Take initiative, Action!

Hi 5.7,
Just to share about how Earth hour came about. It took the initiative of one man to start it all.

In the Beginning...
In 1963, former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our planet. (A senator is a person that the people of the United States have chosen to help make the laws.) Senator Nelson knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying.

He wondered why more people weren't trying to solve these problems. He talked to other lawmakers and to the President. They decided that the President would go around the country and tell people about these concerns. He did, but still not enough people were working on the problem.

The Idea
Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a special day to teach everyone about the things that needed changing in our environment. He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned. (Most of the schools got this magazine and he knew that kids would help him.)

The Holiday
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held. People all over the country made promises to help the environment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isn't it great?

One person had an idea and kept working until everyone began working together to solve it. See what happens when people care about our world?

Term 2 Week 5: Earth Hour

Hi 5.7,
how was today's experience with no fans and lights for 15 minutes?? Did it disrupt your daily lessons alot?? Were there any inconveniences caused during that period of time?? A worthwhile experience??

It's been really warm this week and imagine what happens if global warming around the Earth continually gets worse??? As we strive to do our little part to contribute actively to our beautiful Earth by using less energy, I hope you will be more conscious of the effects that we make and you learn to be more responsible for your actions towards this environment that you live in.

For this week, I would like you to reflect on the images that you saw, the song lyrics and the key message of the music video. You could consider these questions when posting your reflections.

- What went through your mind as you watched the video for the first time??
- After watching it a 2nd time, what were your thoughts then??
Did you think of the video in a different way?? Describe some of these thoughts.
- What are some of the global issues that were raised in the video??
Describe the images that help you to see what problems the Earth faces.
- What message do you think the singer is trying to bring across to the viewers??

I hope all of you would ponder over my questions and the discussion we had in class.

I'll look forward to better understand your thoughts of this video clip!

Anti-Drug Ambassador Activity Video Clip - The Way Out

Term 2 Week 3 : Post- Labrador Camp Thoughts

Hey hey kids!
Happy Easter to all Christians and Catholics!

How was your long weekend?? Did all of you get a good rest after the camp???
I really missed my own bed at home and was I glad to get some rest when I got home on Thursday...:P I realised I got a little bit of a tan too over the camp!!! Hah. From all the filming and photo-taking as I walked around the campsite. I must say, some of you were really brave on the CRC and rock wall elements! Well-done!!! Really cool and steady... I hope all of you did gain more outdoor experience over the 3 day 2 night camp and made some new friends perhaps?? While some of you may miss your parents over the 2 days, I'm sure it was a time that you showed your parents how independent you could be. And deep in your hearts perhaps, you might realise how much your parents meant to you and how much you meant to them too...
Whatever it is, let this camp be a memorable learning experience for all of you and do share your heartfelt feelings and memorable moments with me and your classmates in your blog posting for week 3!

Well well, I worked myself quite a bit over the long weekend, looking through some of your work and preparing myself for my own assignments too. The weekend flew past before I knew it and its back to school again tomorrow! We'll be moving into the 4th week of Term 2 tomorrow and this leaves us with less than a month before the oral and compo papers come around and the main papers in week 8. Let's gather our engines together and power on as we carry on with our SA 1 preparations and revision in the weeks to come. Remember to FO-CUS and keep up your stamina! All the way!!! Go go go!!!