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The words showcased in the title of our very first blog of the school year fully encapsulate the qualities that our Fantastic Fives have demonstrated over the course of our first two weeks together. From day one, each student in our community enthusiastically showed up 
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Dear Richland Community, Richland Academy stands for equality and against racial injustice of any kind. The recent tragic and senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade show the profound importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. We are appalled 
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From April-June, we focus on consolidating knowledge in JK. We spend the first part of the school year developing relationships, creating a calming routine, and observing learning styles and approaches to learning within an inquiry play-based environment. Now is the time our learners really focus 
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Children’s relationships shape the way they see the world and affect other areas of their development (social, emotional, cognitive). Through relationships, children learn about their world and in BG 1, we build and strengthen relationships with every child entrusted in our care. We build our 
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Last week, the Early Years students continued to explore the magic of light and shadow in different ways. We also had the opportunity to make connections to shadows through puppet shows! Mike from Applefun Puppetry put on a wonderful shadow puppet show for the children. 
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Nature offers a freedom of exploration and risk-taking that is hard to replicate in other learning environments. In the outdoors, the children of Bambini Grandi 2 have endless space, and a chance to be independent. They can take risks, find out what their bodies are capable of, and 
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​This week, we had the pleasure of having B.P, a grade 3 student, also a future herpetologist, come to our classroom for a very well put together presentation. He had heard about our dilemma of getting a class pet for the grade 7/8 classroom. It’s 
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​Children are naturally curious about what is happening in the world around them, so we thought that it would be a wonderful idea to bring in an Amaryllis. We did not tell the children what it was, but asked them to each share their theories 
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On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 the Hackergal Coding Club at Richland Academy participated in their first annual HACKERGAL HACKATHON! Hackergal is a charitable organization that inspires girls across Canada to explore the opportunities in code. With women vastly underrepresented in the tech industry, Hackergal strives to inspire 
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Another exciting week of learning has come and gone. This week our Junior Kindergarten students finished off their summative assessment task, and they used ICT to show their understanding of the central idea, Families are important in shaping who we are. Please click on the 
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