Letters to Mr Hewson!

Room 18 have been working on their letter writing skills last week and this week. The task was to write a polite but persausive letter to Mr Hewson about something they would like to happen in school, or a school rule they would like changed. While writing the letter, the children were asked to try to write longer, more detailed sentences, using connectives.

 Dear Mr Hewson, 

 I am writing to you because I want to have the rugby field lines to be painted and make them clear so we can see them. I think we should at least paint the lines every two weeks and it would be great if we could do it on the soccer field as well. When the lines are not painted we don’t know if the ball is in or out. 

 My second opinion is to have nets in the soccer goals as we keep losing balls over to the houses and can’t get them back. When we lose the ball we can’t play for the rest of the lunch time as we don’t have another ball in the class. 

 I would like to hear from you and can you please keep your mind on this. We all know you’re busy but we would like to have this done. 

 Yours Sincerely,

 Hugh Robinson

And here is Mr Hewson's reply....

Hi Hugh
Wow! You are quite a persuasive writer, and you know how to express your expectations!!!! 
You may find that the rugby lines are looking pretty clear at present - I think Mr Western has put some spray on them over the holidays. While it kills the grass, it does mean he is not having to repaint them every second week! - But, I have to admit it doesn't look quite a flash as AMI stadium!
Good point about the soccer nets - I guess there is still a bit of a problem if you miss the goal mouth altogether, and the other thing we unfortunately have to be really mindful of at school is the problem of vandalism which occurs out-of- school. Never-the-less, I will keep my mind on this, and maybe we could have a chat about your requests out in the playground some time!
Kind regards
Mr Hewson