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One JK student proudly shares his ‘identity panel‘ with his Dad, and his Teacher: “I wanted my Daddy to see my pictures because I wanted to show him what I made. I wanted him to see the beautiful work I did!”
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Recently, our Grade 1 class read the book, “If You Find a Rock,” by Peggy Christian– an inspiring book in which different children look beyond a mere rock and find an experience, or take away a memory. After reading this story, Rohaum noted that rocks 
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This week, we welcomed Author and Creative Writing Instructor, Alison Acheson, for sessions with our Grade 1-3 students and Grade 4-6 students, respectively.Ms. Acheson shared some of her brilliant stories and discussed the writing process with students. The first session examined the traits of writing 
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On Tuesday, May 8, we had the honour and privilege of welcoming our Special Guest, Ms. Lella Gandini, for a day visit to Richland! The children were ever so engaged with Ms. Gandini, as they chatted with her and welcomed her into the fold and 
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This morning, our SK students engaged in some spontaneous investigation, exploring how to capture light, and also how to control it’s movements. They initially saw light moving around the room and wanted to ‘catch’ it.  They then noticed light spots on the ceiling and begun 
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Recently, some of our SK students, Jerry, Caden and Rafael, began to create a butterfly garden using recycled materials, rocks, glass pebbles, and artificial flowers.  Very early on in this process they retrieved the models of a butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis and egg, and used these 
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In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day, Richland Teachers were honoured with a special video presentation, in which students expressed gratitude to their inspiring and dedicated teachers. Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should 
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Some of our JK students, Sophia, Kian, Arjun and Zen, share the structure they built “for creatures to play and rest in,” complete with stairs, paths, tunnels and secret hiding places. “There are stairs for the frogs and lizards to go up and down. They 
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On May 1st, our SK-Grade 4 classes visited the Toronto Zoo for an educational field study. As part of their Investigative Research, our students observed, sketched, and measured animals (both new and familiar) and their enclosures. Students also had the opportunity to visit the three elephants 
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At Richland, our students regularly participate in Nature Hikes, allowing them to be comfortable in the outdoor environment and become aware of the plant and wildlife habitat communities in the Richmond Hill area. Here, some of our Grade 1 students look for plant and animal 
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