Year 8 English Homework

This post is for the students in my Year 8 English classes - please go to this website and watch the "How to Write a News Lead" video clips parts 1-4.

As you watch these clips please write down any questions or discussion points as you think of them - you could even add them as comments to this post.  We will discuss your questions during our English lessons next week.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and finding out what you have learned from these clips.

Have fun!  

Who Was Marco Polo?

Last week's Knight to Remember was a great culminating event and a wonderful way to share our understanding of Medieval Europe.  We are now expanding or study of medieval times by investigating Marco Polo and Imperial China.  China is a truly fascinating place, and looking into life there during the 11th and 12th centuries is so interesting.

You can see some of the topics we have been covering in class by viewing this Prezi.

A Knight to Remember

A Knight to Remember, a set on Flickr.

Here are some photos of our medieval study culmination - A Knight to Remember

Popplet - collect your thoughts

Today we used Popplet in our RaVE class to generate and collate our thoughts about heroes.

View the Popplet Here

This was a lot of fun and proved to be a very effective way to keep a record of our thinking.  I am looking forward to using it more and to having the students create their own.

Athletics Carnival - Day 2

Tomorrow, Friday July 15, is day 2 of our Athletics Carnival.  The events will begin at 9am and should conclude around 3pm.  It promises to be an action packed day with all 4 houses still in contention for the crown of athletics champion.

The Birth of a new Nation

This term in Year 9 SOSE we began our study of World War I by looking at Australia at the turn of the 20th century, with particular emphasis on our federation in 1901.  This was a very important event for Australia as a nation, one that changed our country forever.

The birth of a country is a very significant moment in world history, and it was very exciting to see South Sudan gain its independence on July 9.  I hope this now leads to peace and prosperity in an area of the world that has been plagued by violence and sadness for so long.

Welcome to the world South Sudan.

Tehran Times Article

The latest on South Sudan 

Welcome to Term 3

Welcome to Term 3!  I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday and are now ready to get into all the fun and excitement of Term 3.  I trust that you have had the chance to read through your Semester One report and have taken the time to reflect on the teacher comments and used these in developing your goals for this term.

We have another busy term ahead for Year 8 that includes:

• Athletics Carnival Day 2 - Friday July 15
• A Knight to Remember - Wednesday July 27
• Year 8 camp in week 8 - August 30 to September 1 at Meebunn-bia

It promises to be another great term and I encourage you to make the most of opportunities that are presented to you.

A Knight to Remember - 2010