WE CREATE CHANGE

Below are the ideas that we brainstorm today about our new initiative

Class presentation- finalize your script by Friday
Community Letter-due Tuesday
Posters- Due Monday
Announcement-Due Monday


Dress for success on Thursday December 19, 2013

Make connections between the following:
Nelson Mandela, Education, We create Change and Gender Equity

Honouring His Memory by taking Action: Education

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/12/world/timeline-nelson-mandela/  

WE CREATE CHANGE

Use this post as a way to communicate with on another how would like to run this initiative.
Be prepared to discuss this on Monday at lunch

We Scare Hunger

Free the Children Video

WE SCARE HUNGER-POSTER

Danielle, Erica, Ainsley, Kinaya, Sequoia, Sloanne

Generate 2 large poster and one computer designed poster

Use this post to generate ideas for your poster that will be up to advertise your event

Poster should include ideas such as,

*  Bring in non-perishable food items

*  Date Oct 31- Nov 7

*  North York Second Harvest Food Bank

*  We want to scare hunger as a community

*  Inform audience about the issues that concern you 

You will also be creating a food collection meter to inspire students to bring in food items.

Remember to use information from your first blog post to inform your audience about the issues that you concern you as a BTC group.

Poster due Friday

ALL MEMBER REMEMBER TO BRING IN 2-3 BOXES BY NEXT WEDNESDAY

WE SCARE HUNGER-ANNOUNCEMENTS

Gabe and Elaina

You will be developing announcement that will inform the McMurrich community about WE Scare Hunger.

Announcement should include,
*  inform them of the issue
*  super hero theme
*  dates Oct 31- Nov 7
*  bring in non perishable food items leave infront of the Gym
*  North York Second Harvest Food Bank
*  Announcement should start on Friday this week

ALL MEMBER REMEMBER TO BRING IN 2-3 BOXES BY NEXT WEDNESDAY

WE SCARE HUNGER- FLYER/LETTER TO STUDENTS AT MCMURRICH

Hussein, Holden, Jelani, Coen, Jimmy

Use this post to generate ideas for your flyer/letter that will be going out to the McMurrich community.  

Flyer should include ideas such as,

*  Bring in non-perishable food items

*  Date Oct 31- Nov 7

*  North York Second Harvest Food Bank

*  We want to scare hunger as a community

*  Inform audience about the issues that concern you 

Remember to use information from your first blog post to inform your audience about the issues that you concern you as a BTC group.

Letter due Thursday
Meeting on Friday October 25 at lunch to review letter

ALL MEMBER REMEMBER TO BRING IN 2-3 BOXES BY NEXT WEDNESDAY

WE SCARE HUNGER- LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY

Allison, Sarina, Alyssa, Sumana, Macy, Anna

Use this post to generate ideas for your letter that will be going out to the community.  You will be informing them of your intentions on Halloween, you will be trick o treating for non perishable canned goods in the hopes of scaring hunger away.

*  Collecting Non Perishable food items

*  Date Oct 31

*  North York Second Harvest Food Bank

*  We want to scare hunger as a community

*  Inform audience about the issues that concern you 

Remember to use information from your first blog post to inform your audience about the issues that you concern you as a BTC group.

Letter due Thursday

Meeting on Friday October 25 at lunch to review letter

ALL MEMBER REMEMBER TO BRING IN 2-3 BOXES BY NEXT WEDNESDAY

WE SCARE HUNGER- SKIT

Emily, Justin, Zac, Skylar, Astin, Alexa, Hannah

Use this post to start to develop your ideas for your skit

Final Draft is Due on Thursday

Thursday Afterschool - 3:10-4:00- meet afterschool to discuss skit ideas

All members of BTC will meet on Friday to get a copy of the skit so that they can practice over the weekend

Ideas to include in skit:

*  Bring in non-perishable food items

*  Date Oct 31- Nov 7

*  North York Second Harvest Food Bank

*  We want to scare hunger as a community

*  Inform audience about the issues that concern you 

*  Ensure that you include ideas that will bring about awareness on the topic

*  Superhero theme skit

ALL MEMBER REMEMBER TO BRING IN 2-3 BOXES BY NEXT WEDNESDAY

We Scare Hunger

Use the post below to research issues regarding homelessness,  hunger and poverty in the city of Toronto.

Caught in the Act

Brainstorm ideas for students to be nominated for "Caught in the Act".

Announcements:
Alyssa, Sloane, Zac, Alexa, Justin, Astin, Elaina, and Skylar

Poster Design:
Sumana, Anna, Erica, Macy, Sarina, Coen, Jimmy and Holden

Letter to Staff:
Emily, Hussein, Ainsley, Allison, Hannah, Jelani, Gabe, Kinaya and Danielle

WE Day 2013

Congratulations on being true ambassadors of McMurrich as representatives of our BTC Student Committee as they are a part of being world changers!
Share your reflections within this post: WE Day 2013.

• Which speaker did you connect with most or who inspired you most? 
• Which performer/performance did you connect with most or inspired you most?
• What is the 'spark' that has been ignited in you that will bring about change?

T-shirts were in fact $25 this year.  We are asking students to bring in the $5 to cover the cost of the t-shirts.  Students who have not yet brought in his/her money, please do so next week.

Guiding Question #1

What does being a member of Be The Change (BTC) student committee mean to you?

Blog Purpose

Welcome to our "Be The Change" Blog

The 2012 - 2013 Be The Change Student Committee planned, organized and hosted a variety of initiatives within the school community to build awareness about all levels of society.