~ thank you letter; Mr Dunn

WALT: Room 10 is learning how to write thank you letters to our guest speakers.

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

8 September 2014

Dear Mr Dunn

My name is Hannah. I’m writing to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae School to talk to us about Tamaki College and what we can learn and do in college. Thank you for sharing things about what you have to do in college and what happens when you succeed.

I found it really interesting when students from Tamaki College were talking about their trips and what they feel about the lessons they have during the days in school. I learnt that even if a college is the lowest college in the community, it doesn’t mean it’s a bad college. I know that any college can lead you to success and make you improve in anything.

I really appreciate you giving up your time to come and talk to us.

Yours sincerely

Hannah

~ thank you letter; Matua Leighton

WALT: Room 10 is learning how to write thank you letters to our guest speakers.

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

8 September 2014

Dear Matua Leighton,

My name is Hannah. I’m writing to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae School to talk to us about your career and what you do.

Even though you became a father at a very young age, you are a really dedicated man who looks after your family. It was very nice to talk to you at lunch time, too.

I found it really interesting when you started talking about your experiences, your children and your struggles. There are a lot more people out there in the same situation. Some of them don’t even know how to fix it but, you turned out to be a great and hilarious person.  From your talk, I learnt how to always have a back-up plan if something goes wrong. I also, now know to always stick to my education before I do anything else.

I really appreciate you giving up your time to come and talk to us.

Yours sincerely

Hannah

~ thank you letter; Mrs Dagmar

WALT: Room 10 is learning how to write thank you letters to our guest speakers.

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

8 September 2014

Dear Mrs Dagmar

My name is Hannah. I’m writing to say thank you for coming to Glenbrae School to talk to us about your career and what you do.

I thought you were really confident with sharing your artwork with us and also growling us off when we were being disrespectful.

I found it really interesting when you showed us your artwork and shared with us the stories of how your artwork came to be. I wish I was really good at art like you. What I also found interesting was the different methods you use to make your artworks.

I really appreciate you giving your time to come and talk to us.

Yours sincerely

Hannah

~ thank you letter; Constable Geof

WALT: Room 10 is learning how to write thank you letters to our guest speakers.

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

1st September 2014

Dear Constable Geof,

My name is Hannah. I’m writing to say thank you for sharing your heart-touching experiences with us, at Glenbrae School. Even though you struggled through days in the past, you actually turned out to be a really wealthy man and husband. Also, thank you for making hilarious jokes when you were talking to us. It was so funny.

I found it really interesting when you talked about your struggles and how long it took for you to get to where you are now. I learned that if you just sit around all day, not caring about any other thing besides video games, you’ll probably end up with nothing. I also learnt that if your first career choice doesn’t come out as planned, you definitely need a back-plan.

I really appreciate you giving your time to come and talk to us.

Yours sincerely

Hannah

~ thank you letter; Constable Andrew

WALT: Room 10 is learning how to write thank you letters for our guest speakers.

Glen Innes

Auckland 1072

1st September 2014

Dear Constable Andrew,

My name is Hannah. I’m writing to say thank you for sharing your heart-touching experiences with us, at Glenbrae School. Even though you struggled through days in the past, you actually turned out to be a really wealthy man, and good husband and father.

I found it really interesting when you talked about your struggles and how long it took for you to get to where you are now. I learned that if you just sit around all day, playing tekken, it isn’t going to take you anywhere. I also learnt that if your first career choice doesn’t come out as planned, you definitely need a back-plan.

I really appreciate you giving up your time to come and talk to us.

Yours sincerely

Hannah

Hannah and Chanel's Powhiri Recount

Chanel's Side of the story .....

Today was a lovely day, until all the hairs on the back of my neck rose. We were getting ready to start performing our performances before the Mayor gets here with all his guests. He was visiting us because there will be a new Early Childhood Education centre getting built in the front of our school, Glenbrae School. My friend, Hannah was performing a Samoan dance, the boys from my class were performing a Tongan dance. When the Mayor arrives with all the other guests, us girls and boys will welcome him with the haka and Karena and Noellen will welcome them with the karaga. It was so traditional and New Zealand like. After all the nerve-wracking moments, we walked and silently sat inside the hall waiting for the ceremony to start. During the ceremony, we were singing, laughing, clapping. Len Brown, Nick Smith and Matua Jim made some speeches and talked to us about what has been happening around Glen Innes. There has been people moving from houses to houses and some people aren’t liking it, but it’s okay.

Hannah's side of the story .....

After all the laughs and joking around, the whole school walked to the front of the school, getting ready to dig into the ground for the building of the centre, next year. We all sang Te Aroha once more and then took photos. Some people were fangirling, I could tell. We photobomb some of the photos, which were funny. Later on, we went to the scout hall, which was getting repaired and is going to more beautiful than before. We did the karakia to bless it and wish that everything will go well. We also went down to Taniwha Street to see the new buildings that are getting built. It was funny because Nick Smith was inside the digger and he dug a huge hole into the ground. We stood there with protesters making everyone mad, especially me. I just wanted to …………. nothing. When it was time to leave, our teacher signalled us to start walking back to school.

Everyone had fun on that day, we all wished it never ended. But, it was a Thursday and Thursdays always end …...

Hangarau Technologies

On Fridays, our class go to Tamaki College to learn Digital Technologies. Hangarau is the Maori word for technology. When we are in class, we have to use the kiore and the papa patuhi to log into the rorohiko. On the rorohiko, we have to use the ipurangi to log into the pae tukutuku for digital technologies. Every week we access the maramataka to know what tasks we have to do. Sometimes our teacher will send us messages on our imera. Sometimes our teacher will give us dojo points from her waea pukoro, or she might also use her waea pukoro to take photos of us working. At school and home some of us use our rorohiko ponaho to do our work.

www.maoridictionary.co.nz

Nga kupu hou - New Words

Rorohiko - Computer

Rorohiko ponaho - Laptop/netbook

Kiore - mouse

Waea pukoro - Cellphone

Ipurangi - Internet

Imera - Email

Maramataka - Calendar

Papa patuhi - Keyboard

Pae tukutuku - Sites