by Jonathan ADAMS | Feb 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
All IB Diploma students (grades 11 and 12) are required to write an original piece of mathematical work as part of their coursework. This piece of work is called the Maths Exploration. Grade 11 students were introduced to the Exploration during Oman week when they...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Feb 4, 2016 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Students in grade 10 and 12 should be working on practice exams during the February break. Students in grade 11 should be marking exemplar Project/Explorations. Students in grade should have a little fun (no new assignments over the break). All students are encouraged...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Jan 28, 2016 | Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 9s continue to develop their skills with their TI-NSpire calculators. Today they learned to solve complex expressions that would otherwise be impossible to solve by hand. Ask them to make up a few and show you.
by Jonathan ADAMS | Jan 20, 2016 | Grade 8, Oman Week, The Grades
Packing gear, loading the boat, suiting up and jumping in. The water was cold but the fish were plentiful. The afternoon ended with kayaking and a ride on the banana boat (no photos). Dinner? Pizza take out… A good day. ...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Jan 19, 2016 | Grade 8, Oman Week, The Grades
Students are happy to be in the water finally! They are putting all their theory into practice… the best kind of learning. Camping is also educational between the formal lessons and activities. Some students have volunteered to wash up after meals (a skill...