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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
Center Work
We love to do our center work with our friends, in person or online! Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 2-3 Blog
iSTEAM Balloon Floats
This week in iSTEAM, Grade 1/2 students learned about Tony Sarg, an incredible puppeteer. While listening to the story Balloons over Broadway, students learned about the origins of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in the United States and the life of Tony Sarg. Tony Sarg was the mastermind behind the amazing
All About Reading
To complement our Orton-Gillingham Based literacy program, AcadeCap has invested in the All About Reading Program resources. All About Reading consists of readers and hands-on activities which can be chosen based on each students’ reading level and interests. The resources provide a colourful and multisensory experience for the SMILE students.
Playing cards in Math Class
During Math class, the students used playing cards to solve puzzles. They collaborated together and used problem-solving and resilience in order to complete the different problems. They loved being hands-on! Source:: Grade 6 Blog
Kindergarten Writing
Writing Development Stages In our Kindergarten class we have been developing an array of new literacy skills. Did you know that children learn to write in different stages?Audio storytelling / Pre Literate (3-4 years), Early Emergent Writing (4-5 years), Emergent Writing (5-7 years), Transitional Writing (6-8 years) and Fluent Writing
Building a geodesic dome / Construire un dôme géodésique
Putting cooperation and communication skills to the test, students were challenged to build a geodesic dome out of newspapers for iSTEAM. Employing their fine motor skills, they rolled 100, 3-sheeted newspaper tubes. Getting distracted by the articles is also part of the fun! They then measured, cut and decorated 35