View from the top of the Empire State Building, NYC
Hello again. I'm now in New York but a couple of days ago I visited a school called Fisler in Los Angeles where they have a special laptop program. Each student from year 2 up has their very own laptop that they bring to school each day and work on. The parents mostly pay for them and you ought to see some of the great things they do at school with them. It's pretty amazing when you walk into classroom after classroom and see absolutely everyone with a computer sitting on their desk. Do you think we should do the same and get parents to buy laptops?
More recently I visited a couple of New York City schools. One was a junior high school that only has students in years 6-8 but still has 1200 children. I was told that some high schools in New York have as many as 5000 kids. Unbelievable! The schools I went to have laptop programs and do all sorts of interesting things too. One place uses Sony Play Stations with the younger kids. The PS's have special educational software and the kids love using them. New York is a great city; it's so busy and exciting and it's a shame we have to leave so soon. Onwards to England, after another school visit in New York tomorrow.
Check your email accounts for a reply to all of your recent questions. Bye!
17 comments:
Hi Mrs Holmes,
I like that picture of the emnpire state building on the top of the page you wrote us and how do the teachers at those schools deal with 1200 and 5000 students not even my old school had that many we only had 600. You know the question you asked it was should we get the parents to buy laptops for the students I think we shouldn't because we only need the computers at school were fine with them.
I'm afraid that's all I'm going to say for now bye.
From yours'sincerely Raman
Hi Mr Holmes I like that picture of the empire state building. I do not think the pearents that we shouled not buy them for us. How would you like to bring us gifts and outher things. Got to go but I can not wait to check my email we are checking them today it is the 7/06/07
Hi Mr Holmes!
gee, I bet youre having a great time! And I realy like the picture of the Empire State building. I think buying laptops and putting them on our desks is a good idea but I don't think the parents should do it. We are checking our e-mails today so I cant wait 'til we check them.
Rednaz was me, Zander!
Hi Mr Holmes
The picture of the ummmmmmmmmm
the biulding is
is cool. Can I have a soverner just joking.
so there was 5000 kids you say. We will still bet um in a game of old school cricket. But I dont no about soccer we will proble bet them. How many teachers are there. Are they scary are you comein back
SAVE THE JELLY BEANS!!!!!!!!!!!!
From Josh Your favoerite Student
PS SAVE THE JELLY BEANS
Hi Mr Holmes
I think we should have get laptops it would be so cool.Where are you off to next. I realy like our new teacher she is so nice.What are the schools like in the other countrys.
from Renee
Hi Mr Holmes,
How was NZ? How was LA? How is NY? I am very interested to know.
I think that the laptops should be just for the year sixes so they will have one when they go to high school!
Avalon a friend and I saw the school photo in the Thats LIfe Magazine. Will we be getting the white bords?
Will you be bring back gifts?
Just kidin
Did you really go to the top of the empire state buliding because I really want to know. Were the schools good for you? He he. Do you know if year six and year five will be together or not when healthy harold is here? Can you please send me an e-mail please.
By Eliza (The best kid in the class)
hi Mr Holmes
Mrs brodbrigh says that you are telling the kids that you visit see what we type to you is that true? We have gone a week without guitar its been so hard!!!! Is it cold there? Do they have Ruby leage there? I can't wait to have guitar again. Last week I got the princable award. If ou can't watch the football there do u want me to tell you if waratahs win or lose?
from the best student in our school Grant
Hi Mr Holmes
I haerd that the schools over there have 5000 kids. Did you realy go to the very top of the building.I hope you bring back some things. Wen are you coming back.
Hi Mr Holmes,
The picture is the best of the Empire state and Raman Accidently called you Mrs Holmes he got very embarassed. How do the schools like our podcast? Hayden.S Brenden and I have three prime ministers to go until we are finshed our Web Pages.
From FROM YOUR BEST STUDENT Lukie
Hi Mr Holmes,
I like the picture of the empire state buidimg. How bout geting us some presants. Mrs Broadbridge is really nice.
SHE LETS US HAVE FREE TIME!!
Mr Holmes hoe do the teachers deal with so many children?
I have to go now
Avalon
Sorry about the spelling mistakes he he he he he he he
Avalon
Hi Mr Holmes,
Were are you now? Please e-mail me on my home account. Raman says sorry about calling you mrs holmes it was a spelling mistake. He was really imbarresed about when he found out the whole world could see it! Ha aha ah ahah h ah ah! I accedently lost my password. I was changing my password to kook so poeple wouldnt go in my account with out asking because hannah kept going in there for liabry work and wouldnt ask me so i tried to change my password but i deleted what was sitting there because hannah was about to see it the she bumped me and I clicked somthing before I pressed enter. And now I dont know password!
From the bst student in Otford Public School and mabey the world Kirstin.
P.S Luke is N0T your best student.
Hi Mr Holmes,
Have you visited the statue of liberety?
If you have can you E-mail me telling me all about it? hope you're having a great time in the USA. Robert
Hello,Mr Holmes
I reckon we should get computers at school. The web pages are good our group is catching up pretty fast.
SEYA MR HOLMES
Hi mr Holmes
We have to get laptops!!!!!
Kook lyed when she said that I bumped her and when she said that I didin't ask her if I could go into her account. I did ask her! And I was on the other side of the room when she lost her password! She said that she acceidently typed something when she pressed enter! Anyway. Have you been to the top of the Statue of Librety?
We don't really have free time it's just art. WE GET LAPTOPS OR ELSE!
Is NY polluteted? are there some good shops? Can you swin anywhere?
Are the american accsents weird?
Can we go on an excersion to NY plz!
I hope so!!!!!!!!!
When are you comeing back?
Hannah
Hi Mr Holmes,
Can you please take a picture of the statue of Liberity and where are you now?
Have you done anything intresting with the other students.
From your best student Kate.Abela
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