Meet 'OK'

What an amazing inquiry that occurred in Room 13 over the past couple of weeks.  After watching the very inspirational video 'Sewing Hope' about Campbell, teddy bear making was launched within the room.  We had the honour of presenting our special 'OK' Bear to Olivia at this weeks assembly.

The beads around OK's neck were created by felt, we taught Room 10 how to make these as well.  These represent the 'Beads of Courage' that Olivia has been given for all her procedures and being brave. 

Inside OK bear is a felt heart that everyone made, we rolled it between bubble wrap and all moved around the table so everyone had a go.

Samantha got busy on Friday morning to sew the O and K on its paws.  Noah also got busy with a needle to sew up his back.  

The children of Room 13 are so proud of their efforts.  As a teacher this would have been one of my most heartfelt journeys with a group of children.  Amazing engagement, loving to learn, appreciation of team work and empathy.

Our messages for Campbell

Hello Campbell, I love how you came up with the idea to help people that are feeling unwell making teddy bears is really hard but since you have had lots of practice and now you are much better at making bears they are wonderful and yeah I hope you have a great day.

Hi Campbell you are nice and are a nice person so you in inspired Room 13 to make a bear for someone in our class, her name is Olivia she has been in Starship Hospital.

Hi Campbell, I like sewing as well. Have you tried cross stitch?. You never give up, you try your best to help those sick kids in hospital.  Room 13 are trying to make a bear for Olivia Kelsey who is in Starship Hospital.  I am doing a challenge of not playing my PS3 and just sewing.  If i complete the challenge I will take a picture of my creation and show you and I will tell you my time. FROM PHOENIX!. 

Campbell you have made heaps of teddys for sick kids you should be proud of yourself. Over the last few weeks we have been learning how to make a bear for Olivia and she has cancer from last year and we are making a bear for her   -Rico

Campbell you inspire me to make other people happy if you can make people happy then we can too .P.s thankyou.   From TREVOR

Blake-Hi Campbell how did you get the idea of making bears for sick kids it makes.` them really happy, we've got a sick kid in our class her name is Olivia she has leukaemia.  

Joseph-Hi Campbell in the last few weeks we have been learning about how to make teddy bears. At the moment we are learning to sew without machines.  We are sewing a bear for a sick kid called Olivia she has leukemia, she is 9 years old .  We really like you making bears for sick children you are a amazing bucket filler Campbell.

Brandy:Hey Campbell, you have motivated everyone in our classroom, you are so amazing to make homemade bears for sick kids in hospital. In our classroom, we have been making a bear for Olivia that has Leukemia/Cancer, the bear we are making is called Oliver.  I’m so amazed that you, spend mostly all your time sewing, but I think that it is really cool that you do that sort of stuff, cause everyone is different.  When we watched your video, we thought, that’s going to be easy, but when we started, we all didn’t know what to do, that’s why at the start of the video you said it took, a lot of practice and it did.Thank you Campbell for inspiring us!

 Samantha - Hi Campbell you have inspired everyone in our classroom and know doubt inspire our whole school. It is so amazing what you do for these kids.  Our class has been making a teddy bear for Olivia in our Classroom who has Leukemia/Cancer               

      

Charli. Hi Campbell you have really inspired everyone and I think it is really cool that you make teddy bears for sick kids and when we first saw that video we really thought that we could do that too.  So we have started to make an Oliver bear.  We have really made progress since day one, now we are up to sewing.  Are you just making bears or are you making  

Anna W. Hi Campbell,

 You have motivated everyone in Room 13 and the school and know doubt the whole world with your amazing amount of kindness.  You are so kind to make bears for sick kids, spending your time on the sewing machine and working for many hours.  Room 13 has a classmate called Olivia who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2 years ago. She’s missed most of the year (since 2014) but has made a few visits to see and update us. 

Grady.-  Hi Campbell its really cool that you have made people very special Bears.  We have had someone in our class diagnosed with leukaemia so we have made a bear for her.

Toby -  Hi Campbell I think this it is very nice of you.  In the past few weeks Room 13 have been making a teddy bear for Olivia.  We have been rotating around different activities. We've  been reading/knitting/drawing/and measuring and messaging also 10 things about our bear 

Jayden - Hi Campbell. In Room 13 we have being making a bear for Olivia she has leukaemia.

Richie -  Hi Campbell I think what you are doing needs more people doing this around the world.  In our class we have a girl with leukaemia. She has had it for a year and 11 months she has been at school only 5% of the time. 

