Wednesday 8 July 2009
We are the world......
Yesterday was the funeral for Michael Jackson. I did watch it on the TV and I did shed a small tear, especially when his daughter spoke. I grew up with Michael Jackson music, as many thousands of people around the world did.
This video made me think about what year 9 have been doing at the moment. We have been looking at teenage knife and gun crime and yesterday was the Festival of Change where we had a fashion show and speakers corner amoungst other things. But I felt that this video was of huge relevance.
I know it is perhaps hugely cheesy...... but sometimes it works....
When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one
[Chorus]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Cheeseyness over with.... just happens on a rare occasion I promise!
Year 9 - don't forget to finish your letters for Alexander Rose!
Miss Udy
Monday 6 July 2009
Happy Birthday?!?!?!
Ok, so today is my birthday, and I had an unexpected lesson that has made me soooooo happy!
9Y4 last week looked at Gun and Knife Crime in youths and this linked in with out Geography of Conflict unit of work. I guess it could be seen more as Citizenship but I thought it was something that may spark thier interest. I was never to guess how much tho! This class has totally been inspired by this, so much so they are currently writing letters to Alexander Rose (STOP campaginer) and are more fired up about this than I have ever seen a class before! It has totally reminded me what teaching is about!
This campaign means a lot to these girls and they have been on the battlefront website to add comments etc! http://battlefront.co.uk/campaign/stop-gun-and-knife-crime/
Please take 5 minutes to look through Alexanders campgain, lets put a stop to this.....
Stop This Ongoing Problem (STOP)
9Y4 last week looked at Gun and Knife Crime in youths and this linked in with out Geography of Conflict unit of work. I guess it could be seen more as Citizenship but I thought it was something that may spark thier interest. I was never to guess how much tho! This class has totally been inspired by this, so much so they are currently writing letters to Alexander Rose (STOP campaginer) and are more fired up about this than I have ever seen a class before! It has totally reminded me what teaching is about!
This campaign means a lot to these girls and they have been on the battlefront website to add comments etc! http://battlefront.co.uk/campaign/stop-gun-and-knife-crime/
Please take 5 minutes to look through Alexanders campgain, lets put a stop to this.....
Stop This Ongoing Problem (STOP)
Thursday 2 July 2009
Video that represents Geography!
Click on the video above to see a video that Tony Cassidy put together. It really is inspring, awe inducing and what Georaphy is all about!
Miss Udy
Italian Border Changes due to Ice melting....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8110551.stm
The border between Italy and Switzerland is being redrawn as glaciers along the frontier melt.
The border was last changed in 1861 when Italy became a unified state, but this time the shift is being blamed on climate change.
Go and check out the video on the link above.... we have been studying the Geography of Conflict and looked at how climate change effects places and conflict.
Well, here it is all linking together! Enjoy
Miss Udy
The border between Italy and Switzerland is being redrawn as glaciers along the frontier melt.
The border was last changed in 1861 when Italy became a unified state, but this time the shift is being blamed on climate change.
Go and check out the video on the link above.... we have been studying the Geography of Conflict and looked at how climate change effects places and conflict.
Well, here it is all linking together! Enjoy
Miss Udy
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