Have a great holiday!

OUR Solar System!

In the previous weeks we run Astronomy classes , when we watched videos, did research and discussed the miracles of the Universe.
Now each of us has chosen a part of our own solar system and created a presentation using
a variety of web 2.0 tools, which is also a target of our learning.  Enjoy!

The Sun on PhotoPeach, by Sofia Tr.  
 Venus by Christine D.

Earth on PhotoPeach, George P.

Jupiter on PhotoPeach by Tassos B.  

URANUS on PhotoPeach by Kleanthis

London, here we come!

So, what do you know about London?

Let's watch a short film to see how this amazing city  has changed over the years

Discuss with a partner ways in which
London has stayed the same and
ways in which it has changed

How has your home town changed from 1927 to
the present day?
• What has changed for the better?
• What has changed for the worse?
• What would you change about your home town to
make it a better place to live in?

Try and find old video footage / photos

of your home town on YouTube. 

Watch the video!

Our solar system and beyond

Our solar system is magical!
What planets do you know?
Let's watch this great video

Is there sound in Space?


Watch this video and answer the questions

Now create your own presenation for one of the planets of our SS
Deadline: Dec 2nd

Is it just another day?

Let's watch the wonderful video. The person who presents  is a film-maker called Louis Schwartzberg. Answer the following questions as you are watching.
0- 03:32

How does Louis describe his films?

What is time-lapse photography?

What does Louis say we can learn from nature?

What does Louis say we should be grateful for?

03:34 to 04:11 

What’s the girl’s perspective of nature?

Do you like the young girl’s perspective?

Do you they think it is typical of a young child?

04:11-end 

What does the elderly man say we should be grateful for?

What does the elderly man say we should open how hearts to?

Let's watch a video about an unusual country's goal.
How did the king contributed in his subject's hapiness?

Having Fun!

Let's encourage other people to learn how to be happier! We are going to create a comic with a real scenario in Pixton entitled:

Helping others is being happy!

Our comics are going to be part of Sunny Thoughts in Action global project.

Happy creating!

Mystery Skype with...?

We've practised and prepared and today we'll make it come true!
A Mystery Skype session the hard way, with...?

Possible Mystery Location Questions:

1. Is your continent in the East/West?
2. Is your continent in the Northern/Southern Hemisphere?
3. Is it.... (time) there?
4. Is your continent N. America / S. America / Africa / Europe / Asia / Australia / Antarctica?
5. Is it a big/small country?
6. Do you speak English as a first language?
7. Is it very hot in summer and cold in winter?
8. Is it north/south/east/west of...........?
9. Does your country border .....?
8. Are there mountains in your country?
9. Does your country have a coastline?
10. Is …...................the capital of your country?
11. Is....... a landmark in your country?

With the  information you learnt about the country we skyped with and more info you can ind online, write a letter to your ePAL describing your experience. (150 words)

Earth, the Cradle of Life

Today we start exploring our own planet, Earth, the Cradle of Life...

What do you think makes our planet different than the others? 

Let's watch a video and then discuss its unique features!

So how do we treat this jewel of the universe?

Is protecting the planet a job for the goverments only?
What should we do to help  and protect our planet?
Write an article for your school newspaper entitled: We will save the Earth

Friends & teams

What are friends for?
Work with a partner to come up with as many important aspecs of frienship as possible in 5'

Now let's watch this video and find out if you have more to add to your list.

Is having friends the same as being a team player?
Work alone to list advantages of team work.

Do this quiz to explore how strong a team-player you are. BE HONEST!
Here is the scoring sheet

Now let's work in teams to prepare for a mystery skype session next week!

Selfie

ASPIRATIONAL from Matthew Frost on Vimeo.

Sharing
Have you ever met a famous person?
Share your experience with the class!

In pairs
If you could any famous person, who would you most
like to meet?
What would you say to the famous person?
What questions would you ask?

