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Upon our return from Bark Lake, we had encouraged the students to reflect on their experiences over the few days.  From the beginning of the year, Miss. Pizzitelli has had the students place a great focus on topics such as teamwork, collaboration and the importance 
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Our Grade One students continue their study of Measurement. Their initial understanding of how to measure the length and width of two- dimensional figures extends to include measuring the perimeter and area of such figures. They explore different possibilities for measuring the perimeter of their 
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“I can’t believe we got this far.” “Look at how simple our idea was in the first round.” “It has changed so much.”  You know you have had an impact on your students when they have insightful conversations about an ongoing inquiry outside of the 
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One of the many things that I have learned about my students over the course of the year is that they are not too fond of the outdoors.  I am going to assume that they may be the only group of students in the school 
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The Grade Two students are innovators. They love to create, build, design and develop structures, machines, and anything that requires the hands- on manipulations of materials. Reviewing non-standard units of measurement led us to the estimation and measuring of our bodies. Our students were engaged, 
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Throughout the year, we have discussed many of the ways we value our student’s voices within our classroom. We involve them within their educational learning processes. We document, assess and take notice to their provoking inquires. We take their inquiries and weave them within the 
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An authentic experience always captures the attention, passion or wonder of a child. No truer words have been spoken. This morning, Annabella Stoyke was invited to Richland for a reading of her beautiful storybook entitled, ‘Christy Solves a Mystery’. “The ABC Adventure Series provides children with the 
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 From starting their judging sessions at 8:00 a.m. to competing in front of 1000s of people, words cannot describe how proud I am of my Grade 6/7s.   It is exhilarating to realize how much they have changed from September and how far they come in 
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Since September the Grade 6/7s have been connecting with the Senior Kindergarten children to support them in their research around sorting trash.  This mentoring by the older children has wonderful benefits for both age groups.  It is said, that success in life can be linked 
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Introducing our new Science Inquiry has never seemed so perfect and seamless. A Grade One student presented his current event demonstration on the ice castle/hotels that are created in Sweden. As an extension to his presentation, he too, created his own ice castle. At the 
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