Hobsonville School should not ban colours.
Firstly, we wouldn't be able to see the duty teacher's vests.
Secondly, if we paint the grass black, we might kill it.
Thirdly, we might fall off the playground.
Lastly, our food is colourful, so what will we eat?
Room 18 does not want colours banned.

Jalen


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I don't think colours should be taken away from Hobsonville School!
Firstly, we couldn't see the things around us.
Secondly, we won't see the playground!
Thirdly, we woldn't see the classroom!
Lastly, we wouldn't see the whiteboard.
I definitely think colours shouldn't be taken away.

Isaak


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I think that colours should not be banned.
Firstly, if we paint the grass black, it might die.
Secondly, our food is colourful, so what would we have to eat?
Thirdly, it would be hard.
Lastly, the trees might die.

Min


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I didn't know you like black.
I definitely think the whole school should be colourful.
Firstly, I want the whole playground to be colourful because it make me happy and it makes me feel so beautiful.

James


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I think that colours should not be banned.
Firstly, we might not be able to read books with coloured writing.
Secondly, if you paint the grass, it will die.
Thirdly, we won't see anything.
Lastly, we'll get sick of it.
I think that colours should not be banned.

Marica


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly think that we should definitely not make the school black.
Firstly, we won't know which schoolbag is ours.

Ruhi


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly believe that Hobsonville School should not ban colours.
Firstly, we might not be able to read books with coloured writing.
Secondly, if we paint the grass black it might kill it.
Thirdly, we don't want to change the colour of our hair and our eyes.
Lastly, school wold be dull and boring without colours. Children wouldn't want to come to school anymore.
I strongly believe that Hobsonville School should not ban colours.

Nicole


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
It is felt be all the children in Room 18, Hobby MUST not ban colours.
Firstly, we would have to have burnt food like burnt strawberries and burnt grapes. YUCK!
Secondly, if we paint the grass black it might kill it and that wouldn't be good at all!
Thirdly, it would be way harder to find out who's bag was who's!
Lastly, it would be really difficult to find out which teachers were on duty without their colourful vests on. So what would we do if someone was hurt? And we could fall off the playground if it was all black!
So Mrs. Doherty, that's why Room 18 thinks that Hobby must not be all black.

Callum


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
We must have colours at Hobsonville School.
Firstly, classroom displays wouldn't be very interesting for people to look at.
Secondly, people might hate the colour black and they might not come to school. The school might turn into a big yucky school because no one will be able to pick up rubbish.
Thirdly, people might be sad when the colours go.
Lastly, if you paint the grass black, it might kill it.
We must not paint the school black.

Ryan


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
We must not have colours banned at Hobsonville School.
Firstly, if you paint the grass black it will kill it.
Secondly, we wouldn't be able to see the bright coloured vests that the duty teachers wear.
Thirdly, we might fall off the playground.
Lastly, we might not be able to find our school bags.
We must not have colours banned at Hobsonville School.

Aaron


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly believe that Hobsonville School colours should not be taken.
Firstly, we might not be able to read books with coloured writing.
Secondly, we all have coloured food, so what will we eat?
Thirdly, I want the whole playground to be colourful because it makes me feel happy.
Lastly, we will not be able to do publishing because the whole paper will be black.
So we all want the school to be colourful. Do you agree or disagree?

Nicholas


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly believe that Hobsonville School should not ban colours.
Firstly, we definitely don't want black and white all over the school.
Secondly, we will feel sad if all the lovely happy bright colours are taken away from the school.
Thirdly, classroom displays wouldn't be very interesting for people.
Lastly, we might not be able to read books with coloured writing.
That's why I think that Mrs. Doherty shouldn't paint the school black and white.

Piper


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I definitely think that Hobsonville School should have colours.
Firstly, it is be fun and exciting.
Secondly, we would not know where to put our stuff.
Thirdly, if we paint the grass black, it might kill it.
Lastly, people wouldn't come to school.
I definitely think that Hobsonville School should have colours.

