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Amazing AGO Journeys for SK
The SK’s have been very busy over the last several weeks learning amazing new things about Art & Culture from the AGO. They’ve had three extremely enriching and engaging workshops – Art and the Environment, Art and the Senses and, most recently, Indigenous Art and Artists. This last session was perfectly timed for the start…
Read MorePuppets Come to Life in SK
It was a big day for the SK’s last Friday – they presented their puppet assignments. There were meerkats, Mario, a sloth, the Big Bad Wolf, Bambi, and Jane Goodall even made an appearance. These are just some of the amazing characters brought to life by the children’s presentations. We were astonished at the depth…
Read MoreCalling All SK Astronauts
A big thank you to Marie for bringing Playocity’s Space Adventure Club to our SK’s. For the next five Fridays, the SK’s are going to be exploring planet Earth in the year 2563. It’s going to be an epic journey! The children will be exploring the fascinating world of outer space, planets and alien creatures.…
Read MoreSK Sleepover Magic
A huge thank you to our inspired and generous SK teachers for hosting the SK sleepover last Thursday. Thursday night would have been the start of March Break and was the start of the long weekend – a much-needed night of rest for the teachers. But no, instead it was SK party time! There was…
Read MoreSticky Ice in SK
The SK’s did a full-on experiment last week for their Solids, Liquids & Gases Science unit. The experiment explored the freezing temperatures of freshwater versus saltwater. The children had all their materials at the ready – water, food colouring, salt, string and ice. (Thank you to the parents at home that were able to assist.)…
Read MoreCivil Rights in SK
The SK’s are really enjoying their Social Studies Unit focussing on civil rights. They especially love to learn about the amazing people who were part of it. They’ve done lots of talking and reading about Martin Luther King Junior and his inspiring work. On Wednesday, they read about Rosa Parks and the courageous stand she…
Read MoreA Peek Into Our SK Classroom
Here is a little peek into our SK classroom. It’s working very well for the children. There is plenty of space to socially distance and there are good views of the SMART Board for remote sessions no matter where the children are sitting. When Paula and Clara want to work with a smaller group, they…
Read MoreDino STEAM in SK
SK loves STEAM and they haven’t lost their passion for it since being at home. They have been focussing on dinosaurs in their Science classes and this was their second STEAM challenge in the last few weeks. (The 1st involved creating salt dough fossils.) This time, students had to create their own dinosaur using pasta…
Read MoreMr Whiskers and More
It was a very full week in JK. Sara and Meesh continued with their Digraph lessons and Mr Whiskers and Theo the Thinker both made an appearance. The children also completed their book reports and worked on counting with tens and ones in math class. To end the week they had Dance Party to Everything…
Read MoreReptile Reports For SK
The SK’s are working on their Nonfiction Reports this week. They LOVE talking about reptiles. They were full of facts to share with their friends about snakes and lizards in their live sessions and were so excited to hear new facts from Paula. Stay tuned for their projects, no doubt they will be colourful and…
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