Term 1 – Week 8

Another week is done and dusted with the learners working hard and producing excellent work.

This week in Math, we started a unit on Geometry focusing on triangles, parallel lines and polygons. We practiced using proof to find missing angles and find out if angles are equal to each other. We also started constructing 2D shapes making use of a protractor to measure angles.

In English, this week, we looked at extracts from the book ‘Wonder’ by R.J Palacio as part of our unit ‘Unusual Education’. From these extracts, the students explored the term precept and created a poster showing precepts about kindness. Also, we role-played an extract to help us understand the characters.

In Science, we continued with our research into the reactivity of metals and learned more about the reactions of metals with acids, as well as how metals take part in single displacement reactions when placed into a metal salt solution.

In History, the students looked at figures from the past who worked for the improvement of the living and working conditions of workers and how this benefited both the workers and mill owners in the long run.

For Design, Technology and Innovation, learners explored the negative aspects of inclusive and exclusive product design companies. They also looked at different consumer groups and how inclusive and exclusive design might be tailored to these different groups.

In ICT, learners continued learning more about spreadsheets and how to do calculations with spreadsheets.

That is all for this week, I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and is ready for the week ahead.