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...
by Joanne Brettell | Apr 17, 2025 | The Grades
Grade 8 have continued to work on promoting Autism Awareness Month as part of their SA. Today ABIS held a ‘Wear It Blue’ day across the school, which a lot of the students and staff got involved in. Once again, it’s been a pleasure to teach the G8...
by Joanne Brettell | Apr 10, 2025 | The Grades
During my ASA last week, we enjoyed making monoprints form foliage we found around school. It was fun to experiment and play without worrying about the outcome. Another great week with G8 English- we have started our unit on Sci-Fi, looking at the sub-genres and...
by Joanne Brettell | Mar 20, 2025 | The Grades
I’ve been incredibly proud of my Grade 8 English group this week- I have seen them work diligently to complete the planning for their Summative Essay and then write it. It’s been fantastic to see them grow in confidence just in the last 2 weeks and...
