Grade 6 (Ms Joubert and Mr. Dooley)

Ms Joubert’s students had a productive start to the week as they began their preparatory work. The reading assessment was designed to evaluate their comprehension skills, understanding of their class reader and determine if their ability to read for context has improved. The focus was on exploring various aspects of the film, including the plot, the horror and paranormal genres, main and supporting characters, effects, storyline, script, and ability to critically review a film. This exercise helped students develop a deeper understanding of film analysis and storytelling techniques whilst improving their informal conversational skills. As students approached the end of the week, they wrapped up with a summative assessment, marking the conclusion of a productive and fast-paced week in our class.

Meanwhile, Mr. Dooley’s Grade 6 Language Acquisition class were also very busy. The students completed various reading comprehension tasks ensuring that they have a solid understanding of the book as well as the style of questions. This week was also our Halloween celebration, hence, students looked at the historical background for Halloween and discussed some interesting questions related to Halloween.

Grade 7 (Mr. Hood and Mr. Dooley)

Mr. Hood’s Grade 7s started this week with an introduction to their second unit of the year: History Around Us and Working Abroad. The Grade 7s first activity was based on factual, conceptual and debatable questions about the unit to scaffold their understanding of what they would be learning throughout the unit. The next activity was a spatial awareness activity aimed at encouraging the students to be more aware of their surroundings and how events happening around them can influence their actions. The Grade 7s ended the week completing a comprehension task and honing their reading and understanding skills.

Meanwhile, Mr. Dooley’s Grade 7 students were also very busy. This week was also our Halloween celebration, hence, students looked at the historical background for Halloween and discussed some interesting questions related to Halloween. Students started working on our new unit ‘History Around Us and Working Abroad’. Grade 7s investigated everyday objects and how they may have changed over time. The students looked into how plastic has had an impact on human development and the benefits it has in modern society as well as the problems associated with waste.

Grade 8 (Mr. Hood and Ms. Bartoszak)

Mr. Hood’s Grade 8s have started their first summative for their first unit this week.  The first part of the summative assessment is a reading comprehension based on a travel article. The Grade 8s will be assessed using the reading criterion for this part of their summative. The second part of the summative assessment is a listening comprehension in which the students will listen to an audio file and then respond to questions based on the audio file.

Meanwhile, Ms Bartoszak’s students started the week by developing their ATL skills: collaboration and communication as they were tasked to update a classroom wall display board with their work. Students organised themselves in order to complete the task within the given set time. Next students were set their Speaking summative task which is based on reaching a chosen event from a set list and comparing that event in two different countries, none of which could be their own. 

Grade 9 (Mr. Hood and Mr. Dooley)

Mr. Hood’s Grade 9s started the week by looking at factual, conceptual and debatable questions relating to their second unit: Food and Fitness. The Grade 9s started the activity by discussing the definitions of the terms Factual, Debatable and Conceptual and then answering questions based on the new unit that link to each of the aforementioned terms. The second activity this week required the students to research the names of six very different but special foods and also discuss the specific celebrations these foods would most likely be found in.

Meanwhile, Mr. Dooley’s Grade 9 Language Acquisition class were also very busy. Students started working on our new unit ‘Food and Fitness’. The students had an interesting discussion about possible avenues of investigation for their summative tasks for this unit. Students looked at their Inquiry questions for this unit and investigated different culturally specific terms that they were unfamiliar with, finding specific festivals associated with them as well as the importance of festival within different cultures.

Grade 10 (Ms Najuma and Mr. Dooley)

In Ms. Najuma's grade 10 English class, students wrapped up the initial unit of study, "Working Life," by tackling two important assignments. First, they crafted a letter of application for a unique gig as a stunt performer. Then, they stepped into the shoes of interviewees, participating in a job interview for the same extraordinary position. Looking ahead, the class is getting ready to embark on unit two, titled "Quests," starting next week.

Meanwhile, Mr. Dooley’s Grade 10 Language Acquisition students were very busy. The students finished the first part of their summative task by creating their own letters of application for positions as a stunt performer. Then the students prepared to take on the role of a stunt performer in an interview for the position paying special attention to the clarity of the answers they provide.

Grade 11 (Ms. Bartoszak)

Ms Bartoszak’s DP1 students started the week with a focus on Characterization. They analysed characters behaviour as well as identified specific quotes related to their behavior. Students then further continued to develop their communication and organization skills as they were set to convey their information to the other group. This activity not only developed their reading skills but also developed students’ organization and communication skills. Next students were set individual activity as part of their revision in preparation for the IA Oral practice which will be next week.  

Grade 12 (Mr. Kiefer and Ms. Bartoszak)

Mr. Kiefer’s and Ms Bartoszak’s students this week by specifically focused on their listening skills. During the two session the students had this week, they focused on answering various types of questions ranging from selecting vocabulary and phrases from the audio to complete gap filling extracts, justification, to identifying true or false statements, just to mention a few. Students were set to revise their ‘Lord of Flies’ as they will start practicing IA Orals based on the set novel next week and looking at how to improve.

Pre K

Ms. Polly Coronel and Ms. Kirsten Hernandez

It's been an enchanting week for Pre-Ks! Students have embraced the Halloween spirit with joy and creativity. We had pumpkin painting, trick-or-treating adventures, and an adorable Halloween showcase. Our tiny trick-or-treaters ventured around the early years building, knocking on classroom doors and receiving sweet surprises. These Halloween week activities also allowed students to engage with the holiday in a safe and nurturing environment. It encouraged their creativity, self-expression, and social interaction, all while having fun and making precious memories.