by Joanne Brettell | Jun 4, 2025 | The Grades
Had an interesting visit to The Knowledge Gate School in Muscat with other Learning Support Leads from around the region. This weekend conference was inspiring, reassuring and interesting all in good measure. It is always valuable to talk to other people in the same...
by Joanne Brettell | May 22, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
This week my G8 English group reflected on how many technological advances my 88 year old father has seen. We thought about this in class and the students generated questions that they would like to ask him. Wonder of wonders, we got my dear Dad on Google Meets, 3700...
by Joanne Brettell | May 15, 2025 | The Grades
This week some of G7 and 8 have been busy doing their WIDA tests- I have been really impressed with G8 as I can see the progress they have made since the beginning of the year. In our English classes, they have been gaining more experience of writing Sci-Fi texts. The...
by Joanne Brettell | May 8, 2025 | Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
Last week, as part of their Sci-Fi unit, my Grade 8 English class used their creativity and imagination to make futuristic technology. What has this got to do with learning English? They had to follow a design brief to make them and these models are being used to...
by Joanne Brettell | Apr 30, 2025 | The Grades
It’s been a busy week for 8A this week. Three of our students presented to Secondary School about Racism Awareness. I was so proud of them for doing this because they were very nervous and it took a lot of courage. During this presentation, we saw dual...
