Primary Students Connecting and Sharing
Recess in Reefton
We enjoy a 20 minute recess in the morning and one hour for lunch.
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about 1 year ago
@ Mrs Mckenzie,
Hi I am Mikayla from 2KM and 2KJ.
Your slid show on photopech.
I like the look of your play grand that you play on.
Here are some questends:
What is your favourite thing to do at snach and lunch?
Why are they your favourite things to do?
Why are there not meny peopole there?
Your blogging baddy,
Mikayla (In 2KM and 2KJ Austalia)
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs McKenzie,
I’m Hamish from 2KJ.
Great post.
We don’t have a pool or a tennis court.
Do you have a cricket pitch?
Do you wear a uniforn?
Warm wishes,
Hamish
about 1 year ago
Dear Hamish
My name is Paige in B4.Thank you for the comment.
Yes we do wear a uniform.Yes we have cricket pitch.
Your sincerely Paige
P.S. Do YOU like playing cricket.
about 1 year ago
Dear Paige,
Thank you for replying.
No I don’t play on the cricket pitch. The cricket pitch is only for the grade 3s and over.
How much people are at your school?
sincerely,
Hamish
about 1 year ago
Dear Hamish
It’s Paige again.And WE have about 200 KIDS at school. HOW many kids are at your school?.Your just like me. I don’t like to play cricket BECAUSE in New Zealand it’s mostly raining.
Your sincerely Paige
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
We loved your slideshow. We think you are very lucky to have a pool at your school! It is very cool that you have a lot of different playgrounds, we have one big one and one small one for the pre-schoolers and kindergartners. Which playground do you play on the most? We were wondering if you have lockers.
Also, what is rugby? Some of us have heard of it but we don’t play it at recess. Is it fun? Is it rough?
We noticed that your play equipment is made of wood, and some of you play in bare feet. Do you get splinters? Ouch!
Sincerely,
Mr. Salsich and his class
about 1 year ago
Dear Mr Salsich
Yes rugby is a rough game but we are not allowed to play tackle rugby at school because we might get hurt .
From Dylan and Spike
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. McKenzie and B4,
We loved imagining what school playtime must be like in New Zealand!
A few things that are similar to recess and lunch in Sointula are:
Sophie: We both have class computers, but we can’t play on ours during recess and lunch unless it is a rainy day (really rainy).
Brooklynn- We have a cage around our tennis/basketball court
Gwen-We both have a field and playground equipment
Karin-We both have covered areas
Ana-We both can play with Lego on in days
There are definitely some differences too:
Mia-You have a climbing wall and we don’t
Lily-You have an outdoor swimming pool! We are very jealous, although it probably would never be warm enough to use it when we are actually at school.
Brooklynn-You have tarps for your covered area and we have a big cement ceiling
Ana-We only have one playground
Karin-You can go barefoot outside and we can’t. We noticed kids on the field with bare feet. If we did that we would get goose poop all over our feet!
Sophie-We have a forest to play in
Trista-We don’t have cars in our classroom
Here are some of our burning questions:
Brooklynn-Do you have a fence around your field?
Sophie-Do you you have to worry about getting anything gross on your feet when you go barefoot?
Lily-Do you have pool toys?
Karin-Can you go in the pool whenever you want?
Ana-What kind of trees are at your school?
Trista-Is the pool only open in the summer?
Gwen-Do you have geese?
Your blogging buddies,
Mrs. W and the 2/3s
about 1 year ago
Dear Gwen
We don’t have geese but you remind me about the time when I fell to a duck pond. I went with Dylan Mason Bonnie and Andrea and my mum Keri to a restaurant.
We were feeding the ducks when I walked down the step then I fell in only my ankles of my tights got wet.
I had to sit down in the van when I was wet cos I didn’t want to take my pants off because I don’t like people seeing my knickers then we went back to the motel and changed into a tank top and some skinny jeans.
your blogging buddy
Tyl♦
about 1 year ago
Dear Tyla,
We really liked your story about the duck pond. It must not have been very fun falling in. More than half of our class made connections after reading your reply. Students in our class have fallen in ponds, the lake, animal droppings, and various other things. This was quite the morning discussion starter!
