by Joanne Brettell | May 21, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
This week I have had the pleasure of working with many different students across G1- G10. It was great to see G1 students doing some sensory regulation to get them ready to do their learning. This is so important and often overlooked, but movement breaks really do...
by Joanne Brettell | May 7, 2026 | The Grades
This week my Grade 8 advisory class started planning for Digital Well-being week. Our plan is to create a presentation to deliver to PYP classes, promoting awareness about keeping themselves and their information safe, as well as healthy habits. Today we were just in...
by Joanne Brettell | Apr 30, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
This week G8 continued to reflect on their service as Action projects. They are moving along nicely, and it’s good to see the students understanding that the reflection process is a cycle and ongoing- not just something that happens at the end. One student who...
by Joanne Brettell | Apr 16, 2026 | Grade 3, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Happy Thursday everyone, It’s been a busy and productive week for the SHINE team this week. We have been carrying out the WIDA tests with G6-8 and I’m proud to report some excellent progress since the beginning of the year, when we did the first round....
by Joanne Brettell | Apr 9, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Happy Thursday everyone! In PSHE today the G8 students looked at the issue of fake images on AI- they all seem much less fazed by this than me (an oldie). It really was surprising that we couldn’t spot AI portraits from real ones though- as a class we only...
