S4-6 Sponsored walk for Japan

Our latest total is just over £1400. Well done to everyone. The Red Cross representative will be in school on 21st April to tell us how this money is spent helping the people in Japan.

Glasgow trip S3 and S4.

Wow What a day. Great weather and fantastic pupils - even Amy was only 5 minutes late after her trip to Greggs!
Glasgow trip S3 and S4 settlement on PhotoPeach

Fund Raising at Carrick for Red Cross appeal - Japanese Tsunami

And a great fun day was had by all- despite the weather. Well done to all. Total raised so far is approx £450 but more to be done on Monday and assemblies all next week. Thanks also to families and friends of pupils. This response was overwhealming considering the short timescale we had. Thanks to everyone involved.
Fund raising for Japan 3D part 1 on PhotoPeach

Japan Tsunami fundraising 3D and 2R on PhotoPeach

Japan fundraising 2R and 3D on PhotoPeach
3D Japan funraising on PhotoPeach

3D and 2Y fundraising on PhotoPeach

Japanese earthquake

As Carrick pupils know, our seismometer recorded the horrific events of the Japanese earthquake yesterday morning and we watched all day as the aftermath became evident. The tracing was very clear on our seismometer and I will add a copy of this when I go into school next week. It was heartwarming to hear the cries of sympathy from pupils in school and I was very proud of the mature attitude shown even by the youngest of pupils who showed great concern for the victims of this tragedy. I have added lots of links below mainly as a record for the future to refer to this event. I realise there are probably lots of other links I should have added but this is a start.

BBC info –news and videos as well as updates. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12711226
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/japan-tsunami-earthquake-live-coverage
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365229/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Fears-massive-death-toll.html
Info about whirlpools caused here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1365414/Huge-whirlpools-form-coast-Japan-devastating-tsunami-disrupts-currents.html
Radiation threats- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365333/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-State-emergency-nuclear-power-plant-crippled.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375735/Large-ships-washed-ashore-by-Japanese-tsunami.html
Tsunami engulfs the airport -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375625/Moment-Japan-tsunami-engulfs-Sendai-airport.html
Tokyo at a stand still - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tokyo-at-a-standstill-in-wake-of-largest-quake-2239489.html#
A Scottish perspective
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Mass-casualty-fears-after-Japan.6732189.jp
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/tsunami-hits-japan-after-massive-earthquake-1.1089862
Major earthquakes in last 100yrs or so. Including San Francisco 1906
Tsunami aftermath
Horrific photos
Tsunami Areas affected across the Pacific
Tsunami

Interdisciplinary Work - HE / Geography

Some Fairtrade interdisciplinary work for Fairtrade fortnight. And a good time was had by all.......
Fair trade muffin making - S4 on PhotoPeach

New Zealand eathquake

The events across the world have been discussed a lot in class this week and I feel that I really should blog a few links to store them here. The photos here are good examples of how people feel the impact of earthquakes and how the experts from all over the world including Britain are going to help. Here is a link to an article on this. As ever the BBC have produced some amazing photos to compare the "before" and "after" situation and I think the best is seen here. There is an interesting video in the Telegraph newspaper online here. and lots of eyewitness stories here including the bride who was pulled from the rubble 3 days before she got married! There is also an article here about how buildings which were supposed to be "quake-proof" had in fact collapsed. Don't think ours would have been much better made of spaghetti and marshmallows!

Happy Feet Penguin dance

Don't ask! It IS for the demonstration of a geographical skill - honest!