The Mystery in Room 11

On Monday afternoon we returned to Room 11 after playtime to discover leaves and bark spread all over the floor. This was VERY strange and we all rushed to tell Donna about this peculiar occurrence. Gyzharn wondered if it had happened in other classrooms, but Room 10, 12 and 14 remained the same.

The mystery begins!

We excitedly set out to discover the treasure map

On closer inspection we discovered an old parchment attached to the whiteboard with a message from an explorer.

We all wondered how the message had arrived in Room 11 because the door was locked at lunchtime.

"It's like a mystery" exclaimed Maddy.
Leo thought he saw a stranger outside of Room 11 at lunchtime and we all realised that the windows had been left wide open!!!

The message explained that there was a treasure map hidden in the classroom that would help us explore our school. "It's curiouser and curiouser", said Clemence.

Angela discovered the treasure map tucked into the maths trolley. We could hardly contain our excitement. Neveah said that her heart was racing so fast!

The treasure map discovered by Angela.

The Map told us that if we worked as a team we would find some hidden treasure at a special location marked with an X.

We had to solve a riddle to discover the treasure....

I’m made into a castle

Although I am not a brick

I might get into your food

If you have a beach picnic!

Peter thought that the treasure must be hidden in our school sandpit. 

With magnifying glasses in hand we headed out of the classroom to explore our school. We followed the arrows on the treasure map and looked for clues along the way...

Looking for clues!

A discovery!

A fire pit. Did it belong to the mystery explorer that left the parchment and treasure map!?!

Another clue!

A clue!?

Room 11 Explorers!

What's this!?

Finally we arrived at the sandpit. Where was the treasure? We decided it was time to dig! We had to work as a team because the treasure was buried deep in the sand....

We discovered a treasure box! Inside was a special treasure of polished glass gems and a secret message....'Whakatōmene - Explore and Discover.' 

We thought the message in the treasure box was also from the explorer. 

We discovered the Whakatōmene means 'explore and discover' in Maori. 

The teachers were dressed up as explorers and Mrs Fletcher had talked about 'exploring and discovering' at our whole school assembly. We wondered if all of these things could be linked!? 

All will soon be revealed!!!

Room 11 had an exciting adventure and proved that we made an awesome team! We shared the treasure to unite us as a team. We all can't wait to see what other discoveries and adventures take place in 2020!