The JKs had so much fun doing their first ever group project—making art of apple trees through the seasons for our Unit of Inquiry on Apples and Pumpkins! They had to work with super cool school tools like liquid glue and tissue paper! 

The Grade Threes have a SECOND library session each week, to explore even more deeply all the kinds of books our collection has to offer. Part of the goal is to encourage open-mindedness to new books and ideas. To do so, we are using some fun tools to help us choose outside of our regular […]

It’s the beginning of the school year, and the Grade One class is building their classroom community with some getting-to-know-you activities.  Including a summer artifact share, morning circle games, a ‘Someone Who’ scavenger hunt, ‘Who We Are’ shoebox presentations, and a self-portrait art activity connected to our ‘Name Game’ unit. 

In JK French, we’ve started to talk about colours. We completed a colour sort activity and decorated our special “magic wands” (popsicle sticks). We use these throughout the year in French.