Homeless+Doggz

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10/09/09 || 10/09/09 || Polar fleece (stretchy type or not) to make blankets for the cats and kittens to curl up on when they are in their cages. Teflon and/or nylon parka material for the volunteers to make carry cage covers with. Canned cat and dog food: they routinely need canned cat and dog food Shredded paper: they can only use wide strips, not the narrow ones. Newspapers, towels and blankets are routinely required for the animals. Please - no electric blankets, because we've discovered that the puppies will pull out the wiring very quickly! There are other materials and supplies at the [|wishlist] || Done by Adam 11/09/09 || 11/09/09 || 14/09/09 || 16/09/09 || 15/09/09 || Reuben 15/09/09 || 24/09/09 ||
 * Questions || Hypothesis || Answer || Answerer ||
 * Question 1: Why do people get a pet if they cannot keep it healthy? || I think it is because when the people get the pet they think it will basically look after its self. || There are many different reasons but the most common are that people just can't be bothered to look after their animal so they just let it go on the street. Another reason is people can't afford to get the essentials for their pet food medical care etc. Finally the worst of all some people just don't care about their animal and will beat it and keep it outside exposed to the elements with no food or water for just a small incident or for no reason at all! || Done by Sam
 * Question 2: Why don't many people donate to the SPCA when even a old blanket or $20 would make a huge difference? || I think it is because people just don't think about it or just let it cross their mind. || People think that they need this or that or their to busy with work or school but this is just a excuse for not seriously thinking about it people think to make a donation is too expensive even though $20 would make a huge difference and that's hardly any thing is one trip to the movies at the most! Anything at all would make a massive difference on the SPCA Auckland wish list they want ping-pong balls! even a cheap ping-pong ball is needed so come on make a difference to the community we live in. || Done by Sam
 * Question 3: How can we help the SPCA in the greatest way possible? || Donate money, supplies etc. or do volunteer work || They want:
 * Question 4: What do people think of the SPCA || I personally think that it is great but what is the point of view of the people who the animals are taken from? ||  || Done by Adam
 * Question 5: Where in New Zealand was the first SPCA volunteer facility? || Wellington ||  || Done by Vamsi
 * Question 6: Why did the founder of the RNZSPCA start the RNZSPCA || I think the founder of the SPCA hated animal cruelty ||  || Done by Vamsi
 * Question 7: Why isn't the government doing anything to help? || Because they are busy trying to sort out the recession problem and things to do with it. || The SPCA receives no funding from the New Zealand Government, which means they rely on public donations, but they get funding in desperate situations, such as during hard times when they have too many pets. Fines as the result of animal abuse animal are often to be given to the SPCA and the society often seek the cost of food and veterinary bills from offenders during legal events. || Done by Reuben
 * Question 8: How could we as a community help the SPCA with the over flowing amount of animals? || We could adopt pets and stop abandoning our pets at the SPCA. || People can adopt pets and they can pay donations to the SPCA we can also tell other people like family friends and/or relatives to adopt pets if they feel like they want one. This would help the SPCA by giving them one less pet to think about because its going to a caring environment. || Done by
 * Question 9: ? ||  ||   || Done by Kelyn 15/09/09 ||
 * Question 10: Why are people cruel to animals? || Because they think of them as unequal to humans and/or do not respect animals ||  || Done by Kelyn

X= not achieved += achieved ||~  || =Daily reflection=
 * Action Plan || Key=
 * 1. First of all we must ask Mr. Read if we can sell home baking outside Room 12 one day. ||= X ||
 * 2. Put a notice in the daily notices asking for people to donate any synthetic materials, nylon etc. and soft cotton-like materials for blankets for the animals. || + ||
 * 3. Do jobs for parents and other people for a small fee || + ||~  ||
 * 4. Sausage sizzle=$2.00 sausages and $1.00 drinks || X ||~  ||
 * 5. Give all of the profits and donations to the SPCA Mangere || + ||~  ||


