Hello Rappers,
Here is this week’s Rap
Report! In
case you have not been able to read all your email messages this week, I hope
this summary Report will bring you up to date with our latest Rap
Responses. A snippet I mention here
might help you find a particular message you would like to read more
fully.
A warm welcome to our new
rappers who joined us this week. We now have representatives in every Australian
state except Tasmania (no Territorians as yet!). A very warm welcome to St
Clare’s Year 5 Green rappers in Narellan Vale, and four other rapping classes in
Sydney: Beauty Point Public School at Mossman, Maroubra Junction Public School
(I’m sure you’ll see more of Bob Carr around the corner these days!) and
Glendenning, whose school motto is one we could adopt for the whole rap:
We grow and learn together. Greetings to Kenhurst rappers at Dural,
who almost qualify as ‘Sydney’ rappers!
This week we also welcome
Elermore Vale 6E rappers in Newcastle, Duranbah (a small school near Tweed
Heads), two groups of rappers from Hawthorndene in the Adelaide Hills, and our
first Victorian rappers, Sacred Heart School in Colac; a very warm welcome to
you all.
During the past week,
rappers have been working on Rap Point 1, and we have come up with a wonderful
variety of tokens and memoirs for our journeying characters. Here is just a
taste:
“Mutt Dog” has been given tokens of
‘dog’ items such as a bowl, collar (from CYA Bookworms,) a name tag, or a
bone-shaped collar (from Elemore 6E), or symbols of him starting a new
life. A rapper from Annandale North
suggested a bathtub with symbolic colours to represent certain aspects of Mutt
Dog’s journey. Neutral Bay rappers
chose the bowl of pumpkin soup to represent Mutt Dog’s first free meal. St Michael’s rappers created a
symbol representing Mutt Dog’s new home. Great ideas, “Mutt Dog”
fans!
Several rappers chose tokens
for “Are we There Yet?” Haberfield 5M rappers thought a didgeridoo would
be a fine token for the friendship developed with Aboriginal people on the
journey. Haberfield 5B were taken
by the trees growing sideways at Geraldton, and thought a framed picture of this
site would be a good token. Annandale North thought the whole journey could be
represented in a map of Australia, with colours symbolising the Australian
landscape. Wollondilly rappers
considered the heart of the journey could be represented in a picture plate of
Uluru, from the heart of Australia. Thank you for all these thoughtful
responses.
Hawthorndene Rappers decided
a treasure map, a trophy, or a model of a crab would be good tokens for “At
the Beach”, and are planning to send their photos next week (keep checking
the website!). Annandale North
decided the journey to Crabby Spit began with Grandma’s glasses and have chosen
these as a symbol for the whole adventure. Beaconsfield rappers have cleverly
thought of a piece of charcoal to represent the character’s ‘favourite night’.
Tokens for
“Belonging” have included: a pot plant to represent friendship (from
Neutral Bay), and an Aboriginal Flag (from Annandale North rappers). Can you
find this in the book? Haberfield 5M rappers thought a drawing of the wedding
symbolising new life, was a fitting token, and St Clare rappers, had a similar
idea to Neutral Bay and thought a living plant would be an appropriate symbol.
Annandale North have done a great job explaining the colours and design of their
tokens. Some good thinking here, expressed clearly for other rappers. Beaconsfield rappers have nominated a
teddy bear as it suggests the time, life and change of the girl named Tracey.
Neutral Bay rappers thought
a badge showing the golden retriever who was important in “Refugees”
would be a fitting token for the journey in this book, and Annandale North
suggested a frog, taken from the swamp would be a fitting representation of the
need for refugees to find a new home. An original idea from Beaconsfield rappers
is a key, to symbolise the ducks’ release from captivity to new life, drawing
the parallel with human refugees wanting freedom. Great thinking here
Beaconsfield!
Well done rappers, for your
original and thoughtful ideas for Rap Point 1.
No doubt, this week we will
read some more creative thoughts from rappers as they continue to work on Rap
Point 1. We hope some pictures of
these tokens will be accessible on the website – more details when these become
available.
Don’t worry if you haven’t
completed Rap Point 1 yet – we will be keen to read your ideas when you
have a response finalised.
Happy
Rapping,
Mrs
Chapman
(Book Week Rap
Coordinator)
