I am Connected through writing

This week some of us got to visit Autahi to share our writing and to practise being connected learners. We were keen to share our stories about getting to school.. with a twist.

We had used this story about children in Colombia who use a zip line to get to school as a writing prompt. We imagined what it would be like to have to do that every day!

Then we went to Autahi to share our stories and some of the things we have learned this year to help us become great writers. We all remember our early days as writers and we feel proud of how far we've come. We shared tips like:

- Re-reading our reading to check for meaning and full stops.
- Sounding out words and writing all the sounds we can hear.
- Adding more ideas to make our writing longer.

We really enjoyed connecting with our Autahi buddies and sharing our learning!

I Am Connected- Pen Pal Letters

At Worser Bay School we want to be connected locally and globally, so we have enjoyed connecting with our pen pals from Killara Primary School in Australia through letter writing.

We know that letters used to be used so much but not so much anymore. We really enjoy getting letters from our pen pals and writing back. It feels special to get something someone else has taken time to create for us. Our pen pals tell us how much they like it too.

We work really hard at making them special to read and when we write we think about sharing what we do at school and things that are special to us. We feel proud of our letters.

They are ready to go on their journey to Australia!