Report to class

Roleplay

Student A is a fan of a famous person he/she meets 

at a party. You want to speak to your 

hero/heroine. You ask the questions you prepared 

in Step 2. 

Student B is a famous person who meets a fan at a 

party. Your fan has a lot of questions they want 

to ask you. You answer their questions in as much 

detail as possible (you’ll have to use your 

imagination!). 

When you have finished they change roles. 

Perform your roleplays at the front of the class

SELFIE

Do you ever take selfies of 

yourselves? Show us some examples of selfies you’ve taken. 

Why do people take selfies? 

Have you ever taken a selfie with a celebrity? Details please!!!

Google search for “selfie with a celebrity” 

Do you know Kirsten Dunst?

What would you do they if you met her in the street? 

We are going to see a short film which shows Kirsten Dunst being 

recognized in the street by two young women. 

What do you  think happens in the film? 

Were your predictions correct? 

Now, let's watch the film again. As they watch you should try to answer the 

four questions.

• How does Kirsten Dunst feel? 

• Why do the two girls take their own selfies? 

• Why do the two young women ask Kirsten to tag them? 

• Who are random followers? 

• What is the message of the film? 

• Do you think the film is realistic? 

• Why do you think the film is titled Aspirational? 

Homework 

Work in pairs. 

Student A has to find out 

information about Kirsten’s childhood, family, 

career, romantic relationships and interests. 

Student B is a great fan of Kirsten and has to 

create 10 questions she’d like to ask Kirsten when 

she meets her. In the following class the pairs will

roleplay the situation. 

Social Media and you!

The new generation is called generation Z and are digital natives. Children today seem to be born with a remote planted in their heads and a keyboard installed as an extension to their fingers!
After you watch this video say what makes the most impression to you.
Read this text about social media.
Then do the quiz to see how much you've understood.
You can read the text as many times as you want to get all answers right!
Then write a comment on how YOU are involved with social media.

Have you seen the school's facebook page? Hit "Like" and 
share your thought there!





Today we sang along this award-winning song.

Could what the lyrics say happen between you and your friends because of social media?

Superheroes!

Do you agree with the cartoon?

First take this quiz to find out which superhero you are!

So, how about YOU becoming a SUPERHERO?

Think of these questions to help you create a fictional character that feels like a real one!

Questions for Reflection

• What is your ordinary world?
• What are your challenges?
• What strengths (or superhero powers) are you using to overcome these challenges?
• Who are your helpers?
• Whom are you helping?
• How do you and others benefit from your actions?
• Are you "real" online? Are others?

Do Phrasal Verbs give you a headache?
Well, here's a fun way to learn some of them!

Write a story using as many phrasal verbs as possible. The story with the most phrasals will win a prize!

It's all about you! Share your favourite songs as a comment to this post so that we get to hear them all!

Making a HEADSTART!

Each one of us is UNIQUE and we learn in completely different ways...
School practice should reflect and cover our needs....

How relevant is this cartoon to your school experience? 

It's essential to LEARN HOW TO LEARN so that we are the BEST learners  we can!

Visual learners are those who learn through seeing things. Look over the characteristics below to see if they sound familiar. A visual learner:

• Is good at spelling but forgets names.
• Wants to look at people to understand better what they say.
• Needs quiet study time.
• Has to think awhile before understanding lecture.
• Is good at spelling.
• Likes colors & fashion.
• Dreams in color.
• Understands/likes charts.
• Is good with sign language.
• Understands better when reading something right opposite him/her.

Auditory learners are those who learn best through hearing things. Look over these traits to see if they sound familiar to you. You may be an auditory learner if you are someone who:

• Likes to read to self out loud.
• Is not afraid to speak in class.
• Likes oral reports.
• Is good at explaining.
• Remembers names.
• Notices sound effects in movies.
• Enjoys music.
• Is good at grammar and foreign language.
• Reads slowly.
• Follows spoken directions well.
• Can't keep quiet for long periods.
• Enjoys acting, being on stage.
• Is easily distracted by noise.

