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MAY NEWSLETTER
Hello Families,Please find attached the May newsletters for The Hive and The PYP. We are winding down to the end of the busy school year. We hope everyone in the Acadecap community has a safe and memorable summer!
April Newsletter
Hello Families, Please find attached the April newsletters for The Hive and The PYP. Spring is a busy time around AcadeCap, we hope you enjoy reading about all the fun learning opportunities.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration!
AcadeCap Cinco de Mayo Fair is days away! Cinco de Mayo is a widely known cultural holiday in Mexico and is also a tradition at Académie de la Capitale. This year the Spanish students are planning on doing a big Cinco de Mayo celebration. Students, parents and friends are welcome
Acadequiz Fundraiser
Please join us for our annual fundraiser for a night of fun with the whole family! Children join for free and will have their own trivia and games! AcadeQuiz will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Conspiracy Theory Brewery, in Bells Corners, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm, outdoor patio
ACADEMIA 2022
ACADEMIA FRANÇAIS SUMMER 2022 (GRADES 1-8 ) At AcadeMIA students will be learning French from one of our DELF specialists this summer. AcadeCap will be offering French each week to specific age groups, from Grade 1 through 8. This will give students the opportunity to participate in grade level instruction
ACADECAMP KINDER 2024
ACADECAMP KINDER SUMMER 2024 This summer, AcadCamp is excited to offer “Traveling around the world in 38 days’! AcadeCampers will explore traveling around the world this summer in STEAM! Campers will also enjoy the Athletik programme, focusing on various independent and group sports skills each week. Activities will be delivered
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Trees in the seasons
What do trees look like in each season. After talking about this and reading a few books about seasons, we got ready for an art activity to depict the trees! The students used q-tips and paint and dotted the trees in each season with the appropriate colours. They were careful
The Cooperation Counsel
Conseil de Coopération – Cooperative Counsel Définition : Le conseil de coopération est un lieu de gestion de la classe, de mise en commun des réussites, des difficultés et des échecs, un lieu de réflexion pour trouver consensus et solutions. Ce n’est pas une causerie, ni un comité élu par
Political Inquiry in a Digital Age
We live in an age of digital information. How do we navigate the huge amount information available to us from social media, video, and other digital sources? As consumers of information, how do we sift through the misinformation and disinformation to determine what is true? These questions have great significance
Orange Shirt Day
This week, Acadecap participated in Orange Shirt Day, honouring First Nations’ children. After watching videos and discussing the significance of the day, we looked at First Nations’ art. The students either drew different First Nations drawings, paintings, or sculptures, or created their own interpretations based off the art. They seemed
Outdoor classroom
No matter the weather, we will be taking advantage of our outdoor learning space. Yesterday was so beautiful that it would have been wrong to not go out! We did our afternoon journal entry outside and then had a few minutes to run around before going back in to our
Cultural Self-Portraits
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been exploring what culture means and how it impacts who we are. We’ve interviewed family members about traditions and celebrations, and learned about how they’ve changed over the years in our family. Students were tasked with creating a self-portrait to represent their culture. Then,