Agenda

1 March, 2017
Tomorrow is goal setting conferences
Homework:
refer Mondays

Notices:
New Horizons Forms
Friday: Year 9 Science Day

Reminders: Tech

Signed:

Shakespeare

http://www.popupglobe.co.nz/

http://www.folger.edu/teaching-modules

Reading Summative Task

The capacity to care is the thing that gives life its deepest meaning and significance. Pablo Casals The Sandwich Man What would you do if you wanted to make a difference in the world, leave a mark or put a deposit on a ticket into heaven? Would you think big and pick the flashiest or most grandiose of acts? Or would you quietly persevere every day, doing one personal deed at a time? Michael Christiano, a New York City court officer, rises every morning at 4 A.M., in good and bad weather, workday or holiday, and walks into his sandwich shop. No, he doesn’t own a deli, it’s really his personal kitchen. In it are the fixings of his famous sandwiches, famous only to those who desperately need them to stave off hunger for the day. By 5:50 A.M., he’s making the rounds of the makeshift homeless shelters on Centre and Lafayette Streets, near New York’s City Hall. In a short time, he gives out 200 sandwiches to as many homeless people as he can, before beginning his work day in the courthouse. It started 20 years ago with a cup of coffee and a roll for a homeless man named John. Day after day, Michael brought John sandwiches, tea, clothes, and when it was really cold, a resting place in his car while he worked. In the beginning, Michael just wanted to do a good deed. But one day a voice in his head compelled him to do more. On this cold, winter morning, he asked John if he would like to get cleaned up. It was an empty offer, because Michael was sure John would refuse. Unexpectedly, John said, “Are you gonna wash me?” Michael heard an inner voice say, Put your money where your mouth is. Looking at this poor man, covered in ragged and smelly clothes, unkempt, hairy and wild­looking, Michael was afraid. But he also knew that he was looking at a big test of his commitment. So he helped John upstairs to the locker room of the courthouse to begin the work. John’s body was a mass of cuts and sores, the result of years of pain and neglect. His right hand had been amputated, and Michael pushed through his own fears and revulsion. He helped John wash, cut his hair, shaved him and shared breakfast with him. “It was at that moment,” Michael remembers, “that I knew I had a calling, and I believed that I had it within me to do anything.” With the idea for his sandwiches born, Michael began his calling. He receives no corporate sponsorship, saying, “I’m not looking for an act of charity that goes in the record books or gets media attention. I just want to do good, day by day, in my small way. Sometimes it comes out of my pocket, sometimes I get help. But this is really something that I can do, one day and one person at a time. There are days when it’s snowing,” he says, “and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the comfort of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But then that voice in me starts chattering, and I get to it.” And get to it he does. Michael has made 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. “When I give out sandwiches,” Michael explains, “I don’t simply lay them on a table for folks to pick up. I look everyone in the eye, shake their hands, and I offer them my wishes for a good and hopeful day. Each person is important to me. I don’t see them as ‘the homeless,’ but as people who need food, an encouraging smile and some positive human contact. Once Mayor Koch turned up to make the rounds with me. He didn’t invite the media, it was just us,” says Michael. But of all Michael’s memories, working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else.. . A man had disappeared from the ranks of the sandwich takers, and Michael thoughtabout him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to more comfortable conditions. One day, the man showed up, transformed, greeting Michael clean, warmly clothed, shaven and carrying sandwiches of his own to hand out. Michael’s daily dose of fresh food, warm handshakes, eye contact and well wishes had given this man the hope and encouragement he so desperately needed. Being seen every day as a person, not as a category, had turned this man’s life around. The moment needed no dialogue. The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on the streets of New York, but a day with just a little more hope. Meladee McCarty Comprehension Questions: Read the quote at the top: What does the quote mean? In the first paragraph what do the following phrases mean?  leave a mark or put a deposit on a ticket into heaven? Paragraph 5 - What does it mean by an empty offer? Paragraph 6 - Did Michael want to wash John? Why or why not? Paragraph 8 - What does it mean when it states Michael recieves no corporate sponsorship? How many sandwiches has Michael make Per week? Per year? Paragraph 11 - what does this statement mean “Being seen every day as a person, not as a category” Paragraph 12- Why wasn’t any dialogue needed?

