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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
Unifix cube patterns
This student is working very hard to recreate his pattern on the grid! Source:: Kinder & Grade 1 Blog
Un peu d’histoire
L’histoire est la science qui étudie le passé et qui tente de le reconstituer. Puisque les sociétés actuelles sont influencées par les sociétés du passé, il est important de bien connaître cette matière. Celle-ci aide à mieux comprendre qui nous sommes collectivement.Les élèves de 7/8 ème nous présentent l’histoire du
Research, Note-taking, and Organization
Students were given a book to read about a famous video game designer. They challenged themselves to take meaningful notes about important facts from his life. They then used the post-it notes to organize the facts. Looking at the notes we had taken in the previous class, we were
Career Day!
During our unit on the workplace, students in Grade 2/3 spent time researching their future career of interest. After researching, writing a rough draft, typing their good copy in Google Docs, and practicing presenting, students were prepared to present their projects. On Career Day, students came to school dressed for
Outdoor Excursion
This week, we went on an adventure and walked to a creek close to the school! The students explored and found many different things, including what the students thought was either a beaver or an otter, which turned out to be a muskrat! After exploring, the students sat by the
Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs
Students “tuned in” to the new unit by sorting through a table filled with books. They were tasked with sorting the books into 3 categories. After a few attempts, and much discussion, the students organized the books by biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. What will our new unit be? Source:: Mme