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Anita McCurdie

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Making it real

Often in schools we have a casual clothes day and bring in a gold coin donation which is given to a variety of charities. At Star of the Sea School, we recently had a can drive where every child in the school bought in a can of soup which was then donated to a local homeless shelter. To make this giving more real, we had a small ceremony where children sang “Heal The World”. Then each child respectfully brought up their can and placed it in a large heart shape while reflective music was playing.… Continue

Added by Anita McCurdie on June 29, 2009 at 1:17pm — 3 Comments

Star Sprinklers

Can you do something kind for someone else from the bottom of your heart without expecting anything in return? If you said yes, congratulations! You're a Star Sprinkler. Our Year 3 class have been challenging ourselves to spread kindness in our school. We started by choosing one person's name out of a hat. We then spent 2 days being kind to that person without letting them know who it was. Some people wrote kind notes such as "Hope you have a great day, from your star sprinkler". Others brought… Continue

Added by Anita McCurdie on May 17, 2009 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

School Enviro Bags

South Australia have brought in a law to abolish all plastic bags, commencing on the 4th of May. To coincide with this date, our school have run a competition to design a logo for an Enviro Shopping Bag using this years Sea Week Theme "A Climate of Change". Every student in the school designed an entry as a part of our Science program. We had 2 winners: one for Years R-4 and one for Years 5-7. Each child will be able to take home one of the winning entries and they look amazing.… Continue

Added by Anita McCurdie on May 1, 2009 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment

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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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"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.
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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…
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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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