Your friends,
Gwen and the 2/3s
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
What a fantastic post about your recess and lunch!
The first thing that caught our eye was the swimming pool! Wow! You are lucky ducks!
∆ Madison: Can you dive in the pool or is it too shallow?
∆ Leila: Is there a diving board?
∆ Sasha: Is the pool open to other people in the community?
∆ Mia: Do you have to pass a swimming test to go in the pool?
∆ Logan: Do you play games like Marco Polo in the pool?
∆ Sarah: How many people are allowed in the pool?
∆ Ellie: Is there a certain grade level that can go in the pool?
Clearly, the pool is a fascinating feature for our class!
Your post made a real splash with the class! Ha Ha!
Your friends,
Mrs. Y♥llis class
California
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Watson and Grade 2/3, Mrs Yollis and Grade 3 and Mr Salsich and Grade 3
☆ Thank you for all of the wonderful questions! ☆
We think we are lucky to have a pool too!
Most schools in NZ used to have school pools although primary schools usually had smaller pools.
Now many schools are closing their pools because of the cost of running and upgrading them.
Our pool is mainly used in February and into March for school swimming programmes in PE.
Our two junior classes used to go to the town pool because it was warmer and had a better shallow end.
Now our school pool is being adapted a little to make a shallow part (can you see it in the photo?), and it will heated so the junior classes can use the pool for lessons too.
We might even be able to open the pool soon!
During lessons we work hard to learn to swim.
When the pool is open at lunchtime we get to play. We can play with tubes and float boards.
We only have 200 kids at school and only some choose to swim at lunchtime so it doesn’t get too full.
There is no diving board.
The children have to be able to swim a length before they can go in the deep end.
Over the summer school families can have a key to the pool but kids have to have adult supervision.
☆ ☆ ☆
from Mrs McKenzie and B4
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
What a great slideshow! I think your school is very pretty!
You guys are so lucky to have a tennis court and a swimming pool! My brother would love that tennis court!
Here are some differences about your school and my school.
• We don’t have a swimming pool and you do.
∆ We don’t have a tennis court and you do.
• We can’t take off our shoes and you can.
∆ Our summer isn’t in February and your summer is.
Best wishes,
Sasha♥
(Mrs. Yollis’ student)
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. Mckenzie,
I like your slide show I also love your big playground at your school.
I love this post!
I would like to be a teacher when I am one I would like 17 kids and that is nice then.
I love blogging.
Best wishes,
8)
Georgia. ♥
about 1 year ago
@Georgia,
I like the post as well!
I also wached the slide-show and it was great.
From,
Flynn.
about 1 year ago
@ Flynn
great comment
I wached the slide-show to
From Bodhi
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
I loved your slideshow! You have a really nice school!
I noticed some differences between our schools:
• You wear uniforms and we don’t.
• You can wear sandals and we can’t.
• You can take off your shoes during recess and lunch, we can’t.
• You have a climbing wall and we don’t.
I also have a few questions:
How many basketball hoops do you have?
What are some games that you play in the class other than cars?
What types of games do you play under the trees?
Do you like wearing uniforms?
Sincerely,
Leila♥
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
I loved your post!
Did you know that my birthday, February 22, is during your summer but our winter! Your school seems so cool because it has a pool, a big grassy area, and a quad. I like my school, but I wish it had all those things.
What are most of your students favorite activities to do at recess and lunch?
What is the pool water made out of? Salt water or Chlorine?
Sincerely,
Aidan
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
I love your video you did.
We do not have a pool at our school, every kid in 2Km and 2KJ wanted to go in that pool and have a pool at our school in leopold.
How many people are alowed in the pool?
Do you get chosen to go in the pool?
Love from
Keira in 2KJ.
about 1 year ago
@ B4
I think your vedio is great
how long are you aloud in the pool
From your blogging pal
Bodhi
about 1 year ago
@ Bodhi,
That was a great quaternion to B4.