William - Hi Campbell, In our class we’ve been making a bear for a classmate called Olivia with cancer.  When I wrote this we are up to the sewing the bear.  I hope we can finish it by Friday.  Thanks William  =D

Anna K- Hi Campbell, the way you are making sick kids happy is unbelievably kind and caring. You are very thoughtful and generous, as you may have heard we are making a teddy bear for our friend Olivia Kelsey (who has leukemia) she has had it for 2 years now but is getting soooooooo much better. We loved your idea of making teddy bears for ill kids, it was so inspiring. So just keep doing what you're doing and the world will become a better place.

Kahurangi: Hi Campbell.It’s a very good thing that you're making a difference to sad and sick kids lives. It has inspired heaps of kids to be nice and not mean. Now we are making a Teddy bear for a girl in our class called Olivia.  Last year she got leukemia which was very sad for us all. Thanks Campbell.

Sofia- Hi Campbell, we have a classmate in Room 13 called Olivia, and she has cancer and has missed most of school this year (since 2014). You motivated us to make a teddy bear for her, all the way from nothing but a bit of fluffy fabric to a fully made bear. But you have not only inspired us, but hundreds of people all around the world! You make unhappy or sick kids happy again, and should be proud of yourself. Thank you for making the world of sick kids a better place.

Noah: Hi Campbell we have watched your video it has inspired us to make a teddy bear for Olivia who has leukemia we’ve been stitching for around 2 weeks and now we 

Sarfyre:Hello Campbell I think it's awesome that you can influence people to help kids that are sick.  It is very upsetting that our  friend Olivia has  leukaemia.  She was diagnosed  2 years ago. My sister and I have known Olivia ever since kindergarten.  It was heart breaking when we found out that she had leukaemia because she is a great friend.  You are amazing Campbell, don`t stop what you are doing:)

Daniel-   Hello Campbell, it`s very nice for all the sick kids in Tasmania, you are a very kind person.  It`s amazing that the kids are sad and you give them a teddy  and then they’re happy 

We are helping to make a teddy bear for Olivia Kelsey she has leukemia all of our class are making it.

Matthew: Hello, Campbell. I love how you make adorable Teddies for sick kids. Speaking of ‘Teddies’, we are making a Teddy Bear for a classmate in our classroom named Olivia, who has Leukaemia. You inspired us to make a fluffy Teddy, just for her. We haven’t come up with a name (It might not have one) but I’m sure she will win the battle of Cancer. That video where you make the Teddies was the motivation tool. We loved the video and the way you can make one Teddy in an hour is spectacular. We loved the Teddy idea and are currently experimenting to do the same. You are an inspiration and you have made us do something just as caring. Thank you.`

Lashawn: Hi Campbell our classroom has seen your bear making video and it inspired me and my class. Our class have been making a bear for Olivia who has cancer.  From your video we got the idea to make one of them.  Our teacher had an idea that we were going to do rotations so everyone could get a go at doing a part of the bear. Thank you Campbell for giving us idea, you are special.   

Thomas Gr:
Hi Campbell                                                                                              

We watched your video about how you make bears for the people sick in hospital and give them something that could be there first smile in quite a long time.   You gave us inspiration to make a bear for a girl named Olivia Kelsey.  She has leukemia and just got her bag taken off. The bear that we are making is one that our teacher Mrs Haddock found in her garage and there was a coincidence the bear was named Oliver. We have started making it, we have stitched nearly all the body parts together now and we need to put them all together.  We have put the eyes in the head but we need to put the nose on so there is still a bit of work to be done.

Thanks for the inspiration Campbell you’re a great kid KEEP IT UP !

Olivia B: 

Hi Campbell, we have a girl in our class, her name is Olivia and she has leukemia. We are trying our very best to get her back to school by making her a special teddy. We are learning how to make one. For some of us it's easy and for some it’s not. That's what we are learning about in class.

Riley: Hi Campbell, we saw your video and it was so inspirational so when we were thinking of stuff we can do for Olivia I remembered your video and I said that we should make a bear and we are.  I think it is amazing what you do, such a kind thing and the reason we are making a teddy bear for Olivia is because she has a type of cancer called leukemia and in a way we are all being a ‘little Campbell’ but nowhere as good as you.  Olivia has been away for school for almost two years now and she sometimes comes and visits.  Keep up your good work, it’s truly amazing!   

Marina: Hi Campbell, my class and I have watched your video, it is very Inspirational to me. I think it is very kind to make stuffed bears for children and deliver them to their doorstep. You inspired us to make our own stuffed bear. We are making one for a girl in our class with leukemia. She has just been back in hospital and has had her bag taken off.