Agenda

28th Feb
Tomorrow is day 2
Homework:
eportfolio
Summative task

Notices:
I have made arrangements after 11:30 on Thursday for my child__________________ Signed


Reminders:

Signed:

Video that will change your life. I have no words left.

Ted Ed

TED-Ed - Term 1 Week 5

The United Nations

Ever curious about the reaches of the United Nation and what they do? Here's a great video to improve your understanding of the UN, including its role in world politics and policy making, all in less than 2 minutes!

1. Why do you think France, United Kingdom, United States, China, and Russia are permanent representatives on the Security Council?

2. What is the purpose of the United Nations?

3. What is the General Assembly?

4. What are some of the challenges facing the world that the United Nations tries to address?

Agenda

27th Feb, 2017
Tomorrow is day 1
Homework:
Maths eportfolio entry

Extra:
Creative writing
Ted Ed

Notices:

School finishes at 11:30am, on Thursday 30th, for the goal setting conferences  Parents can you please sign todays agenda to indicate that you have made arrangements for learners from 11:30 am.

Reminders: Goal setting Conference bookings
Tech Arts
Wednesday - Meeting with Mr Leith to finalise Shirt

Signed:

Basic MIG Welding

Advanced MIG Welding

Mathematics Entry

WALT - Communicate a mathematics strategy clearly

To do:

1. Write the problem out

2. Name the strategy

3. Show your working out

4. Write a reflection on your learning
-Why was this strategy useful
-What challenges did you face?

UOI

Quickwrite OPTIONS

• In families, there are defined male and female roles
• In the classroom/school there is only one teacher.
• Teachers know everything.
• Mr Leith sits in his office and makes all the decisions.
• The Prime Minister makes all the decisions for New Zealand.
• Volunteers are worthless in our communities.
• The principal is more important than other roles.
• Who is responsible for my learning?
• Who is in charge of my future?
• I have many roles and responsibilities within different communities.
• All communities function the same throughout the world.
• Without war there would be no peace - what do you think?

1. Mini Inquiry: Explore the Good Sorts Website

In groups explore the Good Sorts Website. Choose one Good Sort that you can report back to the rest of the class about.

• How did they impact their community?
• What was their purpose?

2. WALT - Gain a deep understanding about the form and function of communities.

Key Question: What is a community?

Example:

- What is the community?

- What is its form?

- How does it function?

- What is its purpose?

3. UOI1 - How We Organise Ourselves - Exploring Kiwi Kids News

Find an article using Kiwi Kids News that relates to our new CI - Individuals can impact on a community's ability to function effectively.

(Hint: use the "Search site" in the top right hand corner - remember to use everything that you have been learning about in E-Learning)

Screenshot part of the article and embed this image in a Google Doc - link the image to the URL of the article - Write a reflection as to how this article relates to our CI

Extension: Know of any amazing videos that might inspire us for our new UOI? Email the link to Mr Aspden

- Find a clip (Youtube / TED-ed) that speaks to you about our UOI.
- Copy the link onto a Google Doc.
- Write a reflection as to how it reflects / explains your understanding of this UOI (Connection).

- Explain how this may be used in our classroom (Quick Write etc).

Agenda

22nd Feb
Tomorrow is day 4
Homework:
Work on Shirt 20m

Notices:
Reminders: Teaming

Signed:

Leadership

In your UOI1 book draw up a Y chart and write down what you think leadership:

- Looks like

- Feels like

- Sounds like

TED Talk

Now using a different coloured pen add to your Y chart.

Have your thoughts changed?

Find an article using Kiwi Kids News that relates to our new CI - Individuals can impact on a community's ability to function effectively.

(Hint: use the "Search site" in the top right hand corner - remember to use everything that you have been learning about in E-Learning)

Screenshot part of the article and embed this image in a Google Doc - link the image to the URL of the article - Write a reflection as to how this article relates to our CI

Extension: Know of any amazing videos that might inspire us for our UOI? Add these to you eportfolio entry.

