Please come visit...

We have been busy in Room 17. Please come and visit us anytime and read how our super hero powers will help others, our adventure aboard the Eagle Helicopter, our Firewise brochures, see the people in our neighbourhood and how they help us and many other things. So come and share in our learning, hope to see you soon.....

Our neighbourhood

After looking at the people and their jobs we decided to create our own neighbourhood. We came up with as many jobs we could think of from our area and then filled in an entire neighbourhood around them. If you look carefully you can see Clarks Cafe, a bird stealing a fish, skateboard ramp, people swimming, a stop sign, a bakery, flower bushes, a dog house, a postie, some flash cars, a rubbish truck and much, much more....who esle is in your neighbourhood?

How mum or dad helps....

As part of our homework we interviewed either mum or dad about their job. We asked how their job helped others.... can you see your response? We have a lot of helpful people out there.....

Who are the people in your neighbourhood?

We have been thinking (and singing old Sesame Street songs) about the people in our neighbourhood and how they help us. We came up with many jobs and every one of them helps us in some way. What other people can you think of that help us?

How Mrs Skelton helps....

Mrs Skelton works with the Guide Dog Foundation which is a very important job. She helps to look after the dogs that will eventually go to help a blind person in New Zealand. We got to meet Mrs Skelton and Cara and learnt a lot about her job.
= Guide dogs help blind people
= It takes 6 months to train a puppy
= When the harness goes on... the dog is at work, when it comes off.... the dog is a dog again
= When a puppy is 6 weeks old it goes to a puppy  walker family
= They stay with a family for a year
= Guide dogs are allowed almost anywhere except the zoo and hospitals
= It costs upwards of $20,000 to raise and train a puppy
= There are 250 working guide dogs in NZ
= When a person gets a guide dog it feels like they have won Lotto
= Cara is off to Christchurch to live with and help an old woman
= If a guide dog gets lost it can be found because it has a special tag on its collar and a microchip

Thank you Mrs Skelton for bringing in a very special dog to meet us, she was extremely well behaved.