As we approach the end of April, the MACC classes are as busy as ever.
1. Last week all students wrote the Caribou math contest from Brock University and the Euler / Lagrange / Pythagoras contests. Students can access their results from the Caribou contest online and the other results will be scored and sent to us by the end of the year. The next Caribou contest includes an interactive question, students can practice the mastermind type of question here.
2. Students have started a dance unit in PE. Ms. Moody has been instructing all the class on Monday and Tuesday. This week students learned circle dances, next week’s focus will be on line dances. The school will have an afternoon dance on May 9th when students can practice their moves with the whole school.
3. Eminent People Afternoon is coming soon! An opportunity for students to showcase their work and dress up as their eminent person will happen on the afternoon of May 11th.
4. Earth Week continued in Mundy Park this week as all 3 classes heading to the park to plant trees and shrubs. Ask your son or daughter what they named their tree.
5. The grade 6 HCE class had reminders about facebook and online security and privacy this week. If your son or daughter has facebook, please review their security settings with them.
6. All 3 MACC classes are attending a presentation of “A Mid Summer Nights Dream” at Charles Best next Friday. Watch for permission forms next Monday.
7. MACC 6/7 are continuing to work on their novel studies. Students are continuing to read and complete assigned responses. Ms. Abbot’s class has embraced the story of “Half Brother” and are learning sign language.
8. In French, students are working on their Family Trees. Both Beginners and Intermediates have homework this weekend to complete their family trees.
9. Ms. Abbot and Ms. Moody attended an oral research inquiry at Monty Middle last Friday. With other teachers and administrators, we explored research related to multi-age classes and the grade 6,7,8 team model at Monty. Much of the research focused on the social-emotional benefits of multi-aged classes and we look forward to sharing more about this topic soon.
10. Parent Information Night for Incoming Parents happened this week. 6 MACC students shared their experiences about MACC, answered questions and showed some of their work from this year. Another 3 MACC students participated in the schools’ information night. All demonstrated great leadership and hospitality as they welcomed new students and parents to Hillcrest.