- Find a clip (Youtube / TED-ed) that speaks to you about our UOI.
- Copy the link onto a Google Doc.
- Write a reflection as to how it reflects / explains your understanding of this UOI (Connection).

- Explain how this may be used in our classroom (Quick Write etc).

Charge of the Light Brigade

Charge of the Light Brigade

1. Half a league, half a league,  Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death  Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! "Charge for the guns!" he said: Into the valley of Death  Rode the six hundred. 2. "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho' the soldier knew  Someone had blunder'd: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death  Rode the six hundred. 3. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them  Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell  Rode the six hundred. 4. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air, Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while  All the world wonder'd: Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the sabre stroke  Shatter'd and sunder'd. Then they rode back, but not  Not the six hundred. 5. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them  Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them,  Left of six hundred. 6. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made!  All the world wondered. Honor the charge they made, Honor the Light Brigade,  Noble six hundred.

After reading Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” answer the following questions. Short-answer questions on “Charge of the Light Brigade” 

1. What lines in the poem indicate that the soldiers are marching towards their death? 

2. What is the meaning of lines 13 - 15? 

3. Do you think that the British were victorious or were defeated? 

4. What is the meaning of stanza six? 

5. Who was the author of the poem and a battle from what war is depicted? 

6. How does the poem help you to understand the significant political developments in Europe in the nineteenth century? 

ACT it OUT

Act it out / Make a model

What Is It?

Two adults and two children have been stranded on an island in a river.They must cross the wide river to safety, but they only have one canoe.The canoe can either take one adult or two children at a time. How can they safely reach the other side?

Understanding the problem

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

There is one canoe. It can hold one adult or two children at a time. There are two adults and two children.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO FIND OUT?

Questioning: How can they safely leave the island? How many trips will it take?

Planning and communicating a solution

WHAT WE DID

Students should label a block for each member of the family – A for each adult and C for each child. Demonstrate for the students how to write down each step, as below,so that steps are not duplicated. Students should create three areas. One for the island, the second for crossing the river and the third for the safe river bank.

Reflecting and generalising

Using blocks to represent the movements of the family members made it easier to work through the steps of the problem and arrive at an accurate answer.

Extension

What if there were five people on the island instead of four (three children and two adults)? What if an adult and a child could fit in the canoe at the same time? How would this affect the speed of moving people off the island?

Independent Task:

WALT - Solve a problem by acting it out or using materials.

GOT it Resource - Problem Sheet 7

Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning

WHAT IS IT?

Logical reasoning is universal and it is used just about every time a person makes a logical decision. It comes up in school, at work, and even in normal life. Once you master the art of solving logical reasoning questions, then you can apply logical reasoning to your arguments and sway people to agree with you.

Logical reasoning is the process of using a rational series of steps based on mathematical procedures, and given statements to arrive at a conclusion. It is generally a crucial section in aptitude and IQ tests. Having better developed logical reasoning skills make you able to understand, analyze, and question arguments based on statements or questions. These skills can be used to make an argument stronger or weaker.

Logical reasoning questions come in various formats including number series, verbal reasoning, analogies, and logical problems. I will offer a general approach to each problem type, which might be a step by step analysis, or a drawing. Some techniques may be more helpful to some than others. Test different approaches to see what works best for you.

Basic logical reasoning questions involving number series:

General Approach: First look at the numbers, do they increase or decrease? Then, if they do change, then by how much? For example, if the question asks what the next number in the series is and begins “2, 4, 6, 8, 10…,” then I would see that the numbers are increasing by 2 each time. So, I would add 2 to the last number and the correct answer would be 12.

1. 4, 2, 1, ½, ¼…what should be the next number in the series?

• ⅓
• ⅛
• 1/14
• 1/12

The pattern is being cut in half, so the next number in the series after ¼ should be ⅛.

2. 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12…what should be the next number in the series?

• 6
• 8
• 10
• 13

The pattern is increasing by 3, then decreasing by 2, so the next number in the series after 12 should be 10.

3. 8, 16, 12, 24, 20, 40, 36… what should be the next number in the series?

• 8
• 54
• 60
• 72

The pattern is doubling and then decreasing by 4, so the next number in the series after 36 should be 72.

