Secondary News

Message from Mr. James, Head of Secondary

As we finish one week with a fantastic showing by all athletes during our annual Sports Day, we have another extremely busy but exciting week ahead which will include a thrilling Book Week. Along with these exciting events, we also have some very important events coming up which I would like to draw your attention to.

Next Wednesday, 1st March, we will have an Academic Review Day for Grade 10 to 12 parents. We are reaching a crucial point in the year for exam students so I strongly urge you to attend along with your child The meetings will take place from 3:30pm-5:30pm. Our Grade 11AS and Grade 12 students will receive their exam results from January on 2nd March and we wish them the very best of luck!

Furthermore, we have two very significant Information Evenings for Grade 5, 8 and 10 Parents. Grade 5 Transition to Secondary School Evening is on 8th March at 4:00pm, and Grade 8 IGCSE Options Evening is on the same evening at 5:00pm. We invite all parents to attend as you will get a chance to meet Heads of Department and ask any questions you may have. Finally, there will be a Grade 10 Transition Information Evening to discuss the different options available in Grades 11 and 12 This will take place on 15th March at 4:30pm We hope to see you all attend these very critical events.

Learning & Teaching:

Our Grade 6 Science students started the topic of Acid and Alkalis this week. The cabbage indicator was a simple and fun experiment that the students did to demonstrate the use of indicators in Chemistry. They had to determine whether the two unknown substances they were given were either an acid or alkali. This was observed through a colour change when the indicator was added to the solutions.

The students also learned about the pH scale and how it is used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. They discovered that acids have a pH value lower than 7, while alkaline substances have a pH value greater than 7. The lesson emphasized the importance of safety precautions when working with chemicals, such as wearing gloves and goggles. Overall, the students had a great time learning about the properties of acids and alkalis and are looking forward to conducting more experiments in the future