Madeline


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I think that colours should not change to black.
Firstly, if we paint the grass black, it might kill it.
Secondly, I will feel sad if all the lovely happy bright colours are taken away from the school. Bright colours cheer you up and make you happy.
Thirdly, our food is colourful so what would we have to eat?
Lastly, we might not be able to read books with coloured writing.
I think that colours should not change to black.

Joshua H


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
We think that colours should not be banned.
Firstly, if your shoes come off, you wouldn't be able to find them in all the black.
Secondly, you wouldn't be able to read books.
Thirdly, if you want to play Buzz, you can't because you can't see the numbers in the black.
Lastly, you can't see anything.

Flynn


Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I strongly believe that Hobsonville School should not ban colours.
Firstly, we will miss the lovely colours.
Secondly, if we paint the grass black, it might kill it.
Thirdly, we couldn't do our publishing because it'd be all black.
Lastly, black wouldn't be exciting.
Black would not be interesting.

Joshua V



And Mrs. Doherty, you do have one supporter. The rest of us hope he doesn't convince you to keep your decision as-is!

Dear Mrs. Doherty,
I definitely think that black should be at school.
Firstly, we will look like an All Black.
Secondly, if we play armies, we will be camouflage.
Thirdly, you might be a fan of the All Blacks.
Lastly, we can dye our hair black.

Nathan

Podcast Episode #12

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

SHOCKING NEWS FOR HOBSONVILLE PRIMARY (Podcast Episode #11)

Wow. The bomb was dropped in Room 18 today when we were interviewing the principal, Mrs. Doherty. She showed up for the interview all dressed in black. She politely answered all our questions but Room 18 was left in complete shock by the end of the interview (which later turned into 'riled up' by the end of the day!). Just what was this crazy information that Mrs. Doherty passed on to us during the interview? Tune in and find out by clicking HERE!
Ryan was quick to suggest that we needed to convince Mrs. Doherty of her hasty decision making. Ryan thought the best thing we could do was to each write her a letter using all those persuasive writing skills we've learned this term. With a class vote, it was unanimously decided that it would be well worth the effort! Stay tuned...we're hoping to turn Mrs. Doherty's decision around in these last few days of the term. The pressure is on.

Monday's Joke of the Day

Why did the toylit paper roll down the hill.
to get to the bottime.
Nicole

Podcast Episode #10

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Today's Feature Writer is Nicholas

I must be able to eat 800 pounds of chocolate.

Firstly, if someone tried to beat me up I will be strong so they will hurt themselves.

Secondly, I will be a wrestler.

Thirdly, I can beat up giants.

Lastly, if a robber tries to steal, I will show him my muscles and he will be scared and he will run away and that will teach him a lesson.

I must be able to eat 800 pounds of chocolate to be able to do all these things.

Maths Adventure Game

I've just come across another great maths website. It's a little bit maths, a little bit adventure...and it will most certainly put your mouse skills to use!
Room 18 kids are best suited to Level 1.
You can begin the journey by clicking HERE.

Mr. Nash

ANOTHER new blog feature!

Our newest feature involves a bit of extension writing for some students.
Our featured writer for today is Callum.

Dear Mum and Dad

I must be allowed to have more time on the playstation.

Firstly, I hate having to wait till the weekend and sometimes I don’t even play it.

Secondly, the two parts we are doing are really really hard, so we need more time to play it!

Thirdly, I try really really hard to do the right things so I can play it!

Lastly, it’s really really fun.

So there you have it, why I must be allowed to have more time on the playstation.

Friday's Joke

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Boo hoo
Boo hoo who
Dot crie it’s onlle a gock

Ryan

Joke of the Day

One of our new features this week is a (near) daily joke typed in by the students themselves.
I must admit that some of the jokes fly way over my head, but the kids seem to get a really good laugh out of them. Hopefully you do too! The students are typing in the jokes in order to improve their typing skills as well as to work on their writing of common sight words. These are words that they need to know 'just like that!' rather than trying to sound them out.
The jokes are collected by the students themselves from books or from family/friends. Enjoy!

