New Type of Note-Taking
What do you SEE? What do you THINK? What do you WONDER? Students are working on proper note-taking techniques, and how to record ideas and...More
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Simple Machine Riddles
This week, students chose a simple machine found in their house and wrote 5 clues to describe it. These clues were shared with the class...More
175 0Museum of Science and Technology
On November 20th, we got to visit the museum of Science and Technology. We participated in a workshop about simple machines, and spent the afternoon...More
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Brain Vocabulary
Students are learning the names of the parts of the brain, along with their functions. In order to have a good understanding of how the...More
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Building Structures
For their unit about Forces and Structures, grade 5/6 students read an article about the history of domes and how they are constructed, during English...More
166 0Our New Unit!
To launch our new unit of inquiry, we started this gloomy Monday morning off with an exciting building activity! The students were challenged with a...More
180 0Native American Artwork
Our inquiry into culture has brought us towards Native American culture, and its impact that it has on current day society. We listened to Native...More
161 0Parliament Field Trip
The month of October brought us on our first field trip of the year to Parliament Hill. During our tour, we looked for symbols around...More
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Literary Heroes
The students have been broken into reading groups and assigned either “Stone Fox” or “Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang” to read. Students are analyzing...More
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City of Ember
The students are having a hard time putting down this book! A very interesting novel about a dystopian community living in the future, and survival...More
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