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FUN FOR KIDS!

Teacher Mentor: Ms. Elmer: Blue Temperament TEAM MEMBERS: Adele Chamoun: A.C : Blue Temperament Kirsten Gradidge: K.G: Blue Temperament Braden Wakefield B.W: Blue Temperament Brad Stellini: B.S: Gold Temperament Daniel Grananto: D.G: Gold Temperament Tyson Bono: T.B: Blue Temperament Dylan Phraphone: Blue Temperament

Shared Values and Organisations:
Values: - Family - Respect - Trust

Organisations: - Smiths Family - Parkwood Green Per-School/ Primary School

Our Group Google Docs https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nwuEzcEKXmWH-DILGJt0xEQ65Ndqz0ywftLbv7LvlA/edit

//__** 17 - 4 - 2012 **__//

A.C: Today we learnt about the meaning of out reach and all the possible activities we could to to help people around us. We formed our groups but looking at our similar values and colors we liked. I am in group with Bradley, Kirsten, Daniel , Tyson and Braden. I think our group will work well together because each person is every different but in some ways we will make it work. We all share the same core goal being that we want to help but in ways to achieve this will be what is the most difficult because we all see things differently. We also had some of the previous year 9 come in and talk about what they had done and the thing that where challenging and things to help us in the future. I found it really interesting listening to them because each person had different things to say and it showed what worked well and what didn’t work well at all. I am really looking forward to see what we are going to achieve and the new thing we are going to learn about each other.

==== D.G: On the 17th of April we were introduced to our out reach group for this year. My group members are Adele, Braden, Bradley, Tyson and Kirsten. I think our group will work good together because we all have different abilities and different strengths. ====

==== B.S Today tuesday the 17th of april we learnt and participated in a verity of activities that helped us find the real meaning of outreach which is to help within the community even making a small difference really does make a huge outcome. My group is Tyson, Braden, Daniel, Kirsten and Adele. I think that our will work really well because each of us have different strengths that will work well together. I am also very excited to get a project under way and looking forward to a great year. ====

K.G: Today in deal we learnt about out reach and what we are going to be doing for the year. We formed our groups based off our values and in my group I have: Adele, Brad, Tyson, Daniel, Braden and me. I think that our group will work well together because we all know each other and work to our strengths.

B.W On the 17th of April A Task was made by the teachers, to Pay it forward, to help someone or something That is in need of guidance and help. The people in my Group are: Kirsten, Adele, Daniel, Tyson, Bradley and Braden, We thought of a Group name and it is called Fun For Kids.Our Aim is to help kids to Grow up in a healthy world with full of confidence. Because we are Teens, we feel that we will have a better understanding of what we could do or have for them. most things are planned well and we know where we are going to go. We are all looking forward to this wonderful experience, for our group as well as the kids we are going to help.


 * //__24 - 4 - 2012__//**

K.G: Today in deal we discussed what we can do to benefit the community, and help someone out. We had two of our teachers come and talk to us; about what they do to benefit the community and other communities. Mr De Fazio told us how he goes to help the homeless people get breakfast; thats how he helps the community. Ms Jones went to help a school in Tanzania and teach for 6 months.

A.C: Today we talked more about the community and what we can do to help the people who need help. We had some teachers come in and talk to us about what they do to reach out into the community. I enjoyed hearing what they had to say bout what they have done and i have also given me a lot to think about and what i can do to help. We also got some time to start looking at different organizations we want to help and work with and looking at there values and how we as a group can help them.

B.S Today tuesday the 24th of april in DEAL we had Mr De Fazio and Ms Jones come to talk to us about the work that they do out side of school to help the wider community. They talked about the things that we can do to help the community. We also looked at the different organisations that we could possible work with.

