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

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)

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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

Wordle - Scary Planet

Here is a wordle of key words from the scary unit SOW. Enjoy!

Miss Udy

Rainforests - Prince's Trust

Go check out this:
http://frog.rainforestsos.org/player/?timelineGuid=t9IE827qNx

What do you see?!?!?!

Make your own by following the link at the end. If you do, please post a comment/email me with the link so I can link them altogether!

Enjoy

Miss Udy

Revision Quizes....

Good morning,

I was trying to save the games my year 10 girls helped to make on this page - it isn't working and I need to work on how to save them on here!!!!!!!

For the time being if you are a student here please follow this file path:
W:\Geography\Revision Games

There are two in there at the moment...... spent quite a while on this last night! I am sure I will get quicker so please check back regulary to have a look!


Miss Udy

Kobe Earthquake 1995

I know this example is fairly old and I am working on a more recent version for the Italy Earthquake but the resources were kindly sent over by the other Miss Udy and really were excellent! So firstly an extended thanks...... Miss Udy (the other one - I am a twin and she is a geography teacher also!) your work is being enjoyed by many girls here! :)

Lesson 12 Kobe Earthquake. Sameasnotebook

View more OpenOffice presentations from catherine.udy.

Year 7 - you will need slide 5 for the information.

The link for the video is as follows:

http://adtastic2001.blip.tv/file/79175/

Please let me know if it is not working etc! I have printed versions in my room - please just collect!

Miss Udy

Flash floods in the Sheffield area have blocked roads and caused at least two school closures.

Scary Planet - year 7.

Although we won't touch on flooding much, the scary planet scheme of work is all around us! You will find earthquakes, volcanoes and flooding appearing in the news often.

Check this link out from today's news....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/8094080.stm

Miss Udy