by Wayne Hampton | Mar 20, 2013 | Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts, Uncategorized
Dear parents, The focus in Advisory sessions this week has been how to be more organised. Many students have also been preparing for the Swimming gala on Monday by working out in the pool. Student organisation is seen as a skill that can be developed and is essential...
by newuser | Mar 20, 2013 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The Gr. 7 students wrote and delivered motivational speeches on the controversial topic of child labour. They were kings of rhetoric today. Passion and persuasion were prevalent. (Alliteration is one of those devices.)
by Wayne Hampton | Mar 13, 2013 | Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Primary P.E., Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Team Leader
This week’s Secondary School post is dedicated to sports and exercise. The intramural (or inter house) football games have caused a stir this week and raised plenty of cheers and screams from our onlooking gallery of fans. We have been very happy with the level...
by newuser | Mar 13, 2013 | Secondary English
The Gr. 6 class was checking out some songs online to look at how remakes change the tone of a song, the classic case being William Shatner’s creepy interpretation of The Beatles’ Lucy in the Sky. We used the following website to find our tunes:...
by newuser | Mar 6, 2013 | Secondary English
The Gr. 8 class has just met Shabanu and will be discussing issues such as gender roles across cultures and the universality of teenage rebellion.
by newuser | Feb 27, 2013 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The Gr. 7 class is reading a novel based on the life of Iqbal Misah in alignment with their Human Rights Unit. Iqbal’s effort to raise worldwide awareness about child labor lead to his death in 1995; he was murdered for bringing light to a shameful issue. The...
