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Parliament 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 Parliament and learned about their significance. We enjoyed visiting the library, the Senate, the hall of Honour, and seeing the giant portraits. Source:: Grade 1
New unit of inquiry – the brain!
Our new unit on the brain has officially begun. Not only will we be talking about the brain as a part of our anatomy and its functions, but we will also be discussing our individual learning styles and how they differ from one person to another. Students have already done
Our next unit is coming!
I feel like I say this every week, but………..it was another busy week. It was Cain’s birthday last weekend so we enjoyed some delicious cake on Monday to celebrate (thanks to Cain’s mom)! We learned about onomatopoeias in French class and did some comic strips demonstrating our understanding of their
Unit 1 coming to a close
As we get toward the end of our unit of inquiry, some of our activities from this past week included presenting the “le héros c’est moi” drawings, working on the final copy of “une lettre à mon héros”, watching clips of real child heroes helping their communities, followed by a
A short, but busy week!
We had a great visit to Parliament this week. Students got to do a tour all about symbols. They asked lots of great questions to our guide. We followed up with a discussion in class about how this field trip could relate to our unit of inquiry. Students are currently