by Melodee PETERS | Nov 14, 2024 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
The grade 8s are heading towards the end of their current unit based on the novel, “The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton. Last week, 2 of their peers engaged them in learning activities about the conflicts in the novel. The activity they particularly enjoyed was...
by Melodee PETERS | Nov 12, 2024 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
The grade 7s had an opportunity to visit the Book Fair on Monday morning during advisory. A fair number of them left with new books to read over the long weekend. Books ranged from Grammar support to fiction such as a new book from the “Diary of a Wimpy...
by Melodee PETERS | Oct 24, 2024 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
Our grade 7 advisory participated well in the 2 Awareness Raising days by wearing something in orange on Wednesday and something in pink on Thursday. It’s wonderful to see their eagerness to contribute in raising awareness, especially Sara’s creativeness...
by Melodee PETERS | Oct 24, 2024 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
Thursday classes for English are student-led. This Thursday, Luis designed a debate for his peers on the ethics and perspectives of a murder that occurred in the text they are reading in class. It was interesting listening to opposing perspectives about the reasons...
by Melodee PETERS | Oct 23, 2024 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 7 students, this week, started practicing critical reading strategies (aka Active Reading Strategies) as the lead-in for their second unit in English. In teams, they discussed the strategies they used when reading the exposition of a Dick King-Smith novel. The...
