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Fractal Tree Scratch Project

Fractal Tree Scratch Project Choose the Ball Make these variables: Add the Pen Extension. Find: then Add this code on the ball sprite: Run the program: Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog

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Bonus Computer Program Challenges

Need an extra challenge when programming in class? Try these! 1) Write a program called “LeapYear” in which the user is asked to enter a value – a year to be tested to see if it is a leap year. Have the program say either, yes, the entered year is

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Scratch 3.0 is here!

Scratch 3.0, the latest version of the popular block-based programming language, it now available for all users!ScratchScratch 3.0 will work on both desktops and tablets alike, and has some exciting new blocks: you can make your characters speak out loud, and there is built in support for Makey Makeys! Scratch

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Hexaflexagons – back by popular demand!

We seem to have a holiday tradition of making hexaflexagons! Here is a link to my favourite template for making tri-hexaflexagons: Aunt Annie’s Tri-HexaflexagonsVi Hart’s video about Hexaflexagons:Intro to hexaflexagons Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog

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Social-Emotional Learning at Home

Learning at home during the current health crisis can be difficult for students of all ages. Students in Grade 1/2 spent time talking about big emotions – we call those The Beast. We watched a video by Class Dojo, and then talked about how sometimes we feel some pretty big

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The Human Body Models

During our “How the World Works” unit, students investigated the central idea “Multiple systems interact to keep the human body functioning properly.” To have a hands-on experience, students built models of different body systems, and used their hands to learn and explore. Students built a working model of the human

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Teachers' Blogs

Online Assessment

Our Grade 11 students wrote their first online assessment in Functions. Some of you may be wondering how our high school teachers conduct online assessments. Before starting, teachers are taken on a virtual tour of the test area. Students then keep the video call going during the test, enabling teachers

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Teachers' Blogs

Les haïkus du courage

En célébration du “Poetry Month” du mois d’avril organisé par l’Académie de la Capitale, les élèves ont rédigé , pendant la classe de français, des haïkus sur le thème du courage. De belles réalisations Source:: MYP & OSSD

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cOMMENT FABRIQUER UN PLASTIQUE NON-POLLUANT?

Pour célébrer la journée de la Terre du 22 avril dernier, les élèves de 5ème année avaient pour mission de résoudre le problème de la pollution due au plastique. Ils ont mené des expériences avec différentes recettes afin de fabriquer du plastique non-polluant en utilisant uniquement des ingrédients naturels. Il

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