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Life is Not Fair!

Check out this great article from the Toronto Star by Uzma Jalaluddin about teaching our children that sometimes life just isn’t fair and building resiliency:

https://www.thestar.com/life/opinion/2018/11/21/children-need-to-learn-that-sometimes-lifes-not-fair.html

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Nov 23

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Our upper elementary students tried their hand at sumi-e, or ink painting, today in art!

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Nov 20

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All the classes enjoyed some relaxing and refreshing yoga with Antoniette from @dundas.yoga.fitness on Friday!

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Nov 11

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Kew Park students and teachers commemorated Remembrance Day in their classes this week by making poppies, reading books on peace and remembrance and sharing memorabilia and stories about war. Today we gathered to honour those who have given so generously in order that we might live the rich, free and wonderful lives we all enjoy today. We listened to the Last Post and observed a moment of silence. Upper elementary children joined the procession to Kew Gardens and participated in the Remembrance Day ceremonies there, with two of our students reading In Flanders Fields for the crowd. Lest we forget.

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Nov 8

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Last week our after school cross country club had their final run at Greenwood Park after several weeks of hard work and training to build their endurance and strength. Enthusiastic racers ran for 15 minutes, their longest run yet. Congratulations, runners!

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Nov 7

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Our teachers enjoyed an inspiring and thought provoking day of professional development at the CCMA National Montessori Education Conference on Friday.

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Nov 7

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The upper elementary students created these Japanese Notan designs as part of their study of Asian art.

Notan is a Japanese term that means “light and dark harmony/balance”. It is a design concept that looks at how light and dark elements of a composition interact.

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Nov 7

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Most of our elementary children participate in weekly novel studies. In a small group, they read aloud, discuss the text and answer comprehension and analysis questions about the novel. Besides developing essential reading skills, novel studies and discussions expose students to different perspectives, experiences, varying texts and new vocabulary.

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Nov 7

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Practical life lessons are extremely meaningful because they teach a skill that can be used throughout life while also refining motor development. Here we see a four year old doing a favourite practical life activity of sewing a bookmark using yarn. Look at those purposeful hands hard at work!

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Nov 7

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In elementary, the students practice a variety of practical life skills with their daily classroom jobs. In addition to refining skills such as dusting, sweeping, table washing, plant care, organizing and tidying, these classroom jobs encourage independence and give the students a sense of responsibility, ownership and pride for their classroom.

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