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Terry Fox Fundraising on September 28 2021
AcadeCap is proud to be participating in this year’s Terry Fox event. We aim to raise $1,000 in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. The fundraising event will take place on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Morrison Park (near the school). Students will be running with their cohort, following COVID-19
The Student Vote
Acadecap has registered the school to The Student Vote program. This project provides our students with an opportunity to experience the democratic process firsthand, and practice the habits of informed and engaged citizenship. The Student Vote program applies the concept of the ‘teachable moment’ using the official election as a
Indigenous Culture: Orange Shirt Day
Orange shirt day is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for Indigenous peoples. We at AcadeCap take part by wearing orange shirts to support the first peoples’ rights. We also take Indigenous studies at our school seriously with curriculum based on indigenous mythology and world view, residential schools, and
Dial-a-Chef Lunch Programme
At AcadeCap we pride ourselves in excellence in education across the world including unique cultural experiences through cuisine by Chef Erick of Dial-a-Chef. Dial-a-Chef has been in the Ottawa community since 1992. Chef Erick provides unique cuisine from France, Canada and around the world in our catered lunch programme at
AcadeCap Safe Return in September 2021
Once again due to the on-going pandemic, the AcadeCap Summer Team prepared for a safe return September, 2021. We continue to put in place numerous procedures and practices to ensure that students and team members are safe during their learning at school. Consequently, what can students and parents expect? Each
Virtual AcadeCamp: Summer at the Art Gallery
This week, students at AcadeCamp have been busy learning about Pat Lipsky. Inspired by her paintings, campers learned about arrays and multiplication, along with number patterns and sequences. Below is a picture of an “Array City.” Each building has windows using different arrays to express a multiplication number sentence. Using
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff 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
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
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
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
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
Welcome Back Everyone!!
We are so happy to have everyone back at school. We have missed everyone so much!! Source:: Kinder Blog