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Spirit Week & The 2018 Festive Season Extravaganza
This week is Spirit Week at AcadeCap! Monday: Silent Night (pajama day) Tuesday: Holiday Family Photo (plaid clothing) Wednesday: Island of Misfit toys (dress as a toy) Thursday: Deck the Halls (holiday themed clothing, or dress clothing) Friday: Formal uniform (concert day, full formal uniform) In order to participate, students
Hour of Code Activities
Here are some great activities from code.org especially for the Hour of Code:Minecraft (new in 2018!)Dance Party (new in 2018!)Make a Basketball Game (new in 2018!)Artist (draw geometric designs with code)Frozen (if you liked Artist and want something similar) Make a Flappy Bird Game (make the bird avoid the obstacles)Classic
Nov. 21, 2018: Open House / Portes Ouvertes
Académie de la Capitale (Acadecap International School) is an independent school in Ottawa West with students from preschool to Grade 12. We will be hosting an Open House on November 21, 2018 from 6 pm to 8 pm. At the Open House, you will meet various members of the Acadecap
Acadecamp: Science and Matter
This week at AcadeCamp was amazing. On Monday, campers made a ‘’paper mache volcano erupt’’ using baking soda and vinegar. They used a cardboard box to make the base. As well, in a bowl, they created a mixture of white glue and water. Firstly, campers scrunched up sheets of newspaper, submerged
Sifting Through Science
This week was immersed in the theme of ‘’SIFTING THROUGH SCIENCE’’ . Ilyes and I introduced campers to physical properties. Campers learned how to characterize substance by their shape, color, size, and texture. They investigate other physical properties such as solubility and insolubility, opacity and transparency. Campers poured ¼ cup
BRAIN + EYES + LIGHT = COLOUR :
Today is a new day at AcadeCamp and we are celebrating colour in all its beauty. We started the day with a brief explanation of what cones and rods are in terms of eyes. At noon, we went outside, and our girls had fun at the play area with Street
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
We aced the OSSD ministry inspection!
Monday was the Ontario Ministry of Education’s inspection of the OSSD at Académie de la Capitale. We aced it!For the principal to maintain the authority to grant credits towards the OSSD, private and independent schools in Ontario undergo, every two years, an inspection of their record keeping system and of
Bird Nest
During Outdoor Education, we went for a walk and looked for bird nests. The students observed what bird nests were made out of and where they were located. They then made their own bird nest out of anything they could fine outside, including sticks, leaves, and mud! Source:: Grade 6
Bravo!
Félicitation à tous nos participants au projet La Dictée P.G.L et bravo à nos 2 finalistes qui représenteront notre école aux Grandes finales régionales. Source:: PSSP & OSSD
iSTEAM challenge
This month for the iSTEAM challenge, students were tasked with activities linked to St Patrick’s day. They made a bridge out of pipe cleaners and silly putty, and had to see how many “gold coins” could be held up by their bridge. They also made a maze made out of
La finale de l’école de La Dictée P.G.L
La finale de l’école de La Dictée P.G.L se termine.Les gagnants seront annoncés lundi!Information importante : en raison du contexte incertain entourant la pandémie, La Dictée P.G.L a décidé de ne pas tenir de finales régionales cette année. La ou le gagnant des niveaux PYP et PSSP de la finale
Poetry
This unit, Grade 2/3 is exploring the use of language to express themselves. Students explored Haiku, Acrostic poems, Diamond poems, and Shape poems. They also learned about rhyming, hyperboles, similes, personnification, and metaphors. As they explore the new poems, they practiced writing with each style. As a task, students were