Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Please consider helping...
Why This Is Important
Innocent North Korean refugees, some of which are our friends and family, are at risk of execution if repatriated to North Korea on February 20th.
This case is important because it is the first arrest of North Korean refugees in China after Kim Jung-il's death. Kim Jung-un, the son of Kim Jung-il and NK's current leader, declared that refugees who flee North Korea during the 100-day mourning period of his father's death would be annihilated along with their families. 30 have been caught, but many more lives are at risk -- North Koreans that are caught trying to defect are faced with the cruelest death sentence, often preceded by a long process of torture or excruciating labor. This is because the North Korean government perceives defectors as the number one threat to their authority.
If the international community, especially China, doesn’t take a strong stance on saving North Korean refugees once and for all, they are guilty of supporting the death of thousands of innocent lives. China has the power and opportunity to rewrite history and stop one of the greatest atrocities of our time -- on behalf of our friends and family, we plea, please help #SaveMyFriend!
지난 2월 8일, 탈북자 10명이 중국 랴오닝성 선양시 공안국에 체포됐습니다. 이들은 다른 지역에서 체포된 21명과 함께 억류돼 있고 공안당국은 늦어도 20일까지 이들은 북송할 예정이라고 합니다. 친구의 여동생이 바로 그들 중 한명입니다.
북한은 최근 김정일 사망 애도기간(3월말까지)에 탈북하면 3대를 멸족시키겠다고 경고했습니다. 이들이 북송되면 북한에서도 가장 열악하고 참혹한 수용소에 종신 수용될 것입니다.
따라서 우리는 30명의 생명을 구할때까지 전세계가 참여하는 서명 운동을 멈추지 않고 계속할 것입니다.
무고한 생명, 우리의 가족과 친구들이 죽지 않게 여러분의 목소리가 필요합니다.
여러분이 서명하시기 위해 쓰는 30초가 30명의 생명을 살립니다!
트위터를 사용하시는 분들은 #SaveMyFriend http://bit.ly/xgfpIf 를 트윗해주세요.
트위터 계정 @SaveMyFriend을 통해 실시간으로 소식을 전하겠습니다.
www.savemyfriend.org를 기억해주세요!
New video's on the science page...
Have a look at 3 new video's added to the science page in the last 24hours.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Arts page has been updated
Miss Jinjoo Lee has updated the Arts page with a protest song video- check it out!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Character
I really like this blog by Jaime Hepp. (It is on the blog list on the right hand side of the page if you scroll down.)
http://jaimehepp.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/characte/
This post is about CHARACTER. This is something we talk to students about all the time, though we may not use the word character so much. We may talk about being CARING, PRINCIPLED, BALANCED, REFLECTIVE, THINKERS... which are all character traits.
What does your reputation or character say about you?
http://jaimehepp.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/characte/
This post is about CHARACTER. This is something we talk to students about all the time, though we may not use the word character so much. We may talk about being CARING, PRINCIPLED, BALANCED, REFLECTIVE, THINKERS... which are all character traits.
What does your reputation or character say about you?
Science page updated
Have a look at the Science tab and page for the latest update from Mrs Gobius on Separating Mixtures.
PE Page is updated... 2/26/2012
Please click on the PE page tab to see the current unit of Racquet skills.
Students are currently learning about Badminton.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thought for Friday... Be caring
Were you CARING this week?
Did you show a good example to others?
Did you help and support others even if it was difficult?
Did you take responsibility for YOUR actions this week?
Did you take responsibility for YOUR actions this week?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Technology page is updated... 2/21/2012
Have a look at the technology page with pictures from a field trip Grade 7 Technology students went on today. Thanks to Mrs Norton for organizing the trip.
Thanks to Grade 7 for being so well behaved in the community.
Thanks to Grade 7 for being so well behaved in the community.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Say no more...
It was Friday afternoon and the Grade 7 boys were excited to have the weekend (and the dance) in front of them.
I am proud of how the "oldies" have welcomed the "newbies" this Semester.
As you can see they are a close group of guys.
I am proud of how the "oldies" have welcomed the "newbies" this Semester.
As you can see they are a close group of guys.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Congratulations to our Students of the Month for January
That's right, STUDENTS of the Month.
This month we had several students nominated and had 2 winners for Student of the Month.
Here is what teachers wrote about them...
Jason Park
He is a caring and helpful learner, who shows he cares deeply about his own learning. He also cares and supports his friends and class mates in their learning too by explaining tasks or concepts to others. He is able to remain focussed on activities regardless of how difficult they are, displaying principled behavior. When he is given feedback on his work, he listens and tries to act on this to improve himself. This was evident in music classes recently. The self-discipline and diligence with which he approaches his work is to be commended and should be celbrated!
This month we had several students nominated and had 2 winners for Student of the Month.
Here is what teachers wrote about them...
Jason Park
He is a caring and helpful learner, who shows he cares deeply about his own learning. He also cares and supports his friends and class mates in their learning too by explaining tasks or concepts to others. He is able to remain focussed on activities regardless of how difficult they are, displaying principled behavior. When he is given feedback on his work, he listens and tries to act on this to improve himself. This was evident in music classes recently. The self-discipline and diligence with which he approaches his work is to be commended and should be celbrated!
As new students have joined us this Semester, he has been extremely kind to them and has ensured they know what to do and where to be on many occasions. This sevant attitude towards other students is a great model to his peers.
