by Gary Pemberton | May 23, 2013 | Secondary Maths
“One flap of a butterfly’s wings could change the course of weather forever.” The catchphrase of one of the pioneers of Chaos Theory, Edward Lorenz, a mathematician and meteorologist whose birthday is celebrated on 23rd May. In the 1960s Lorenz built...
by Gary Pemberton | May 23, 2013 | Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
As the end of the academic year approaches we arrive at the time that most students hate – end of year exams! However, these are not a thing to be feared. Examinations give teachers crucial information about areas of the curriculum that need to be covered more...
by Gary Pemberton | May 9, 2013 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
The first of the mathematics examination papers was sat yesterday and feedback so far has been positive. The second and final examination is on Monday next week – good luck to James, Clarissa, Rining and Eckhart!
by Gary Pemberton | May 9, 2013 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Secondary Maths
This week students in grades 6, 7 and 8 have been completing an investigation on the angle properties of four sided shapes in circles, based on an activity I was introduced to on a course last week in Muscat. Students took to the activity very well and managed to...
by Wayne Hampton | Apr 17, 2013 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts
Well, it has been a bizarre few weeks for the Secondary school having now experienced a fire and an earthquake. One wonders what next? floods or locusts? To be honest I was relieved to end it on a positive note in an all school assembly today, where we celebrated the...
by Gary Pemberton | Apr 17, 2013 | Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
This week the grade 7s have been issued a homework that parents can help them with. The focus is introducing the substitution of letters for words in statements where students and parents have to guess the meaning, for example: 60s in a M – the letter M stands...
