This is Veisinia's letter regarding an article she read in a local newspaper

Room 3

Tamaki Intermediate

Panmure

Auckland

Thursday 24^th March 2011

Allan Peachey

National MP

Dear Allan Peachy

I am writing against your decision to shut down Tamaki Intermediate and give four primary schools the right to become a full primary school. I have reasons for coming to Tamaki Intermediate.

First of all I decided to come to this school so I could use new learning tools, try out their new uniform, and experience being taught as a young adult. Staying at a school that you have been to from five years of age until 13 is going to be really irritating. I want to see new faces, make new friends and have a change of learning environment.

Your opinion of our school makes me feel really upset and angry. I know Tamaki Intermediate has the best learning tools and teachers as any other school.

Lastly if I get sent back to primary it will make me feel like I am back to being five years old and that feeling will never go away. Primary was really awesome but I want to start in the next stage and at a different school to help me get ready for my next steps which is college.

I hope my letter will persuade you and give you of bit of time to think about the information you are sending out to people and think about how it is going to affect the students and the teachers of this great school.

Thank you

Veisinia

Dear Mum and Dad

Dear mum and Dad

Hi this is Veisinia I am writing this letter to tell you about my first days at Tamaki Intermediate.

On Wednesday the 2nd of February 2011, was the day I started Tamaki Intermediate with a big great smile. I was a bit nervous but I was with my brother and that made me feel really happy. The teachers started calling the names for the classes and then I was called out to be in Room 3 with Mrs Tofa.I was really thrilled to be in my brother’s old class.

During interval was a relief because my brother brought me some yummy food from the tuck shop and I got to meet new students and play with them. Getting to meet your old friends from primary
is a great feeling.

Sports is one of the things that I like about Tamaki intermediate, because you play a lot of sports and you get to try out for tournaments like the girls softball team and the boys softball team. At first you go and sign your name up on a piece of paper, you practice, then you play a little bit of a game, then finally they choose the team. It is really fun once you get to be in the team.

Learning inside the classrooms is very cool.Mrs Tofa makes my learning so interesting in extension.You have to learn to do your work with no chatting and you have to strive to complete your work with excellence.

My first day was really awesome and so much fun. I got to meet new friends and see very familiar faces from primary.

Yours sincerely
Veisinia