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
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)