Welcome to Headquarters!
Think of the Headquarters as a center of operations, a gathering place, a space for the command and control of both humans and non-humans. From your specially created HQ, you have lots of key information and resources made available to you on a single webpage. As one of his GRADE 6 science students, Dr. Merritt suspects you will spend plenty of time this year making good use of your grade’s HQ.
"Science: it’s like magic, but real!"
Course of Study
Our Units
6.1
Driving Question
6.2
Driving Question
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
It's a secret!
GRADES
Grading Schemes
ACADEMIC MARKS
As listed in the MS Student Handbook, TASIS employs “a traditional A through F grading system.” (Dr. M has also included short descriptors he often uses for added clarity.)
10 points = The submitted work is timely, complete, AND meets the relevant standards and/or assignment expectations.
8.5-7.5 points = The submitted work is timely, complete, BUT it approaches–rather than meets–the relevant standards and/or assignment expectations.
- This work can be revised and resubmittted (once) for an improved mark (max. 9.2 points).
6.5 points = The submitted work is timely BUT incomplete. Thus, it falls below the relevant standards and/or assignment expectations.
- This work can be revised and resubmittted (once) for an improved mark (max. 9.2 points).
5 points = The work is unsubmitted (Not turned in).
- Unsubmitted work can be submitted for an improved mark (max. 8.5 points), but there are NO revision/resubmission options.
EFFORT MARKS
As published in the MS Student Handbook, TASIS uses 5-point scale for communicating student effort.
5 = Outstanding
4 = Very good
3 = Good
2 = Needs improvement
1 = Does not meet expectations
2024/25
MS Homework Policy
D period
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
Homework collection day
THURSDAY
No science lesson
FRIDAY
Homework collection day
E period
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
Homework collection day
WEDNESDAY
No science lesson
THURSDAY
Homework collection day
FRIDAY
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2024/25
Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER
18 weeks
Start of semester – 29 Aug
Interim grades – 25 Sept
Midterm grades – 11 Nov
End of semester – 24 Jan
SPRING SEMESTER
18 weeks
Start of semester – 27 Jan
Interim grades – 17 Feb
Midterm grades – 17 Mar
End of semester – 4 Jun
NO SCHOOL DAYS
7 days
Friday, 11 Oct
Monday, 14 Oct
Friday, 1 Nov
Friday, 29 Nov
Friday, 14 Feb
Friday, 7 Mar
Monday, 17 Mar
MAJOR HOLIDAYS
2 breaks
Winter Holiday (Dec 21-Jan 12)
Spring Holiday (Apr 5-Apr 21)
MS SWISS EXPERIENCE
2 trips
Fall (Oct 28-Oct 31)
Winter (Mar 3-6)