Year 4 camp

Dear Mrs Ritchie,

I am writing to you to express my opinion about why Year 4’s should also go to camp.

You may believe that  year 4 students are too young or immature to go to camp. However I disagree because participating in activities such as canoeing can teach us important life skills, such as being water safe and as well as the importance of working well in a team. As a deputy principal you would agree it is essential for all students regardless of age or size to have these skills.

Furthermore an activity such as archery is also a way to help students develop their aiming skills. This could help them with their development in sports such as shot put, dodgeball and water polo. Even Abseiling! this could also help students develop their confidence and demonstrate bravery, which are important characteristics for a Year 4 student

Camp could also help students improve their listening skills, as you need to listen carefully to the instructors, and I’m sure you would agree that it would be beneficial to have students listen better.

Kayaking is another way of helping yr 4 students develop a few of their other skills such as growth mindset ‘never giving up’, knot tying, and cruital boating and paddling skills.

As you will now realise camp would teach yr 4s many essential skills, so therefore please consider my ideas carefully.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Arina Room 10

A letter from Gallipoli

27 April 1918

Dear Helena,

I hope you are having a joyful time at home with mum and dad and your not missing me too much. If you are thinking how I’m doing, I’m not having a great time here instead, I’m having a rough time here in Gallipoli. Thanks for the Anzac biscuits you’ve sent. They melted in my mouth like magma. Though a variety of people are getting dysentery but thankfully, I haven't got it yet. It's uncomfortable in the trenches especially at night. Rifles and bullets never stop pounding towards us plus millions of citizens have had narrow escapes. Overall , it's been a fine ride so far.

School Photoghraphs

Dear Photographers,

I am writing to you to tell you my opinion about the
way you take and arrange the school photos on
behalf of room 10 Halsey Drive School.

You will understand that this sensible year 4 class
students will have different opinions. But I like the
way you display the photos as well as you position
them. What I mean is  how the girls are at the front
and the boys at the back plus smallest to tallest.

I also like the way you don't add relievers to the
photos cause then it  wouldn't be a class photo
would it?

Surprisingly one of our students said that the
setup in the in Hall entrance looks like the Hall of
fame!

Obviously we admire the way you add some touch
to our class photo  every second year (the figurines
of superheroes eg.wonder women, iron man)

Oh and the display of the glossy red curtain is the
world of the red carpet catwalk.

Yours sincerely,

Arina Moghadam Room 10

Halsey Drive School