Checking in

I have been a bit slack with this blog lately.  I'm trying to help the students to develop their blogs and that's taking time. We talk about brains and learning a lot of the time and so I was delighted to find this link.

How your brain works

Some Inspiring Thoughts

If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following. There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans...
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 would be Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be white
70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian
89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States.
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
(ONE)1 would be near death;
(ONE)1 would be near birth;
(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education;
(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would own a computer.

When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.
And, therefore . . .
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.
As you read this and are reminded how life is in the rest of the world, remember just how blessed you really are!

Are fizzy drinks good for you?


Text structure questions


A) Remembering question: If you only read the first paragraph, would you know what this article is about?


B) Understanding question: Why do you think the reporter put that information at the beginning of the article?


C) Evaluating question: Create a T-chart showing the pros and cons of writing an article in this way. Do you think it's a good idea?  Why? Why not?

Maths night

Maths Competition Night

This is an outline of the competition night we will holding on Tuesday 12^th August from 7.00 – 8.00pm. 

Each team will put enter a team of 4 – 3 plus super maths whizz!

Round 1, 2 and 3 each student to answer 2 questions

Round 4, 5 and 6:  Work in groups with paper

Can call on Maths Whizz at any time. 

Round 1	Medium paced addition round where 5 numbers are called out in succession and student to add mentally 8 secs each.  2 questions per student 1 point for correct answer.
Round 2	Sprint paced addition – same as above 5 secs each.  2 questions per student 1 point for correct answer.
Round 3	Medium paced subtraction round where 5 numbers are called out in succession and student to add mentally 8 secs each. 2 questions per student 1 point for correct answer.
Round 4	Strategy Round:  Using paper the groups are given 5 questions (one after the other) and they are to show what strategy they would use to solve the problem.  They get 1 point for each strategy, maximum 3 points.
Round 5	Problem solving round:  Using 5 problem solving questions students to work out on sheets of paper  1 point for correct answer.
Round 6	Spatial Problem Solving using Leggo sets – a shape is made and placed under a container.  Each group to get a leggo set and will build the shape.  They will get 5 ‘looks’ at the shape for 10 seconds each and trying to remember the shape go back to their group and build it.  Total 5 points.

 

What happens when we learn?

How learning works

Change your attitude and you change your life

Change your attitude

Appreciate everything you have and respect people who have very little.