International Day
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ach morning, we hear students greeting teachers and each other with a cheerful “good morning”, said in their mother tongue or any other language that they know. It is a delight to realise that the students at Kristin are growing up in an environment of cultural richness. This was particularly evident at International Day in June, when many students dressed up in a traditional outfit representing a particular country. We witnessed a smorgasbord of nationalities and an array of colours in the clothes worn by the students. Melinda Xu (Year 3) wrote a poem about the costume she wore: Head to toe, Soft flowers dance with joy on my dress, Silk material blowing everywhere, On my head a headband, Sparkling with little balls of red.
Do you know the people who work at Kristin?
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ear 1 have been inquiring into the people who help us at Kristin. We began our unit by visiting different areas of the school, observing people doing their jobs and acting as the Year 1 paparazzi on their iPads. We then each chose someone whose job interested us and formulated our own inquiry questions to find out more about them. Following on from this, we interviewed our chosen person and created Keynote presentations to document our learning. We would like to thank all the people who helped us with our inquiry. We learned a lot about different people and their jobs, and know that there are so many wonderful people working at Kristin who help us each day. See if you can match these four photographs to some of the interesting facts we learned about each of these people and their job.
Jeanette Verster
Who am I? A. At university I studied cell biology and zoology. The most difficult thing about my job is being able to fit everything into the day. I was a teacher for a very long time and before that I used to teach people to swim. My favourite job is when students come to visit me and show me their good work. Almost 40 people help me do my job.
Rob Hutton
B. I have to buy the machines like the fridges, ovens and microwaves from the big companies that sell them. My favourite food on the lunch menu is the chicken wrap. I order food from the Pavilion Café. I decide what goes on the lunch menu by seeing what are the most popular items. C. I used to work in the Junior School. I measure students so I can see how big they are. I design and make costumes for the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools. I have directed so many productions that I have lost count of how many I have been involved in.
Karen Grant
D. I try and help everyone at school, the teachers and the children. I help the teachers to help the children, because trying to help 400 children by myself is a bit of a tricky job. On my computer I email people, type things up and make things. My main job is looking after each class’ curriculum (the things the children will learn). Diana Patchett
Answers: A - Diana Patchett, B - Karen Grant, C - Jeanette Verster, D - Rob Hutton
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SPRING/SUMMER 2014