Farewell Room 8 of 2008

My Darlings,

It was a pleasure having each and every one of you in my class this year. I wish you well in your new class next year and may you continue with the high standard of work you have achieved in Room 8. I have enjoyed watching your transformation from the start to the end of the year. I am proud of you all for taking the virtues we have learned, to heart, and for often striving to be the best that you can be.
This Blog will always be yours as well as all of the other COOL KIDS I have taught. I hope that you will continue to visit this Blog next year and in the future.

My darlings, you have learned how to set and achieve goals and you're now able to make good choices. This had inspired me to set a goal for myself in August. I have learned to make good choices about the foods I eat and to exercise to be healthy. By choosing a healthy lifestyle, I discovered that it is indeed difficult to always make the right choices in life. I now realise that it must have been hard for you to always do the right thing in the classroom, in the playground and when dealing with difficult situations. So THANK YOU for your perseverance - you did not give up when things seemed hard. And even when you made a mistake, you learnt from it and tried to change for the better.

I expect that each one of you will continue with your education to Intermediate School, then to High School and also to University. I hope that I have instilled in you all a love for learning and sharing, loving and caring. I pray that you will all grow up to be model citizens of New Zealand and the world. I am always here for you. Believe in yourselves, like I do, and live by our school's motto "KIA TOA KIA MANAWANUI...BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE!

Love always,
Mrs Raman

COOLKIDS 2008
Rear:- Johnnie, Shar, Joseph, Tyson, Riccardo, Douglas, Eruera
Middle:- Destiny, Makayla, Britelle, Tia, Kelliemay, Iesha
Second row:- Zane, Ariana, Stacy, Cridon, Davyd, Kiani, Page
Front:- Kassidy, Nikita, Lacy, Marino, Victoria, Kennedy




Total number of visits to Mrs Raman's Cool Kids Blog since 29 May 2008: 6,847 on 17 Dec 2008

Season's Greetings 2008

Wednesday 17th December 2008



We have made it safely to the end of the term and school year - woohoo!!!
Reflecting back on 2008, I give thanks to the numerous challenges I faced this year which has made me a stronger and better person. THANKS to all my colleagues and friends who have offered comfort and advice during my difficult times and who have been patient and understanding. I was challenged with ill health from the beginning of the year resulting in three new medical conditions which I am receiving treatment for.

This year, I was inspired by my student’s ability in setting and achieving their goals as well as learning to make good choices. I decided to set a goal for myself which was to make good choices about the foods I eat and to exercise regularly. To date I have lost 18kg! I have a long way to go but I now feel better than I did in 42 years!!

I shall be flying off to South Africa (alone) the day after Christmas especially to spend time with my Mum who has not been well this year.
Whatever you decide to do over the holidays, be safe, be happy and do something special for yourself.
May the love, joy and peace of the festive season remain with you throughout the New Year. Looking forward to another wonderful year at Kelvin Road School in 2009.

Happy holidays :)

Kind Regards,
Kree Raman
Room 8 Teacher
Kelvin Road School
Auckland, NZ

Explanation: The Nativity Story

A long time ago in Nazareth there lived a lady called Mary who was engaged to a carpenter named Joseph. One night Mary was sent an angel from God, called Gabriel, who told Mary she would bear a child and she should name him Jesus.
Soon after that Mary and Joseph were married. Joseph and Mary had to go to Bethlehem, where Joseph came from, to pay a special tax. When they got there a lot of other people had come to pay their taxes. Mary was tired and needed a place to rest. The inn was full but a kind inn-keeper said he had a stable and they were welcome to stay there. Mary took the offer and thanked the inn-keeper and went to the stable. On that dark night Mary gave birth to baby Jesus. They wrapped him in sheets and lay him in a manger.
On a mountain there were two shepherds looking after their sheep. When a bright light shone over them an angel told them that a new king was born and they must call him Jesus. From far away there were three wise men that saw a new star in the sky. They studied it and found out that when a new star is in the sky it means a new king is born. They set off to find the baby. They went to King Herod to ask him if he knew where the new king was born. King Herod was troubled so he told the wise men to find the baby and come back to tell him where he is so that he could worship him.
The wise men found the baby and gave him gifts like gold, frankincense and myrrh. Joseph had a dream that baby Jesus was in danger so they escaped to Egypt. When the three wise men did not return to King Herod’s palace, he ordered that all the baby boys in Bethlehem be killed. Luckily baby Jesus was safe in Egypt. And this is how the saviour of the world was born on Christmas day.


By Shar (Grade 4)

Kelvin Road School’s Third Annual Art Exhibition

On Tuesday 18 November 2008, Kelvin Road School open our annual Art Exhibition. It was our school’s third art exhibition. The whole school exhibited their art work for parents and the community to view. On the Wednesday night we had an evening viewing from 6 pm to 7pm. Room 8’s best work was the variety of self-portraits we had done as well as our papier mache vases and putiputi. There were lots of fantastic art displayed by all the classes. The exhibition ended on Thursday 20th November. Here are a few of my favourite pictures:












By Joseph

Drumming Show by Dylan Elise

On Wednesday 26th November a New Zealand drummer named Dylan Elise came to our school. The whole school went for the show to the hall. First a guy walked onto the stage and introduced himself. His name was Dylan Elise. He told us that he had started playing drums since the age of six. He said he has been in many bands but had not played solo for a long time. First he played a clapping game with the audience. It was fun and then it went kind of silly and everybody laughed. After that Dylan showed us the cow-bells. He named two types of drumsticks, brush and hot-rod. Then Dylan played the drums for us. He played rock, latin, jazz and other types. On the drums he was doing tricks with his drumsticks. He was juggling and flipping them while drumming. He did some cool tricks on the high-hat and also drummed on his legs. While Dylan was playing the drums there was a bigscreen video so we could see Dylan playing upclose. He told us the glass shield that surrounded his drumset were protecting our ears from the loudness of the drums. At the end Dylan mentioned following our dreams. He had achieved his dream of being a drummer. We felt lots of passion and excitement for all the hard work he put into doing the show and achieving his dreams.



Written by: Kelliemay, Johnnie, Stacy and Destiny