B.W Today in deal we discussed what we can do to help the community, and to help out. Mr De Fazio was talking to us about how he goes every sunday to a Homeless and less fortunate Foundation called "Anglicare".We looked at the different organisations that we could possible work with, Fortunately, Adele's mum works at Parkwood Green Kindergarden, and can help us with a situation, so that is an option. The other Option is to go to the Smiths Family, this is in the City, Cooling wood. This Foundation is full of homeless as well as kids with no parents, so we would like to help them and to make them healthy.


 * //__8 - 5 - 2012__ __Pay It Forward.__//**

Pay it forward recess K.G: Today in deal we watched a movie called Pay it forward. I learnt that one small idea can spread; and become something that touches the hearts of people all over the world. This movie opened my mind to how people can come up with an idea and not think much of it; but it becomes something big. It also shows how kids have such a big imagination and use it to the best of their abilities.

A.C: Pay it forward is a movie that opens up your mind to all the possible things you can do to help the world become a better place. It teaches you that things can be heard but as long as your heart and soul are in the right place you can achieve anything. It is very inspirational to see that at such an young age someone could want to do so much for not himself but for strangers. I loved how it looked at things from many perspective and how you can take a simple action and create it into something much bigger.

B.S: Absent

T.B: Absent

Pay it forward

==== D.G: Today we watched Pay it forward. We watched this so it could give us an idea what out reach means and what sort of things we have to do to reach our goal. It was a really good movie to get us in the mood for helping people less fortunate then us. ====

B.W Today in class everybody watched the movie "Pay It Forward" and it was about a boy who had a hard life, and one day, at school, the teacher, who is also the common seen character, gave the students a task to Pay It Forward. To pay forward mean's to help another in a way that they could pass on the same deed that you have done, so it keeps going and going.

__//**29 - 5 - 2012**//__

A.C today we worked on getting everything sorted such as what orgainastion we want to work with and the things that we need to so to set up our project. We got time to look at the smith family which is an organtstion that works with young children to help them create a better life and the Parkwood Green. Mrs. Elmer set task for people to do to help start off the process of our projects. We worked well this lesson and got most of our work we needed to get done.

B.W Today our groups had to discuss things with our Mentor, we had gotten assigned a particular piece of work like for e.g. Tyson had to search for the history of Smiths Family, Kirsten, Adele and bradley had been assigned to get a hold of Parkwood Green and find out details. Daniel Has to find Contact details and myself, have to find ou the Programs they hold there so we have a understanding.

B.S Today in DEAL we had a group meeting that involved Mrs. Elmer got time to look at the smith family and the Parkwood Green. Mrs. Elmer set task for people to do to help start off the process of our projects. We worked well this lesson and got most of our work we needed to get done.

__//**5- 6- 2012**//__

A.C: today we worked on getting everything ready to call our wanted organsiations and we also worked on looking at what each group has to offer us and what we can do to get out in the public. We looked at things such as values and what each groups have to offer us and what we can offer them. Having two ideas and 6 very different people with different ideas we have some conflict on what organistion we wanted to go for at first it took some fighting and arguing to finally come to the decisions on the smith foundation.

B.W : absent

B.S Today in DEAL we created our speech/script to the smith family as we want to call they to enquire about volunteer work in our community. We also at what each organisation has to offer in terms of what we can get out of each organisation with lots of debate and came to no agreement.

__//**12- 6- 2012**//__

A.C: today we got to call our oganisation, we got to get an idea of what we could do and what we might want to do. We where very successful and got some good feedback but are waiting for the smiths foundation contact us back. With this there has been some conflict on what we should do either the smiths family or the parkwood.

B.W: absent

B.S Today in DEAL Kirsten, Adele and myself rang the smith family and got feed back on what is available to do and help out within the association. We were successful and received an e-mail explaining what is available as a volunteer and places we can do so in. But yet after a whole period of discussion stating the pros and cons about each idea of Park wood Green Preschool and The Smith Family. After all that we still did not reach an agreement.

=__31- 7-2012__=

A.C: today we got the worst news that we are not able to go to the kindergarden anymore due to new laws from the government. This was very disappointing with for us. We had to contact the Kindergarden to tell them about the news and they where very understanding and wanted to help in any way possible. We began to start to plan about our new idea with is and outreach festival.

