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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’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.
The other cause is… Continue
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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Each blade saturated in another hue
Technicolor fields for the kaleidoscope yields
chromatic ecstasy for far and few
see the world through a puddle of oil
become into the gallantry of art
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The Global Poetry Project aims to provide a space for members to expand upon their cultural views through the writing and reading of poetry.
Gosh, Amber you have real talent. I really enjoyed reading your poem because I had to 'think' about the message and the writer's intention. I think I get it. Keep writing, as there really does need to be more poets in the world. And... I agree the...
Thanks Kristen for that idea. I haven't read the book although I have it in the Library. I will now read it and add it to either my Book Club or my Year 7 reading program. Linking the text into action on issues of social justice is a great idea.
Amber-you are the Global Poetry Project's Australian Pioneer! Your work is wonderful! Please continue to contribute and urge some of your school mates to do the same.
Thank you so much!
I enjoyed reading your poem, Kevin. One comment from your former ELA teacher: Capitalize your "I". Unless you are going for an e.e. cummings thing; in which case all of your "I"s should be uniformly lowercased!!!! ;o) Great work! I love reading th...
Wow! I love this Ashley! Keep writing... I am very proud of you ;o)
The Global Poetry Project aims to provide a space for members to expand upon their cultural views through the writing and reading of poetry.
I think it is also important to note that this book sparks an interest in current events as well. Our students are compelled to look at the Buffalo News, CNN, or Fox News and check out what is going on right now in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Kristi...
Can I borrow it when we meet either in Dec or if we meet up for a studio fellows novel writing extravaganza???? This topic has me fascinated and I can't learn enough about it!!!!!
The students at my school this year were inspired by Daraja Academy (see Mark Lukach's page on this ning and my entries about our Sleepout for School's initiative). I'm about to send a cheque for over $900.00 to Mark that he will pass onto the fou...
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