November 5, 2019

Conservation Area Field Trip

Last week, the Grade 3/4 class went on a field trip to the Little Cataraqui Conservation Area. Due to high winds, we were not able to go into the woods and therefore our Mapping program was curtailed. But it’s pretty amazing how things worked out. We ended up studying trees (the science unit we had just wrapped up), and habitats…

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September 19, 2019

Our New Flexible Seating Classroom

There’s only 1 student desk in the classroom, and it can be used by anyone! When you first visit the 3/4 room this year, you’ll notice that the physical layout looks a lot different than a traditional classroom. That’s because we’re implementing a research-based classroom design called flexible seating. Instead of desks, we have beanbag chairs, a papasan chair, an…

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