by Wayne Hampton | Nov 15, 2013 | Secondary Team Leader
As many of you will know we had two regional power cuts last week meaning that some of my colleagues and I were unable to post our weekly update on school events and developments so we apologise if the Secondary newsletter was a bit ‘lighter’ and...
by Wayne Hampton | Nov 6, 2013 | Secondary Team Leader
Maths Day was the highlight for me this week and a really enjoyable and worthwhile event. Thank you to all the parents who braved the storm and made it. We hope you found it worthwhile and learned something about how much fun maths can be (if it wasn’t for you...
by Wayne Hampton | Oct 31, 2013 | Secondary Team Leader
I had the good fortune to make two trips out to interesting events this week. The first was to TAISM for the swimming ‘relay’ gala. The second trip was the Eco Club visit to Sohar University. The first trip was exciting and rewarding and the second was...
by Wayne Hampton | Oct 24, 2013 | Secondary Team Leader
Dear parents, Much of the conversation in Secondary this week has been around how students can be more active learners rather than passive learners. Active Learners are ‘engaged’, involved, participating, independent, challenged, inquiring, and in control...
by Wayne Hampton | Oct 10, 2013 | Secondary Team Leader, Uncategorized
So our students have already raced to the first pause in the school year and now have the opportunity to catch their breath. We are generally pleased with the mature way that our Secondary School students have settled in and are adjusting to the increased expectation...
by Wayne Hampton | Oct 3, 2013 | Secondary Team Leader
A fabulous book character parade concluded this week’s events. It was great fun to witness the imagination and creativity that has gone into making the variety of costumes on show. One can clearly see that students and teachers have been supporting the local...