Manor+Lakes+College


 * These examples of student work were made on Macs. For some of these projects, you will need Quicktime- available at:** http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

This is Toni's response to our integrated unit for term two

In year seven- Rohan we have started a new school year and have just begun exploring our Apple MACS. We are exploring the notion that our school is part of a local and also a wider community, and that we are citizens in a local and global way.

Our theme for inquiry learning for term two is "Change the World" in which we're exploring our impact on the world; ecosystems, food chains, the planet...

Some Haiku:

lying there
-Brandon

Gentle breeze blowing. Soft touch against the green trees Its my only escape Kaitlin

**As the wind does blow** **Buds blooming in May Naomi**
 * Across the trees, I see the**

We are also working hard on narrative writing. Here are some of our 'Sizzling Starts' for stories:  "Stay where you are. its too late- they'll see you!" The car had come through the gate.

Lohgan's is a good start: As another explosion reverberated through the tunnel, a backwash of water flooded along the drain and dragged callum off his feet.

Dylan's Sizzling start:

Everything was disappearing around me in what seemed to be a black hole in the Earth, I ran further away but it came nearer and nearer...

