Friday 27 April 2012

Term 2 Week 1

Welcome back to school everyone!!

What a great week we had getting back into the swing of things AND getting a day off right in the middle of the week! Thursday's ANZAC ceremony was a perfect reminder of the commitment of the current and deceased Australian diggers and giving them the respect they deserve.

Our topics for TERM 2 include:

English - Picture books and visual techniques
History - Ancient China
Geography - The Restless Earth

Its going to be another fun and educational term with much to look forward to including our Year 7 Chinese Banquet, The Athletics Carnival and um.... no Half Yearly Exams! That doesn't mean you have nothing to do, your assessment tasks will be handed to you very soon and you need to get started on them straight away. Lets all make an effort to improve on term 1's results!

CHAMP of Week 1 is awarded to ........

JOEL for an excellent effort in his classwork! Working like a star! Well done Joel :)
and
ELLEN for a brilliant effort with her illustration during our first picture book lesson.

Mrs J

Friday 6 April 2012

Champ of Week 10

Congratulations to Isobel for your perseverance with all your subjects and some great marks this term.

Thursday 5 April 2012

Blogger of the Week - English Speech

Why Hitler’s Daughter is a good book to be studied by young people
By Dominique Willes

It all started on a rainy day in Australia, as part of a game played by mark and his friends. It was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving stories about fairies and mermaids and horses. But Anna's story was different this time: It was not a fairy tale or an adventure story. The story was about a young girl who lived during WW2. Her name was Heidi and she was Hitler’s daughter.

What's so important about this book that our teachers want us to study this it? Our teachers are definitely on the right track; this book is a great teaching resource and interests many young people why shouldn't it be studied by us students? By the end of this speech you will see the difference this book has brought upon you and why children must study this book.

Teachers must love this book from how much it teaches us. This book doesn't just teach us how to write  better language of our own but it also teaches us important lessons of our own like being different is ok and asking questions is good. Imagine life without asking questions. 4 year olds would die! We would be like robots and believe whatever people told us. In Mrs latter words, we wouldn't think. Even if asking questions can earn you an interesting reputation like one mark has.

 “Mr McDonald looked a bit nervous thought mark. Maybe he'd asked him too many questions lately, he sort mum and dad couldn't answer like ' how fast can god ride a bicycle ' and ' how did life begin' "

Without his book, how would you see Hitler? Probably through the worlds eyes. Hitler was either incredible or the worst person who ever lived.
“Then he didn’t love her,” Little Tracy's voice was very small. “Of course not,” said mark. “He was Hitler. I bet Hitler never loved anyone. “

By could you, would you see him through a child's eyes, would you see Hitler and say" that's Hitler, he loves me!" probably not. We need to learn to look at the world a different way.

Language skills are being needed more and more in high school with more writing and reading as well as a higher quality of work expected. Using this book will boost our knowledge and confidence in our writing skills. This author is one well known for her writing for younger audiences. Jackie French is talented at writing for young people so that's why young people should study one of her books.

Hitler’s daughter, a book that would excite young readers, catch a teacher’s eye and holds a class captivated. This book, one of the best teaching resources ever, a novel to read with a class used to create new improved English marks. This book will open our minds to the world around us. What other book is better to study than Hitler’s daughter by Jackie French.

Easter Time

Easter Time

Well, the first term of year 7 has come to a close. You all survived!!!

I wish you all a fantastic holiday with your family and friends. May you have an enjoyable 2 week rest. Come back refreshed in Term 2 and ready to achieve all your goals.

Have a blessed Easter as we remember Christ's death on the cross and what an amazing gift that was for us all.

GOD'S SACRIFICE

Our Heavenly Father
Look down from above
On the world you've created
Out of words of love

Lord when you spoke
Precious life into being
You created so perfect
Each and everything

But when we sinned
Perfection was lost
And separation from you
Was the price it cost

I know many times
Throughout the future years
You tried so hard in vain
To draw us all near

It took your dear Son
To pay the ultimate price
When He laid it all down
The most holy sacrifice

The price Jesus paid
Has brought back to you
The fellowship we had
When we were born anew
By M.S.Lowndes