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Acadecap PSSP/OSSD Newsletter

Calling all AcadeCap communities!  Keep informed about what we are doing at AcadeCap through our amazing monthly newsletters.  Students are active in a combination of current events and curriculum that celebrates diversity in learning activities.  

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News and Events

Happy Lunar New Year!

We wish all students, parents and our community a Happy Lunar New Year!  We hope you all have happy and safe festivities with lots of food, family, and friends! We will be celebrating Lunar New Year with a host of activities in our curriculum.  Be sure to check out our

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Virtual Open House February 9 2022

Established in 1998, Académie de la Capitale, aka Acadecap International School, invites you to our virtual open house with focused  presentations on our Primary Years Programme, as well as our PSSP and OSSD programmes.   AcadeCap is proud to be Ottawa’s first IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) authorized school in

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AC Village Meeting and International Potluck (Virtual) January 27, 2022

Once a  year, pre-COVID-19, AcadeCap families and staff would gather at the school  for our international potluck dinner attended by our AcadeCap community. The AC Village Meeting followed the potluck.  This is the time of year when we introduce new families and staff, inform about the next school year fees,

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Happy Kwanzaa from Acadecap

Heri Za Kwanzaa!  We wish all students, parents and our community a Happy Kwanzaa celebration!  We hope you all have a happy and safe harvest festival with lots of light, specialty foods and good times within our community!

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Happy Humanlight celebrations!

We wish everyone a joyful Humanlight celebration during the holiday season!  We join you in celebrating humanity, reason and hope!  Cheers, to celebrating the life you have with all of your loved ones during the winter solstice!

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Skating Day!

​We had so much fun skating this afternoon. It was such a beautiful day!​ Skating is a great way to develop and practice our gross motor skills. Source:: Kinder Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

How Does Pollution Affect Our Wildlife?

Throughout our unit of inquiry, we have been learning about how our actions impact both animals and plant life.How does pollution impact plants, animals and humans.We did an experiment that showed how impactful oil is in our waterways, and how hard it is to clean up after. Click here to

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Teachers' Blogs

Sustainable homes

​In Geography class, PSSP students are working on designing a sustainable house as small and functional as possible. They must use five energy saving tools or methods to make the home sustainable. They are working in groups. Two students came up with the idea to use Mindcraft Education to design

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Teachers' Blogs

Practicing for Dictée PGL

This week, we are practicing our words for the Dictée PGL that will take place on February 15th. Students in Grade 1 and 2 have a list of words to learn that focus on education and equality. There are a variety of learning activities to practice the words, and practice

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Using Our Senses: Observational Writing

As we get ready for the iSTEAM fair, students are exploring observational writing. Using our senses is a great way to improve our writing and add detail to our work. Today we used our sense of touch to create a list of adjectives that we can use to describe mystery

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