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #9

This podcast was a bit rushed but you should be able to hear our guest from Room19, Taane, in this one.
You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Should Playtime Be Banned?

We should definitely not have playtime banned.
Firstly, people won’t get to make friends.
Secondly, running around at playtime is great.
Thirdly, we won’t want to go to school.
Lastly, when we run around we get more oxygen.
In my opinion we should definitely not have playtime banned.

By Megan



We should definitely have a playtime at Hobsonville School.
Firstly, it is good exercise and it makes the blood.
Secondly, we wouldn’t get to make new friends and lunchtime is the time to do it.
Thirdly, kids might get bored and it is not much fun.
Lastly, people won’t come to school.
We should definitely have a playtime.

By Madeline



Playtime definitely should not be allowed to be banned.
Firstly, kids might get bored.
Secondly, outside is fun.
Thirdly, we can walk instead of run so we can stay safe.
Lastly, running around at playtime is great fitness.
We should definitely have a playtime at school.

By Joshua H



We strongly believe that playtime should not be banned.
Firstly, it will not be fun because we need to have fitness.
Secondly, we will have nothing to do after swimming.
Thirdly, it is good especially climbing and running.
Lastly, we won’t make new friends.
You should not ban playtime.

By Piper





We strongly believe that we should have playtime.
Firstly, we need to be able to meet new people and lunchtime is the best time to do this.
Secondly, kids might get bored because then they can’t think.
Thirdly, kids need fresh air.
We definitely should have a playtime.

By Joshua V



Playtime should definitely not be banned at Hobsonville School.
Firstly, it gets your brain focusing every time you run.
Secondly, we can meet new friends.
Thirdly, we will get bored and when we go home we will keep begging our mums and dads that we don’t want to go to school because it is too boring.
Lastly, it is fun and exciting.
Playtime should definitely not be banned at Hobsonville School.

By Aaron



We strongly believe that playtime should definitely not be banned.
Firstly, people won’t get to make friends.
Secondly, outside is fun.
Thirdly, when we run around we get more oxygen to our brain so we will get smarter.
Lastly, kids might get bored.
We do strongly believe that playtime should not be banned.

By Nicole



We believe we must not have playtime banned.
Firstly, running around is great exercise and outside is fun.
Secondly, when we run around we get more oxygen to our brain so we will get smarter and come up with excellent ideas in brainstorms on the mat.
Thirdly, if there is no playtime at all children will not meet new people.
Fourthly, no one will make new friends.
Lastly, when we run around we will be nice and tired for bed time.
Therefore, I very strongly believe playtime must not be banned.

By Callum



We strongly believe playtime should not be banned.
Firstly, people won’t want to go to school without playtime.
Secondly, we love playtime because it’s fun and exciting.
Thirdly, playtime is the best time ever.
Lastly, outside is fun because we get fitness and we get oxygen and the oxygen goes into your brain and it can make you smarter.
So therefore, I strongly agree that playtime should not be banned.

By Nicholas



We should definitely have playtime at school.
Firstly, people won’t want to go to school without playtime.
Secondly, we love playtime because it’s fun and exciting.
Thirdly, playtime is the best time ever.
Lastly, outside is fun because people will make friends.
We must have playtime at school.

By Armani



We should definitely have a playtime because it gives us more energy and it makes us smart.
Firstly, we make new friends and it is exciting and it makes our brain work.
Secondly, kids might get bored and won’t do much work.
Thirdly, we don’t get much class fitness.
Lastly, we should have playtime because it’s fun and exciting.
Outside is fun because we can play soccer.
We must have a playtime at school.

By Ryan



I definitely think that we should have playtime but just to make sure we walk instead of running because we will hurt ourselves.
Firstly, we should definitely have playtime because we will get lots of energy.
Secondly, if we have lots of energy we can play basketball or netball and games.
Thirdly, outside is fun.
Lastly, people won’t get to make friends.
We should definitely have a playtime.

