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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
Our Unique Fingerprints
Much like how we are unique individuals, our fingerprints are unique too! This is what the students discovered as they stamped their fingerprints and compared them with each other using a magnifying glass. Source:: Mme Nora’s Blog
Menu for Mister 6
The students were busy creating a menu for Mister 6! The catch? Mister 6 only eats food in groups of 6, so the students had to make a menu with combinations of not more or less than 6 pieces of food. Mister 6 makes us work really hard at developing
Bone Bridge October STEM Challenge
Students worked in two groups of three on their October STEM Challenge. The objective for this age group was to build the longest bridge possible using a set amount of materials. Students put on their engineering hats as they gathered in their groups to discuss their ideas and plan for
Early Settlers Games
The Grade 3/4 class is having fun using what they have learned during our unit, to create their own trading cade game, based on early European settlers. We are excited to play our games on Friday. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Toy Inventors
While exploring the steps taken when creating a new good for the marketplace, students concluded their market research and designed a prototype for a new toy. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Catan- Learning about the Marketplace
Students enjoyed learning how to play the strategic board game, Catan. The students did a great job of using their unit vocabulary when referring to items that are “in demand”, “traded”, “exported”, and “imported.” The game supports the understanding that the medium of exchange, as well as the ever-changing marketplace,