by Duncan MAKORI | Apr 10, 2025 | Front Page, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
Grade 7 Science students are nearing the conclusion of their unit in Energy, Forces, and Work. In an effort to build research skills and media literacy into their learning, students have collaborated in groups to investigate the concept of Energy. They have looked...
by Melodee PETERS | Apr 10, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary English, The Grades
Both grade 7 and grade 9 students have been practising their transfer skills this week. Grade 7s used their research skills from Humanities to research the history of Australia with regard to colonialism, Aboriginal culture, the Stolen Generation as connected to the...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 27, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, The Grades
This week was the culmination of the poetry unit for Grade 7 students. Grade 5 students, who had also been writing haikus, concrete poems, etc., were invited to share and discuss their poems with the grade 7s. The students were engaged and enjoyed reading each...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 20, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
This term all students in grades 7 to 9 focused on developing their communication skills, specifically their reading skills so that they could make notes that would help them complete their summative assessments based on analytical reading of poems. The specific...
by Duncan MAKORI | Mar 13, 2025 | Front Page, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
This week, our Grade 7 students received their Criterion A grades for Science and Math. We are encouraging them to reflect on their grades and focus on areas where improvements have been suggested. In class, the students reviewed and revised the two papers. In Math,...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 13, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Humanities, The Grades
The grade 7 students have been practicing reading texts and answering IB questions based on their understanding of the sources. Students got to share their answers with each other in the Quiz-Quiz-Trade activity. Afterwards, they worked collaboratively to answer a...
