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For weeks, the SK’s have been investigating the ‘Human Body.’  Their initial interest came from seeing connections between the veins and spine of leaves, and their own bodies. Here the children have discovered a diagram of a nail, and are amazed at its rough surface.  
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The PK children have been practicing counting, number recognition and one-to-one correspondence. In this activity, the children first placed the numbers 1 to 5 in the correct sequence, and then placed the corresponding number of objects below it. Matthew noticed the increasing pattern, saying “It 
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This week, some of our JK students worked collaboratively to build a wooden person, with a head, arms, legs and a face. “If I tape it then it will be strong,” said Arjun. Zen quietly worked at stabilizing the head and then making little paper 
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In collaboration with the Atelierista in Studio, our SK students explored using 2D shapes to create 3D images. 2D shapes such as ovals and rectangles were used to create identity panels. “Making connections between mathematics and other curriculum areas is important in the early grades 
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On December 9th, our Grade 5/6 students presented a SLAM Poetry Contest to culminate their exploration of the power of words. Each student performed two poems in front of a packed house of parents, teachers and staff. Students were scored by a panel of  judges, 
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The JK students have been devising ‘experiments’ with food items and bringing ice into their classroom. They have put all of their ‘experiments’ into a Ziploc bag, attached them to one of their ‘twig blinds’ and have tracked the ‘changes’ through observation, drawings of their 
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Our SK students interact with a goldfish image that appears over their hands on the classroom whiteboard.
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Our Grade 4 students worked backwards from their theories about storms to hypothesize about the key parts of a storm: A cloud, which needs evaporated water. A water source, like a puddle. The sun to heat the puddle to cause the evaporation. The cloud is 
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Our Grade 2 students have been working on self-portraits in the style of Vincent Van Gogh this term in Studio class. Throughout his life, Van Gogh wrote many letters to his brother, Theo, detailing his art work.  The Grade 2 students decided they would also 
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On December 1st, Richland Academy hosted an evening of arts and holiday shopping for ladies only! This event featured items from local artisans, and designer-inspired jewellery and fashions that were available for purchase. A special thank you to the vendors, and also to the shoppers 
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