Dear Parents,
DP students have wrapped up their first unit on Languages and Identity and are now stepping into Health. Next week, we’ll move from the big questions to… bigorexia. Yes, it’s a real thing, and it will spark some powerful discussions, alongside more practice with Paper 2, to build on their reading stamina.
Grade 10s worked through a formative task this week, using Criterion B i, ii, iii to analyse a WHO Mental Health report. The focus was on identifying key problems in society and the factors that influence mental health issues. This was our last big step before their summative assessment coming up on Wednesday the 1st.
Grade 9s have now moved into Criterion B iii, making connections between texts and their own lives. We’ve been discussing what travel brings us, how it shapes our identity, and how it can help us see how lucky we are simply to have the opportunity. Their first summative is set for Monday the 29th.
Grade 8s focused on sentence structures, building confidence before their upcoming summative on Tuesday the 30th. They will be analysing an infographic like the ones they created themselves this week, assessed through Criterion B i, ii, iii; and let me tell you, some of those were works of art! Actually, no, let me show you (see pictures below, only a small selection, voted in class!).
Conventions are clearly understood, and the creativity has been wonderful to see.
Grade 7s can now recognise the elements of a blog, count confidently up to 100 (with help from our fun game of Unlucky 13), and most importantly, they are learning to “read between the lines”. These skills will be put to the test in their Criterion B summative on Sunday the 5th of October.
It’s been a week full of energy, humour, and steady progress in every class.
Warm wishes,
Miss J