by Graeme George | Feb 4, 2013 | Grade 5, Oman Week, Primary Visual Arts, The Grades
Grade 5’s enquiry into how and why the Earth changes is developing on multiple fronts. One of the introductory activities into decoding the lines of inquiry was for students to organize visuals related to each line. This initiated some lively debates which lead to an...
by Graeme George | Jan 21, 2013 | Grade 5, The Grades
Grade 5 has embarked on a measurement blitz! Our Math current inquiry is estimating and measuring length…of anything! Students have had a great time estimating and measuring their pace. They also have been responsible for leading their own learning of how to...
by Graeme George | Jan 7, 2013 | Grade 5, Primary Visual Arts, The Grades
Dear Parents, Firstly, happy new year and all the best in 2013 and beyond! Grade 5 cordially invites you to attend the G5 assembly this Wednesday at 1215 where they will be sharing how they explored their first two Unit of Inquiry through the visual arts. As you may...
by Graeme George | Dec 19, 2012 | Grade 5, The Grades
Dear Parents, I would like to begin by sincerely expressing how wonderful it has been teaching the ABIS grade fives over the last four months. I am a very fortunate teacher to have such a nice (small) group of culturally diverse students. Some of the curricular...
by Graeme George | Dec 11, 2012 | Grade 5, The Grades
Grade 5 has worked long and hard on developing their understanding of basic algebra. As the quarter winds down we are looking to consolidate their learning. Yesterday was a fantastic step in that consolidation. Students had to build simple algebraic equations using...