Kinesthetic learners are those who learn through experiencing/doing things. Look over these traits to see if they sound familiar to you. You may be a kinesthetic learner if you are someone who:

• Is good at sports.
• Can't sit still for long.
• Is not great at spelling.
• Does not have great handwriting.
• Likes science lab.
• Studies with music on.
• Likes adventure books, movies.
• Likes role playing.
• Takes breaks when studying.
• Builds models.
• Is involved in martial arts, dance.
• Is fidgety during lectures.

So, let's find out how WE learn and BOOST our learning techniques!!!
Take the quiz here to find out!

Then decide which of the STUDY TIPS in this article YOU are going to use to improve your learning!
Write your ideas as a comment.

Optimism and.... Chocolate Cakes 

What HOPE is there for our world? What's your opinion?
Being OPTIMISTIC about the FUTURE is your most important TECHNIQUE to be SUCCESSFUL!
Let's see why we should keep GRINNING!



Here's the song in YouTube. Click on the link below and have fun filling in the lyrics. Learn by heart to sing in class next time!

http://lyricstraining.com/play/oasis/whatever/H1St7I4Um1

Our solar system

Today, how about discovering our solar system?
What planets do you know and how are they ranged in space?
Let's see....

Now, first explore our own planet, Earth, the Cradle of Life...
What do you think makes our planet different than the others?

THE SUN on PhotoPeach planet Mercury on PhotoPeach

 

venus on PhotoPeach

PLANET MERCURY on PhotoPeach

Saturn on PhotoPeach
 

Planet Jupiter on PhotoPeach

Presenting our hometowns 50 years (or more) ago

After the previous class, we all looked for resources to present what our hometown looked like
a long time ago.
Here is our class presenting:
ALEX: Haidari 50 years ago

 KONSTANTINOS: Messologi 100 years back

HERCULES: Athens video 100+ years before

..and let's enjoy ourselves discussing our findings with Mr. Sherman, the amazing global educator from South Africa

 

LONDON - Here we come!

So, what do you know about London?

Let's watch a short film to see how this amazing city  has changed over the years

Discuss with a partner ways in which
London has stayed the same and
ways in which it has changed

How has your home town changed from 1927 to
the present day?
• What has changed for the better?
• What has changed for the worse?
• What would you change about your home town to
make it a better place to live in?

Try and find old video footage / photos

of your home town on YouTube. 

Music to my Ears

How many adjectives to describe emotions can you come up in two minutes? Write them down

We are going to watch a video in which you will see some emotions expressed. As you watch you should note down the emotions you think are being expressed.

Barbican - Classical Music Season from Art&Graft on Vimeo. without sound and pause at 01:15.

• Work in pairs students and compare the adjectives you noted down.
• What  emotions do you think the people were feeling? ( board)
• What was happening when the people were feeling these emotions?
• Now let's watch the video with sound to answer the question:
• Why do you think are they feeling these emotions?

The video is an advertisement for the classical music season at theBarbican arts centre in London.

What different types of music do YOU know?

Write the followingquestions and ask them to your partner 

• kind / music you/ like/ listen to?
• Where / you/ listen /music?
• What emotions /you /feel /when / listen / your favourite music?
• there /is /any type / music/ you /listen to when/ you /feel blue/happy/anxious?

Now look at these quotations about music, discuss them and choose your favourite quotation to put up on the walls of our classroom

Cooling down

1. What is stress?
2. Name some of the things that might make people feel “stressed out.”
3. How does your body react to stress?
4. Can stress be good for you?
5.. If you’re feeling stressed out, how can you feel better? How can you avoid
getting stressed out in the first place?


How well do you know to fight stress?
Take this quiz to find out!

Read this article on how to fight stress (page 3)
Do the breathing activity.
Write a comment on the 3 ways you use to bust stress
Create a SELF poster to share with the class.