All About Mirrors

In our classroom we have learnt about mirrors and light.

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Spain

I have been learning some general information about Spain and their relation to the Olympics. I have learnt that Spain joined the Summer Olympic Games on the year 1900. Spain has joined every Summer game starting from the year 1948 to 2016.

Spain

Spain is in the continent of Europe. Some people may mistake it to also be in Africa as it is close. There are currently 46, 121, 699 people living in a 195, 356mi². The central capital city in Spain is Madrid. Madrid is an elegant city with neatly trimmed parks like Buen Retiro. Spain has a diverse geography and climate which results in a lot of native animals, sadly about 227 of these are endangered species. Some native species that you would find are deer, wild goats, tortoises, bats, snakes and small amphibians.

Spanish Cuisine

Some famous dishes in Spain are Paella (which is a rice based dish with some type of meat usually chicken), green beans, vegetables and a mix of seafood. Croquettes are small breadcrumbed fried rolls that have either creamy cheese, spicy sausage or another type of meat in it. Some other famous Spanish dishes are tortilla espanola and leche frita (also known as fried milk). The traditional cuisine of Spain usually consists of rice, fried eggs, fried banana, tomato sauce and a cuttlefish or squid.

Languages Spoken in Spain

The languages that are spoken in Spain are; spanish, english, latin american spanish, galician portuguese, basque, occitan and catalan. Five of these are the main languages; spanish (castilian), basque (euskarian), aranez, calan and alician.

Religion

In Spain there is a freedom of religion which means that you don’t need to have the same religion as your neighbour. The most practised religion is Catholicism (73.8% of people are Catholic). Other religions that are practiced are Islam, Judaism, Protestantism Christianity and Hinduism.

Olympics

This year in the Olympics Spain is participating in; archery, beach volleyball, basketball, rowing, tennis, rugby sevens, boxing, table tennis, water polo, shooting, handball, field hockey and swimming. Overall, Spain has won a total of 133 medals during the history of the Modern Olympic Games. The first year that Spain first started competing in the Olympic Games was the year 1900. In that same year, they won their first gold medal.

I found that putting my research into properly formed sentences was challenging, but using Prezi to make my report more enjoyable was fun to do. My next step is to use scientific words or more complex words in my report writing and to find different and interesting ways to present my work. 

During my research I wasn't able to find the most popular athlete in Spain that compete's in the Olympic Games. I would also like to know why they joined the Olympics on the year 1900 instead of any other year.

My Timetable

Senior Hub Timetable

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Maths Mr Hadnett	Maths Mr Hadnett	Wesley Technology	Maths Mr Hadnett	Maths Mr Hadnett
Reading Miss Goodier	Reading Ms Goodier		Reading Miss Goodier	Reading Miss Goodier
Interval	Interval	Interval	Interval	Interval
L.C.S Miss Goodier	L.C.S Miss Goodier	Maths Mr Hadnett	L.C.S Miss Goodier	L.C.S Miss Goodier
Writing Miss Goodier	Writing Miss Goodier	Reading Miss Goodier	Writing Miss Goodier	Writing Miss Goodier
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Yr 7 & 8 STEM Miss Ashe	Yr 7 & 8 STEM Miss Ashe	Senior Hub SPORT	Yr 7 & 8 RE Miss Goodier	Yr 7 & 8 RE Miss Goodier

How to take care of your chromebook

I am learning to create a slideshow on how to take care of your chromebook, 

using the KAWA of Care rules for students.

People and Protest-Joan of Arc

I weaved through the huge crowd of lords and ladies cloaked in purple garments and decked with fine riches. All of their noses were in the air, like there was a bad smell in the great hall of the Vaucouleurs stronghold. With a gasp I realised that I was the “bad smell”. As a peasant I didn’t have enough money, especially as I had to get new garments.I needed to clothe myself in men clothes so I could pass as a man and demand an audience with Prince Charles of Valois. I have tried many a times as a teenage girl, but was sadly, yet predictably, turned down.

I felt like I was playing a “spot the difference” game with my four siblings in our shabby little cottage. I needed to find a weak, but quite powerful man dressed in gold, amongst the proud selfish and vain individuals. As I tried to look for the him, I saw a man in the middle right of the crowd and abruptly stopped in my tracks. He was wearing a white fur coat with striped fur like a grey tiger and sleeves as blue as the deep ocean. He had white skinny leggings, orange elf shoes and a metallic brown crown with bent at the top to make a family crest. I smiled and walked with confidence towards him.

“Prince Charles of Valois. I wish to have a sword and a small army. Give me this and I shall drive away the English who have unrightfully taken over our country.” I said with as much bravado as I could muster.

“You have found me faster than I have expected.” Prince Charles said with awe and a hint of respect. “And why would you do such a thing? You are merely a countryman. Has someone commanded you to do so?”

“God has commanded me so.” I stated.

“I admire your bravery and courage young countryman. I shall grant your wish. Fetch me my sword!” He bellowed.

Guards rushed closer to the prince blocking out the guests as two servants gave the prince his sword. I bent down on one knee as the dauphin presented to me his silver sword. Advisors tried in vain to persuade the prince to do otherwise.

With retorts such as, ‘You are sending an untrained man to war? He will get killed! Beheaded! Slaughtered!”

I shivered as I pictured a gruesome image of myself getting slaughtered by the English soldiers. But the prince ignored their protests with a wave of his hand. The sword glinted in the sunlight. It’s glow filled me with hope as I grabbed the hilt of the sword tightly and bowed my head in thanks. In that moment I knew that I will be able to do anything as long as I had God alongside me.

“Are you afraid?” Charles whispered worriedly. As I wondered why he was worrying for me, I realised that he had put all of his faith in me.

“I..I am not afraid...I was born to do this!” I declared.

By Estelle

People and Protest

In our class we were learning about scale drawings, decimal points, measurement and enlarging. We were also learning about Catholic Social Justice in our Religious Education. For our inquiry we have been researching inspiring historical people for our focus “People and Protest.” (Our intention is to enter the Elsie Locke Writing Competition). The first part of our inquiry was teacher led where we found out about Saint Oscar Romero. It was also a math activity. We had to scale and ratio a copy of the painting and enlarge it so that it could be put onto our class wall. (This image is as big as I am!) This came from the site:Truly Love thy Neighbour. My self directed inquiry is on St. Joan of Arc.

Here is a link to my report on Oscar Romero: https://goo.gl/JJlTZY

World Refugee Day Slideshow