Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
New books for Pre-College 3 and 4 Maths
Dear Pre-college 3 and 4 parents,
This year I purchased a new textbook and practice book for Mathematics called Edexcel GCSE Maths. This is a book which prepares students for the GCSE exam, a test which can be taken at the age of 16 and is available at two different levels. We will use this book for a minimum of two years. Do not worry; I do not plan to finish all these topics within this school year.
The textbook includes a CD which is the electronic version of the whole book. Students must keep the CD at home and the textbook at school. This way they do not have to carry this heavy book almost every day. The practice book is rather skinny so students can bring it to class and back home again. I hope that students in Pre-college 3 and 4 will achieve good skills and knowledge of maths by using these new and ‘student friendly’ books. In addition, I have plenty of additional resources which will accompany the topics.
This year I also bought some books for Extra Maths. These are series of books written by Martin Gardiner to challenge kids with an interest in maths. Both series include many investigations and extensions to normal class mathematics. I hope to get these books within a few days and we can enjoy the challenges.
This year I purchased a new textbook and practice book for Mathematics called Edexcel GCSE Maths. This is a book which prepares students for the GCSE exam, a test which can be taken at the age of 16 and is available at two different levels. We will use this book for a minimum of two years. Do not worry; I do not plan to finish all these topics within this school year.
The textbook includes a CD which is the electronic version of the whole book. Students must keep the CD at home and the textbook at school. This way they do not have to carry this heavy book almost every day. The practice book is rather skinny so students can bring it to class and back home again. I hope that students in Pre-college 3 and 4 will achieve good skills and knowledge of maths by using these new and ‘student friendly’ books. In addition, I have plenty of additional resources which will accompany the topics.
This year I also bought some books for Extra Maths. These are series of books written by Martin Gardiner to challenge kids with an interest in maths. Both series include many investigations and extensions to normal class mathematics. I hope to get these books within a few days and we can enjoy the challenges.
Friday, 14 August 2009
Welcome!
Dear parents, students and teachers of SIS Basel Pre- and College,
Allow me to welcome you to our (un)official blog / website / information source. We are excited about the additional avenue of communication that this site will provide.
The intention is not to make this into our primary vehicle for Pre- and College information as we will still hold the usual meetings, still send home the important letters and continue to write exciting snippits for the Strompost. It is simply to create an extra platform of communication to highlight some of the day to day 'happenings' of the upper school.
For now we won't publish any schedule for new material to be uploaded but rather run the site on a trial basis to see how excited the College Team gets about posting. Please check back regularly to catch up on news, pictures, stories, examples of student work, etc.
We are very excited about the new 2009/2010 academic year. We have a great teaching team in place and a continuously expanding group of enthusiastic students. Let the blogging begin!
Allow me to welcome you to our (un)official blog / website / information source. We are excited about the additional avenue of communication that this site will provide.
The intention is not to make this into our primary vehicle for Pre- and College information as we will still hold the usual meetings, still send home the important letters and continue to write exciting snippits for the Strompost. It is simply to create an extra platform of communication to highlight some of the day to day 'happenings' of the upper school.
For now we won't publish any schedule for new material to be uploaded but rather run the site on a trial basis to see how excited the College Team gets about posting. Please check back regularly to catch up on news, pictures, stories, examples of student work, etc.
We are very excited about the new 2009/2010 academic year. We have a great teaching team in place and a continuously expanding group of enthusiastic students. Let the blogging begin!
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