by Oscar DASS | Nov 4, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Maths
We are excited to approach this new phase of mixed mode learning, both online and in-class. I hope to be in Oman in next week and probably a week later in school. I look forward to meeting all of you in person. As we are now getting used to each other and the scope of...
by Oscar DASS | Sep 17, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Maths
application and interpretations are all about making Math useful. Grade 11 learners will definitely not view the tasks of measuring in quite the same way again!. Is my measurement true, accurate, or precise? What instrument should I use to measure, and what level of...
by Oscar DASS | Sep 3, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
What an amazing week! The rush, the late hours, the making sure that everything and everyone was ready for the kids has paid off! This week has shown us that online learning can be positive and fun, a mixture of on-screen and off-screen activities.We have bedded down...
by Matthew TAYLOR | May 28, 2020 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
Over the next couple of weeks, as part of grade 10s transition into the IB Diploma, grade 10 mathematicians will be investigating animal crackers. This is part of an introduction to the Chi squared test for independence. This will also be useful for those students...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Apr 29, 2020 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
This week grade 10 were working on a project that was developing their graphing abilities. It involved plotting the dates of the dates of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, describing any patterns mathematically, then using this to make predictions. The activity is also...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Apr 23, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Shortly the grade 9 class will be entering a review period. The focus for this will be to develop skills that they will need in MYP5 and at Diploma level. This will also have an ATL focus of Create plans to prepare for summative assessments & Plan strategies and...