Multimodal Literacy at KS3

Year 8 pupils at Wanstead High School and Oaks Park High School both created multimodal books using windows movie maker and MS PowerPoint. The books were uploaded into a shared room in the MLE. Pupils voted for their favourite books and wrote reviews for each other’s presentations. Sarah Dyer, children’s book illustrator, also wrote her review onto the forums and met the pupils via Video conference to discuss their stories.



Mina Patel

mina.patel@lgfl.org.uk

Redbridge Beijing Partnership Visit - 2010

Good morning all. It's 6.00 am on Wed 24 March. Yesterday, after a hearty breakfast - you can choose western or Chinese or both (no-one fancied noodles, soup, dumplings etc this morning but I bet tomorrow will be different), we had a brief meeting with the District Official and her team (whom I had last met on videoconference) and then the teachers were taken off to their respective schools by their partner teachers. I then had a variety of meetings with Won Way and various team members.

Visited the Wanstead and Mayfield teachers in School No 125 - they were watching an art lesson at the time and had had a wonderful day starting with watching the morning exercises. Had a meeting with the Head teacher who had visited Loxford School 3 years ago. I explained the progress of the school and their impending move into their new building - he was very interested in all that is going on - we then had the obligatory pictures taken which I will email to him.

Our debriefing meeting at 6.00 pm back in the hotel was very buzzy - everyone had had a great day and were all feeling pretty enthralled. The schools participating in this partnership are Beal, Wanstead, Oaks Park, Mayfield, Snaresbrook and Glade. Lots of lesson observations went on and teachers planned the lessons they will be teaching today and tomorrow.

Took some teachers to the Food Street - they didn't fancy trying scorpions on sticks or seahorses on sticks. Locasts looked juicy and there were also tiny birds with their beaks up in the air - roasted I think. We decided to eat in a conventional restaurant. Had a banquet and spent all of £6 each!

Must stop now - can't be late. Visiting School No 14 today to see Beal and Oaks Park.

Annette Carlon
Redbridge Secondary ICT Consultant

Redbridge LIVE linking to China RIGHT NOW

If you are in a London school, and today is the 8th Feb, follow this link to watch the live Redbridge/China celebration of Chinese New Year - mms://media.lgfl.org.uk/cny

Programme Feb 8th 2010

• 8.50 - 9.00
  Welcome from Presenters


• 9.00 -9.10
  A Chinese Tale from 125 School Beijing
  KS2/3 - 125 School Beijing, China read a traditional story. What does the Year of the Tiger mean to the Chinese?


• 9.10 - 9.20
  Mayor Chan (the first Chinese Mayor in Britain) welcomes schools to the video conference
  All Key Stages - The Mayor of Redbridge - Councillor Thomas Chan - Ask the Mayor a question


• 9.20 - 9.30
  Beal High School - A Chinese Drama
  KS3/4 - An interactive Chinese Drama


• 9.30 - 9.45
  An Interview with Angela May - Fullwood Primary School
  All Key Stages - Put our Oriental presenter on the hot spot


• 9.45 - 10.00
  Glade Primary School - Chinese Exercise
  KS2 - Get ready to exercise with the pupils from Glade Primary


• 10.00 - 10.15
  A Chinese Calligraphy lesson
  All Key Stages - Learn to write some Chinese letters. Get your pens and paper ready!


• 10.15- 10. 30
  Mayfield School
  KS3/4 - The Olympics - 'Then and Now'


• 10.30 - 10.45
  Oaks Park High School, Chop Stick Championships
  All Key Stages - A Chopstick Games and other Chinese activities


• 10.45 - 11.00
  More questions for Angela May
  All Key Stages - Do you have any questions for Angela?


• 11.00- 11.15
  Chinese Lion Dancers
  All Key Stages - A Chinese Lion Dance live


• 11.15-11.30
  Seven Kings High School - A play in Mandarin
  KS3 – The pupils of SKHS act out a play ‘Finding Friends’ in Mandarin


• 11.30 - 11.45
  Redbridge Primary School - International Food
  KS2 - International Food


• 11.45 - 12.00
  A lesson in Thai Chi with Siman Yue
  All Key Stages - Take part in a Thai Chi lesson with a Thai Chi professional


• 12.00 - 12.15
  Snaresbrook Primary School - Learn to speak some basic Mandarin
  KS2 – Learn some basic Mandarin language with Snaresbrook Primary


• 12.15 - 12.30
  Wanstead High School - Take the Chinese Challenge
  All Key Stages - A quiz about China


• 12.30
  Close

You are very welcome to join in by watching and letting us know how you have used this link.

Annette Carlon
annette.carlon@redbridge.gov.uk

Redbridge celebrates Chinese New Year - 8th February 2010

The London Grid for Learning, working in partnership with Redbridge, will be hosting a videoconference for primary and secondary schools to celebrate the Chinese New Year on 8th February 2010 (8.50am - 12.30pm), live from the Redbridge Teachers’ Centre.
LGfL is preparing to link up live by video to schools across London, the UK and China.
The first Chinese Mayor in Britain – Mayor Chan will be opening the conference and welcoming schools from China and all over the UK.

Click here to view the programme for the event. Schools that are directly involved in presenting on the day are:

• Beal High School


• Fullwood Primary School


• Glade Primary School


• Mayfield School


• Oaks Park High School


• Seven Kings High School


• Redbridge Primary School


• Snaresbrook Primary School


• Wanstead High School

We would, however, like to invite all of you to watch the live stream on the day, so please, click on this link on Monday Feb 8th - mms://media.lgfl.org.uk/cny


Mina Patel
mina.patel@lgfl.org.uk