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“Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers”  – Kahlil Gibran  We are grateful for the beautiful snow that has covered our playground. The freedom to play in the snow provides fun learning opportunities for the children of BG2. Through play they are enhancing 
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Think about your everyday life…your clothes, your shoes, your means of transportation, your home, a grocery store, a facility that you attend for work/school, a cell phone, and any other object that you use to function. These objects and structures are made from….MATERIALS. The use 
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​Narrative Writing is an important style of writing that students at different grade levels experience. By creating and telling a narrative/story, ‘our students learn to organize their thoughts and use written language to creatively communicate with readers in a variety of ways’.  Writing in the 
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Central Idea:  Earth’s resources are an important part of our life.​ Our Grade 4 / 5 Class has officially launched into our third International Baccalaureate (IB) Inquiry about how the world works.  This work is connected to the Ontario Science Curriculum and linked to the 
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Want your kid to pay more attention in school, feel less stress, and step up his game in classroom activities? Mother Nature has the answer. A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign indicates kids learn better indoors after they engage 
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Do you sometimes wish you could put your children in a bubble to protect them from all danger? If so, you are not alone. With more news reports come new worries. “Don’t talk to strangers” is just the tip of a huge iceberg of possible 
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme places on emphasis on developing Attitudes which will support the children’s learning across all curriculum areas.  This week, as we continued our inquiry around the theme of Sharing the Planet, we had a Grade 2 student come and present to us his 
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What is ACTION in the International Baccalaureate (IB) World school setting? Well…simply put, it’s making a positive impact on our local and global community, no matter how big or small the action is. It could be something as small as helping a friend out when 
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Since Richland Academy is now an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we encourage students to demonstrate cooperation as part of the IB-PYP program; an attitude which emphasizes the ability to work with others in a collaborative manner. Cooperation at Richland is meant to be a 
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Here at Richland, our students interact with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in various ways during the school week. As part of our Balanced Literacy Program, we use the Smartboard during Guided Reading, Shared Reading and Interactive Reading instruction. Students can also follow along with 
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