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Provocation / Engage – students are engaged with a challenging situation, prior knowledge is activated, questions are provoked 2A and 2B came together for the provocation of our new inquiry theme: How We Organize Ourselves. We created an experience for the students to think deeply 
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It was with a lot of excitement and joy that we welcomed parents of our Grade Three students last Friday. It was a time to celebrate the teaching and learning about success and how it is determined by effort, how to set SMART goals and 
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In grade 2, our learning day takes us through various learning tasks connected to our curriculum. At times students complete work independently, but more often you will see them working in pairs or small groups, taking ownership of their learning and just as important, learning 
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Our PYPxers are making great progress as they probe further into their respective lines of inquiry and showcase their findings and learnings in various ways. They are currently working on completing written pieces that showcase evidence of their understanding of their lines of inquiry.  We 
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Our Kindergarten class went on a very fun and exciting field trip to the Ontario Science Center to explore their Bug Lab. This was our provocation into our next IB inquiry into bugs. The children were amazed with all the life size bugs as we 
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Learning happens when children are engaged.Learning happens when children have adaptable spaces.Learning happens when their ideas are valued.Learning happens when they have time to discuss and reflect.Learning  happens when they can use all their senses. Imagine yourself, as a Grade 4 student.  Many of us 
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Mental Wellness Throughout our days we are lucky enough to witness many very beautiful moments with the children.  This week there was an air of excitement as the children talked about their love for our classroom teddy, and how they could care for him.  He 
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Here at Richland Academy, we are open minded. “We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience” 
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This past week we have been navigating the human body by taking an in depth look at some of its most integral systems. We have inquired into the respiratory system and the circulatory system thus far, but are extremely motivated and curious to learn more! 
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Since the first day of school, students have taken part in our Daily 5 program. The five components are: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Word Work and Work on Writing. Within our literacy block, students take part in 3 of these tasks 
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