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Secret Path
Holy Spirit, help us to be reconcilers, and healers, and peacemakers in your name. This spring, Grade 7/8 class did an indepth study of the Secret Path project, during which we listened to and studied songs from Gord Downie’s album and veiwed the illustrations in the accompanying animated film and graphic novel by illustrator …
S.T.E.M. Activities in Grade 2/3!
Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics! This is a cross-curricular, hands-on, task-based model of solving a problem using design! Students have a chance to use materials to think through how to use them in order to meet the need of the challenge. These projects allow the students to be the leaders–as it drives innovation! It prepares …
Strength and Stability
The early part of the engineering unit focused on what makes structures strong and stable. Our first lesson was learning about the force that is always acting on the world – gravity. The students were given a similar number of marshmallows and toothpicks and their challenge, within the time limit, was to build the tallest …
God’s Garden
Grade 1 is enjoying learning to care for God’s Garden. We’ve had fun planting and propagating plants. Each morning we check to see if any changes have taken place in our pots.
Welcome to the “Hug Boat”: The How & Why of Deep Pressure Therapy
The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is the “alert” system in the body. This is the one in charge when we face a stressful situation during learning, playing, or making overwhelming decisions. Situations causing stress may be positive or negative. When our SNS is in charge for too long we experience frustration, anxiety, anger, tiredness, and overstimulation. We …
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Reading Buddies
The only thing better than getting lost in a good book is getting lost in a good book with a friend. Our reading buddies program pairs up grade 7/8 students with children in grades one and two. Think of it as 25 mini-book clubs! A Reading Buddy program is a fun, personal and effective way …
Amazing Oceans
This month our SES unit was on Oceans. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about God’s creativity as He made so many different ocean creatures. To wrap up our unit, each child ‘researched’ their favourite ocean creature, made an artefact, and presented to the class. What a wonderful time of learning together.
KCS Science Fair
After 2 ½ months of student-led investigation into a scientific question or phenomenon, we came together as a community to celebrate at our 2023 KCS Science Fair. This experience not only encouraged our students to learn the scientific method, but also allowed them to explore their interests, develop critical thinking and research skills, and communicate …
Watercolour Club
It started on a non-instructional snow day with a couple of students who love watercolour painting and asked to stay in at recess to paint. OK, yes, it was winter, and they may have been trying to avoid the cold weather in the school yard! But their paintings were beautiful, and they inspired several other …
Paper Planes in the Making
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 …