Gear list for Mt Robert Tramp

Gear
It is really important that the students have adequate clothing for the tramp and we have included a gear list to give them plenty of time to organise themselves.  We will not be taking students who do not have the correct gear.  It is also our expectation that all parents are well equipped.
Day pack - this needs to be a small back pack ( school use back packs are fine)
Wear sturdy shoes/sneakers and socks ( no jandals, sandals, ballet flats or other thin soled shoes)
          shorts or suitable pants to be walking in
          t shirt
spare pair of socks
Also bring polypro long sleeve top
                   polar fleece
                   wet weather jacket
                   sunhat.
                   woolly hat
                   gloves
AND  morning tea/lunch,drink bottle,scroggin or other cereals/high carbohydrate snacks
Not Needed cellphone, ipod,

Last Homework for 2012 !!

There are some  tasks that need to be completed before the end of the week.  Check on the list below and complete  any unfinished tasks by Friday.

Year 8 students only

Finish personalising your treasure box for The Year 8 retreat day on Thursday.

Finish the affirmations for ALL of your year group by Thursday Morning.  (Remember to be specific and focus on what makes them a kind, friendly, caring person rather than behaviours or memories please.)

YEAR 7s
Put your advertisement for your imaginary product into good copy with an explanatory paragraph about why you designed it the way you did.  If you want to you can do your advertisement digitally and save it onto your google site, otherwise do a good copy into your literacy book
  
ALL Including year 8s
Finish your draft of your explanation text

YOU ALL NEED TO HAVE ONE GO AT MAKING YOUR MARKET DAY PRODUCT AT HOME (BE NICE TO YOUR PARENT AND ASK THEM TO HELP YOU).  THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY.

click here to read about writing an explanation

Go to the link below to take part in a webquest about advertising techniques.  You may find some ideas for your own product advertising task and also for the final task of advertising your market day item.

 WEBQUEST LINK

Term 4 - The Mighty Microbe- Yeast!!

Term 4 Task In groups of 2/3 you will have the task of designing and creating a yeast product ( non alcoholic!) .  With this product the aim is to make about 10 of them to sell at a market day in the last week of term.  You will have to market and advertise your product, and create a package to sell it in. In your groups you will need to  Research the product you want to make with yeast. Come up with your own twist.  Name your product Advertise and market your product.  Create some packaging for your product to sell it in. Make your product - (A few days before selling)- This may be done at Garin and then frozen. Sell your product to the school in week 9 at a market day. Create an information leaflet that will be sold to the public with your product which explains  what your product is and how yeast has been used to make it. As you can imagine planning is essential. You will be given time in your groups tp research and plan.  ( your plans and work needs to be recorded on your googlesites.) Create a new page to do all your work on. Each week from next week you will share with the class your progress.