She is always principled in her interactions with others and the way she goes about her work. She is showing more leadership and efforts in being a risk taker in a variety of classes. She demonstrated being Balanced through her participation in the Knitting club, where she showed caring and compassion and a willingness to serve others. Through her quiet determination she has shown tremedous growth and improvement in many aspects of her schooling. Teachers and students admire her respectful attitude towards everyone she works with, regardless of the class or situation. She should be commended for being a communicator in math class through discussiong her problem solving steps and in PE class by creating a teaching video for dance which was clear, concise and easy to understand. She continues to strive to work on all of her areas of schooling by having a clear sense of her strengths and weaknesses.
Grace Bang
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Moodle...
Have you logged in to Moodle.
To access Moodle go to
http://tcis.unlocklearning.net/login/index.php
To access our Grade 7 Moodle page for PE you will need the passkey "Pearse" to access the page.
This shows what our page looks like.
Get connected :)
To access Moodle go to
http://tcis.unlocklearning.net/login/index.php
To access our Grade 7 Moodle page for PE you will need the passkey "Pearse" to access the page.
This shows what our page looks like.
Fun times in Chapel
Here are some pictures of some fun we had in Chapel last day 3.
These pictures represent the human pyramids which we built- some more successfully than others.
What is the key to a good pyramid?
A wide, strong and stable base.
So how does this have a link to our lives as Christians?
Mr Craig spoke to us about the parables that Jesus often used to teach people about truths. Mr Craig told us about the man who built his house on rock- it was a solid house, able to withstand storms and bad weather. Then he told us about the man who built his house on sand. It was a good house and well built but when the bad weather came, the house crumbled.
So what can we take from this well known parable for our lives today?
What sort of foundation is your life built on?
Is it like the man with the house on the rock, built around Biblical values and serving others and our Lord. Or is it built like the house on sand which all looks good until 'bad weather' hits and then our lives crumble.
Lives built only on possessions, money, grades and other earthly things can crumble and leave us asking why.
Our God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and forever loves us, no matter what our Earthly lives bring or don't bring us. God will not leave us, his love will not crumble and it is only on him we can rely.
These pictures represent the human pyramids which we built- some more successfully than others.
What is the key to a good pyramid?
A wide, strong and stable base.
So how does this have a link to our lives as Christians?
Mr Craig spoke to us about the parables that Jesus often used to teach people about truths. Mr Craig told us about the man who built his house on rock- it was a solid house, able to withstand storms and bad weather. Then he told us about the man who built his house on sand. It was a good house and well built but when the bad weather came, the house crumbled.
So what can we take from this well known parable for our lives today?
What sort of foundation is your life built on?
Is it like the man with the house on the rock, built around Biblical values and serving others and our Lord. Or is it built like the house on sand which all looks good until 'bad weather' hits and then our lives crumble.
Lives built only on possessions, money, grades and other earthly things can crumble and leave us asking why.
Our God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and forever loves us, no matter what our Earthly lives bring or don't bring us. God will not leave us, his love will not crumble and it is only on him we can rely.
Learning to dance and teaching others
Today in PE class we made a series of video's to teach our dance steps to others.
The students had to think about the specific instructions they would give and what was essential to teach about that dance movement. They also had to master the technique for themselves in order to demonstrate it effectively in front of the camera.
Here is the video that Harold and Chris made about the Push Back.
After uploading these video's to YouTube, I then used the web address to create a code using a QR code generator.
Here is Harold and Chris' code for their dance teaching video
This code can be read with a smartphone with a QR reader, which means I can make posters with these codes and turn what looks like a 2D poster into a 3 D moving poster of dance moves. The handiness of using codes is that they are small and portable, and are more interactive than just a picture of the dance move.
So when students cannot remember what a certain dance step looks like, or they are stuck for inspiration they can use my iphone to scan a code and get some ideas.
This is how we made our Dance gallery come alive.
Below is a finished poster of Grace and Elizabeth and their dance move "Knee Lift". You can see how the still images give some information on the poster. When the student scans the code, they will get the video too.
The students had to think about the specific instructions they would give and what was essential to teach about that dance movement. They also had to master the technique for themselves in order to demonstrate it effectively in front of the camera.
Here is the video that Harold and Chris made about the Push Back.
After uploading these video's to YouTube, I then used the web address to create a code using a QR code generator.
Here is Harold and Chris' code for their dance teaching video
This code can be read with a smartphone with a QR reader, which means I can make posters with these codes and turn what looks like a 2D poster into a 3 D moving poster of dance moves. The handiness of using codes is that they are small and portable, and are more interactive than just a picture of the dance move.
So when students cannot remember what a certain dance step looks like, or they are stuck for inspiration they can use my iphone to scan a code and get some ideas.
This is how we made our Dance gallery come alive.
Below is a finished poster of Grace and Elizabeth and their dance move "Knee Lift". You can see how the still images give some information on the poster. When the student scans the code, they will get the video too.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Updates to the Science page
Click on the Science tab at the top of the blog to see the latest from our Grade 7 Scientists.
The new post includes pictures and a video from Mrs. Gobius.
Do you know what Homogeneous and Heterogeneous mixtures are?
http://www.education.com/study-help/article/chemistry-help-elements-compounds/
The new post includes pictures and a video from Mrs. Gobius.
Do you know what Homogeneous and Heterogeneous mixtures are?
Friday, February 3, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
PE page has been updated 2/1/2012
Please take a look at the PE page which has been updated with information on our new Dance unit.
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