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!"

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE!

SYLLABUS

PDF

GOOGLE SCIENCE CLASSROOM

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK

NOTES PORTAL

VERACROSS STUDENT PORTAL​

Course of Study

Our Units

6.1

Driving Question

Why do we sometimes see different things when looking at the same object?
Click here!

6.2

Driving Question

What is the best design for a light bulb circuit in the shared-wall music
Patience...

6.3

Driving Question

What is (almost) everything around us made of?
Patience...

6.4

Driving Question

What am I made of?
Patience...

6.5

Driving Question

What happens to the food we eat?
Patience...

6.6

It's a secret!

The Driving Question for our final unit will be revealed on the first day of the unit
Patience...

GRADES

Grading Scales

ACADEMIC MARKS

On all daily/weekly assignments in the Spring Semester, this class will use a different grading system than in the Fall Semester. Instead of a 4 pt. proficiency scale, we now use a specially modified 10 pt. scale.

10 points = The submitted work is timelycomplete, AND meets all relevant standards and/or assignment expectations.

7 points = The submitted work is timelycomplete, BUT does not yet meet all relevant standards and/or assignment expectations.

  • This work can be revised and resubmittted (once) for an improved mark (max. 9 points).


5 points
 = The work is either incomplete OR unsubmitted (not turned in).

  • Incomplete work can be completed and submitted in a timely manner for an improved mark (max. 8 points); NO revision options.
  • Unsubmitted work can be submitted in a timely manner for an improved mark (max. 7 points); NO revision 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

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Homework collection day

THURSDAY

No science lesson

FRIDAY

Homework collection day

E period

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Homework collection day

WEDNESDAY

No science lesson

THURSDAY

Homework collection day

FRIDAY

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)