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iSTEAM

iSTEAM Fair

AcadeCap is excited to announce that the iSTEAM Fair will be held on Thursday, March 4th, 2021. This year, the iSTEAM fair will be held virtually. Students will share their projects with judges and parents via Google Meet. In the next few days, an information package will be sent home

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iSTEAM

Fibonacci Sequence

November at AcadeCap is innovation month. For this month’s iSTEAM challenge, students learned about the Fibonacci sequence. Students read a biography about Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonacci. They explored the reproduction of bees, which follows the Fibonacci sequence through generations. Finally, they created Fibonacci sequence-inspired artwork.

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Collaborative Quilting

For our return to school in September and October, students participated in a collaborative quilting activity. Each classroom was given a specific set of colours to create a quilt square per child. Students had to include one square, one triangle and two small squares into their quilt squares. This art

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News and Events

ANNUAL PSSP/OSSD CURRICULUM NIGHT NOV. 12, 2020.

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Académie de la Capitale is hosting the annual PSSP/OSSD Curriculum night.  This is an opportunity for parents with children in grades 7-12, as well as interested parents, with children about to enter the PreSecondary School Programme (grade 7) in the

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News and Events

Terry Fox Fundraising on September 30, 2020

Acadecap is proud to be participating in this year’s Terry Fox event. We aim to raise $1,000 in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. The fundraising event will take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Morrison Park (near the school). Instead of running, students will alternate dancing, for a

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Skating Day!

​We had so much fun skating this afternoon. It was such a beautiful day!​ Skating is a great way to develop and practice our gross motor skills. Source:: Kinder Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

How Does Pollution Affect Our Wildlife?

Throughout our unit of inquiry, we have been learning about how our actions impact both animals and plant life.How does pollution impact plants, animals and humans.We did an experiment that showed how impactful oil is in our waterways, and how hard it is to clean up after. Click here to

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Teachers' Blogs

Sustainable homes

​In Geography class, PSSP students are working on designing a sustainable house as small and functional as possible. They must use five energy saving tools or methods to make the home sustainable. They are working in groups. Two students came up with the idea to use Mindcraft Education to design

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Teachers' Blogs

Practicing for Dictée PGL

This week, we are practicing our words for the Dictée PGL that will take place on February 15th. Students in Grade 1 and 2 have a list of words to learn that focus on education and equality. There are a variety of learning activities to practice the words, and practice

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Teachers' Blogs

Using Our Senses: Observational Writing

As we get ready for the iSTEAM fair, students are exploring observational writing. Using our senses is a great way to improve our writing and add detail to our work. Today we used our sense of touch to create a list of adjectives that we can use to describe mystery

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