Helping your children with homework
Children are given homework in school to improve and reinforce day-to-day classroom learning. When kids do homework, they learn to follow direction and manage time. For parents, helping with the homework of...
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Finding Balance
Sports, after-school and other extracurricular activities, not to mention homework, keep kids, and parents, busy from one day to the next. Parents do all they can to ensure their kids are well...
CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Our feelings, thoughts, and actions are all affected by our mental health. Nurturing ourselves mentally is equally as important as maintaining a healthy body, and parents play a very significant part in...
Managing Screen Time for Children
Today’s children are born into a world of touchscreens and are immersed in technology from a young age. Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) had previously determined that children...
Enriching our Understanding of Science
Enriching our Understanding of Science Our visit to the Ontario Science Centre was an important learning moment for our Grade One students. The field study was a shared social experience that provided them...
Building Positive Attitudes
Building Positive Attitudes “The IB-PYP Attitudes are a vital focus in the development of positive attitudes towards people, the environment, and learning. These are the day to day attitudes we use: appreciation, commitment,...
It’s Time for Fun!!
It’s Time for Fun! Our Grade One students have been deepening their understanding of Time as part of our ‘Measurement’ strand in math. They have been learning about the importance of...
Our Fascinating Journey Through the ‘Forest of Reading’
Our Fascinating Journey Through the ‘Forest of Reading’ “Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn make us empathetic beings.” - Ann...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology "A scientifically and technologically literate person is one who can read and understand common media reports about science and technology, critically evaluate the information presented, and confidently engage...
Forming Reading Buddies with Our Senior Kindergarten Students
Forming Reading Buddies with Our Senior Kindergarten Students Our Grade One students are provided with multiple opportunities to practise their reading skills in order to develop the required reading fluency. To compliment reading...