My Visit to TCS
By Monique Wissink, Manager of Timmy’s Place My visit to TCS was a fun and informative one with the help of my tour guide, Kaylin. As I entered each classroom I was greeted by smiling faces. One little redheaded girl giggled as s..
- Posted by Marlene Luchies
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Learning with Lego?
Serious play is happening in our classrooms. It may seem like an oxymoron, but … Thanks to a generous donor and our Designated Giving Program we were able to purchase a class set of Lego kits. They weren’t just any kits …. th..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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Outdoor Education Elective – a student’s perspective
My Perspective on the Electives By: Tyrel (Gr.8) Electives are a new thing we are trying out this year. We chose from 6 different workshops/classes. I decided that I would pick Outdoor Education. The first class we did involved walking through..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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French Cuisine Elective – a student’s perspective
By Aisylnn (Grade 6) When Friday came Grades 3-8 were excited and could hardly wait until Electives. Somehow we survived and at about 2:00 pm we were off to our various stations. French cuisine was at the Williamsburg CRC and we had supplies p..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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Littlebits Elective – students’ perspective
One of the winter electives that students got to choose is Littlebits, run by Mr. Bylsma. Many of you are probably wondering what littlebits are. Mark explains, “Littlebits is when you put little electronic pieces together. The pieces fit to..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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Build a Box Drum Elective – student perspective
Build a Box Drum Elective by Naomi – Grade 7 Have you ever done an elective? I am learning how to drum, as an elective this year . I chose this elective because lately I have been always hitting out beats as we sing. So I could learn a b..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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Hip Hip Hooray, It’s the 100th Day!
Hip Hip Hooray, It’s the 100th Day! On Wednesday, Feb 22nd, the Gr. 1/2 class celebrated one of their favourite days. 100 Day! They had been patiently counting down the days of school to reach the 100th day of school, and could not wait ..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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Woodworking Winter Elective
One of our choices for Winter Electives this year was woodworking. Students went off-site to the home of one of their leaders, so that they were able to work in his workshop. With their leaders, Steve Geertsema and Jack VanGilst, they w..
- Posted by Katrina Geertsema
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The Day Before March Break!!
Have you even wondered what goes on in a school on the day before March Break? Report cards for Term 2 are finished and everyone is thinking about the week ahead. So what do the teachers an students do all day? Well…… The Kindergar..
- Posted by Heidi Blokland
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Italy: Il Bel Paese (The Beautiful Country)
For the past few weeks, our Grade 3/4 class has been learning about Italy. We started off learning about the Ancient Romans (the first Italians), and then progressed to learning about modern-day Italy through its economy, geography, and major ..
- Posted by Katrina Geertsema
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