Debate, Ottawa, projects and more! This week, the grade 7/8 class had a wonderful time holding a debate and visiting the Ottawa war museum! On Monday, the grade 8s started their new unit in science on microscopes and biology. We studied the anatomy of a microscope and how to properly use one. On Wednesday, the…
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Scavenger Hunts, Field Trips, and More
Our grade 7/8 class had another exciting week that included: formal debates, field trips, math scavenger hunts, grammar review and more! From THEIR to THERE and IT’s to ITS, students reviewed strategies to ensure they don’t mix up these commonly misused homonyms in their writing! In geography class, grade 8’s debated about factors that contribute…
Halloween Fun and Day of the Dead celebration!
On Tuesday, October 31st, we played several fun activities to celebrate Halloween. Everyone dressed in their costumes, there was everything between astronauts and superheroes to princesses and ninjas. All the students in the school split into four smaller groups in house teams (for those who don’t remember, those are the 4 colour teams all the…
Chalk Talk, Halloween, and PEA format
This week was a blast for the Grade 7/8 class! Beginning the week with a Geography “Chalk Talk” for the Grade 8’s, we wrote and drew our ideas, without talking, on a piece of paper in brainstorm format. That was a fun way to explore a concept in a different learning form! Tuesday was Halloween,…
Creative Campus: Costume Creations
AT LAST, OUR HARD WORK CAN BE REVEALED! This has been a difficult secret to keep, but after weeks of hard work, we can finally share the product of Lakeshore’s first-ever Costume Creations program! First, we designed our costume by drawing an illustration to plan what costume pieces needed to be made. In this design,…
Some highlights from week 8!
First off, we can’t believe that we have already finished 8 weeks of school. The means 1/5 of the year is over already! WOW!!! Week 8 was a fairly academic week. There was not a whole lot of extra things happening. In Science, we began our planet project, where we are each researching a planet…
Fire Safety and Diwali
October is Fire Safety month! We had a fireman come into the class and do a presentation on fire safety. The kids got to dress up in fire gear and become Junior Firefighters. We learned about what to do when there is fire, where our fire safety spot is, and how to detect a fire…
Another Awesome Week!
We cannot believe that we have almost finished two months of school! Here are some of the highlights of our time at school so far. Lego In our house teams for Lego League, we have decided on a Lego project to build. We are all learning about how water travels and is used in different…
Creative Campus: NEW! Introduction to Sewing 6-Week Class.
Lakeshore School is pleased to offer a NEW Creative Campus after school program, open to ages 8+ up to adult. This is intended for students (and non-students) who are interested in learning basic machine sewing. We will copy and cut a paper pattern and sew your own pair of pyjama pants in time for winter…
Racing Against Drugs
On Wednesday, October 18th, we had the opportunity as a class to participate in Racing against Drugs, a program put on by Kingston: Partners for a Safe Community. It was an action packed afternoon filled with fun games, and excellent speakers. Initially, when Ms. Van De Ven told us we would be participating in Racing against Drugs, we asked how long we had to run for, and who we were racing against. It must have taken Ms. V by surprise, because she literally giggled out loud and explained that it was more of an informative workshop to learn about the harmful effects that drugs and alcohol can have on people.
We arrived at the Thompson Drill Hall to find a huge race track with electronic racing cars on it. Right away, along with 7 other grade 5/6 classes in the city, we listened to a presentation on a police dog, and we watched him search for banned substances in different backpacks. What a great experience to see!
We broke off into 10 different groups and started a circuit of different activities from different presenters. These included members of the OPP, Kingston Police, CN Police, Military Police, The Health Unit, The YMCA, and Kingston Fire and Rescue. We heard presenters talk about various addictive substances and ways to say no, engaged in a lot of different trivia games and activities, and even got locked in a jail cell and arrested.
Half way through the sessions, there was a brain break and huge dance party. Some of us had a lot of fun dancing and laughing along! We even received an apple as a snack. Freshly picked, it was delicious!
At the very end of the day, we raced the other schools on the huge race track. We ended up in 3rd place overall!! The day was engaging, fun, and we learned a lot about the serious effects drugs and alcohol can have on yourself and your family and friends.
