by Gary Pemberton | Jun 13, 2013 | ECC, Grade 6, Grade 8, Secondary Maths
Students from grades 6 and 8 this week spent a lesson in K1 & 2 classrooms measuring room sizes and furniture for a project involving scale drawing – their task: to design effective workspaces for teachers and students in K1 & K2. They are now completing...
by Gary Pemberton | Jun 13, 2013 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
Last week, during the grade 8 and 9 examinations, the students in grades 6 and 7 were set a project to complete that would incorporate elements of English, History, Mathematics and Science. Students had to imagine that they were travelers in time and visit a period of...
by Gary Pemberton | May 30, 2013 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Library, The Grades
Library borrowing will end for this school year on Thursday, June 6. This gives students one more week to change books. All library materials must be returned during the week of June 9 to June 13.
by Gary Pemberton | May 23, 2013 | Secondary Maths
“One flap of a butterfly’s wings could change the course of weather forever.” The catchphrase of one of the pioneers of Chaos Theory, Edward Lorenz, a mathematician and meteorologist whose birthday is celebrated on 23rd May. In the 1960s Lorenz built...
by Gary Pemberton | May 23, 2013 | Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
As the end of the academic year approaches we arrive at the time that most students hate – end of year exams! However, these are not a thing to be feared. Examinations give teachers crucial information about areas of the curriculum that need to be covered more...
