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Upcoming Caribou Math Competition
The upcoming Caribou Math Competition will be held from November 13-14, 2019. Students in grades 1 through 12 will be competing in the following: For grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 – Tangram https://cariboutests.com/games/tangram.php For grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Chomp https://cariboutests.com/games/chomp.php For grades 11 & 12 – GeomeTree
Acadecap Updates: October & November 2019
October, so far: October 16 was the Student Vote. Grades 1-11 participated in the mock election. The Acadecap election leader’s debate took place a week before (and was much more entertaining than the televised one). October 16 was also our curriculum night. Parents were introduced to Michel Lyon, author of
Upcoming open house: November 20, 2019 from 6-8 pm
Open House: November 20, 2019 Académie de la Capitale (Acadecap International School) will be hosting its next Open House on November 20, 2019, Wednesday, from 6 to 8 pm. At the Open House, you will meet various members of the Acadecap Community, all interested in sharing their experience with you.
Acadecap Updates: Back-to-school 2019-2020
The 2019-2020 School Year Calendar has just been released, and you may have noticed many new additions. To better plan the scheduling of activities, each month will feature a different theme (focus): September: House Building October: Literature Month November: Innovation Month December: Month of Celebrations January: Creative Expression Month February:
Lovely Ladybugs
This week, AcadeCampers explored the exciting and beautiful lady bug! We started our week off by asking questions and thinking about what we already know. Then, we went searching for ladybugs to observe throughout the week – it was like a scavenger hunt because they were so tough to find! Then,
Simple Machines
Simple Machines Lesson from TeachEngineering.orgThe advantage of the incline plan from TeachEngineering.orgRube-Goldberg Activity from TeachEngineering.orgPowerful Pulleys lesson from TeachEngineering.org Collection of activities and lessons about simple machines from TeachEngineering.org Pulley-ing Your Own Weight Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Last week of school
This past week was the last week of school! We wrapped up the unit about Reproduction, and did some fun, end of year activities. One of the last activities that the students completed had to do with oviparous, viviparous and ovoviviparous animals. The students compared the three different types of
SMILE Literacy Program – Writing Samples
Our SMILE students receive extra support to hone their reading and writing skills. Some students finish the foundations program but still require extra writing practice. For example, one student, who needed extra practice and support with their writing style, worked during 1:1 sessions with the teacher to read source passages
The AcadeCap TED-Ed Student Talks Program
Our Grade 6, 8, and 10 students were tasked with developing a Ted style talk as part of the TED-Ed Student Talks Program. Despite some setbacks this semester, we persevered and even switched to a virtual meeting format during the stay-at-home period. By the end of the semester, students had
Our biology students are passionate about climate change!
The Grade 12 biology class took a deep dive into a real-world application of their unit concepts. This concept map was the result of one student’s literature review of recent scientific research being done to understand the inter-relationships between climate change and biological systems, processes, and populations. Source:: PSSP &
Oil floats on water
We Know that oil floats on water, but where do other liquids fit in? Students find out when they conduct this colorful density experiment that has them layer different substances, making a rainbow.#science #pssp #ibworldschool Source:: PSSP & OSSD
Plant Reproduction
The last unit of the year was focusing on plant, insect, and animal reproduction. To begin the unit, the Grade 6s studied plant reproduction. As one of the starting activities, they chose one plant that reproduces sexually, and one plant that reproduces asexually. They then found the differences and similarities