by newuser | Feb 6, 2014 | Grade 9, Secondary English
The grade 9 class presented symbolic representations of the characters, themes and plots from John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. Aisha’s recipe for Curley’s wife and collection of soft toys for Lennie were a highlight.
by newuser | Feb 6, 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), Secondary English
Yellow House tried to infiltrate Red House’s secret planning session for next week’s Sports Day. They surrounded the SLS which inevitably lead to an informal cheer competition.
by newuser | Jan 30, 2014 | Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
Students will be writing the ISAs this upcoming week and the written component requires them to write both a discursive/argumentative essay on a given topic and a narrative text from a visual prompt. Our secondary students are familiar with essay structure and must...
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 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...
by newuser | Dec 19, 2013 | Grade 11, Secondary English
The Gr. 11 Lang & Lit students have a comparison commentary to do over the holidays. They will be analyzing the techniques used by the author of a poem called Barbie Doll and the graphic artists who created one of the Marlboro cigarette advertisements.
