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Bushfire Appeal - Education community. We need your help wherever you are!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jenny Luca Feb 13.
Our response to Victorian Bushfire Tragedy
School wide fundraiser
School wide fundraiser Our State of Victoria has been marred by tragedy this past weekend. Temperatures of 46 degrees celcius and fierce northerly winds led to firestorm conditions. Parts of country Victoria have been ravaged and there has been a huge loss of life. To date there have been 173 recorded deaths with the possibility that this figure could rise to numbers in the 200's.
As a school community, Toorak College is responding with a school wide fundraiser this Thursday. A special assembly will be held to allow our students to reflect and extend their sympathy to communities who are suffering. Australia is rallying behind those affected with fundraising efforts springing up everywhere. I will post the results of our school's efforts when a final tally is available.
Pictures detailing the extent of the fire can be seen here. Please note there is an image of a deceased horse that would not be suitable for younger children. It doesn't open by itself, you need to click a link to have it open so it won't unnecessarily disturb you.
As a school community, Toorak College is responding with a school wide fundraiser this Thursday. A special assembly will be held to allow our students to reflect and extend their sympathy to communities who are suffering. Australia is rallying behind those affected with fundraising efforts springing up everywhere. I will post the results of our school's efforts when a final tally is available.
Pictures detailing the extent of the fire can be seen here. Please note there is an image of a deceased horse that would not be suitable for younger children. It doesn't open by itself, you need to click a link to have it open so it won't unnecessarily disturb you.
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I discovered the Charter for Compassion this weekend too when they sent me an email encouraging me to tweet about their project's aims. I did this. Here's the link for the Australian vieo that was compiled to support their cause; http://bit.ly/3yKfZJ
Katie, I can understand exactly where you are coming from. There is so much happening here right now and I would love to be getting more of the students from my school involved, but our reality is that we are hitting wind down. Like you, my hopes ...
Were you inspired to write this after reading Mrs. Leach's poem Stephanie?
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I’ve been meaning to post about the Sleepout 4 Schools event run by the Yr 9 students of Toorak …
Posted on May 31, 2009 at 1:41am — 1 Comment
Sleepout for Schools
We had a great meeting with some of our Yr 9 students yesterday to see if there was enough interest to get a fundraising activity organised to support Daraja Academy in Kenya (see Mark Lukach's page here and blog posts as well as Jabiz Raisdana's) and the Bal Ashram in India.
Well support there is! Our students were enthusiastic and buzzing with ideas. What they've decided to do is… Continue
Well support there is! Our students were enthusiastic and buzzing with ideas. What they've decided to do is… Continue
Posted on March 27, 2009 at 9:43pm —
Building Bridges - supporting girl's education in Kenya and India
Tomorrow, we are going to be encouraging our Yr 9 students to get involved in a service learning project to help out two very worthy causes. One of these is an idea to assist the Bal Ashram in India. They are wanting to build a girl's school to provide education for girls who have been resued from child slavery. Our school visits the Bal Ashram's boy's school on trips to India and feel a strong desire to give back.
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The other cause is… Continue
Posted on March 5, 2009 at 10:54pm — 4 Comments
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- At 1:14pm on October 29, 2009,
Carlene Miller said… - Yes, I'm leaving for Australia tomorrow (Thursday here). I'll be in Sydney for a few days, and I'm spending the remainder of my time in Wagga Wagga. I'm told that my host family is planning on taking me to the Melbourne Cup Race!
- At 12:39pm on October 27, 2009,
Maureen Hambacher said… - Thank you for the welcome I hope I can add something to the group.
- At 9:58pm on October 22, 2009,
Lee Ann Spillane said…
- Hi, Jenny,
Thank you for the warm welcome! I look forward to getting to know the community here.
Lee Ann
- At 11:57pm on October 17, 2009,
NinaD said… - Look in the talking box.
- At 10:38am on October 15, 2009,
Linda T said… - Thanks for the welcome Mrs. Luca. I hope that I can contribute to this group!!
- At 3:35pm on October 3, 2009,
Angie said… - Thanks for the wonderfullly warm welcome, Jenny. It is lovely to see such collegial support!!
I am a primary teacher (Year One for the last 5 years, but have taught Prep to Year 7 in 2 Australian states as well as UK and France). I am very interested in developing engaging and fun integrated units for young children that really incorporate not only the core subjects, but ICT, design and technology and pastoral care - and I'm particularly keen for my young students (5-7) to experience real projects that make a difference. This year our class garden was planned, prepared and planted by our children, cared for over the course of a semester then all plants were potted for a huge 3 Day Plant Sale during lunchtimes. We raised $154 for our local Abused Child Trust charity - but much more than that - the children learned so much about teamwork and the joy of helping those in need as well as the myriad of learning opportunities in the subject areas throughout the 'In the Garden' unit. For example, they observed and measured plant growth (Maths), created stories from the viewpoint of a garden insect (Literacy) and created 3D plant lifecycles (Science). There is so much overcrowding of the curriculum, so little time to do everything we want to, that I think we need to be really smart about the way we approach planning opportunitiies for our students. What I'd like to do, is increase the profile of ICT and invovlement in service projects within my units. This seems the perfect place to get more ideas!
- At 11:59am on September 30, 2009,
Kon Bouzikos said… - Thanks Jenny
I have tried to share some practical suggestions about ways that we teachers can work with kids to make a difference but my blogs are not being accepted by the system.
- At 12:28pm on September 24, 2009,
Kristin Marie Smith said… - Jenny -
Thanks for the warm welcome ... I have spoken with the ELA teacher I co-teach with and my computer inegrator about this sapce and they are very interested .... I can't wait to get back in touch wth them about the possibilities ... they are endless!
- At 11:17am on September 24, 2009,
NinaD said…
- Hi Jenny, I'm in the chat room - visit.
- At 1:45pm on September 21, 2009,
NinaD said…
- Hey,
Love the new look. Just posted! I'm back-going to spend some time here...
See tomorrow!
Cheers Nina
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Hey Rob,
Are you teaching Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart together this year for AP? If so, you might want to look at this TED talk (or have the kids look at it). It is about the dangers of "one story". http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda...
When Mr. Currin read this in class and said it was by a student named Steffanie, I so didn't piece it together. This is wonderful! I really thought it came from one of Mr. Currin's poetry books. I love the rhyme scheme and flow, but the meaning yo...
I have , in fact, dropped in multiple times to check out what the students are doing, thinking, writing, etc..... yes, I wholeheartedly agree that the quality of their work impresses me the most. I am proud of so many students who have taken the c...
A message to current members of the Global Poetry Project:
If you are a contributing member of the Project please continue to share your poems and share feedback with other poets. When a poem is born, the soul of the poet is exposed. Embrace the ...
When I approached Angela and Jenny about hosting the Global Poetry Project on the Working Together 2 Make a Difference Ning I envisioned a nurturing environment that allowed poets to share their work, expand their cultural awareness and become a p...
I think that the length of this poem ties in nicely with its theme. I'm so glad that you decided to contribute!
Radiant and Naive
Grow Out Of Immaturity
Stand Proud and Tall
Just to be Cut Down
The Global Poetry Project aims to provide a space for members to expand upon their cultural views through the writing and reading of poetry.
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