10 A Gg SBR's Class - Homework

Well done for a good first lesson - you all worked hard on Tuesday! Be prepared for the really hard work next week....!!! Your homework this week is to make a comment on the blog. You cannot post on it, only comment. To comment you need to click on the comment link underneath (in green) - you need to add your name so I can see who has contributed and been able to get access. If you are having any difficulties please come and see me. Please feel free to make suggestions on how we could make good use of this blog, and anything about how to make it better. You could comment on geographical issues in the news too.....

Exam Results

Year 11 and Year 10 will be able to obtain their exam results from the school office from 9.00am-12.00pm on Tuesday 24th August.

Haiti Earthquake - six months on..

Panorama next week is about the orphans of Haiti who are victims of the earthquake that struck there 6 months ago. It is about how the needs of these orphans are being met. However, I am sure there will be a great deal to learn in general, about the longer term effects of earthquakes and reminds us of what a huge disaster it was, and just because it is no longer getting headline coverage it still dominates the lives of the Haitian people.

BBC 1 - Monday 12th July 2010 - 8.30pm to 9.00pm

Panorama - the Orphans of Haiti

Year 10 Geographers, soon to be Year 11's.

You do not escape the need to read your already well-read Green Revision books over the summer as you need to read up on the Human topics we will study next year. There is a choice of six possible topics to study. However, I am narrowing that down and like last year are giving you the option to choose the third topic. See below:

1. Population

2. Development

3. Globalisation OR Tourism

Again (like you did for coasts), you will need to be able to justify you choices. I will expect a decision to be made by the second week in September, the majority vote will be taken (as long as it can be rationalised).

NEW GCSE Students 2010 -- Geography and RE revision Guides - order before September

As we are fast approaching our 6 weeks holiday, I wanted to make sure that you were prepared for the start of your GCSE's in September (and not bored in the holidays). That is why I will be shortly sending out letters about revision guides which I will be ordering for you before the summer (Geog and RE). Unfortunately there is not a revision guide for History or Leisure!!

The green geography revision guide will become your bible over the next two years and will help you not only to revise but to complete homework on the way. The cost of the revision guides are normally about £5 for Geog and around £3-4 for RE.

If you have not received a letter by the end of this week please see me.

River Browney Data Collection

Yesterday 10D Gg GCSE class went to the RIver Browney to collect primary data for their Controlled Assessment. The whole class was there and we all participated in plodging up and down the river in order to collect the data - might I add that despite the longer than planned journey there (just as well that Miss Rowe has good community links and relations!!) it was a very successful day. Many of you were wearing wellies however, by the end of the day it made no difference!! Having said that some got wetter than others (Laura thought she'd practice her breast-stroke whilst she was there too!). It was great to see you all getting stuck into collecting and recording your information in between spotting the dead wildlife!! I hope that you complete the rest of the task with such enthusiasm.

Photos of the trip can be found on the DLG and in the Student Shared Area --> Geography --> River Browney 2010.

Year 10 River Browney 29th June 2010

I hope that you have all found your wellies for the River Browney trip! I thought I'd show you a selection from previous trips!! Fingers crossed the weather remains fine enough so that there are no flash floods.