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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Exploring Power, Prepping to Say Goodbye to the Lower School & Buddies, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 days ago
An unexpected short week with Black Rain on Wednesday. In Canada we’d have snow days, a perfect time to build snow forts or get some hockey going. In any case, I’m sure our Grade 6s enjoyed the unexpected day off […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Playing with Chance and Celebrating Sport, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 week, 3 days ago
Short week. Fast week. A little more than 4 weeks remaining. It is quite shocking that this year has flown by as quickly as it did. But it’s been a fun ride
Please take note of the following:
6C students […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Inquiring into the use and misuse of power, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 week, 5 days ago
Here is the video about the use of Chinese labor in Canada.
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Celebrating the Arts and Questioning Power, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Another fantastic week done and dusted as we enter the final stretch towards summer break. This week we celebrated our annual Lower School Festival of the Arts. The HK Ballet performed for us on Wednesday and it […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Getting into a Post-Exhibition Groove, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 3 weeks, 1 day ago
We’ve been slowly getting ourselves back into Post-Exhibition normalcy this week. I started it off by challenging students to create something. That was it as far as instructions were concerned. Scroll to the […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, We Made it Happen!, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 month ago
What a week! I find myself writing and/or saying that a lot this year. The Exhibition turned out to be an amazing school event. Parents, teachers and students from our school community showed up to the library and […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, The Excitement Builds …, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 month ago
Organized Madness! Structured Chaos! Buzz! Excitement! I’m sure if you witnessed the 6th Grade hallway this week you’d have some type of similar phrase to describe our final frantic preparations for our Exhibition […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Effective Displays, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 month, 1 week ago
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, PYP Exhibition , on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 month, 1 week ago
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Collapsing the Schedule and Getting Sporty, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 month, 1 week ago
Our collapsed schedule started this week. What this means is that all specialist classes are suspended until the end of next week. Throughout the day, students spend virtually all their time with their groups. […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Exhibition, Probability and Spring Break, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Short week. Busy week.
Students continued digging deeply into their investigations for the Exhibition both independently and in their groups. It’s not always an easy and smooth journey but students are […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Flippin’ Discs, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months ago
On the Nrich website, find the Flippin’ Discs problem.You are free to work through the problem with a partner or you may choose to do it alone. You are responsible for all recordings in your Math Journal. […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Exhibition Buzz, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months ago
The energy on the 8th floor these days is fantastic. It’s so positive and constructive. Students have been working in their Exhibition Groups and have agreed on their big inquiry questions, lines of inquiry, […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Pi & Pie, Remembering Mr. Dick and Exhibition Time , on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months, 1 week ago
There are some weeks at CDNIS that just feel special, like you wouldn’t dream of wanting to work at or attend a different school. With our official kick-off to the Exhibition, the Alan Dick Memorial Walk and Pi […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Game On!, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Well, the moment we’ve been waiting for is upon us. Grade 6s will work together on Monday afternoon to decide on their inquiries and get into their groups. By Friday, each group will have come up with a big […] -
Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, VIVA!, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Springing into Reading while Marching into Math!, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Are we into March already? As there is never a dull moment at CDNIS, it sometimes feels like being in a time machine!We started the week on Monday with a grade-level meeting in the library to discuss […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, The Heart of the Matter, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Today Mrs. Doolette-Cox shared some important points about the Exhibition with the Grade 6s. Here is the Prezi she used for her presentation. A parent presentation is forthcoming. Watch this space.
Credit: Sonya Wild
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Friday, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 3 months ago
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Even though this wasn’t a full week for students, we made the most of it. We kicked off the week by revisiting the success criteria for our weekly Newsflashes. Students had the opportunity to […]
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Donald MacPherson wrote a new post, Passing the 100 Mark, on the site The CHAMPS of 6C 3 months, 3 weeks ago
100 days smarter! We celebrated our hundred days of school on Wednesday with cookies and Math activities. You can find some fun presentations below. Throughout the week we also explored our new central idea, […] - Load More
