Skyping with Mark Ruffalo about Water Issues and Water Defense...

Yesterday, Prendergast Ladywell School BBC Reporters interviewed  Mr. Mark Ruffalo about the problems arising from water contamination and what Mr. Ruffalo's charity, Water Defense, was doing for raising awareness and protecting water in America.
We are extremely grateful for his time and his dedication to become the voice of the voiceless!



Here is the shorter version: Christmas Special...

You can watch the whole interview here!

Thank you Mr. Ruffalo, for teaching us why we need to prioritise water!

21st March World Poetry Day- EAL Students' poems

When I arrived, 

I felt splendid.

It smelt like a delicious food.

It was hot,

My cousins welcomed me,

They took me home.

Lahore was lovely,

I held a pot of golden honey.

There was a writing saying,

Sulamulakum!

           Sahima- Year 7

When I arrived, I felt like gush of beauty,

When I arrived I smelled the fresh air,

When I arrived I felt 'gül' fragility.

When I arrived, I saw how everyone loves and is loved.

This place is called 'Gül Bahçesi' in Germany.

When I arrive next time, I will still feel the same.

Still feel the majestic place of my dreams,

As it seems, it just has been a dream.

The people, the garden...that feeling...

                                                                        It couldn't be real, oh no, wait!

                                                                                  It was, its name is 'Gül Bahçesi'.

                                                                           Güliz- Year 8 ( Gül Bahçesi- Rose Garden in Turkish)

When I arrived,

It felt comfy,

But quite scary.

It made me merry,

It smelled like honey,

And it was sunny.

I saw a tree,

That was poetry!

Ana- Year 8

21st March World Poetry Day

PLFC World Poetry Day Poetry Workshops

On World Poetry Day Bengali poet Shamim Azad visited our school. We organised three poetry workshops for students from year 7 to 11. Shamim was wonderful to engage all students in the magical world of poetry. Majority of the participants were EAL (English as an Additional Language) students.

You can find more information about Shamim from this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamim_Azad

 Here are some photos from our workshops...

Issues arising from Growing Human Population-1

Earth is called The Blue Planet, because 79% of our planet is water but only 1% of this is drinking water.     There are approximately 7 billion people living in the world. We have many issues arising from growing human population, because the resources are not unlimited. One day our food and water will run out. ~ Felype


 



There are many people living in every country. In Mexico, India and Africa people suffer because of water shortage, lack of food and diseases. The Earth is really crowded. Therefore in some countries such as India and China the governments forbid people to have more than one child. However, people tried to change this rule. In one of the towns of India, they make sure all families and children are educated.~ Gabriela

From the year 1800, human population has increased a lot. Because humans learned to fight against diseases and other dangers in the world. Their life span became longer. Although technology grows faster, resources become less and less. Some people waste resources and some don't have enough of them. Humans destroy nature for their needs. The animals decreased because of food and water shortage. If humans keep making babies, eventually they will finish all the resources The Earth has. ~ Zuqiang



In China the government says every couple is allowed to have just one child, because people do not have enough food and water. They have a similar situation in India as well. In Mexico people haven't got enough water, because it is very hot. Mexican people have to pay for water and they need to be careful so they don't waste it. In Africa couples have got  many children, because many of them die quite young. ~ Marina