By Georgia



We strongly believe we should definitely have playtime at Hobsonville School.
Firstly, we need to be active.
Secondly, kids might get bored.
Thirdly, outside is fun.
Lastly, we will not want to go to school.
We should definitely have playtime.

By Briar



We should definitely not have play time banned.
Firstly, if we don’t get playtime we won’t get enough exercise for netball and gymnastics too.
Secondly, we need to meet other people and make friends too.
Thirdly, we have fun at the playground and it’s exciting.
Lastly, if we don’t get energy we will not have fun, if we don’t have fun it will be boring.
We should not have playtime banned.

By Grace



We should definitely have playtime.
Firstly, running is great exercise for our brain.
Secondly, kids will get very bored.
Thirdly, outside is amazing.
Lastly, people will not go to school because there will be no playtime.
We should definitely have playtime.

By Jalen



We believe that playtime should be banned.
Firstly, it will waste our learning time and people will get hurt by bark and they might fall off a wall.
Secondly, if they fall off they might have to go the hospital.
Thirdly, big kids always boss the little kids by stealing their balls and pushing the children in year 2 and year 1.
We ought not to have playtime.

By Karea



We need to close the playground.
Firstly it will be good and it will stop people from throwing bark and it might get in someone's eye and it will hurt someone's eye.
Secondly, if we have playtime it will waste our energy at lunchtime.
Thirdly, if we have playtime it will be dangerous because there might be glass around the playground.
We must definitely close the playground.

By Isabella



We definitely should be allowed to close the playground.
Firstly, students will walk on something dangerous.
Secondly, they will climb on something and they will fall and break their bones.
We definitely should close the playground.

By James



Playtime should definitely be allowed at school.
Firstly, we should definitely have playtime because you get fitness by playing rugby and soccer and you can play line tag.
Secondly, you can play on the playground.
Thirdly, if it is raining you can’t because you might slip off.
Lastly, you might slip in the mud. You might need to get changed and our mums and dads will get angry.
I definitely think playtime should be allowed.

By Nathan



We definitely should not close the playground.
Firstly, kids might get bored and they will walk away from school.
Secondly, friends are great fun playing soccer with.
Thirdly, the playground is fun.
Lastly, we will have fun.
I think playtime should be allowed at Hobsonville School.

By Isaak




We should definitely not have playtime at school.
Firstly, we won’t get much work done.
Secondly, big kids will hit little kids.
Thirdly, we wouldn’t go to school.
Lastly, when we run around we get more oxygen.
In my opinion we should definitely not have playtime banned.

By Marica



We should definitely not have a play.
Firstly, kids might kick things at teachers.
Secondly, playtime is dangerous.
Thirdly, windows can get smashed.
Lastly, it is dangerous because of the bark on the playground.
We should definitely not have a play.

By Min

Podcast Episode #8

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Upcoming Events

A new feature will be starting on the blog in the upcoming week. Keep checking back next week to find out what Room 18 has got in store for your entertainment.

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #7

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Blog Information

You may have noticed some of the earlier blog posts dropping off the main page. The reason for this is to ensure the webpages are loading quickly for you and to keep the blog tidy. To read the older blog posts you will need to either click the "Older Posts" link at the very bottom of the webpage, or you can click on the "August" link under "Blog Archive" at the top right hand side of the page.

Thanks,
Mr. Nash

From Miss John

These are pictures Miss John has sent us of her classroom and the school playing field in Dubai.

Podcast Episode #6

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Podcast Episode #5

You can listen to the podcast HERE.

Practice makes perfect...

Check out this link to Rainforest Maths....one of my favourite websites! Because this site was not developed in NZ, Room 18 students would be best suited for the Grade/Year 1 activities.

Mr. Nash

Podcast Episode #4

You can listen to it HERE.

INCOMING EMAIL FROM DUBAI!

Well hello there Room 18!

Finally I have found a moment to write to you all and let you know how
things are going over in dubai! I actually write you a very long email last
night and just as i was about to send it the server went down and i lost it
- i was even in the process of attaching some photos for you!! Very
upsetting i can assure you! But anyway here I am and trying again.

