Welcome back!

I hope you have all had a fantastic summer break and are feeling refreshed for the start of the new term!

Don't forget to email your entries for this years summer competition by Friday 17th September, 'Where am I?' My email address is smithe@seafordhead.e-sussex.sch.uk

Here is my entry, some of you might be able to guess! Where could i be?

Where am I?

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I look forward to seeing your photos! Miss Smith :)

My Coastal Life Competition...

My Coastal Life from Atlantic Rising on Vimeo.

I have registered Seaford Head Community College for this competition. All you have to do is take a photograph of a coastal scene that is important to you and then write 50 words about it!

Fantastic prizes are available including:
- Nikon digital camera for the winning student.
- Over £500 of Nikon camera equipment (digital SLR and lenses) for the student's school.
- One year membership to Royal Geographical Society Schools network.
- One year member ship to Rafi.ki.

For more information click here.

Geosquishing underway!

I have received two early entries for the Geosquishing competition this summer.

Thanks to Mr Morton for geosquishing this well known Multinational...



Also, thanks to Mrs Jay for this local geosquish of the Seven Sisters...



Deadline is not until September 18th so keep them coming!

Summer Competition...Geosquishing!

Am keeping this one at the top of the blog for a while!

Geosquishing- Updated version

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Thanks to Vic Ellis for original idea and Emma Johns (SLN) for the prize idea!

Big Climate Callout Competition...

This December we could see history in the making. World leaders will meet in Copenhagen to discuss issues around climate change and make decisions that will effect everyones future. You could be there. You just have to answer 3 questions:
1. Why is Climate Change an important issue to you?

2. What can young people do about climate change?

3. What should young leaders decide at their meeting in Copenhagen?

You can submit your entries by video here, or by text here.

Young Geographer of the Year 2009!

It is 'Young Geographer of the Year' time again. This year's topic is Arctic Journey and winners receive a place on an Arctic expedition, prizes for our school and more. For more information and to download an entry form, you must be registered on www.geographical.co.uk. Click here to do so. If you are already signed up to the site, simply log in and click on the tab 'Members area'.

Winner of Geography Song Quiz!

Well done to all of you who entered the competition!!! Congratulations to George Simmons (9DSR) who has won the Geography Song Title Quiz. Fab effort! He wins a copy of the 'Encyclopedia of Earth'.

Here are the winning song titles for each of the topics that we study at SHCC.
This is Geography- Oasis- All Around the World or Status Quo- Rockin All Over the World!
My Place and Shopping- I ain't got no home in this world anymore- Woodie Guthrie
Crime- Gangster Paradise- Coolio
Climate Change- Hot in here- Nelly
Tourism- From Paris to Berlin- Inferno
Brazil- Brazil is Beyond-Aldo Kraas
Weather and Climate-Here comes the rain again- Eurythmics
Globalisation-Globalisation in the Ghetto
Volcanoes-Volcano- Damien Rice
Earthquakes- All shook up- Elvis Presley
Japan- Japanese Boy- Aneka
London 2012-City of Dreams- Jack Kerovac

Extra Geography related songs-
Hurricanes-Rock you like a hurricane- Scorpions
Rivers-Old Man River- Sam Cooke
Maps-Maps-Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mountains-Ain't no mountain high enough- Diana Ross
Population- Population 4000 minus 1- Kevin Sharp

Postcard Competition Update! How far did we travel this summer?

Here are the statistics...

•41 postcards were received
•15 different countries were visited, with most people holidaying in the United Kingdom and various countries in Europe. Italy, France, Turkey and Russia seemed to be most popular!
•We travelled to 4 different continents including North America, South America, Europe and Oceania.
•The total number of miles we travelled was 37,121
•The furthest distance travelled was by a member of staff, Miss Rose, to Australia
•The furthest distance travelled by a student was Megan Turk, to Turkey
•Pat White is well travelled, visiting 7 different countries and managing to think of a question to ask the students about each one!
•David Greaves calculated that he had travelled 2600 miles alone, to Southern California!


Postcard winners:
Staff- Miss Whiffin, Mrs White and Mr Page
Students- Naomi Ayres (8MCM), Zoe Charman (8MCM)and Megan Turk (Year 10)
Thanks to everyone who sent us a postcard! They will be on display in the millennium wing corridor at Steyne Site :)

Send us a postcard...

Bringing this one back to the top! The Geography Department would like students and staff to send us a postcard from their holiday destination. Our intention is to use the postcards to create a display in room MD (what will be the best room in the school ;)) and to map our activities over the summer.

For students, you will be receiving a sticky label with the school address. All postcards will be put into a hat, the first three out of the hat will receive a prize.

Keep an eye on the blog for updates on this.

Please send postcards to:
Liz Smith, Seaford Head Community College, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4LX, England.

Ps. I have ripped off yet another idea from TC . Many thanks :)

Send me a postcard!

Just a reminder ;)