by Melodee PETERS | May 7, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
This week the Grade 8 students in MYP Language and Literature practised multiple Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills as they head towards the end of their Science Fiction unit: COLLABORATION: Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas by working in teams....
by Melodee PETERS | Apr 9, 2026 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
This week, our Grade 7 students had opportunity to practise set questions for analysing visual texts. It is surprising how they get thrown when a word is changed (e.g. visualisation to visual text). The students find it difficult to adapt to changes in wording, yet...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 18, 2026 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary English, The Grades
I always appreciate students who show strengths in the ATL skill of self-management, specifically the affective skill of perseverance. Students in English and Humanities had classes continue as usual till Wednesday and those who attended benefitted from collaboration...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 12, 2026 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Humanities, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 7 to 9 English Language and Literature students have started their final units for the academic year. It is important that students review their progress and the MYP objectives to set clear targets for improvement in Term 4. The same goes for Grade 7 and Grade 8...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 19, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
This week the grade 9 students practised a variety of the Approaches to Learning Skills in order to develop as learners. They practised Social skills of Collaboration by negotiating tasks and ensuring every person in their team gets help to succeed in completing the...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 5, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
This week the Grade 8 students practiced their social skills of collaboration. They specifically focused on 3 strands of collaboration: Help others to succeed Encourage others to contribute Delegate and share responsibility In English, they worked as a team to analyse...
