Term 1 Week 9 Blog

 Year 7&8 Weekly Blog

 Parent Notice

Dear parents and learners,

Please be aware that next week UDIS will be on half term break. The school will be closed from October 10th until October 19th. All children will return back to school on Tuesday, October 20th to begin the second half of Term 1. Have a wonderful and restful half term break!

Language & Literature 

This week in Language and Literature class the learners have worked on exploring, analysing, and identifying what iambic pentameter is (the use of 10 syllables in a poem line). The children also read a sonnet by William Shakespeare to understand how a sonnet is developed. The children also explored how the characters of women played an important role in Shakespeare's plays and poems. Once we return from half term break the children will begin learning about speeches and how Shakespeare used speech in his play "Hamlet". 

Individuals & Society

For this week the learners have been introduced to the different concepts that are practiced in the Buddhist religion. The children learned about "The Four Noble Truths", "The Noble Eightfold Path" and "The Wheel of Life". Once we return from half term break we will begin exploring the Islamic religion and analyse what the "Five Pillars of Islam" are. 

Maths

Students have been engaged with solving problems with unknown values using the numerical skills they have been developing in the first unit and applying them to simplify algebraic expressions. Linear equations and the concept of functions were introduced to demonstrate how an algebraic equation can generate a line on a Cartesian coordinate graph. This concept will also be useful in science for displaying and understanding the results of an experiment.

  

Science

Students are learning about solubility and how the physical properties of different compounds affect their ability to dissolve in various solutions. Students will pair up to choose and design an investigation that involves calculating the amount of carbon dioxide in a soft drink or the solubility of various compounds in chocolate milk. After completing the preliminary design, the students will conduct the experiments and present their results.

Homework 

Each MYP classroom teacher will be assigning their homework via Google Classroom. The children should be reading for at least 20 minutes per day. The learners should continue to complete any incomplete classwork for homework and submit it via Google Classroom in order to receive teacher feedback. EAL learners will have their own reading to do from Ms. Liza.