by Oscar DASS | Sep 9, 2021 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
Inquiry forms the basis of Maths and Science. By questioning and inquiry, knowledge and understanding is acquired, and general concepts and contextual applications gain meaning. I always tell my students ” Welcome to the class of WHY! If we question our...
by Oscar DASS | Sep 2, 2021 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Maths
Welcome back and hello to our new grade 11 Math A&I students. The DP course on Applications and Interpretation is grounded in practical reality. Hence the emphasis on measurements and its practical application. There is a clear connection of using Maths to solve...
by Oscar DASS | May 5, 2021 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 11 has an exam coming up on the 24th of May. It will be two hours long and cover all the work we have done this year. In fact from the 23-27 of May is exam week. So please support your kids and urge them to keep a balance during this time. Work hard and revise...
by Oscar DASS | Apr 29, 2021 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Maths
We have spent most of this year doing statistics and measurement, with a slight detour into mensuration (measurement of shapes, area, volume, and surface area). In measurements, we considered HOW we measure distances to various places – local distance and...
by Oscar DASS | Apr 14, 2021 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
It is important to note that back-to-online learning has again brought about disruptive change. However, we have been through this before and hopefully have learnt how to work through this. This is about being resilient. We have a short time left to finish the school...
by Oscar DASS | Apr 6, 2021 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths
Statistics is a tool used to make decisions that will impact on real-life choices, and where to spend our money and effort on activities – hopefully with some beneficial outcome. In Applications SL, the use of statistics covers about 50% of the course and is...
