Class+5o+News

=Dance Competition=

On Friday we went to a dance competition and had lots of fun!  At the begining it was kind of scary but in the end it was cool!  When we were about to get on stage the boys and the girls were holding hands and when the music started we finally got on stage! About 200 people were watching us when we finished dancing all the people clapped. Later on other people went on stage. There were ballerinas, solos, hiphop, groups, pairs and even rock and roll! Later we went on a walk and we ran around and had a lot of fun. Then it was time to go back in and we got prizes. For senior the St Georges School won and in the junior Nations won! Jarred and Bliss won a gold medal! Me (Luca) and Michelle won a bronze! then we went backstage and got our photos taken and changed to go back home. The walk was at Vevey and it was amazing because we got to do all we wanted to do and almost ALL of us went feeding the swans! (they liked the bread and compot best!!!!!!!!!!!!

by:Luca!

=Artist Visit=

Mr.Parry came to speak to us about photography. He said that you could have a theme, e.g. geometry. He also said he was a risk-taker because he broke the rules of photography! It was very interesting because he said that he went to a palace and he said that everyone was taking pictures of tiles and that was funny. Not only was it interesting but it was also quite funny!

By Kian = = =Skiing and Snowboarding= =Class 5o has been skiing at Hirmentaz all the Fridays. It is really fun. We showed our ski talents to the teachers. When we went to Hirmentaz the weather was different when we went there. Some of the days were windy and icy,and some of the days were warm. After all, the weather wasn't that bad. We really enjoyed skiing with the class. =

By Michelle = = =Thursday 10th February= =Mr.Parry came to speak to us about photography. He said that you could have a theme, e.g. geometry. He also said he was a risk-taker because he broke the rules of photography! It was very interesting because he said that he went to a palace and he said that everyone was taking pictures of tiles and that was funny. Not only was it interesting but it was also quite funny! =

By Kian

=__**Unison festival**__ =

We spent three days learning some new music. Mrs. Buttle took us to LGB and we practised the songs with kids from LGB and La Chat. Mrs. Buttle, Miss Krake, an LGB teacher and a La Chat teacher taught us the songs. It wasn’t just a day off school, believe me! It was hard work, you had to put a lot of effort into it. When you join a choir like Unison you split into groups, the sopranos (high), the middles (in between) and the altos (low). We even sing different parts (sometimes). We didn’t really like the food, but we found out that LGB has an underground cafeteria with a spiral staircase. On Saturday we had a concert with our choir, a string ensemble, and a band. It was fun and we enjoyed it, though we were hot under the spotlights. We were nervous but it was exciting. We sang six songs, and the last one we sang with the ensemble and the band. Lots of parents were there. We all got red Unison t-shirts that were enormous. There were mostly girls in the choir. We enjoyed it and would like to do it again next year. = = By Melissa

=Wednesday 26th January= Today we went to the MAMCO museum. There were a lot of interesting things. There was a countdown timer to the end of the world, some paper clocks, a floating bathtub ect... There was also a tour guide to show us around. Some of the class's favorite artworks were the countdown timer to the end of the world, a bathtub full of dice, the chess board and household objects.

By Tanmay

=<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Tuesday 25th January =

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">We were invited to go to the UN to meet Iker Casillas, the Spanish goalkeeper. He was promoting a new comic to teach children about the UN Millenium Goals. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">When we were in the school door we waited quit a while and then we walked a long way. Once we were there we had to get our ID passes, then we all waited in the corner. We all got our passes and walked to another building ... We went through a lot of hallways and a lot of stairs. It was so tiring. Then we got our books (comic books) and a lot of people were there. We all saw Casillas. I was the very first one ... When people were going away i saw him going down the stairs and coming to the room. We all got a group photo and a little of us got the comic books signed. We went or walked back to Pregny Gate and got picked up!

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">By Shukri

=Monday 24th January=

Today we were visited by a grade 13 Diploma Student. She talked to us about her artwork. When she showed us the paintings, she left us asking questions. Here are some tips she told us before starting a painting:

-always think of a theme first -draft it first -think of how you would plan it on the final copy -when you think your done move on and publish it

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">By Nouran =Thursday 25th November= <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Today a man called Pascal came to our class to tell us about the Brain. He told us about the different parts of the brain and what they do. He also told us the difference between the size of the brain and the smartness. Also, he told us about neurons. They are nerve cells that are about a meter long. We learned a lot. It was very interesting.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">By Tanmay = = =Tuesday 12th October=

We are coming to the end of our current unit of inquiry and very soon the students will be tackling a final assessment task. They will be setting a treasure hunt for their peers in the class. This will involve hiding some "treasure" in the school grounds and then creating some kind of "system" to guide a friend to their treasure. Hopefully they will be able to include all of the skills and knowledge they have gained over the last 6 weeks. This will include aspects of both maths and language. In these subject areas the students have been working on angles, measurement, scale and writing instructions. = = =**Monday 4th October**=

Mr Firth came in to talk to us students about how to navigate when out at sea. We had to use a chart (map) compass rose, pencil and ruler to find our way to Treasure Island and avoid the pirates and cannibals. We learned the 3 rules of navigation at sea:

1 Don't get lost in the first place 2 Don't leave your tool box next to your compass 3 Always take your chart, compass, ruler and pencil