Concurso de Ortografía 2015

Felicitaciones a la tribu Inca por ser la ganadora del Concurso de Ortografía 2015.

Felicitaciones especialmente a Fernando Caballero por representar exitosamente a la tribu Inca.

Excelente trabajo para los estudiantes: Jaume Segura, Daniel López, Sofía Huezo que representaron a sus respectivas tribus en el concurso.

Fun Day at Atlantis

Don't forget tomorrow Wednesday 10th, is the last day to pay for the fun day at Atlantis.

Waste Ban

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4243694.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 3rd June 2015.

1. Discuss the Waste Ban story with another student. Record the main points of your discussion.
2. How much food gets thrown away each year in Australia?
3. About how much is that food worth? a. 8 Million b. 8 Billion c. 80 Billion
4. Why are some fruit and vegetables rejected by shops?
5. What percentage is rejected?
6. Describe what France is doing to tackle the problem of food waste.
7. What does Oz Harvest do to help reduce the amount of food being thrown away?
8. Brainstorm a list of things you could do to help reduce food waste at home and at school.
9. Should Australian supermarkets be forced to donate their waste food to charities? Why or why not?
10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BtN story?

Click on the song to practise the lyrics

I believe I can Fly

Time of your Life

Debating Championships

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4239961.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 3rd June 2015.

1. The teams debating in the BtN story were competing in the...
2. In your own words, describe what a debate is.
3. How many speakers are there on each debating team?
4. How long did the students get to prepare their argument?
5. How can you make a good argument?
6. Who won the debate?
7. What advice do the students give about debating?
8. How does debating help students with their school work?
9. How can it help with different jobs?
10. What was surprising about this story?

Battery Breakthrough

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4235185.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 27th May 2015.

1. What was the main point of the Battery Breakthrough story?
2. Most of our energy comes from burning...
3. What are renewable energies? Give an example.
4. What is the problem with storing solar energy?
5. What is the solution?
6. Use words or pictures to describe how batteries work.
7. What are some problems with the current batteries?
8. What are the advantages of the new batteries that are charged using electricity generated from solar panels?
9. Why could the new battery change the way we generate power?
10. What do you think is the future of renewable energies? Explain your answer.

Revisiting Nepal

 

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4235183.htm and design and produce a poster to support aid to communities affected by the Nepal Earthquake by Wednesday 20th May 2015.