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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
Retour sur une annee scolaire memorable
Contraints de tous rester chez nous à cause du coronavirus, nous avons pris conscience de toutes ces petites choses quotidiennes qui nous semblaient si normales avant. Par exemple, rencontrer ses amis, aller à l’école, voir ses élèves, échanger en classe et mener des activités et des réflexions ensemble, donner et
An end of year that was OUT OF THIS WORLD
To end the year the PHYSICS and PHILOSOPHY students built a Dyson Sphere. . . well, not really . . . but their final exams were thematically linked and considered the implications of building such a structure. The students felt the need to look towards the future. The last few
Réaliser une fusée de paille – STEM Challenge
Dans le cadre de l’unité sur l’espace, les éleves de 5eme année ont travaillé sur un défi STEM de la Nasa dont l’objectif était de créer une fusée en papier qui peut être lancée à partir d’une paille. Source:: Grade 5 Blog
Year-end Wrap-up
This year was a year unlike any other. Starting the school year in September at school, and finishing online proved to be challenging, yet rewarding. Students in Grade 1/2 participated in a modified tele-learning program put together by teachers at our school. For our class, each week students received a
Reading Groups-Online
Being in our own homes, does not hold us back from doing reading groups and reading out loud to each other. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 2-3 Blog
Water Filters
Currently, the Grade 1/2 students are learning about water and how it is essential for all living things. Students learned about polluted water, and thought about ways to help keep water clean. Then, they were tasked with creating a water filter with materials found at home. Students used things such