Aspengrove teachers have been busy using their blogs to help them teach, and to share the learning in their classrooms.  Below are links to some of the most recent posts.

Mr Orser’s Art Blog

Mr Orser has uploaded pictures of all the wonderful art his grade 8, 9, 10 and AP Art classes have produced this year.

Ms Watter’s Grade 1 Blog

Ms Watters class has just finished a dance unit and the grade 1 blog now contains some great video of different student created dances.

Mrs Reynold’s Junior Kindergarten Blog

Mrs Reynolds regularly updates her blog with descriptions of her class activities.  Check out the video of JK3 making music with Grade 10.

Ms Vincent’s Kindergarten Blog

Ms Vincent’s students share a Mother’s Day song via their class blog.

Grade 2 Student Blog

Don’t miss this excellent blog written entirely by the Grade 2 class!   You can also check out their Twitter feed in the side bar of Ms Moss’s Grade 2 blog.

Ms Gemma’s Grade 3 Blog

Ms Gemma is working hard to share her student’s great art work and drama performances on her blog.

Ms Betteridge’s Science Blog

If you are wondering what our middle school science classes are learning click on the drop down menus at the top of this blog.

Aspengrove students from Grades 6 to 10 had the pleasure of a visit from Dave Berry and Kelli Fawkes, two visiting Scientists from the University of Victoria to lead them in science labs this morning.

The online ordering website for this year’s yearbook is now up and running.  The cost of a yearbook is $60.

Please note, the final deadline for personalizing a yearbook by adding a name or icons is this coming Monday April 30th. Regular yearbooks can be ordered until the end of June or until we run out of yearbooks; whichever comes first.

In term two our Grade 5 class spent some time with Mr Macoun discussing the pros and cons of using technology at school to support learning.  As a final culminating project they used the VoiceThread App on our school iPod Touch devices to make short films on different aspects of Digital Citizenship.  Here are some examples of their work:

Aspengrove students from Jr. Kindergarten (4 year olds) to Grade 10 will be participating on April 19th in a Community CleanUp for Earth Week, sponsored by Tim Horton’s and CTV-Bell Media.  Students will hit the streets and trails surrounding the school and our neighbourhood to improve the environment we share with our neighbours.

Fore more information on the event, check out the Bell Media link:   http://www.ctvvancouverisland.ca/in-the-community/tim-hortons-community-clean-up/

Do you want the best education for your child?

Aspengrove invites you to their upcoming open house and/or information session to find out what makes Aspengrove the best educational choice for your child(ren).  Our Head of School and Admissions Director will be on hand to answer any of your questions and provide you with the opportunity to tour our school facilities.

Should you be looking for Jr. Kindergarten for your 3 year old or  a challenging yet engaging program for your high school aged son or daughter, don’t miss this opportunity to have your questions answered.

Aspengrove is currently accepting applications for limited spaces for the 2012/2013 school year as well as future spaces for the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 school years.  Make the best choice for your child(ren) and get your application in early, waiting pools have already begun!

As the culminating activity for a Social Studies unit on How Nanaimo Works our grade 6 class have written blog posts that summarize their learning.  These posts include photos, audio recorded during their field trips and even a few videos.  Check them out.

The AGS Water Treatment Plant by Ashley, Cali and Simon

Island Food by Lesley, Sarah and Jessica

Lantzville City Hall by Liam C, Jack and Liam K

Nanaimo Recycling Exchange by Chris, Nathaniel and Kyle

Nanaimo Waste Water Treatment Plant by Jackson, Levi and Nicolas

Nanaimo Water Treatment by Sonja and Brendan

Solid Waste Treatment by Peter, Benett and Sean

In the video below the Break Dancing Baby Goats share a typical day in their kindergarten classroom.  It will make you want to be in kindergarten again!  When you have finished watching make sure to click through to Mrs Vincent’s blog post to read all the comments.

To finish off a unit about Children around the world our Grade 1 class made this animated PowerPoint to share what they have learned.

Children Around the World

For links to the slides made by each child visit the Grade 1 Blog.

‘Oh the places we’ll go’ today in celebration of Dr. Suess’s birthday!

Our morning began with Thing 1 and Thing 2 running through the halls and in and out of classrooms!

Stay tuned for updates of events as the day wears on!