Electives – Day #1
Excitement was high on Friday afternoon as we began our new year of electives. Each year in January, the students in Grade 3-8 get to choose an elective that they want to participate in. This year they had 10 amazing choices: basketball, fit..
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Having a Healthy Heart
This morning the Grade 3-4 students led us in chapel. We began by joining together in praise and worship. The students challenged us to think about what a healthy heart looks like. Doing exercises can help you have a heart that is physically f..
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Extended Kindergarten Update
We are in our second year of offering Extended Kindergarten, a program which gives families the option of choosing full time kindergarten for their children. The Regular Kindergarten Program runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Extended Kind..
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Winter Recess!
Ask just about any student what their favourite thing at school is and their answer will be ….. recess! Recess is even better when there is snow!! At Timothy Christian School, we think recess is very important. Getting fresh air, having ..
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Animal Sketches
The students in Grade 3-4 are doing a research project on an animal of their choice. As part of the project they have been given the task of sketching their animal. This process required looking closely at the details of a gridded photo and tr..
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Summer Day!
On this cold February day, students came to school wearing shorts and sandals, looking like they were ready for summer. Once a month we have a Fab Friday, a day to dress up and have some fun together as a community. Today was called Summer D..
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Community Breakfast
This morning the school hosted a community breakfast as the entry event to our spring projects. As a whole school we are considering the question: Who is my neighbour? And so we gathered together as a community to enjoy a pancake breakfast. As..
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Kindergarten Camp is Coming Soon
The month of April is a fun time at Timothy Christian School. It is a chance to meet some new friends as we welcome students to Kindergarten Camp! Kindergarten Camp is a readiness program for children who are turning 4 this year and will be st..
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What is Distance Learning?
In the middle of March we suddenly embarked on a learning journey that we had not previously imagined. Seemingly overnight we transitioned into Distance Learning. What is Distance Learning? What does it look like? We can start answering that b..
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And we’re back at school!
On March 13 we held our closing chapel and dismissed for what we thought would be a 3 week long spring break. It turned into 12 weeks of Distance Learning with everyone learning in their own homes. June 19 was our closing virtual chapel and 11..
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