Xarra


 * __WEEK 1__**
 * __21st of June 2010__**


 * Monday**

DURING THE FIRST LESSON THAT I HAD OF RESEARCH project Mr street introduced the class and what was expected of the class. he then got us to research what kind of learner we are. i found out that i was a visual learner. this means that i learn better when things are written down in front of me and i remember better when i write and rewrite things. i do believe that i am a visual learner because i cannot do an assignment if it is just explained to me, i need a sheet of paper in front of me detailing what exactly is expected of me.


 * __23rd of June 2010__**


 * Wednesday**

during the lesson on wednesday we had to research the 6 steps to research. we then had to write/ type it all down in our own words into a word document. at first i wrote it down by hand and then i typed it up. i completed both before the lesson had finished.


 * __i was absent for the Friday lesson and the Monday lesson of week 2.__**


 * __WEEK 2__**
 * __30TH June 2010__**


 * Wednesday**

i received a worksheet on the havard referencing system which i am going to complete for homework. i then came onto the wikispace and wrote down this journal. that is my accomplishment for this lesson

SEMESTER 2


 * Week 3**

today i created my concept map. i wrote all the different things that i would like to research on. i done a fair bit today but i cannot be screwed writing it all down... oh and my back is really itchy (SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH)


 * __i'm goin to take photos of how the environment is getting taken over by man. today i am going to start looking at websites for puicture of adelaide from years and years ago. and then im going to go around adelaide and TAKE PHOTOS AND THEN COMPARE AND CONTRATS THEM.__**

i **went down to the photo l;ab and asked if i could borrow a camera. i have a week to take the photos that i need.** **so nowe im going onto google to go have a look and see what the city looked like 50 years ago**

.Here is my concept map that i copmpleted about 2 weeks ago. i have changed some ideas so im going to make a smaller concept map.



** since the last time i made a journal entry, the focus of my research has changed dramatically. **
i am no longer focusing on the effects that man have on the environment and how they are killing it. that topic was much too vast for just one person to cover properly on their own so i decided to change the topic.

I am now focusing on Ferryden park Primary school and the changes that its has gone through in the time that it has been standing.

Ferryden Park Primary is going to be closing down at the end of this year so concentrating on the change that is has already undertaken may help the children cope a little bit better with the fact that they are soon going to be going through a massive change in their lives. and it will also help the children realise that change is good and not something to worry about (most of the time).


 * i visited the Ferryden Primary website ( www.ferrydenparkps.sa.edu.au ) thinking thta they would have photos a=of what the school looked like when it first started but to my surprise the website had nothing of the sort. i was amzed to see thta the website didnt even have a history page so this gave me a thought. if i could create a page to put onto the website that would not only be an amazing project to be a part of but it would also give me an awesome sense of acheivement to be able to put something back into my community.**

STEP 1
to be able to make this work i first have get permission from the principal to do this. without his permission there i snow ay that my project is going to be possible.

STEP 1.1

to get the principal permission i have to maake some kind of contact with him. i decided to write him a letter. i wrote the letter and dropped it off at the schools office on Friday the 13th. i was going to personally hand it to the principal but he was in a meeting so i couldnt. i am going to wait until wednesday and if i havent got a response by then, then i am going to ring up the school and ask if i can speak to the principal.

COPY OF THE DRAFT OF THE LETTER THAT I WROTE AND POSTED TO THE PRINCIPAL OF FERRYDEN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL,MR GRAEME HAMBLEY.

To Mr Hambley, My name is Xarra Baker. I am a 17 year old student, currently studying year 11 at Woodville High School. This semester i am undertakimg a lesson, which is compulsory for all year 11 students, called Research Project. this is where students pick something of interest to them and then research it. we then have to come up with a final product and present it to the class.

my topic of interest is ferryden park primary school or to be more specific, i am interested in gathering some of the history of ferryden primary and turning it into something that can be used to put onto the schools website.

as ferryden park primary is closing down at the end of the year i think it is important for them to acknowledge how the school was when it started and how much it has changed since then.

i am not exactly sure how i am going to accomplish this but i am determined to see it through. as the head off ferryden park primary school i am asking for your permission to conduct my research on your school. i would also really appreciate it if there was anyway possible that you could assist me in my research.

THANK YOU, Xarra Baker

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__**17th of September 2010**__ Handing out my surveys has been one hassle after another. The first complication I had was coming up with the questions for the survey and getting the surveys set out correctly, having the numbers in the right order. Then I went to Ferryden Park Primary thinking that I could just hand them out but I was wrong. The teacher at the playgroup that I frequent told me that I would need the principal’s permission to hand out anything g at the school. I went into the office to talk to the principal but he wasn’t available at that time so I couldn’t hand them out. During the next week I had no free time where I could go and meet with the principal to get his permission so on the next Friday, the next playgroup day, I went to the office once again to see the principal and I actually got to see him this time. I gave him my survey to have a look at and explained what it was about and he said that he saw no problem with me handing out the surveys but that I should create a cover letter so that the people I am giving the surveys to know why they are filling them out. Creating a cover letter totally slipped my mind but Mr. Hambley (the principal) said that he could make a cover letter out of the letter that I first wrote to him. As I was about to walk out of his office Mr. Hambley said that I would also have to get the super schools principal’s permission as well because my survey is more about the super school than about Ferryden Park so Mr. Hambley doesn’t have the authority to authorize the handing out of my surveys. Mr. Hambley told me that the next time I came and seen him he would have my cover letter complete and that he would have contacted the super schools principal to get his permission. I went and saw Mr. Hambley today and he said that he still hasn’t been able to get the permission of the principal so I’m thinking of just handing out the survey to parents that I know and I know that they wouldn’t mind helping me out as this is a part of my school work. So at the moment I am kind of stuck doing nothing.