B.S: We found out that we can not for fill our goal of visiting the kindergarden as there are new laws stating that we can not travel alone without a teacher as it could pose danger to us. We are very disappointed as we had everything in place to go to the kindergarden. We then contacted the kindergarden and we explained the reason for us not being able to come and they fully understood. We then began planning new organisations to promote in the fete in which we ended up going back to the smith family and the lions club as a back up plan after much discussion and disagreement with in the group. __//**14-8-2012**//__

A.C : Today we were invited to go to a summit help by Less Twentymen who is head of the 20th man foundation. We has serval guest speakers come to speak to us about things that happen around us that we may not be aware of this such as gang violence, youth and the importance of education. Many spoke about life experiences and what they have done to reach out to not only there communities but to wider Australia. It has opened up my eyes to see that not everything is perfect like it was made to be and that there are people everywhere. Gang violence is something that many people in our youth have to face in there everyday. Education is power and with education you can get to places where you could never dream of.

D.G: Today we had a presentation for a few well known people. They were telling us year 9’s about how important education is to us and our future. They told us the consequences of not having a good education at this age. If we didn’t have a education life would be hell when we are older because we wouldn’t be able to get employed anywhere and we will more than likely be living on the street. Heath Scotland a famous AFL player that plays for Carlton come in to talk about his life when he was young and how hard life is when you get in trouble with the law and school.

B.S: Today we had a youth of the western suburbs forum that was help at our school its aim was to help find new ways to help the fight against youth homelessness and youth violence. It was lead by Les twentyman the founder of the 20th man fund along with iempower an organisation that gives disadvantaged or newly migrated teenagers get an education. It had many guest speakers including AFL Carlton star Health Scotland, former commissioner of WA, local police officers and many more. These people explained there involvement with youth, some of these stories opened my eyes to a much larger problem then i first thought and something needs to be done to help this issue.

__**21-08-2012**__
A.C: Today we got some time to look at what we are going to be assessed on and the different components we have to focus on form know on. We also got to talk to Mrs. Elmer to see what we have done while she was away and what we still need to do. During this lesson we have go some of our poster, we where working on our timeline of the day and our fundraising application finished and ready to be sent. Next week we need to start woking on our assessment evaluation and our hand drawn posters We also need to do finished off our timeline. Next week i am going to work on having a paragraph about the smiths family and what they represent.

=__28-08-2012__=

A.C : Today we started off with our meeting and we listed a heap of things that need to be done for our day. We started off with registration form and having that all done and ready to h hand in/ email. We also had our poster done and ready to be painted and put up on the day. During the first part of the day we where asked to have a publicity idea and we came up with a survey so by next week everyone in the school will have an idea on what reach out for kids will be doing. Next week we need to have had our registration seen by the smith family so things can take off. We also need to think of a creative idea on how we could get the wider community e.g: parents so come done to our festival. Painting of posters need to be done as well and the paper work needs to be started and hopefully completed so that for our last week everything can be fousced on the day and what we have to do during the day. Also during the week talk to Mr. Ray and Mr. Taylor about maybe moving his p.e class outside if it’s possible so that we can use the hall throughout the day.

=__04-09-2012__=

A.C: Today we worked on the poster and the thing we will need to create a good environment that people would need for people to come. We also tried to call and email the smith family to let them know what we are doing at our school. Over the corurise of the last week we got time to talk to the P.E teachers and they have given us the hall for our out reach festival.

=__11-09-2012__=

A.C: Today is the last day beofore the festival that we have to get everything ready. Today everything was finished posters, thing that needed to be printed and little things like the music in the background. Everything is going well and everyone was working as a team. I started on the evidance guide by looking ast what we still need to get. But on the whole we are little more than half prepared for the day.

D.G: absent

=__18-09-2012__=

A.C:

D.G: absent

B.S: absent

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