by Amy CAMP | Apr 22, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
A big welcome to Caitlyn, a new addition to grade 7, who has joined Kameron this week in completing more than 200 problems on IXL.Many students have also been utilizing Kahn Academy, which has video tutorials in addition to exercises. For a new pace, encourage your...
by Amy CAMP | Apr 19, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
similar triangles, right-angled triangles, Pythagoras’ Theorem, trigonometryGrade 9 students are learning about indirect measurement. How would discover the height of a building assuming that you could not measure it directly by using a tape measure?Try to find...
by Amy CAMP | Mar 31, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
As a way to spark some curiosity and generate some pondering before the holiday break, students in grades 7 and 8 were introduced to a non-traditional geometry called taxicab geometry. In this geometry, the distances between points are measured at right angles, rather...
by Amy CAMP | Mar 24, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
For the week ending on March 21st, there are more students who have worked beyond expectations in their IXL efforts. Corinne, Sara, Kameron, Hannah and Jackson have all completed more than 200 individual questions.
by Amy CAMP | Mar 17, 2015 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Secondary Maths, The Grades
In January, secondary students helped to distribute micro loans to people around the world. All of the recipients have now received their funds and several have already begun paying them back. Encourage your student to return to Kiva.org and see the progress. Get...
by Amy CAMP | Mar 17, 2015 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
For the week ending on March 14th, Shamma and Corinne completed more than 200 individual questions. A great achievement, ladies.
