Students from the northern hemisphere will be having their summer holidays soon so we will not be having any specific challenges set but if you want to write a post for this blog, just contact Miss W or a teacher on this blog and they will give you author/editor privileges to publish a post.
Students in the southern hemisphere will be hard at it still, so their classes might want to be in charge over the winter months. Again, have your teacher contact Miss W. so your class can be in charge.
Here in Australia this week has three celebrations: Tuesday 12 May is International Nurses Day, Friday 15 May is International Day of Families and throughout this week we are looking at people who volunteer for various jobs. Your task is to research one of these special events and write a post about how one of these relates to you.
You might want to be a nurse in the future – tell us why and what you have to do to achieve that goal
You might want to write about an ideal family – what they do, how they work as a group, the good and the bad of being in an ideal family
Finally, you might want to tell your readers about a volunteering job you have or would like to do in the future.
Please make sure you link back to this blogpost and also makes some links to other websites for your readers to extend their knowledge on the topic you have chosen.
Original image: ‘BEACH CLEANUP‘
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57557325@N00/416826937
by: Gary
What type of person comes to your mind when you hear somebody talk about a “Real Hero”?
YearSix students have answered this question by brainstorming ideas in the different groups. As a class, they came up with the following definition of a real hero.
“Heroes are well-known people who are distinguished for their courage or ability. They are admired for brave deeds and noble qualities. They may have performed heroic acts. They may also be a role model or an ideal. They can contribute positively to society.”
Leave us a comment telling us how you would define the term “hero”.
We can thank the tilt of the Earth’s axis for that. If you live in the southern hemisphere, you are about to enter Fall, and in the northern hemisphere Spring is on its way. Closer to the equator the differences may be more subtle depending on the climate.
Here on the West Coast of Canada we are just feeling the signs of Spring. Warmer days, the crocuses have bloomed, and we can see leaf buds on the trees. I especially love the sound of robins in the morning.
So tell us in a post (and link here) or leave a comment:
What is the season where you live? Have you noticed changes that tell you a new season has begun?
Seasonal change affects what we can do–do you have favourite activities that are suited to only one season? And do you have a favourite season?
Has climate change affected the length or intensity of changes in weather where you live? How are plants, animals, and people affected?
If you can, why not take a picture of a tree or a garden that shows your season and add it to your blog?
Proof that it’s Spring in the Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada (picture by Brayden)
There are those Australians who believe that we should fight and stay when a bushfire is around, while others say leave early. The Black Saturday fires were a tragedy to all. These terrifying fires killed around 210 people!! This was because the families chose to stay and fight. If they hadn’t stayed then maybe not as many people would have been killed.
Australians had the choice to either stay and fight or they could leave the area earlier. Because they had this choice, the death toll went up for the number of people who chose to stay and fight. This caused even more upsets because people lost family and friends. If everyone had of left early, then maybe it would only be houses lost, not lives. Would you rather lose family, friends and all your property or just your property? I know what I would choose. If you have some treasured possessions in your household and have got a family, then you should leave early. If you leave a few days before the bushfire then maybe you would be able to take everything you need.
Personally I think that Australia should leave the area if a bushfire is reported to burn in your region. I think that citizens of Australia should prepare a fire plan and know exactly what to do when a fire occurs. This way not as many people would die.
However hard you try to have your house ‘fire free’, you will rarely be able to save your house. My family have a plan to leave before the fire is in the area. If you leave to late then you may die anyway because of all the smoke and heat. You may crash into other cars and kill yourself.
So what if you had the choice? What would you do? I would leave because I would rather lose my house then lose my house and family.
Students from the northern hemisphere will be having their summer holidays soon so we will not be having any specific challenges set but if you want to write a post for this blog, just contact Miss W or a teacher on this blog and they will give you author/editor privileges to publish a post.
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