Back to in-class teaching, to everyone’s great relief, as we continue with great learning.
In Math, we did some pre-algebra number work in preparation for the algebra section that we started on Friday. The students revised adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with positive and negative integers as well as with decimal numbers. We also had a quick recap on rounding decimal numbers.
In IMYC, we started with a new subsection of science and are looking at living things and the seven characteristics of living things. The students also did a survey amongst their fellow pupils to gather data on different characteristics to present graphically. For History, we looked at different sources of history and identified whether they are primary, secondary or tertiary sources, as well as ranked them on reliability and usefulness for the study of history. In Design the students had to manufacture a fabric mask along the theme of their chosen celebration, concurrently they had to think about how to write a step by step design plan to manufacture their mask. The students will next complete their design plans to give to another student to manufacture their mask.
In English, we looked at different ways to enhance our persuasive letters to friends, including humour, puns, reframing arguments and antithesis. The student then had to write an informal letter and use a peer review system to help improve their letters.
That is all for this week, hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend, remember to do a rapid Covid test on Sunday (students did receive two more tests – for Sunday and Wednesday).
