Click - you could win!

Hi guys - you must tell all your friends - we will raise Dh 7,000 if we sell all the tickets!

Click - you could win!

https://www.box.com/s/di28c3ei3odsd4jcffoc

CMA meeting Assessment

CMA meeting Assessment on Wednesday at 10:30

Please be in class on time on Wednesday as it is your meeting assessment which will be filmed. Please make sure that you have adjusted your agenda and have printed enough hardcopies for your team and one for me. Also make sure that you have a softcopy displayed on the softboard.

Remember you team will loose marks if anyone is late.

Also make sure that you take notes so that you are able to write up the minutes of the meeting. The minutes are due at the end of the first class after the holiday.

Some groups have still not sent be there recorded message announcement. This must be done by today. Please put your section and group in the subject box of the email. If I do not receive it today, your group will get a “zero’ for the announcement assessment.

CME meeting Assessment today

Please be in class on time today as it is your meeting assessment which will be filmed. Please make sure that you have adjusted your agenda and have printed enough hardcopies for your team and one for me. Also make sure that you have a softcopy displayed on the softboard.

Remember you team will loose marks if anyone is late.

Also make sure that you take notes so that you are able to write up the minutes of the meeting. The minutes are due at the end of the first class after the holiday.

Some groups have still not sent be there recorded message announcement. This must be done by today. Please put your section and group in the subject box of the email. If I do not receive it today, your group will get a “zero’ for the announcement assessment.

Good Luck

Frankie

Win a reserved parking space untill the end of the year

Never be late for class again - park net to the director in style and relax as you walk to class!

Happy 25th Birthday HCT from the children of HVC

Here are the children of Honour Village Cambodia singing Happy Birthday to the HCT.

ADMC's Got Talent

These are the events that are happening next week to celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of HCT.

Cash-Splash Flash Mob – planned to take place between 10.00 and 10.30 on Monday 25^th March. Social media will be used to contact students in their classes and they will be invited to come to the fountain at the front of the College in order to throw money into the fountain and make a wish for the children of the school at Honour Village in Cambodia. This will be recorded, much like the 25 Human Flag was a couple of weeks ago.

Race Against the Rain. Change for change. Start collecting coins today. Dash to the splash mob on March 25.Throw your coins into the fountain - make a wish. Be the change. Keep checking – make sure you have your mob in class that day.

The Gift of the GHAF. Students, faculty, staff, visitors will be invited to pin dirham notes (e.g.,5 dh/10 dh etc) onto a picture of a Ghaf tree. This will be located in the student foyer. This will be happening for the whole of next week.

A Talent Show

ADMC’s

Got Talent

Can you sing? Dance? Play a musical instrument? Recite a poem?

Can you make people laugh?

Show ADMC what we’ve got!

Contact Ellie ecevalcanti@hct.ac.ae

or Maree mstarck@hct.ac.ae

Ticket to Cambodia

Do you want to visit the Temple of Doom?

· You must email your section’s idea for raising money today

· I will then register it with Layla

· You only have one week to get it organized

· You have to do it on next Sunday or Monday

· The winners will be announced on Tuesday.

Presentation for your Portfolio

1. Click on

cambodiavolunteers.blogspot.com/2013/03/race-against-rain-at-admc.html 

2. Scroll down to Volunteering in Cambodia Project

3. In your groups divide up the twelve tasks:-

·         Travel and Gap Years                                                     

·         Benefits of Volunteering                                           

·         Introduction to Cambodia          

·         Cambodian Culture

·         History of Ancient Cambodia

·         Khmer Rouge and Year Zero

·         The Genocide

·         The Land Mine Museum

·         Aspects of cultural diversity

·         Why is Cambodia so poor?

·         What would your life be if without natural resources such as oil?

·         What is the best way to help in the development of Cambodia?

 

 

4. Prepare a two-minute PowerPoint group presentation on Cambodia

Include the following

·         Front Page: including all necessary information: (names, photos and I.D. numbers of all group members; section, course code, teacher’s name, project title and submission date)

·         Contents page (use the 12 headings)

·         Twelve slides in the body of your presentation - each with a relevant picture - no words!

·         Group Participation – all members of the group must contribute equally. When the pictures are displayed a student must say at least two good sentences about it. However, all group members must know all about Cambodia.

