Stonefields School Flag - By Vera & Aashna

This is our flag for Stonefields School! We put the 4 rocks because it represents Stonefields School. We also put the silver fern since we are from New Zealand and we wanted something that represents New Zealand on the flag so if someone from another country looks at our flag from the internet or something, they would know imminently that this school is from New Zealand. We wanted to put the word Stonefields on the flag since other people from New Zealand will know that this school is in Stonefields, we thought that if we write Stonefields on the border of the Silver Fern, it will look pretty cool! Hope you like it!

​ Vera 

​& Aashna​

Stonefields flag by Angela

Holly's flag design.

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Stonefields flag by Rachel

Austen's letter to John key.

Austen

81 Tihi St

Stonefields School

AUCKLAND

John Key

Prime Minister

Parliament Building

Wellington

New Zealand

6160

17 March 2016

Dear John Key,

My name is Austen and I am in year five at Stonefields School,Auckland

I think that the flag should be changed to the new flag.

I think that it should be changed because the  silver fern represents the new Zealand sports teams and our countries. I also think we should have the southern cross because it shows where we are in the world and our position on the globe. I also like the colors. Black because it is the national color and blue because it represent's the blue water and skies.

I also think we should change the flag because it looks too much like Australia's flag. Another reason is out of the 53 people in the commonwealth only four still have the union jack. We are also an independent country and the we have evolved since the current flag was elected.   

Yours Sincerely

Austen.

Letter to John Key - By: Aashna

Aashna

81 Tihi St

Stonefields School

AUCKLAND

John Key

Prime Minister

Parliament Building

Wellington

New Zealand

6160

17 March 2016

Dear John Key,

My name is Aashna, I am 10 years old, I am a year 6 from Stonefields School. I sent this letter to you just to give you my opinion around the New Zealand flag. I think that we should change it, I have 3 reasons why.

Firstly, I think the current flag looks to much like Australia's flag and lot's of people from other countries get confused with the flags.

Secondly, I think that we should change the flag since we don't really belong to England anymore.

Thirdly, I think that we should change the flag since the new flag has a black bit that represents heaps of our sports teams like Black Caps, All Blacks, Tall Blacks, Black Ferns, Black Sticks and so on.

That is why I want to change the current New Zealand flag.

Yours Sincerely

Aashna

Austen's new flag for stonefield's school

This is Austen's flag design for Stonefields School. He has annotated his design below to explain why he has used each symbol.

Clouds-Where we store all our learning and also because there in the sky. wi-fi lava explosion- to show our school uses electronic devices.Learner qualities- to show what you need to do in school and things you do to learn. Stonefield's school-where we learn and go to school. Chimney- just for a little decoration. Sky- what outside picture or drawing would not have a sky? We get a beautiful view outside of our class rooms

A design of a flag for Stonefields School, By Sophie

I had to make the flag because of a literacy activity. It was quite exciting because I could use my imagination and use anything. The hard bit was finding the meaning of the icons.

My Flag Argument - I Disagree - by Cooper

Cooper K

81 Tihi St

Stonefields School

AUCKLAND

John Key

Prime Minister

Parliament Building

Wellington

New Zealand

6160

17 March 2016

Dear John Key,

My name is Cooper and I am a Year 6 in Stonefields School. I am a female and have the best friends that I could ever imagine. I am very curious about your thinkings and your thoughts.

I firstly think that the money that is going to the flag should have gone to charities like cancer or the poor. Secondly I think that we should leave the flag or change it to one of the old flags that would be much better. I also think that you should have listened to us first and gave us a option to change the flag to a new flag or a old flag.

Secondly what I know is that we are changing the flag because it was your decision and you think that it looks like Australia's and it does. I know that you think it is okay to change the flag, Why do you think that ? I also know that there were a bunch of flag entries. How on earth did you narrow it down to 5 ?

Thirdly I wonder if the people who created these flags are taking back what they did and started thinking that the money could have gone to something more then a flag like the people. I also wonder what you John Key was thinking in the first place to waste all that money and a dumb flag that we already have. Did you think wise enough or were you just goofing around? I have so many questions. I Cooper hope you have read this letter personally and not let your helpers do it for you. Please do write back or call me in.

Yours Sincerely

Cooper K

Rachel's Stonefields Flag

Ashikka's new flag for Stonefields

Here is Ashikka's flag design for Stonefields School. 

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Letter to John Key - By Holly

Holly .C

81 Tihi St

Stonefields School

AUCKLAND

John Key

Prime Minister

Parliament Building

Wellington

New Zealand

6160

17 March 2016

Dear John Key,

My name is Holly I just moved to Stonefields and im 10-11 years old I love your support for New Zealand and I will talk about how I like and dislike the flags. I just want to say I would like younger people to be able to vote for the flag only because it's gonna be our future flag , The older people voting aren't  going to be here much longer and it's gonna be new world with it.

I love the new flag , and how we have black for the New Zealand teams but honestly I don't like it that much because we have had the anzac's march under the New Zealand flag and stand for our Island. I wish we didn't have the old one because it is so bland and kinda old. Honestly I would like a flag with the Fern underneath the Union Jack and the background a lighter blue.

If you had extra money I would say to help the poor by buying a massive plot of land and build a homeless hotel. It will help the street wanderers and maybe there would be less accidents. It will save lives and you will be a very loved Prime Minister.

Yours Sincerely

Holly . C

holly

Flag for Stonefields School - By Amelie

Amelie designed this flag for Stonefields School. She used the symbols of the rocks and learner qualities to design this.

Letter to John Key By Vera

Hi my name is Vera and this is my letter to John Key, I hope you enjoy!

Vera J

81 Tihi St

Stonefields School

AUCKLAND

John Key

Prime Minister

Parliament Building

Wellington

New Zealand

6160

17 March 2016

Dear John Key,

Hi my name is Vera, I am 10 years old and I am a year 6 student from Stonefields school. I am just sending you this letter to give you my perspective around the New Zealand flag.

Firstly, I believe that we should change the New Zealand flag because it looks way too similar to Australia's flag, and some other people around the world sometimes gets confused with the 2 flag.

Secondly, I believe that we should change the flag because we don't follow most of the rules under the british, and that we are not really under the british government anymore.

Thirdly I think we should change the flag because I think it should have the colour black, on the flag because it is our national color, and most of New Zealand's sports team has black in their name.

This is why I believe that we should change the New Zealand Flag.

Yours Sincerely

Vera J

A school flag - By Ashleigh

Ashleigh created this flag for stonefields school. She has used the symbols which she thinks reflects our wonderful school. Well done Ashleigh. 

Stonefields Flag Design by Shanya

Today we had to design a flag for our School. first we had to ask our parents about what they think about changing the flag, then we had to annotate someone else's flag that they made. After we had to make a flag for our school. I think I did well at designing the mountain and the rocks, but I found it quite difficult to do the left side of the mountain.

Stonefields school new flag By Mugdha

This is Mugdha's flag design for Stonefields School. She has used the Rocks and Learning Pit as well as some of our national symbols.


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FLAG DESIGN By Amy

This week in literacy we have been designing a flag for our school. I think that we should have this flag because it has Stonefields written all over it.
By Amy. 

My Stonefields Flag - Jensen

This is Jensen's flag design for what he thinks represents Stonefields School. He has used the Stonefields rocks, learner qualities and learning process to complete this.