Colourful Fall
Our Kindergarten class has been keenly researching characteristics of fall.How do we know it is fall? What does it look like, feel like, sound like and smell like?A popular indicator of Fall in our classroom, was the presence of colour leaves.Here is a collection of beautiful interpretations of Fall from our Kindergarten students. Source:: Kinder […]
French verbs
During French class, the 5/6 students were learning and reviewing verbs. The students had the choice to write sentences using the different verbs, quiz each other about the different verb tenses, or create a song with the different verbs. Many of the students chose to make a song, enthusiastically and creatively singing to one another. […]
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 helium balloons that are seen […]
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. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog
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 (8-10 years). We have been […]
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 long (71 cm) and 30 […]
Géographie – habiletés cartographiques, direction et distance.
Et oui, la géographie c’est aussi des maths et surtout de la géométrie! Au PSSP, en classe de géographie, nous abordons de manière très concrète les problématiques de la géométrie spatiale : distance, points cardinaux, projection, … dans le cadre de notre unité sur les habiletés cartographiques, direction et distance, les apprenants ont réalisé une […]
Fall Celebrations
This year, the Grade 1/2 students have a year-long unit that focuses on “Societies celebrate significant events.” Each season, students will explore what celebrations and significant events their families, and our school community celebrate. To start off this unit of inquiry, students explored a sensory bin filled with a variety of books about Fall, Thanksgiving, […]