by Gary Pemberton | Nov 27, 2012 | Secondary Maths
The Indian mathematician Ayyangar was born on December 1st 1892. He was an awarded an MA in mathematics at the age of 18. During his lifetime Ayanngar famously translated many Sanskrit texts transforming them into modern language and notation. His work on the History...
by Wayne Hampton | Nov 21, 2012 | Arabic, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Primary Visual Arts, Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts
Dear parents,The students have had lots of discussions this week in preparation for the reports, which they have taken home today. They will be asked to use the feedback in the reports to set short term and long term targets, which teachers will be aware of so that...
by Gary Pemberton | Nov 21, 2012 | Grade 10, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
Students in grades 9 and 10 are currently focussing on developing their algebra skills. Algebra manipulation and representation is a key area for any IGCSE, IB and Higher Education programme that includes Mathematics and I have been very pleased to see the high level...
by Gary Pemberton | Nov 21, 2012 | Secondary Maths
November 20th is the birthdate of the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, who was a Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Yale University in the US, and is famous for first introducing the term Fractal into Mathematics. Fractal geometry is a branch of mathematics...
by Jean Provencher | Nov 18, 2012 | Arabic, Community and Service, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), News Flash, Primary P.E., Primary Visual Arts, Secondary English, Secondary French, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades, The Head's Blog
As you know, we have been working hard to improve the reporting processes at ABIS. As a result there are some changes to the Mid Semester Progress Report that we would like you to note.On November 21st, you will receive a Mid Semester Progress Report, briefly sharing...
by Jean Provencher | Nov 14, 2012 | Community and Service, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Primary Visual Arts, PTA, Secondary English, Secondary French, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts, Uncategorized
Dear parents, One of the teachers’ areas of focus recently has been to standardise our grading system, which will have a number of benefits ultimately leading to higher student achievement. A great deal of time has been spent on this and we have now arrived at a...
