by Andrew JOHNSON | Jan 18, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
In English students have completed reading ‘The Outsiders.’ They will soon start the final summative assessment which will be based on character analysis. To help them with this we have just completed a hot-seating exercise. In this some students form the group act...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Jan 11, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
In English we have been completing a formative assignment: students have worked in groups to create posters based on a young activist. They have found out the focus of that activist’s work and made decisions on the success or otherwise. Our next step is to look at...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Dec 15, 2022 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Over the last few weeks in English, Grade 7 students have been working on how to write a formal letter. They have also revisited work on the UN sustainable goals. In addition they have worked in groups to create a poster on a young activist. This is due in...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Dec 8, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Grade 9 continued their study of ‘Animal Farm’. Over the last few weeks we have investigated the claim that it is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Russia. We have also compared the book with the movie made in 1999. Our next focus will be on...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Nov 24, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
In English students started reading ‘The Outsiders,’ by SE Hinton. They are noting the events, reasons for clashes between the rival gangs and studying character development. At present they are working in pairs to complete a poster an individual...
