Over the past couple of weeks, the grade 5/6s prepared to take flight. They got ready for a paper plane competition that combines art and science. This past Thursday, they put their planes to the test for one of three prizes: furthest flight, coolest acrobatics and most attractive. The competition wraps up our science flight unit. As each competitor showed…
Aimez-vous la pizza? The grad 5/6s and 7/8s both had fun days recently cooking pizzas in French class. Their task was to create a french cooking show, and they did a great job! They had to describe the ingredients, cooking process, utensils and more as they created their masterpieces. They made videos to demonstrate and describe the process, all in…
As we near the end of the year, I wanted to make the most of the time we have left and engage the students in some fun learning experiences. This led to an unexpectedly messy lesson recently. A question I sometimes hear in math class is “What does this have to do with the real world?” or “When will we…
As you may have seen on another blog post, we’ve paired up our grade 6s and kindergarteners as reading buddies. They meet on Fridays to read together, with the older students helping the younger ones. It’s not only the kindergarten class who love this… my students look forward to it all week! It’s their chance to take on a leadership…
Earlier this fall, the grade 5s and 6s at Kingston Christian School (KCS) were invited, amongst many other Kingston schools, to participate in a fire safety chalk contest by the Kingston Fire Department. The task was to create a giant chalk drawing that displayed creativity, teamwork and a great fire safety message. The winning school would receive $1000 towards gym…