 * **Date** || **Sam** || **Adam** || **Vamsi** || **Reuben** || Kelyn ||
 * 17/09/09 ||  || Today I write my reflections and continued to to gather peoples opinions. ||   || I typed up my answer for 2nd question. ||   ||
 * 21/09/09 || Today I was supposed to go door to door for sponsorship money but my mum said that I need a special SPCA bucket. So I'm hopping to get some money from relatives. ||  ||   || I didn't do much today but I asked my mum if I could fund raise. ||   ||
 * 24/09/09 || Today I continued to work with Adam with the action plan and talked with the other group about our visit to the SPCA ||  ||   ||   || I hypothesized on my last question. ||
 * 12-10-09 || During the holidays I didn't have a computer so this is what I did. I collected $60 from my family and continued to collect newspapers for the SPCA. I hope we will soon sort out what day we go to the SPCA. || I have raised a total of $25 and Vamsi has obtained $44 and Sam raised $60 bringing our total to $129. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 29-10-09 || We sorted out our trip schedule and got permission from Mr Read to go on Friday 30 October at 9:45 Emily's dad is coming as well as Shae-Lynes grandma ||  ||   || Today we got confirmation from Mr read that we could go to the SPCA and that Emily's (Sun Yi Hongs) dad is coming to help on the day as well as Shae-Lyne's mum ||   ||
 * 30/10/09 || Today we went to the SPCA and visited the the adoption center and got some facts and details about how much pet they get in and how many they adopt out ect. ||  ||   || Today we went to the SPCA to help out for a bit of the day. ||   ||
 * 30/10/09 || Today we went to the SPCA and visited the the adoption center and got some facts and details about how much pet they get in and how many they adopt out ect. ||  ||   || Today we went to the SPCA to help out for a bit of the day. ||   ||

Post visit reflections


 * Adam || Sam || Kelyn || Vamsi || Reuben ||
 * || The trip was fun and it was certanly somthing different! || It was fun || It was a great experience. || I enjoyed helping on the day but we did not do much at the SPCA. ||

=**Daily Group reflection (Write what progress you've made and how things are going)**=

E.g. Today we made our permission slip that will allow us to go and do our inquiry topic. We also answered all of our questions. Our next step is getting all of the materials that we need.** ||
 * **Date** || **Reflection:
 * 14/09/09 || Vamsi and Reuben did research on their questions and Adam answered one of his questions. Sam did nothing because he had already done his questions and did not know what to do next. ||
 * 15/09/09 || Adam got peoples opinions on the SPCA, Kelyn, Vamsi and Reuben did nothing and Sam did the same as yesterday. ||
 * 17/09/09 || Sam, Kelyn and Reuben did nothing and Vamsi was at volleyball. and Adam has drafted a letter to Mrs Parkinson. ||
 * 24/09/09 || We have put the notice in the notices for Friday as well as working on our action plan. ||

=Teacher Feedback/Feed Forward=


 * **Date** || **Mr Read's Feedback/ Feed Forward** || **Sam**'s comment || **Adam's** **comment** || **Vamsi****'s comment** || ** Reuben 's comment ** || Kelyn's comment ||
 * **17/9

21/9**

11/10 || ** It's really important that you all reflect on your progress to date daily and also do so as a group. You have great potential to have a positive impact on the community and the animals at the SPCA. Collectively you've got some fantastic skills. It's important that you make a huge effort to contribute towards your chosen organisation so that you can look back on this inquiry unit with pride.

I was really delighted to hear about the progress you've made and the plans that you have for fundraising. Well done to Vamsi for already earning $50....what a great start. Like I said to you during our conference, I'm happy that you're all so committed to helping the SPCA in a tangible way. Keep it up boys and thank you!**

**I went to mark your Wiki. It wasn't complete which is very disappointing as I asked for it to be done. Vamsi, Kelyn and Adam didn't even answer your questions!!!!!!! I wish that your post visit reflections were in more depth. Check out some of last years to get an idea.** ** I was very happy with your fundraising. How much did you donate in the end? **

**Thanks for that answer Sam; I'm very proud of you. Well done on raising the $60.(and the rest of the group $30) By raising money you have made a wonderful contribution to the SPCA. Grades. Sam A+, Reuben A-, Adam B-, Vamsi B- and Kelyn D. Remember that you can continue to make a positive difference to the community you live in, in the future.** || We managed to raise $90 I raised $60 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||