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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
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We aced the OSSD ministry inspection!
Monday was the Ontario Ministry of Education’s inspection of the OSSD at Académie de la Capitale. We aced it!For the principal to maintain the authority to grant credits towards the OSSD, private and independent schools in Ontario undergo, every two years, an inspection of their record keeping system and of
Bird Nest
During Outdoor Education, we went for a walk and looked for bird nests. The students observed what bird nests were made out of and where they were located. They then made their own bird nest out of anything they could fine outside, including sticks, leaves, and mud! Source:: Grade 6
Bravo!
Félicitation à tous nos participants au projet La Dictée P.G.L et bravo à nos 2 finalistes qui représenteront notre école aux Grandes finales régionales. Source:: PSSP & OSSD
iSTEAM challenge
This month for the iSTEAM challenge, students were tasked with activities linked to St Patrick’s day. They made a bridge out of pipe cleaners and silly putty, and had to see how many “gold coins” could be held up by their bridge. They also made a maze made out of
La finale de l’école de La Dictée P.G.L
La finale de l’école de La Dictée P.G.L se termine.Les gagnants seront annoncés lundi!Information importante : en raison du contexte incertain entourant la pandémie, La Dictée P.G.L a décidé de ne pas tenir de finales régionales cette année. La ou le gagnant des niveaux PYP et PSSP de la finale
Poetry
This unit, Grade 2/3 is exploring the use of language to express themselves. Students explored Haiku, Acrostic poems, Diamond poems, and Shape poems. They also learned about rhyming, hyperboles, similes, personnification, and metaphors. As they explore the new poems, they practiced writing with each style. As a task, students were