Red Cross Kindness Letters

Kia ora, in Te Ngahere we have been writing Kindness Letters. Kindness letters started as a thing where a person would write a letter to the elderly of New Zealand and they would give it to the Red Cross. The reason people would write to the elderly is because during lockdown the elderly weren’t allowed to see anyone from their family and got lonely. There were three paragraphs in the Kindness letter, they were mainly about introducing ourselves and telling them what we like. We also wrote about the things we did and didn’t enjoy during lockdown. Have you ever done something like this before?

Here is the Kindness Letter I wrote.

To whom it may concern.

Hello, my name is Ben and I go to Paihia School. I have a family of four, unless you count the cat (making it a family of five); I live with my grandparents and my mum. We live in a small town called Paihia. I’m interested in Geography, Current Affairs, Politics and History. I mainly like the history of wars but I do enjoy mythologies and inventions as well. 

During lockdown I enjoyed going for walks and going running. Sometimes I would walk with my friend, except we were on opposite sides of the road to social distance. I think it was good that I exercised regularly because it helped me beat my  record of running time. I ran what I think was 3 kilometers in just under 12 minutes, but aside from that, exercise is important because if you don’t it’s unhealthy and you can die. 

There are a few things I learnt over lockdown, such as I’ve taken a lot for granted. I find it strange how I didn’t realize how much I took for granted until it was taken away. The thing I like about geography the most is locating countries or American States, I also like learning what a country’s capital city is. I think that online schooling was a good thing and it improved my writing skills. 

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” - Robert H. Schuller.

Yours sincerely

Ben