Keep Calm and Stay Positive

 

Feeling stressed?

 

Keep Calm and stay positive

 

 Try getting some fresh air and going for a walk outdoors. 

Exercise will release happy hormones and fresh air does wonders for your wellbeing.

 

Listen to some calming music and relax.

 It's important to have some peaceful time to yourself everyday.

 

Write down your worries and chat to a friend or relative.

Keeping negative thoughts and feelings inside will make you feel very unhappy. You must set them free by talking to someone and writing them down.

 

 

Eat Healthy Foods.

 Sugary  and fatty foods can make you feel moody. Eat foods full of nutrients to help you feel happy and healthy.

 

Do something Fun.

Play games with a friend or relative or watch some funny videos on YouTube.

 

 

 

Cats have Asperger's too

Fitness Quiz

                                               Fitness Quiz

 

 

 

Once you have completed the quiz,  print off the results and give yourself 3 fitness targets on the worksheet provided.

 

Another useful website:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/uptoyou/index.shtml

Great videos about Autism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft of the week- a rosette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft of the Week

Cyanotype Photography

Cyanotype Photography

Cyanotype photography was one of the first ever photographic methods. It was first used in the 1840’s by a lady named Anna Atkins, who famously recorded images of plants. The method works when a special sun-sensitive chemical is added to paper. When that chemical comes into contact with sunlight, it turns dark blue. Any objects put on top of the paper are blocking out the light, so that part of the paper will remain white. The chemical reaction stops taking place once the paper comes into contact with water and the chemicals are washed away.

 

 

Instructions:

1.        Select some FLAT objects that you wish to print and see the outline of. For example- weeds, leaves, keys, string, lace, shell, buttons, cut-outs, paperclips,  and photo negatives.

 

2.       Remove a piece of paper from the packet. Place it inside a clear plastic sleeve. Place the objects on top of the sunprint paper .

 

 

3.        QUICKLY expose the paper and objects in the sun for about 2 minutes until the paper turns light blue.

 

 

4.       Now QUICKLY hide the paper from any more exposure of light and soak in a container of tap water for about 1 minute.

       And here are the results - well done year 8!

 

Letters from the Trenches

The Power Of Dyslexia

Dyslexia

Watch these video's to find out more

 

 

 

 

 

Don't let Dyslexia get you down- these people didn't!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIIbeqMGB3o

 

 

 

Character Profiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Blue Whale

The Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, weighing as much as 200 tons (approximately 33 elephants).
The blue whale has a heart the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. Its stomach can hold one ton of krill and it needs to eat about four tons of krill each day.
 They are the loudest animals on Earth and are even louder than a jet engine. Their calls reach 188 decibels, while a jet reaches 140 decibels. Their low frequency whistle can be heard for hundreds of miles and is probably used to attract other blue whales.

(sourced from http://worldwildlife.org/species/blue-whale#overview)

Whale Facts

Type:

Mammal

Diet:

Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

80 to 90 years

Size:

82 to 105 ft (25 to 32 m)

Weight:

Up to 200 tons (181,437 kg)

Group name:

Pod

Protection status:

Endangered

Did you know?

When a blue whale exhales, the spray from its blowhole can reach nearly 30 ft (9m) into the air.

 

 see this website to find out more :
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/blue-whale/

 

 

The Blue Fin Tuna

The Bluefin Tuna

 

 

 

 

 

Type:

Fish

Diet:

Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

15 years

Size:

6.5 ft (2 m)

Weight:

550 lbs (250 kg)

Group name:

School

Protection status:

Endangered

Did you know?

In January 2012, a prime, 593-lb (269-kg) bluefin tuna sold in a Japanese fish market for $736,000 (¥56.49 million), a world record.

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man

 

(facts sourced from National Geographic website)


Find out more information on this website:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/bluefin-tuna/


Watch these video clips to find out more about the endangered Bluefin Tuna Fish

 

 

The Story of Janosik Shadow Puppetry Project

 

Endangered Species-The Logger Head Turtle

The Logger Head Turtle








Status

Endangered

 

Scientific Name

Caretta caretta 

 

Weight

about 250 lbs 

 

Length

average 3 feet

Habitats

Oceans

Look at this website for more information:

http://worldwildlife.org/species/loggerhead-turtle



Look at these videos from the National Geographic website:

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Styles- what's your style?

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What's your style?  

• Visual (spatial):You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding.
• Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music.
• Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing.
• Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch.
• Logical (mathematical): You prefer using logic, reasoning and systems.
• Social (interpersonal): You prefer to learn in groups or with other people.
• Solitary (intrapersonal): You prefer to work alone and use self-study.

We learn best when we use all of the learning styles to help us engage our brain.

We all have strengths and weaknesses when it comes to learning. It’s important to find out what your strengths are so you can build on them and become more confident. It's also important to consider your weaknesses and to try alternative learning approaches- you will be amazed what a difference it can make.

If you are finding a subject at school difficult then don’t be afraid to ask for help, that’s what your teachers are there for! 

Don’t forget... if you try hard enough at something, you will succeed.