by newuser | Oct 23, 2012 | Grade 6, Secondary English
This week the grade 6 class collectively wrote three PEE paragraphs on poems related to our Spinelli novel. A PEE paragraph includes a Point, Evidence and an Explanation. We have thus been working on topic sentences and providing material from the text to support our...
by newuser | Oct 17, 2012 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The grade seven class has been discussing the difference between THE truth and A truth in Nothing But The Truth. Avi’s documentary novel presents various ‘artifacts’ that allow the reader to see multiple perspectives on the events caused by Philip...
by newuser | Oct 17, 2012 | Grade 9, Secondary English
Bringing a character to life on page is no easy task. Students looked at some strong examples at http://io9.com/5823291/great-character-descriptions-from-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books before making an attempt at capturing the essence of one of the main characters...
by newuser | Oct 17, 2012 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Looking at Patrick Swayze and Kevin Lowe never gets old, but that is not what has made watching the 1983 film version of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders so enjoyable. That brat pack from the 1980’s does an incredible job of portraying some very endearing...
by Wayne Hampton | Oct 15, 2012 | Community and Service, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Primary P.E., Primary Visual Arts, Secondary English, Secondary French, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts, Uncategorized
Dear parents, A big focus area in the Secondary School at the moment is personal organisation and we are actively working with students to help them to develop effective organisational systems and daily rituals that will not only lead to their academic success in...
by newuser | Oct 10, 2012 | Grade 6, Secondary English
Counting up or down is a great technique for creating tension in a story. The grade 6 class has seen first hand how suspense is established in Jerry Spinelli’s Wringer. They have created their own stories this week – most meant to give you goosebumps. You...
