Story Cubes

We have been exploring our Story Cubes in our Kindergarten class.We worked together to think up an exciting story based on the pictures that came up on our story dice. What an fun way to develop our creative thinking skills! Source:: Kinder Blog

Do You Smell What I Smell?

We have been experimenting with different scents in our Kindergarten classroom. Individually, and as a class, we tried to identify each scent and then attempted to match it to the corresponding picture that it represented.We were so excited to discover a variety of new scents. We worked together to figure out the mystery and added […]

Sentence Building

We have been learning all about sentences in our Kindergarten class. What do they look like? What in punctuation? When should we use capital letters.This is an important facet of early reading and writing development. Source:: Kinder Blog

Writing capital letters

For this activity, the JK/SK had to work on their literacy to be able to get the correct gesture for writing letters. They used playdough and erasable markers to find out in what order the lines of letters need to be traced.They could then practice with their pencil. Source:: Kinder Blog

Figurative Language- Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia. It’s a term for a word that represents a sound. Onomatopoeia is used in all types of writing, but they are very evident when seen in comics. Students explored how different comics have utilized onomatopoeia in their stories, then choose their own word to create a piece of art. I can not wait to […]

Sorting And Classifying

We have been working diligently on deepening our classifying and sorting skills knowledge. Developing these essential skills help children to develop a large range of thinking skills and to help build the needed skills for problem-solving throughout their life. Source:: Kinder Blog

Biodiversity Project

​This term, the Biology 11 students engaged in a hands-on field investigation about biodiversity. For their unit culminating activity, the students chose a local natural area to explore and completed field journal entries and photo documentation of their area. They then researched the organisms inhabiting the area to determine their ecological roles and interdependence with […]

Welcome to AcadeCap Airlines!

As we launch our unit of inquiry on modes of transportation, the Grade 1/2 students are so excited to use their dramatic play centre – an airport. In this centre, students will be working on their oral communication skills in French as they develop a variety of vocabulary relating to airplanes, different careers in an […]

Kickboxing time !

New activity!Every Day 2 during lunch recess it’s Kickboxing time for Hive students!Students had a lot of fun and enjoyed this physical activity that helps promote the physical health and overall well-being of children. Source:: PSSP & OSSD

Children’s rights

The Grade 5/6s started their new unit about Children’s rights. As an opening activity, the students partnered up and outlined one of the other students on chart paper to represent a child. The students then were tasked with writing 10 things that the child would need in order to be happy and healthy. The students […]