Yes I wonder how long you are aloud in the pool?
From your class pal,
Flynn
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
we wached your sliedshow and read your post it was great.it is cool that you have pool
best wishs
Riley in 2KJ
about 1 year ago
@b4
I like the slide show that you made!
At our school we don’t have a big playground like you.
from, Conner and Anthony
about 1 year ago
@b4
I like the slide show that you made!
At our school we don’t have a big playground like you.
from, Conner
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
We were wondering what your favourite games are to play at lunch time when it is raining and you cant go outside?
Do you go into the pool when its raining in summer time?
I like to play beyblades inside with my friends when its raining.
My mum stays inside at home with my baby brother when its raining.
From Bodhi and his Mum Mel
about 1 year ago
@ B4,
Hi I am Sophie in 2km and 2kj.
I have two question’s for you.
Do you wear a hat.
Do wear a unfrom.
Best wishes,
Sophie
about 1 year ago
A fantastic post to a wonderful global buddies!
At recess time in the Northern Territory we:
-feed the animals on the farm (chooks, cows, buffalo, roosters, pigs, ducks)
-collect chooks eggs
-cuddle the cows or take them for a walk
-enjoy discos
-go to recess reads (library book club)
-go to skipping club (our assistant principal loves skipping with ropes and taught us lots of skipping games)
-swim in the preschool pool
-play rugby and AFL on the oval and try not to be swooped by plovers!
and lots more.
On another note, Remembrance Day is coming up 11/11/11 and we are going to collate our family histories of war over the generations. War has divided the world but your global classroom is reconnecting it again. We have an idea to share with you. We would love it if we could all share stories in a global tribute and show the world that we will always remember our family heros on Remembrance Day.
From 3/4 Dwyer and Miss Dwyer
about 1 year ago
hi
We’re Ganda and Holly in b4.
We really like your comment and Holly gives her cow a hug or walks her to get her milked. Holly’s cow has a baby calf.
In our school we don’t have cows and the pool is only open in the summer and we do not collect chicks eggs because we don’t have chickens and we don’t have a buffalo, or a rooster, or pigs, and ducks.
Do you live in a farm?
Do you have any horses or ponies?
best wishes
Holly and Ganda
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
We like your video. We don’t have a quad and we don’t have a tennis court either.
We play four square here at our school. However, we don’t use a tennis ball. That sounds very small and hard to hit. Is it?
Sincerely,
Trey and Rexon
(Mrs. Yollis’ students)
about 1 year ago
Dear Trey and Rexon
At my old school I was playing it every day with a basketball. from Elizabeth
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
I loved your recess Video.
I think it’s awesome that you have a pool.
Your friend,
Chris
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs McKenzie and class,
You have a wonderful school for recess. I can see you have some great playground equipment as well as a large playing area. I like the sun shades in the quad for hot days. My schools were also sun smart with hats having to be worn int he warmer terms.
Ross Mannell (teacher)
NSW, Australia
about 1 year ago
Dear B4
I loved your slide show! We all wished that we had a pool.
At my house me and my brother love to play rugby!
from,
Sophia
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
Its cool to have pool.Do yo ever swim in it?
You must like basketball is that your favorite sport?
From
Brian
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
You are very lucky to have a pool. I am kind of jealous. I think you’re lucky that you have a basketball court. I wish that I lived there with you, and if I did I will take all of my friends with me too!
I can’t take off my sneakers but I try to sneakily take them off but Mr. Salsich always spots me. Some times I take them off for 20 minutes before he notices.
Your friend,
Hanna
about 1 year ago
Dear B4
It is very cool that you have a pool, you play in bare-feet, and I that you have a basketball court.
From,
Bryan (in Mr. Salsich’s Class)
about 1 year ago
Dear B4,
I think that your school is very cool.
What tempisher is it there?.
Do you take turns to go in the pool or do you go on serton days?
Iam thinking that you are always happy at your school.
What is your fave game a ressec?
Do want to ware uniforms or ware what ever you want?
What is your fave subject?
Your friend,
Hanna