Basic logical reasoning questions involving verbal reasoning:

General Approach: You must assume each statement to be true and reason through the problem, step by step. Do not infer anything that is not supported factually. Sometimes the answer may be obvious because it is logic that you naturally go through.

4. Evan is 11 years old. For 2 years, he has been asking his parents for a puppy. His parents have told him that the believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given him permission to have a bird. Evan has not yet decided what kind of bird he would like to have.

• Evan’s parents like birds better than they like dogs
• Evan does not like birds
• Evan and his parents live in an apartment
• Evan and his parents would like to move

Since Evan’s parents believe that a dog would not be happy in an apartment, we can reasonably conclude that the family lives in an apartment. We do not know how Evan’s parents feel about birds or how Evan feels about birds.

5. Jennifer is older than her cousin Maria. Maria’s brother Ben is older than Jennifer. When Maria and Ben are visiting with Jennifer, all three like to play Monopoly. Maria wins more often than Jennifer does.

• When Bart plays Monopoly with Maria and Jennifer, he often loses.
• Of the three, Jennifer is the oldest.
• Jennifer hates to lose at Monopoly.
• Of the three, Maria is the youngest.

Since we know that Ben is older than Jennifer and Jennifer is older than Maria, Maria must be the youngest of the three. We know nothing about how often Ben wins or loses and we do not know whether Jennifer hates losing or not.

Analogies:

General Approach: If you can create a statement that explains the relationship between the first two objects, you can apply the same general idea to the third object and the answer. For example, “if it says apple is to fruit as broccoli is to,” then your statement might be that an apple is a type of fruit and broccoli is a type of vegetable. The correct answer would be vegetable.

6. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to

• direction
• speed
• needle
• sailing

The correct answer is direction. Odometer is an instrument that measures mileage. A compass is an instrument that determines direction.

7. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to

• nap
• winter
• sleep
• bear

The correct answer is sleep. A marathon is a long type of race. Hibernation is a long period of sleep.

8. Window is to pane as book is to

• glass
• cover
• novel
• page

The correct answer is page. A window is made up of one or more panes. A book is made up of one or more pages.

9. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to

• gloomy
• petty
• mean
• helpful

The correct answer is gloomy. Optimistic people tend to be cheerful and see the positive side to things, whereas pessimistic people tend to be gloomy and see the negative side. While pessimists might be mean, that word does not have the same relation to pessimists as cheerful does to optimists.

10. Embarrassed is to humiliated as frightened is to

• courageous
• terrified
• agitated
• angry

The correct answer is terrified. A person is humiliated when he or she has been extremely embarrassed. A person is terrified when he or she has been extremely frightened.

Logical problems:

General Approach: Each problem consists of 3 statements. Based on the first two statements, you must determine if the third statement is true, false, or uncertain. These problems can generally be drawn out in one way or another to show how the items in each statement are interrelated. For example, if it says that “1. Abe is faster than Bill. 2.Cate is faster than Abe. 3. Cate is faster than Bill.” The correct answer would be that #3 is true. If you use X > Y to represent who is faster, then A > B and C > A, so C > A > B.

11. Tim is older than Elena.

Curtis is older than Tim.

Elena is older than Curtis.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

• True
• False
• Uncertain

The correct answer is that the third statement is false. If T > E and C > T, then C > T > E. Elena is the youngest of the three, so the statement is false.

12. Apartments in the Runnyvale Manor cost less than apartments in The Grapevine Commons.

Apartments in the Livingwell Gate cost more than apartments in the The Grapevine Commons.

Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingwell Gate costs the most.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

• True
• False
• Uncertain

The correct answer is that the third statement is true. If GC > RM and LG > GC, then           LG > GC > RM. Livingwell Gate is the most expensive apartment complex.

13. During the past year, Josh saw more movies than Stephen.

Stephen saw fewer movies than Darren.

Darren saw more movies than Josh.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

• True
• False
• Uncertain

The correct answer is that the third statement is uncertain. If J > S and D > S, then both J and D saw more movies than S and there are no facts to say who saw the most.

Independent Task:

WALT - Solve a problem by using logical reasoning.

GOT it Resource - Problem Sheet 8