Inverted Pyramid

No, this isn’t the eighth wonder of the world; it’s the structure to follow for news articles. Both Grade 6 and 7 classes will be creating news publications in the very near future and are currently focusing on those front page texts which give you what...

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington’s 2007 film bridges the gap in American history between Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks for the Grade 9 class. Our current unit is looking at texts that touch on various events in the Civil Rights Movement with a focus on how the words of a few...

Shakespearean Times for Dummies

Before the Grade 8 students take on the timeless teenage tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet, they researched various aspects of William Shakespeare’s era looking for what is distinctly different from modern times. While the characters and conflict of the 16th...

Quick survey on the progress reports and parents evening

Dear parents,We invite you to give us feedback on the quality of the recent progress reports and parents evening (3 Way Conference). A number of teachers, students and parents have been influential in the design of the new progress reports with the goal of improving...

Branching Out

Around 500 new books adorn the shelves of the library in the SLS since the book order came in. We are actively working at familiarizing ourselves with these texts and organizing them into genre groupings. Our hope is that students will try some new authors and text...