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Ema-Rose Stewart Room 23 Fairfield intermediate 261 Clarkin Road Hamilton

Friday 26 June 2009

Mr. Noble Fairfield intermediate 261 Clarkin Road Hamilton

Dear Mr. Noble

Kia Ora Mr. Noble, My name is Ema-Rose and I am in room 23 as a year eight student. I would like to thank you for welcoming me into your wonderful, educational school, I am forever grateful for this opportunity. This year I am in a laptop class with Miss Crawford as a teacher. I was born right here in Hamilton in the year of 1996. My last primary school was Woodstock school on Fairfield road. It was not easy to move on, Away from my old school friends, and teachers that made me feel safe, but I am glad that I did because I have made many new friends.

I know for a fact that I am achieving towards my goal of two years and six months each and everyday. One of my learning goals this term is to improve in fraction and decimal work in math and be able to use them confidently by the end of term two. In the class room after break, we come into class and do math warm ups. These math warm ups include basic facts warm ups in the back of our math books. Each day we get given thirty math questions and a time limit to do them in. Last year as a new entrance I had hardly any knowledge about multipacation or division questions. But ever since doing the thirty math questions, I have a variety of knowledge towards them. In room twenty three we also do p.v races (place value). A p.v race is a math game to do with decimal place value. I now know that I have achieved my goal of fractions and decimals this term, due to math warm ups, I now have knowledge of how to use them.

My experiences during my time at Fairfield intermediate have been great. Some of my favourite times are at camp. This year I went to camp Pauanui. I had a great time, and after climbing Mt Pauanui I felt like I could climb any mountain, I was so proud of myself. But before coming out to camp I set a goal. This is the goal that I set – I wanted to be able to get to the top of every mountain that I was to climb. By the end of camp I had achieved that goal. I had climbed all of the mountains that I was to climb.

Though some people tend to have problems here, at Fairfield intermediate, I have none. But if I got to request something that would benefit for the school I would request that the school bell in the morning would ring at 9 am, and the Monday and Friday bell ring at 8.45 am. I personally think that if you made this change in school children wouldn’t be so tired and would be ready and awakened to learn for the day. This would also lower the lateness rate, which would mean fewer after school detentions. This would not only benefit on students but teachers as well, for they would have enough time to plan the day ahead with out rushing in the early winter mornings and working over time after hours.

This is now the end of this letter, and I thank you for reading it. I am confident that I am going to achieve two years six months. If you did decide to change bell times it would benefit on allot to all the children here at Fairfield. And once again thank you for reading this letter. If you have any further questioning for me, my name is Ema-Rose and I am in room twenty three. Yours sincerely

Ema-Rose Stewart.