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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 certainly was yummy.  The children enjoyed making and sharing it with other 
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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, and then moved on to spelling words.  They were ‘totally in the moment,’ 
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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, Starbucks, Subway, KFC – to see how long it will last. Each week, 
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JK student, Sophia, decided to build a bridge using colour cards. Sophia was most proud of her ‘colour bridge’… and even more proud as she learned how to take a picture with the JK classroom’s digital camera and photographed it all by herself!  
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In celebration of World Kindness Week, Richland Ambassadors hosted a ‘Fundraiser for Haiti’ event. As part of the Fundraiser, students took orders for Me to We Artisans jewellery, a line of original accessories handcrafted by artisans in Free The Children countries across the globe, as 
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On November 11th, the Richland Community honoured fallen soldiers in a morning of Remembrance, hosted by Grade 5 and 6 students. It was an inspiring and touching presentation conveying messages of hope, peace and gratitude. Staff, students and parents thought it was “truly brilliant,” “very 
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What is Experiential Inquiry-Based Learning? A process that engages students in direct and active interactions with objects or phenomena in the immediate environment, usually through the use of one or more senses (observing, feeling, hearing, smelling, tasting, and intuition) Moves away from textbooks as the 
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How could we measure something that is round?  The SK’s had a great deal of fun trying to solve that problem today.  Alexia and Catherine immediately fetched the classroom rulers, but found they had a problem.  “You need to bend them,” Alexia suggested.  “Maybe we 
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On November 3rd, our Grade 4 students opened the door to the gymnasium to show their honoured guests what they had been working on in Investigative Research. The students proudly displayed their research findings and technological skills in their Canada Convention (Cana-Con). The students spent 
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On November 2nd, the Richland Academy Huskies participated in an Under-12 S.S.A.F. indoor soccer tournament at The Hangar (Downsview Park). With great teamwork, sportsmanship and positive attitudes, the Huskies finished third in their group. Each player contributed to a fantastic team effort and demonstrated the character 
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