Year 7&8 Weekly Blog
MYP Parent Introduction Meeting
Next Thursday, August 27th at 3:15PM we will be having an parent introduction meeting. Dr. Lindsay will welcome all parents in the school auditorium before we move into the Year 7/8 classroom for the remainder of the meeting. During this meeting parents will have the opportunity to learn a little more about the MY Programme, class schedule and time to asks any questions they have. We look forward to seeing you all next week during this meeting.
Language & Literature
This week in Language and Literature class the learners have worked on their collaboration skills. The children have be brainstorming about their statement of inquiry relating to film creation and Television genres. The learners have also been learning about how TV programs are categorised into different genres. For next week the learners will be working on their communication skills and be discussing "Why people watch television?"
Individuals & Society
This week in our Individuals & Society class the learners worked on several activities. The children took part in a Think-Pair-Share activity where they discussed and researched how individuals have an impact on the world in positive and negative ways. The children also learned about different forms of human achievement over history. For next week the learners will begin researching and discussing what some of the global issues the world is facing today.
Students are continuing to practice order of operations expressions. It is important that they become proficient and master their skills in simplifying fractions, solving equations with decimals, square roots, powers and negative integers. Following a daily introduction of a skill set, the focus for this week has been to address students' individual levels of proficiency by providing individual instruction and guidance.
Science
This week, learners are developing a plan to investigate how different materials can protect an egg from cracking. Students will need to determine the variables involved, design a scientific method and select the appropriate tools and materials. We will also discuss how best to provide a fair test.
Next week, the students will carry out the egg test experiment. Students will collect and record the data in order to determine which material is best for protecting an egg.
Homework
Each MYP classroom teacher will be assigning homework via Google Classroom each week. This will allow us to manage the homework completion, set deadlines and give valuable feedback to each individual learner. As always the children should also be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each day. The children always have access to our MYP library resources and are free to check books out daily or as needed.
MYP Schedule
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