by Gary Pemberton | Jan 30, 2014 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Secondary Maths
Today in class the grade 7’s listened to a podcast on tips for improving mental multiplication. While the students did find the narrator’s voice annoying, and the blatant advertising frustrating, the students found the tips interesting and useful. I would...
by newuser | Jan 23, 2014 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
During this week’s Read Aloud session we watched Dambisa Moyo’s presentation on China’s role in the development of the world’s economy. It’s worth taking a look.
by Gary Pemberton | Jan 23, 2014 | Grade 7, Secondary Maths
This week in mathematics students in grade 7 have been looking at basic number skills. Today we looked at similarities between multiplying and dividing by differing powers of 10, including the decimals 0.1 and 0.01. Common ground was found, for example dividing by...
by Dan KEARNEY | Jan 23, 2014 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), The Head's Blog
A case of head lice (pediculosis) has been identified in the school. Don’t panic! Head lice are not considered a health hazard as they do not spread disease and/or illness. Head lice among school children are a common frustration; however, the spread of head...
by Amy CAMP | Jan 15, 2014 | Front Page, Grade 7, Grade 8, Music, Uncategorized
You are cordially invited to attend the Grade 7 and 8 Ensemble Recital on Weenesday, January 29th at 12:15PM. All of the students will perform in one large ensemble and one small ensemble. Come support out 7th and 8th graders as they demonstrate their ensemble...
by newuser | Jan 15, 2014 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The Gr. 7 class finished reading the novel Nothing But The Truth by Avi over the holiday and returned to a lesson on irony as the surprise ending was truly ironic. We used Youtube clips of Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” (which should be called Bad...
