Spot the Rabbit!

In Grade 9 ATL skills class, Mr Perry shared a variety of activities and games that could come in handy to pass the time on Oman Week. Here they are in action! If you see any Grade 9s leaping around or pretending to be elephants, this is why!

Introducing the Victorians

This week Grade 7 and 8 have been studying some extracts from famous texts such as ‘Jane Eyre,’ ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Great Expectations.’ We have been trying to get a sense of what life was like in nineteenth century and how...

Moving On

Grade 9 English Language and Literature is now moving to complete a joint unit of work with I&S on the Holocaust. The students have responded commendably to this serious topic of study and they have produced some fantastically moving poetry. My colleagues and I...

The Scottish Play

After a long and gruesome journey, G7&8 English finally reached the bloody climax of Macbeth! As seemingly impossible prophecies came true, the psychotic King realized, along with the students, that he had been played for a fool by the evil witches. Just...

Poetry inspired by the Holocaust

Grade 9 are currently working on a joint history/English project where they have been studying the horrors of the Holocaust before producing creative work based on what they have learnt. Today the class broke off into pairs to read each other’s work and to offer...