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An authentic experience always captures the attention, passion or wonder of a child. No truer words have been spoken. This morning, Annabella Stoyke was invited to Richland for a reading of her beautiful storybook entitled, ‘Christy Solves a Mystery’. “The ABC Adventure Series provides children with the 
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 From starting their judging sessions at 8:00 a.m. to competing in front of 1000s of people, words cannot describe how proud I am of my Grade 6/7s.   It is exhilarating to realize how much they have changed from September and how far they come in 
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Since September the Grade 6/7s have been connecting with the Senior Kindergarten children to support them in their research around sorting trash.  This mentoring by the older children has wonderful benefits for both age groups.  It is said, that success in life can be linked 
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Introducing our new Science Inquiry has never seemed so perfect and seamless. A Grade One student presented his current event demonstration on the ice castle/hotels that are created in Sweden. As an extension to his presentation, he too, created his own ice castle. At the 
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The SK children were asked to reflect on their recent visit to the Aga Khan Museum where they created a clay hexagon shape and embellished it with a design. They were now asked to draw from this experience to think about the following question:   
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The Grade 6 and 7 have been exploring tiling possibilities for an installation that will include approximately 70 colours and 3 simple isosceles triangles based on pentagonal symmetry. Pentagonal symmetry is a fundamental symmetry in nature. Its proportions relate to the Golden Section and the 
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Building a snow fort is one of the best winter outdoor play for kids! When there is a nice blanket of snow on the ground, how can you keep from building a frozen fort to hide out in? You just can’t! When our students were 
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Time spent ‘tinkering’ with materials allows the children to explore the many possibilities of materials, to invent and ultimately innovate. It is a safe place to experience failure, develop focus and persistence, and then to problem solve.“Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered himself, 
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Before we left for the Holiday break, the Grade One students were deeply emerged within our Geometry and Spatial Sense Mathematics Unit of study. We had discussed the many patterns within the world; as well as, the properties that define 2D and 3D shapes. Part 
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Richland’s team of Grade 6 and 7 students recently competed in the First Lego League Competition.  In their rookie year, the team of six students, 4 of which are ESL learners, were selected to go to the provincial competition in January.  They competed against 18 
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