Introducing Mystery Class #7 Auckland, New Zealand (36.867 S, 174.767 E ) copyright Tourism Auckland Kiaora to you all from Auckland, New Zealand. copyright Tourism Auckland Our school (Mairangi Bay School) has approximately 300 students from Year 1 (5 years of age) to Year 6 (11 years of age). Our class has 32 students and is a composite of Year 5 and Year 6 students. We have a computer suite which is connected to the internet. We have 15 classrooms, a computer room, library, hall, swimming pool and a playing field with two adventure playgrounds. At school we study many subjects some of which include mathematics, language studies, Maori, science, social studies, visual art, dance, drama, music, technology and ICT. Many children from our school are involved in extra curricular activities both sporting and cultural, such as swimming, rugby, cricket, miniball, netball, flipperball, soccer, dance groups, orchestra, choir, ICT group, as well as others. Our teacher is Miss Worthington, and she also teaches dance to the students. She will be 25 years old this year. We are sure she loves teaching us. Auckland is a vibrant South Pacific city situated between glistening harbours surrounded by lush forest and subtropical islands. The Volcanoes of Auckland Photo credit: The Auckland Regional Council There are many volcanoes in and surrounding Auckland, luckily they are all dormant. These volcanoes and formed islands, mountains, hills and lakes are popular scenic attractions. Rangitoto Island (volcano, which means blood red sky) can be seen from our class window. Click on the image to the right to see all of the locations. Auckland is the largest urban centre in New Zealand. It has a population of over one million people living in an area of 580 square kilometres. Auckland is a multicultural city comprised of: European descent 74% New Zealand Maori 8% Pacific Island Polynesian 10% Asian 4% European Maori 3% European Pacific Island 1% Photo credit: Tourism Auckland Photo credit: Tourism Auckland New Zealand is close to the international date line and is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich mean time. Auckland enjoys a warm coastal climate without extremes of temperature. Bright sunshine hours = 2021 hours per annum Mean annual rainfall = 1301 mm per annum Summer = December - February Autumn = March - May Winter = June - August Spring = September - November Last year Auckland hosted the Americas Cup (yachting regatta). This was a great event and was enjoyed by all, especially by New Zealanders as we successfully defended the cup. The Americas Cup winning yacht from New Zealand "NZL-60" We have enjoyed being part of this experience and we would love to hear from other schools who would like to find out more about us and our country. Hope to hear from you soon...............from the students of Room 15 at Mairangi Bay Primary School, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. E-mail address: room15@mairangibay.school.nz Back to Today's Report Copyright 2001 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form