Uptown School is an authorised International Baccalureate (IB) Primary Years School and PYP IB World School. Uptown School is in the candidacy process for its IB Middle Years Programme, with the IB Diploma Program to follow. Uptown delivers the IB curriculum to grades Pre-K (3 by September 15) to Grade 9. In academic year September 2014 Grade 10 will be added with Grades 11 and 12 in 2015 and 2016.

1. Grade 9 Assessments – Uptown School
Arabic A: In grade 9 assessment we will cover 3
criteria, for criteria A (content ) they will prepare the
summary for our novel, and for criteria B and C
students should write a Literary response ( narrative
and dialogue ) related to the novel The Old Man and
the sea .
PE: Students will be writing a personal training
program to improve two elements of their own
fitness; based on data from their fitness profiles. It is
expected that they will use the FITT principle to
structure their programs. WE have already discussed
this in class. This will be formally set next week, and
they will have two weeks to complete it.
English A: Students will write an e tended personal response to the pla An Inspector Calls .
This will be based on the entirety of the work and will require reflection on the ambiguities in
the plot. Students will be expected to integrate textual evidence into their work in a
sophisticated way.
English B: Students are currently engaged in a unit on the Media. Their topic centres around the
concept of how the press can influence what we believe. Assignments will be on how to write
tabloid and broadsheet articles, and persuasive writing skills. They will be assessed on all 4
criteria.
Humanities: Grade 9 geography students are currently working on an independent research
project that looks at the effects of a volcanic hazard on people and the environment. Students
research a volcanic event of their choice and understand the events that occurred, how it was
formed and what lead to any casualties. They choose their method of presentation either
through a report or presentation. All criteria are being assessed.
DT: Grade 9 have completed a presentation of their work.
Science: Switching On-Criterion C.
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