Posts made in August, 2012

If I were the boss of BISS…

Posted on Aug 15, 2012 in How We Learn

If I were the boss of BISS…

We are investigating multiple intelligences. We have discovered that there are 8 ways to be smart. Today, we strengthened our verbal/linguistic intelligence by writing and reading. We wrote about all the things we would do if we were in charge of the school. Then we read our writing aloud to our friends. What exciting schools we would run! Most people would provide students with ipads, macbooks, iphones and PSPs. Many people would reward students for playing games. Some people would have bigger playgrounds, more PE lessons and ban homework. Sarthak would organise all children to be collected in limousines. Some people even planned to move the school to the ocean or the moon! Finally, we reflected on this verbal/linguistic activity. Some people said creative writing is their favourite thing to do and they find it easy. Other people said writing is hard for them because they can’t think of a word or a sentence. Every day, we will keep strengthening our verbal linguistic intelligence. But back to the topic…do you have any MORE ideas? What would YOU do if you were the boss of BISS? ...

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Meet our Teacher

Posted on Aug 9, 2012 in General

This week, we started Grade 4 and met our teacher. Here are some fun facts about her: Name: Ms O’Dwyer           Nationality: Australian          Lives: Beijing Loves: teaching Grade 4                Hates: icy cold winters Plays: the violin                         Favourite author: Roald Dahl Favourite hobby: ocean swimming & snorkelling Favourite animal:  giraffes           Fears: birds that peck & flap...

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