The Power of Collaboration
Today’s post comes from our Senior Kindergarten teachers, and the reflections on ‘coming of age’ as their students near the end of their kindergarten years. In recent weeks we have noticed a change...
Today’s post comes from our Senior Kindergarten teachers, and the reflections on ‘coming of age’ as their students near the end of their kindergarten years. In recent weeks we have noticed a change...
Today’s post comes from Ms. Pearson and the Grade 5 students, who have been exploring geometry. Future architects in the making! Using their knowledge of prisms, pyramids and polygons, the Grade fives were...
In September 2014, a new Social Studies curriculum will be mandated in all elementary school classrooms across Ontario. This new curriculum focuses on developing big ideas and enduring understandings through inquiry. At...
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Mrs. Brown and the Grade 1 class for the Forest of Reading’s Blue Spruce Awards. I left this experience feeling so lucky that my...
It all began in September when the children first started to explore the kindergarten playground and school gardens. The small creatures that contribute to the life of our gardens has been a...
The Inuit people balanced rocks to create a type of “land art” that was both beautiful and with a purpose. Over 400 years ago, the people created Inuksuks that helped them find...
I was most inspired from a posting on Pinterest entitled, “How We Express Ourselves: A Kindergarten Inquiry” where a Reggio inspired PYP teacher shared her work with her children. They explored “The...
The beginning of the school year marked Grades 3-6 starting their musical journey with our now favourite little stringed instrument, the ukulele. The enthusiasm for this tiny lesser known cousin of the...
The use of natural materials to create art was introduced to the children in Senior Kindergarten as they viewed some beautiful pieces of land art created by the British artist, Andy Goldsworthy. “He’s...
Inquiring Minds discovered this list created by Ron Ritchhart, and thought they would resonate with many parents. These aren’t ‘apps’ in the ‘download from iTunes’ sense of the word; but rather are...