Well so far Dubai has been a very interesting experience with poor Miss John
being very sick after only 2 days of being in the country. So unfortunately
i have managed to spend almost 3 days bed ridden with a nasty bug and that
was really not much fun at all! But i am up and about now and actually as i
write to you i am sitting in my classroom. You would be amazed at the size
of this wee room - just tiny! I really can't imagine 23 little bodies all
running around in here as it is nothing like our lovely big room 18. You
must never complain about lack of space that is for sure as Room 18 would be
at least 2 and half times the size of my room! Yes it is very cozy in here!
I thought of you all as I was unpacking my Dr Suss books and felt really
awful that i had taken them away from you as i know how much you loved them!
But I can assure you that the children here will love them and look after
them just as much as you did.

As for the heat well that is quite something else! It is so unbelievably
hot here that you just can't go outside in the heat of the day. Well
actually some crazy people do but as for me, well I am confined to my
air-conditioned apartment and in fact any where that has air con is my best
friend right now! It is a lot like stepping out into a sauna and you feel
like you might choke on the air it is so thick! Certainly not like our
lovely cool air we have in NZ. I do miss the cool temperatures and can
hardly believe that i ever complained about being cold! So next time you
are hugging the heater think of me and step back out into the cool air -
just for me!

It is also very different with regards to the scenery I have from my
apartment. I am used to staring out into lovely green pastures and home and
even seeing a sheep or two! But here in Dubai (you boys will just love
this!) my window looks about upon almighty cranes and construction work! Oh
and plenty of dust and desert to be seen as well! It is very different that
is for sure!

I was very brave and i managed to venture out to the Mall of the Emirates
the other day which is a MASSIVE mall just down the road from my apartment.
Well words can not describe just how big this place is...it took me about 4
hours of wandering around lost in circles before i managed to find an exit
and high tail it home! It didn't help of course that i was only going on 3
hours sleep after my long flight! Anyway they have this unbelievable ski
place right in the mall and you can shop and at the same time watch people
skiing down the mountain! Very cool I thought and i saw plenty children
having a ball with the toboggans too so i can only imagine that you would
all just love it!

So I still have another week before i am introduced to my new class but I
have been told that i have 23 children and they will be from all different
nationalities so it will be lovely to finally meet them all. The school
here is very big and has about 6 levels so very different to Hobsonville
school which is much more spread out. It is too hot for the children to
play on the field like you do, they are instead restricted to a tiny play
area (looks a lot like the play ground that you see on the indoor playing
areas of McDonalds) outside and can you believe they are only aloud 20
minutes for playing time! And also not to mention that their day starts at
10 minutes to 8! And you thought your day was long! They work right up
until 3 o'clock as well so I ca imagine that i will be one tired teacher by
the end of my first week!

Well I just wanted you all to know that i think of you often and of course
miss you all a lot. I hope that you are working hard for Mr Nash (as i am
sure you will be) and I would love to hear back from you when you are not
too busy of course.

Take care Room 18 and know that I think of you lots. I will write again
soon i promise.

love from
Miss John
xx

Should Room 18 get a classroom pet?

We must not have a classroom pet.
Firstly, it might run away.
Secondly, people might come in at lunchtime or morning tea and fiddle with it.
Thirdly, it will make too much of a racket.
Lastly, it might bite us and then we will have to go up to the sick bay.
We should definitely not have a classroom pet in room 18.

By Aaron


I think that we should definitely have a class room pet.
Firstly, we can have something to look forward to.
Secondly, I think that we should definitely have a class pet because we could stroke it.
Thirdly, we will get to know it better.
Lastly, we can play with it. We can do lots of things.

By Armani


I definitely think that we should not have a class pet.
Firstly, the pet will run away and the pet might get wet and hungry and hunters might be in the woods and might kill the pet that is in the woods.
Secondly, it might rip the walls and the pet might rip our shoes if we take our shoes off.
Thirdly, we could tickle the pet if it is ticklish.
Lastly, the pet might bite.
Therefore, I think that we should not have a class room pet.

