How does math apply to real life? Today, the grade five students wrote their wishlists for the holidays to estimate how much it would all cost. After brainstorming your list and researching the prices, you had to use some mathematical thinking to determine the estimated total. Some of you certainly had big items on your …
We certainly were very fortunate to visit with Jack Burch, a pilot from the Canadian Air Force who served during WWII. His first-hand experience and stories were so interesting and captivating. I thought it was funny when he told us about his crew playing a joke on him by hiding his clothes and supplies from …
As we begin our Canada inquiry and more about the geographic makeup of our country, I thought this short video would help you learn what our regions are. I hope you it helps remember the ten provinces, three territories and their capital cities as well as what you might find in each of them.
I can see that everybody understood the idea of positive and negative space in art as well as the idea of warm and cool colours. Your creations are amazing! When you are viewing or creating drawings, paintings or photographs, see if you can determine the positive and negatives spaces. Is it possible that some parts …
I hope you enjoyed the workshop today learning about Claude Monet’s art and trying to replicate it with your own personal style. As Maureen mentioned, Claude Monet was a part of the Impressionists, a group of artists who wanted to capture a moment in time. They were more concerned with the light and color of …
I hope you enjoyed our Science World outing, exploring and discovering all things science and math related. The Math Moves exhibit and workshop that we participated in were interesting and challenging. That is what I love about Science World – all of the challenges and problems to be solved. They really make you think! I …
What a great day we had today on our field trip to McGill Library and Eileen Dailly Pool. The weather was beautiful, the library was full of interesting books, and the pool was fun and exciting. For those of you who have Be Active passes, take the opportunity to make good use of them by …
I was quite impressed by your zendoodles and was inspired to do some myself this morning. Also known as zentangles, I find them a great way to calm your mind and relax yourself while being creative! So if you ever feel like your emotions are charged and you need a strategy to calm yourself, pick …
I am so excited to be joining the Montecito School community and being a part of your learning journey this year! In only a short week, I have experienced such a warm welcome from both staff and students and already feel at home. Everyone has been so kind, helpful and respectful towards each other and …
Wow! I can hardly believe we are only two weeks away from the end of our school year together. It seems like only yesterday that we first met each other. When I think back to our time together, I will always remember all of the good laughs we had in class, the Canada 150 concert, …