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Holiday Charity Initiatives

November 30, 2011

This holiday season, the Richland community is helping to make a difference!

We recently participated in the Out-of-the-Cold drive, where we collected gently used coats, scarves, winter hats, mitts, boots and snow-pants under our ‘Giving Tree’ for local Richmond Hill families. We are also supporting the Family Giving Program, ‘Holiday Heroes,’ where each school division is collecting new donations to support 3 York Region families. These projects are an extension of Richland’s ongoing commitment to community service.

Developing Fine Motor Skills

November 28, 2011

21st Century Learning and Resources, Making Learning Visible

Between the ages of 3 and 5 children usually demonstrate rapid gains in fine motor manipulation, finger dexterity and tool use. Development of fine motor skills takes time, patience and practice. Activities that...

Junior Kindergarten Prekindergarten Senior Kindergarten

Ladies’ Night at Richland

November 25, 2011

School Life

events

‘Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club’ Calendar

November 25, 2011

Community of Care

The Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club, Canada’s first women-only boxing club, presents a 2012 calendar in support of Shape Your Life. The calendar features 12 powerful images of Toronto’s toughest female boxers, including Richland Academy’s Grade 5/6 Teacher, Megan Cooney.

The calendars are being sold at $20 each with part of the proceeds going toward Shape Your Life, a recreational boxing program for female and trans survivors of violence.

Grade 5/6 staff

The First Snowfall

November 21, 2011

Making Learning Visible

The first arrival of snow caused a flurry of excitement in the SK room. The large windows in the SK classroom gave them a perfect view as the first snowflakes arrived. “It’s...

Senior Kindergarten

Grade 5/6 SLAM Poetry Session 2

November 18, 2011

Making Learning Visible

Truth’s second session with the Grade 5/6 students was as incredible as the first! The students presented the “joyful noises” performance poetry pieces they had been practicing and received some feedback on...

Grade 5/6

Friendship Soup!

November 16, 2011

Making Learning Visible

After having determined what ingredients are needed to ‘Make a Friend,’ the JK boys and girls made their very own ‘Friendship Soup!' They did make a few alterations to the recipe, but it...

Junior Kindergarten

An ‘Explosion’ of Spelling Hits SK

November 15, 2011

Making Learning Visible

The SK’s were introduced to the 'moveable alphabet' – a box of wooden consonants and vowels that they could use to spell words. They were thrilled and immediately began spelling their names,...

Senior Kindergarten

Grade 5/6 ‘Fast Food Experiment’

November 15, 2011

Making Learning Visible

The Grade 5/6’s are taking their McDonalds hash browns experiment to the next level! Each of the students has chosen a different fast food to experiment with – including items from McDonalds,...

Grade 5/6