By Georgia


Room 18 should definitely not have a class pet.
Firstly, if we get a pet people will come in at lunch time and fiddle with it and open the door and it will run away and if it goes on the road it might get run over. If it gets run over it will be sad.
Secondly, if we get a pet and if it poos we might have to clean the poos up.
Thirdly, it might bite you and you might scare it.
Fourthly, if we get a pet it might rip the wallpaper and it might make our class look terrible.
Fifthly, if we get a pet it might scratch you a lot and bite.
Sixthly, if we get a pet it might rip our writing book.
Lastly, it could be rat and rats have sharp teeth.
We must not have a class pet.

By Isabella


We must not have a class pet.
Firstly, it might be too dangerous and it might bite us and we might have to go to hospital.
Secondly, it might escape and everyone will get naughty and sad.
Thirdly, people might come in at lunch time and morning tea and fiddle with it.
Fourthly, it might make too much noise.
Lastly, the pet might bite or kick and that will hurt.
We should not have a class pet.

By Ryan



We should not have a class pet.
Firstly, it will make a lot of noise.
Secondly, people will come in at lunch time and play with it.
Thirdly, it will bite and kick.
Lastly, we will have to clean up after it.
So therefore, I definitely think that we should not have a class pet.

By Nicholas



We definitely should not be allowed a class room pet.
Firstly, they will disturb us.
Secondly, they will bite us.
Thirdly, they will hurt us.
Lastly, we definitely should not be allowed a pet at school.

By James



Firstly, if we have a school pet, you get to play ball with it.
Secondly, it could be wicked.
I have a pet too, and I have got some photos of her.
We should definitely have a class room pet.

By Joshua H



We believe that we should have a class room pet.
Firstly, we think that we can learn more about it.
Secondly, it’s something to look forward to.
Thirdly, we are capable of cleaning up after it.
Lastly, if we leave it alone we can try to put it in a cage.
I definitely think that we should have a class room pet.

By Jalen



Room 18 should definitely have a class pet.
Firstly, we should definitely have a class pet because it’s fun and exciting.
Secondly, we are capable of cleaning up after it.
Thirdly, we can learn more about the animal.
Lastly, it might calm us down.
So it is felt that we should definitely have a class pet.

By Briar



I believe that we shouldn’t have a class room pet.
Firstly, it might bite or scratch and jump out of its cage.
Secondly, it might run away and get wet and hungry.
Thirdly, when it runs away it might die from no food and it will be a waste of money.
Lastly, it might go into someone’s house and rip the wall paper.
We ought to not have a class room pet.

By Karea



We must have a class room pet.
Firstly, it gives us something to play with before the bell rings for school time.
Secondly, it gives us something to look forward to.
Thirdly, because we can stroke it.
Fourthly, it will be fund and exciting.
Lastly, when we’re sad it will calm us down. It might be very quiet and not disturb us.
Therefore, we must have a class room pet.

By Nicole




I definitely think we should have a class room pet.
Firstly, it will be fun and exciting to play with. I hope we get a bunny rabbit for our class room.
Secondly, we could get a cage for it.
Thirdly, it might come to our table and we can pat it.
Lastly, it will be our friend to.
We ought to have a class room pet.

By Grace



We must not have a class room pet in room 18.
Firstly, it will eat our food at lunch and morning tea.
Secondly, I will run away when people walk through our door.
Thirdly, it will scratch us and other people and the pet will poo everywhere.
Lastly, the pet will rip the paper and carpet and will rip curtains.
We ought to not have a classroom pet.

By Chanice



I think we should definitely have a class room pet in room 18.
Firstly, if we get a bunny, when we put our fingers through the holes it will lick us and it will tickle.
Secondly, it will calm us down.
Thirdly, we can learn more about the animal.
Lastly, it might be very quiet and not disturb us.
Therefore, I think we must have a class room pet in room 18.

