The following link will take you to a form that will be used to distribute invitations to Serpell’s 2014 Reunion next year. Please fill it out carefully.

Graduating Class 2014

We wish you all the very best of luck with your studies in 2015!

The following website will be useful for your home-learning project. Take the quiz and see how many planets it will take to sustain your lifestyle.

Look at the areas you have the largest impact and this can become part of your improvement plan. Check again after you’ve implemented your plan to see if there’s an improvement.

http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/people_and_the_environment/human_footprint/footprint_calculator/

It would take me 3.5 planets to sustain my lifestyle…. Can you do better?

A Brazilian migrant has been interviewed about her life in Brazil and her opinions about the FIFA world cup.

Learning intention:

Students will be able to identifying, describe and analyze increasingly sophisticated characteristics of their own cultural identities and those of others

Focus Questions:

• What were you thinking whilst listening to the Podcast?
• What did you find particularly interesting about what was said and why?
• What question or questions would you have liked to have asked, if you were conducting the interview?
• Do you agree or disagree with her view of Brazil hosting the World Cup – why/why not?

Remember quality blog responses are essential. Have an opening line, a positive statement, answer the questions, respond to other posts and then close off your comment.

Brazil 2014 – The impact of major events

Learning Intention:

To have an awareness and understand how different events can influence and affect people in different countries around the world.

Questions to respond to: 

Learning Intention: To understand the purpose of descriptive language and vocabulary and how it can create visual picture in the readers mind.

The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader’s mind. Your task is to write a description of your favourite place in the world.

1. Include many vivid sensory details that paint a picture and appeals to all of the reader’s senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste when appropriate.

2. Try to use figurative language such as analogies, similes and metaphors to help paint the picture in the reader’s mind.

Draft the paragraph in your writing book and publish in a word document to then post onto the blog.

Learning Intention: 

To understand that being a Global Citizen means that you are aware of global issues and recognise that your decisions can influence the world that we live in.

Questions to respond to:

1. Why do you think the cartoon is called a Greenhouse Nightmare?

2. The cartoon uses stereotypes. How does the cartoonist represent people living in wealthy, developed countries and those living in poor, developing countries? List the possessions shown in both households.

3. In your own words what does the cartoon say about global citizenship?

4. What do you think the main message of the cartoon is and why?

5. How can the decisions of one household or nation impact the lives of people in another nation?

This is our fantastic new digital learning blog. A blog is a way for our learning community to share ideas, discuss forum topics and have access to digital learning resources.

When using our blog we need to remember to protect our online identity and safety. Remember to use only initials (not your full name) when commenting anywhere on the blog.

Enjoy!