·         A strong conclusion: -

 Say why you would like to volunteer in Cambodia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srUPdkGheDc&feature=player_embedded

http://ept1961.wix.com/volunteercambodia#!volunteer-stories/czfj

Talk about your fun fundraising idea

5. You may either record your presentation or write a reflection about it for your e-portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentation 1

Your presentation topic will be serious video games.

Here are my students in class last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVx9eAq5lQg

Facebook

Guys

You need to make your life easier and be communicating more - please sign on to the Race Against the Rain Facebook group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/147441492086462/
 

Expressing Opinions

Personal Point of View

We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view:

In my experience…
• As far as I'm concerned…
• Speaking for myself…
• In my opinion…
• Personally, I think…
• I'd say that…
• I'd suggest that…
• I'd like to point out that…
• I believe that…
• What I mean is…

General Point of View

We use these words and phrases to express a point of view that is generally thought by people:

• It is thought that...
• Some people say that...
• It is considered...
• It is generally accepted that...

Agreeing with an opinion

We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view:

• Of course.
• You're absolutely right.
• Yes, I agree.
• I think so too.
• That's a good point.
• Exactly.
• I don't think so either.
• So do I.
• I'd go along with that.
• That's true.
• Neither do I.
• I agree with you entirely.
• That's just what I was thinking.
• I couldn't agree more.

Disagreeing with an opinion

We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view:

• That's different.
• I don't agree with you.
• However…
• That's not entirely true.
• On the contrary…
• I'm sorry to disagree with you, but…
• Yes, but don't you think…
• That's not the same thing at all.
• I'm afraid I have to disagree.
• I'm not so sure about that.
• I must take issue with you on that.
• It's unjustifiable to say that...

 

Meeting Phrases

 

Opening the Meeting

Good morning/afternoon, everyone.
If we are all here, let's
. . . get started (OR)
start the meeting. (OR)
. . . start.

Welcoming and Introducing Participants

Please join me in welcoming (name of participant)
We're pleased to welcome (name of participant)
It's a pleasure to welcome (name of participant)
I'd like to introduce (name of participant)
I don't think you've met (name of participant)

Stating the Principal Objectives of a Meeting

We're here today to
Our aim is to ...
I've called this meeting in order to ...
By the end of this meeting, I'd like to have ...

Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent

I'm afraid.., (name of participant) can't be with us today. She is in...
I have received apologies for the absence of (name of participant), who is in (place).

Reading the Minutes (Notes) of the Last Meeting

First let's go over the report from the last meeting, which was held on (date)
Here are the minutes from our last meeting, which was on (date)

Dealing with Recent Developments

Jack, can you tell us how the XYZ project is progressing?
Jack, how is the XYZ project coming along?
John, have you completed the report on the new accounting package?
Has everyone received a copy of the Tate Foundation report on current marketing trends?

Moving Forward

So, if there is nothing else we need to discuss, let's move on to today's agenda.
Shall we get down to business?
Is there any other business?
If there are no further developments, I'd like to move on to today's topic.

Introducing the Agenda

Have you all received a copy of the agenda?
There are three items on the agenda. First,
Shall we take the points in this order?
If you don't mind, I'd like to ... go in order (OR)
skip item 1 and move on to item 3
I suggest we take item 2 last.

Allocating Roles (secretary, participants)

(name of participant) has agreed to take the minutes.
(name of participant) has kindly agreed to give us a report on this matter.
(name of participant) will lead point 1, (name of participant) point 2, and (name of participant) point 3.
(name of participant), would you mind taking notes today?

Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting (contributions, timing, decision-making, etc.)

We will hear a short report on each point first, followed by a discussion round the table.
I suggest we go round the table first.
The meeting is due to finish at...
We'll have to keep each item to ten minutes. Otherwise we'll never get through.
We may need to vote on item 5, if we can't get a unanimous decision.

Introducing the First Item on the Agenda

So, let's start with
Shall we start with. .
So, the first item on the agenda is
Pete, would you like to kick off?
Martin, would you like to introduce this item?

Closing an Item

I think that covers the first item.
Shall we leave that item?
If nobody has anything else to add,

Next Item

Let's move onto the next item
The next item on the agenda is
Now we come to the question of.

Giving Control to the Next Participant

I'd like to hand over to Mark, who is going to lead the next point.
Right, Dorothy, over to you.

Summarizing

Before we close, let me just summarize the main points.
To sum up, ...
In brief,
Shall I go over the main points?

Finishing Up

Right, it looks as though we've covered the main items
Is there Any Other Business?

Suggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next Meeting

Can we fix the next meeting, please?
So, the next meeting will be on... (day), the . . . (date) of.. . (month) at...
What about the following Wednesday? How is that?
So, see you all then.

Thanking Participants for Attending

I'd like to thank Marianne and Jeremy for coming over from London.
Thank you all for attending.
Thanks for your participation.

Closing the Meeting

The meeting is closed.
I declare the meeting closed

 

T-shirts and Mugs

Yesterday, Mohammed had the idea of selling T-shirts. Here is a sample. The painting is by a 12-year-old boy at Honour Village, Cambodia.

What do you think?
Will they sell?
For how much?
How would we sell them?

 

25 Fundraising Ideas

25 Fundraising Ideas for our 25th Anniversary Celebration Challenge

Fun and Easy Ways to Raise Dh 25,000 for Race Against the Rain by March 25

1. It’s a Bust – Sell balloons for Dhs 25 each and insert a number in each that corresponds to a raffle ticket given to the purchaser. Pop a balloon for each available prize and read off the winning number.

2. Change It – Start a competition between 25 classes, give each section a large water bottle with their section photo and the Race Against the Rain logo on it and collect change before the 25^th March deadline. The one with the most collected wins a prize.

3. 25/75 Raffle – Sell raffle tickets and offers 25 % of the proceeds as prizes.

4. Going Once, Going Twice – Seek out 25 service and product donations from companies and hold a silent auction

5. Matching Gift – Ask a company match any donations your group collects by March 25^th. Then, contact other companies to match the gift.

6. Trendy Bracelets – Each member of your group sell 25 silicone wrist bands that promote Race Against the Rain. http://www.giftsuppliers4uae.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=88_89

7. Work of Art – The children of Honour Village have made some wonderful designs that could be transferred onto 25 coffee mugs for purchase.

http://www.websiteprinter.com/Mug-Printing.html

8. Bail Me Out – Handcuff two willing fundraisers and let them lose when they raise “bail” – Dhs 250

9. Strike Gold – Participants ask friends and family to donate 25 pieces of old jewelry they no longer wear and turn the gold in for cash.

10. Go Hairless for 25 days – Volunteers commit to shaving their heads if a specified amount is raised by a deadline.

11. Choose the Torture – Have donors pay Dh 25 a vote to decide which form of “torture” to inflict on your teacher (i.e. wear a wig, dress as a clown,)

12. Skip a Meal (about Dh 25) – Sponsors commit to giving up a meal together and give the money saved to Race Against the Rain.

13. Start a coin trail in the canteen and try to make it 25 feet long.

14. Egg ‘Em On – Get 25 eggs and ask people to donate Dh25 for doing certain things with the eggs – where old clothes!!! (i.e. juggle, crack it on your head, throw it up and catch it).

15. Reverse Raffle – All potential sponsors get a raffle ticket and sell it back for Dh 25 to avoid getting their name drawn to do something embarrassing.

16. Design T-shirts – Design and sell 25 T-shirts advertising Race Against the Rain.

http://www.websiteprinter.com/T-Shirts-Printing.html

17. Another Man’s Treasure – Collect unused items from group members to be sold at a Dh 25 stall.

18. X Marks the Spot – Sell table tennis for balls for Dh 25 each (put student ID number on it) and throw them across the lawn - the “tosser” blindfolded. The 3 that get closest to the center of a taped “X” below win cash prizes.

19. Eat for a Cause – Ask a local restaurant to donate 10% of their profits on 25^th March to Race Against the Rain in exchange for encouraging 25 students to eat there.

20. Hold a tug of war – the loosers have to give a Dh 25 donation.

21. Collect donations for wearing the football shirt of your rival club

22. Organise a 25-hour play-station or table tennis tournament

23. Challenge motor mouths to shut up and do 250-minute sponsored silence – good for teachers!

24. Paint a pin board with a Ghaf giving tree and have friends pin Dh 25 in Dirham notes onto it.

25. Use BB messenger to organize a flash mob for throwing Dirhams into a

25- gallon oil drum at the sundial
Race Against the Rain Challenge Form

·        Layla for approval

·        Inserted with the money into a zip-lock freezer bag for Dr Gibb on

27^th March

Section
Section Team Leader
Group
A List of participants and their ID numbers
Group Team leader
Fundraising Activity
Where
Date and time
Target amount
Actual amount raised