By Callum



We should definitely not have a class room pet.
Firstly, it could run away.
Secondly, the pet might poo.
Thirdly, the pet might bite us.
Lastly, we might fiddle or play with it.

By Min




We should definitely not have a school pet in class.
Firstly, it might poo and wee.
Secondly, the pet might run around the school and the pet might run around the class.
Thirdly, the school pet might run away and we won’t be allowed to play with it.
Lastly, it might ruin the children’s things and they might get upset.
Therefore, we must not have a class room pet in room 18.

By Nathan



We shouldn’t have a class room pet.
Firstly, it will distract us when we are working.
Secondly, it might be a bird and it might peck us.
Thirdly, everyone will come in at lunch time and fiddle with it.
Fourthly, it might poo and wee.
Lastly, it might bite us.

By Ethan



We definitely should have a class room pet in room 18.
Firstly, we are capable of cleaning it.
Secondly, it will calm us down when we are working.
Lastly, we can feed the pet.


By Isaak



I think that we should not have a class room pet.
Firstly, pets are very naughty.
Secondly, we do not like pets.
Thirdly, pets are not good.
Lastly, pets are very naughty because pets will scratch away books and the cats will go away.
I think that we should not have a class room pet.

By Ruhi



We should definitely have a class room pet.
Firstly, we are capable of cleaning up.
Secondly, we are allowed to pet it.
Thirdly, we will like it.
Lastly, it will calm us down.
In room 18 we should have a pet.

By Marica



I definitely think that we should have a class room pet in room 18.
Firstly, it’s so fun and it won’t make so much noise.
Secondly, it will calm us down when we’re doing our work.
Thirdly, it will be nice for a treat.
Lastly, it won’t interrupt us during mat time.

By Flynn



Room 18 must have a class room pet.
Firstly, we can stroke it.
Secondly, we can play with it.
Lastly, we can take care of it.
We should definitely have a class room pet in room 18.

By Megan



I believe that we should have a class room pet.
Firstly, it will be exciting.
Secondly, we might get to take our class pet home because that will be really fun.
Lastly, it will be awesome.
We should have a class room pet.

By Piper



Room 18 should definitely get a class room pet.
Firstly, we can pat it and you can play with it before school or after school.
Secondly, it might lick us.
Thirdly, it might calm us down.
Lastly, it’s fun and exciting.
We must be able to get a pet.

By Madeline



I think we should not have a class room pet.
Firstly, we should not have a class room pet because people will come in at lunch time to play with it.
Secondly, we have to clean up after it.
Thirdly, it might wander around.
Lastly, because people will upset it.
We think we should not have a class room pet.

By Joshua V

Podcast Episode #3

We're getting better! You can listen to us HERE.

Podcast Episode #2

You can listen to us HERE.

Should junk food be sold at the school tuck shop?

We should definitely have junk food at the school tuck shop.
Firstly, we don’t eat it all the time so it’s okay as a treat and we will still grow up strong.
Secondly, the money that we spend becomes the schools and the school needs it.
Thirdly, it really gives us something to look forward to.
Lastly, it will make you fat only if we eat too much.Therefore, I think it is definitely a good idea to sell junk food at the tuck shop.

By Callum


I think that we should definitely not have junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, we might get sick or we can get hyperactive if we eat too much junk food without exercising.
Secondly, if children eat too much junk food their parents wouldn’t be very happy having to take their children to the dentist for painful fillings.
Lastly, if we have too many lollies their parents will be very, very disappointed because they don’t know how to eat healthily.
I think we should definitely not have junk food at the tuck shop.

By Armani


We should definitely have junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, we only sometimes buy junk food at the tuck shop as a treat and all the rest of the time we eat healthy food.
Secondly, the school needs the money because the school is poor.
Thirdly, it gives us something to look forward to because some people have not tried junk food at home.
Lastly, if children eat too much sugary junk food they could get rotten teeth.

