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Thanks for letting the community here know about your role in Sleepout for schools Mel . I'm thrilled you have joined and are showing people the things you are doing to help people. I'm so glad students are using this space to show the world what th…
Hey Everyone,
I'm am fairly new to this ning, I have been on it about a month but haven't done anything until now. How I got onto this site was through an amazing english teacher/librarian, Jenny Luca. She made me want to make a difference in this w…
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A Small Introduction and Some Sleepout 4 Schools Info
Hey Everyone,
I'm am fairly new to this ning, I have been on it about a month but haven't done anything until now. How I got onto this site was through an amazing english teacher/librarian, Jenny Luca. She made me want to make a difference in this world and I thought this ning could help achieve that.
I am one of two student organisers of the Sleepout for Schools ning, a ning that is trying to advertise the Sleepout 4 Schools event on the 22 of May that is raising money and awareness of the Bal… Continue
I'm am fairly new to this ning, I have been on it about a month but haven't done anything until now. How I got onto this site was through an amazing english teacher/librarian, Jenny Luca. She made me want to make a difference in this world and I thought this ning could help achieve that.
I am one of two student organisers of the Sleepout for Schools ning, a ning that is trying to advertise the Sleepout 4 Schools event on the 22 of May that is raising money and awareness of the Bal… Continue
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 11:09pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 1:39pm on May 1, 2009,
Amanda Ritter said…
- Yay - it's going to be an EVENT! Well Done to All for being motivated to arrange something experiential for the students.
- At 1:34pm on May 1, 2009,
Linda Howey said…
- Hi Mel,
Well done for posting a comment. Things are definitely up and running for our Sleepout. Mount Eliza High are going to be involved in the walk and hopefully Peninsula. It would be great to have other schools from around the world walking on the same day to make it a global march - at present we are doing the 'Mount Eliza March to raise awareness of Child Labour!'
- At 11:18pm on March 31, 2009,
Jenny Luca said…
- Great to have you here Mel. Once we get started with our Sleepout for Schools initiative you'll be able to post here about the progress. Nice to see you here : )
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Thanks to everyone who particiapted in our classroom survey -
The kids were excited that we received responses from all over, but even more impressive was the discussions we had ... discussions about people and community, how they would help their…
It's so inspiring to read this Nina. I know how hard you work at your craft and you can see the effect you have had with this wonderful effort from your student. It is amazing how much kids take in when we don't 'dumb down' the curriculum. They are…
I was wondering if that was the word being used there! That's such a tough word for kids of that age--what a great example of how our use of language helps them adopt it earlier than they might. I just had this conversation with a teacher last week.…
I have a whole class of wonderful young writers. One comment this child wrote was about being balanced. As a PYP candidate school balanced is one of our values. This child understood this concept. Balancing life & being a balanced person. Our learne…
Wow! I think I need to take some time to absorb how selfless this young child is. This is truly one of the most spectacular and inspirational pieces of writing that I have ever seen from a young student, especially a 6 year old! Thanks for sharing t…
Carolyn, this is an incredible story that I will be sharing with my students tomorrow! A food drive is a concept that students of all ages can understand and connect to, so it's a wonderful idea as an in-school service project. Congratulations to yo…
Congratulations on a job well done! I'd love to hear from other schools who did drives like this....wouldn't it be something to keep track of the collective "good" that was done through food drives inside of schools this year? It's always wonderful…
"I would like Santa to look after the people..." Wow. That pulls my heartstrings! Such an engaging assignment for them Nina, and it's also a beautiful way to assess their developing writing skills too.
Can First Graders work to make a difference? I've seen it! In our school (50% free/reduced lunch population), my 20 first graders overwhelmed the Deck the Halls for the Hungry project at our school.
How did this happen? Just a few sentences a day a…
This child wrote quietly for 40 minutes. It hasn't been edited yet and will be by the child. I was blown away by the content. I sure this child will grow up to make a difference! Cheers Nina
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