Secondary Newsletter 27 – June 3, 2022
Maths Department
TOK Exhibition
College Counseling Updates
Free Trial for Comics Plus website
Maths Department
Grade 12
Graduated on May 27, 2022. All the best for the final result on July 6, 2022!
Grade 10
Grade 10 had an intense year. The idea was to prepare them for DP. We had a great session on step up day. The students have already decided which option to choose – A&A or A&I. The Maths department wishes all the best to our new DP cohort of 2022!
Grade 9
For the Trigonometry unit, Grade 10 students are designing a working model to calculate the height of a tall building. For this, the students designed their own klinometer and they will use this device to measure the height of an object in our school campus.
Grade 8
The Grade 8 students did some investigations on Probability, comparing the difference between theoretical and experimental probabilities by rolling 6, 12, and 20-sided dice.
Grade 7
For the “shapes and solid” units, Grade 7 designed a tea box with a given volume. The idea was to create a tea box that can contain a given volume but the surface area has to be minimum. The minimum surface area will bring down the cost of packaging while keeping the required volume. Students were asked to present their designs to the parents on 23rd May 2022.
Grade 6
In the Geometry Unit, the Grade 6 students learned about the different types of angles, including angles that are formed when a transversal intersects parallel lines. They created posters to classify the types of angles.
TOK – Exhibition
Yesterday, the 2nd of June, students from grade 11 presented their TOK exhibition. The afternoon was opened with a panel discussion by which parents and grade 10 students were welcomed into the world of Theory of Knowledge. For those who did not have the opportunity to join yesterday, you can find the prompts and objects the students selected here.
For those who participated, thanks again for your interesting thoughts and discussion. We hope to see you all next year for a new round of TOK-Talks.
PSAT
For students in grades 10 and 11 next year who would like to take the PSAT exam in October, please register prior to the summer break by emailing Ibu Thari in the Counseling Office at: counselorsecretary@baliis.net
The PSAT is a practice version of the SAT exam used in university admissions in North America. Scores are for your own use only and are not sent to universities.
Upcoming ACT Test Date and Registration Deadline
Login/Create MyACT account to register
More info about ACT
Upcoming SAT Test Date and Registration Deadline
Click here to login/create a CollegeBoard account to register
For more update please visit Counseling Corner at BIS
Free Trial for Comics Plus website
The library has obtained a free trial pass for Comics Plus, a digital web-based comic book website. If you would like to check out this website, please do. If you like, please send your feedback to Mr. Marshall, as the library is considering purchasing a primary or secondary (or both) school subscription.
Comics Plus actually has popular, new titles to choose from. Attached are photos of the website.
The log in credentials are here:
URL (bookmark this): https://login.librarypass.com/?library=lpfullcontent
Username: noahjonmarshall@yahoo.com
Password: LibPassba39b20c
You can email Mr. Marshall and he will directly send you the link and passwords.
