So recently we connected up with another school in New Zealand. We had no idea which part of NZ the school was in, and they didn't know where we were SO we researched clues about our city and suburb and made a postcard which we sent to them:
Earlier this week we got mail! The class at the 'mystery school' made us postcards with clues about where in NZ they were.
We worked with a buddy and used the clues on the postcards and laptops to help figure out the mystery. The clues were great, but it was still tricky!
Here we are using our research and detective skills.....
We made it a competition to see who could figure it out first. As you can imagine the rivalry was fierce and there was lots of celebration as each team finally worked it out!
After that we went onto our blog to send them a message.
To our new friends at
Pukerua Bay School
........thank you so much for your postcards!
We plan on checking out your blog next week.
Keep visiting us and perhaps we could set up a Skype session sometime this term?
High fives to you all and a big hug to Mrs TJ x
http://www.pukeruabay.school.nz/
What a great idea, it must have been fun to figure it out. We used to have penpals when we were younger and it is fun to get real mail not just texts and e mails, it makes you want to work on your handwriting! As a side note did you know that most doctors that I have known have TERRIBLE handwriting, some so bad that I have to call them to see what they had written! Keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteThank you Candice it was hard for some of us but it was fun it was a easy and hard challenge because we had no idea which city they were in.
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ReplyDeletealeesha and tara by the way
ReplyDeleteit was cool especially when me and my buddy kakala came first YAY!
ReplyDeleteWow neat idea, how cool I'd that. I love how both schools had no idea about one another n how uz exchanged clues to figure out what school it was. I love that. Fantastic job Room 8, keep up the good work guys!
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