By Nicole


We should not have lollies at the tuck shop.
Firstly, lollies can make you crazy.
Secondly, the lollies make your teeth rotten.
Thirdly, they make you have fillings.
Lastly, they make you not be strong.
We should definitely not have junk food at the tuck shop.

By Joshua H


We definitely should not have sweets at the school tuck shop.
Firstly, it opens Monday and Friday and that is too often.
Did you know sweets are not good for you? But we can have them sometimes and only once a week is good.
Secondly, it is not healthy and you will go crazy.
We definitely should not have sweets at school.

By Grace


I believe that we should not be allowed junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, I think the junk food can give the people at Hobsonville School cavities.
Secondly, we can get fat.
Thirdly, we spend a lot of money on junk food.
Lastly, we have to go to

By Madeline


We don’t want to have junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, it can make you fat.

By Min


I think that junk food should be sold at the tuck shop.
Firstly, food needs to be sold at the tuck shop.
Secondly, we eat junk food only two days.

By Ruhi


We should definitely not have junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, it’s bad for us and it is salty.
Secondly, junk food can make us sick.
Thirdly, junk food is bad for our teeth.
We should definitely not have junk food at the tuck shop.

By Megan


In my opinion, I think that junk food definitely should not be allowed at the tuck shop.
Firstly, it will make you fat.
Secondly, your teeth will fall out and thirdly, it’s only just okay to have it sometimes.
Lastly, it’s only okay for a treat.

By Flynn


Junk food should not be allowed at the tuck shop.
Firstly, it will make you fat only if you eat too much of it and you do not exercise.
Secondly, you will go crazy.
Lastly, the food is bad for us.

By Nicholas


I think we must not be allowed junk food at school.
Firstly, we want to listen and not talk on the mat and you will get hypo and excited and you will get told off.
Secondly, your hands will get your books sticky and you will have to pay for it and that will be more money than buying lollies.
Thirdly, if you eat too much you will get fat.
Lastly, you might have to have fillings and that will hurt and your mum will be disappointed.
It’s bad for you because it has fat in it.
I strongly agree we should not be allowed junk food at school.

By Ryan

I think that we should definitely not have junk food at school.
Firstly, it is not good for you.
Secondly, it has sugar in it.
Thirdly, it makes you fat and sick if you eat too much of it.
Lastly, we will have to stay off school and I don’t want to stay off school.

By Aaron


I think that we shouldn’t have junk food at the school tuck shop.
Secondly, it is bad for you and you can get sick.
Thirdly,

By Ethan


I think that junk food will not be allowed to be at the tuck shop because junk food is very bad for you.
If you eat lots of junk food you will get sick.

By Georgia


I think that the tuck shop should sell junk food at school because we only have it two days.
Secondly, it will be fun.
Lastly, we should have junk at the tuck shop.

By Marica


We should definitely not have junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, we want to be skinny and fit.
Did you know that sweets are bad for you?

By Piper


I believe that junk food should be allowed at the tuck shop.
Firstly, the school needs the money from selling junk food.
Secondly, we don’t eat it all the time.
Thirdly, it gives us something to look forward to.
Lastly, it’s okay to eat it sometimes.
So it is felt that we should definitely have junk food at the tuck shop.

By Briar


I think that we shouldn’t be allowed junk food at school because people get fat and full and they will get sick and they might get diabetes.
They might get a sore tummy and they might have to go to the toilet.

By Nathan


I believe that there should be bad food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, the school needs the money for the school trips from the tuck shop.
Secondly, people like junk food.
Thirdly, we definitely like junk food at school because school’s need money because the school is poor.

By Jalen


We should not have junk food at the tuck shop.
Firstly, I agree that junk food should not be at Hobsonville School.
Secondly, their parents don’t like fillings.
Thirdly, it costs a lot of money.

By Joshua V


I think that we should not have junk food at school.
Firstly, it is sticky and it will make our hands sticky. It will make the walls sticky because we put our hands on the walls.
Secondly, it’s not okay to have junk food sometimes.

By Chanice

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