by Todd DAVIS | Sep 17, 2015 | Grade 8, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Have you ever had a problem that seemed simple on the surface, but turned out to be quite a CHALLENGING? This little mouse walking through a maze problem turned out to be just that. All we had to do was figure out how many ways the little mouse could go through the...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Sep 16, 2015 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Throughout the week, G5-8 Band students have been working on producing sound with just mouthpieces. While everyone had been eager to play with their entire instrument, there is a pedagogical reason for the slow start. Learning a new instrument means learning new mouth...
by Michael CARBERRY | Sep 10, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Primary P.E., Secondary P.E, The Grades
A number of students have booked their spots on this year’s ski trip to Italy. If you are interested please let myself or Ms. Usher know so that we can add your name to the list. The ski company want to book our accommodation as soon as possible. This year we...
by Carole SAUNDERS | Sep 10, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Dance
The older students have jumped into Dance quickly this year. Our “newbies” are fitting in very quickly and it has been nice to see them already contributing. The students in grades 7-10 have been revisiting safe practices with warm up and cool downs, and...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Sep 10, 2015 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
As the music team works to increase the opportunites and advance the quality of music making at ABIS, we get many questions about why we have chosen to go in the direction of musical ensembles and specifically band and choir. While the full answers to the questions...
by Dan KEARNEY | Sep 10, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Team Leader, The Grades
This week Secondary School students took a look at the importance of structuring their days. Students are strongly encouraged to plan their days in advance: when will homework be completed? When is dinner? When do I relax and chat with friends? What time should I go...
