My build for Innovation Day was a hockey drying rack, and not just a drying rack but one with more additions to have a twist to the normal selling product. What I did differently was add a pulley for the jersey and add wheels to make the rack transportable and fans to speed up the drying process. My feelings before innovation day was me feeling a little nervous but I knew I would get through it and do well,  once I finished presenting a few times, the nerves kind of went away and I did well. As expected, Nothing surprised me from the process, it was the same as in past years. It took a lot of in-class work for me.. To finish the build. The fact I changed builds halfway through gave me less time, but I fully succeeded on innovation day....

For innovation day we were tasked with making or improving an invention while utilizing simple machines. had recently started having a lot of fainting issues, I was in and out of consciousness the whole project, and that made it really challenging. To overcome this I worked a lot from home and did a lot of the online parts of the project. We definitely needed work on our script and should have practiced a lot more. We might have been able to make an actual product and model if we had more funding and time, but unfortunately we did not. I felt really exited at the start of the project, but when I started having the fainting issues I got way more nervous and stressed. But we did it anyway!...

Students were introduced to the Japanese art of Kintsugi (joining with gold), and the concept of Wabi-Sabi (beauty in imperfection)....

Term 1 saw grades 4 and 5 ready to continue their creative journey.  The students started the year off reviewing the elements of art, principles of design, ways in which they can express themselves through art, and celebrating the diverse ways art continues to shape and define our world.  It's amazing to see how each student is coming into their own as they explore different mediums, experiment with new techniques, and develop their unique artistic voice. Here are some highlights from term 1, which include some of the most complex projects yet!  Explosion book creation, water colour exploration, zentangles, free-hand mixed media drawing, and more! Level-Up!...

Term 1 saw our youngest artists return to the OJCS art room, ready to engage in the creative process.  The students started the year off reviewing the elements of art, principles of design, ways in which they can express themselves through art, and celebrating the diverse ways art continues to shape and define our world.   Here are some highlights from term 1 which include textured transfer Rosh Hashanah cards, zentangles, Chanukah chalk transfers, Gustav Klimt inspired Tree of Life multi media works, fall owl collages and more! Creating and celebrating art! The creative process....

Hello All, Busy and short week ahead! Kids are very excited about showing off their castles and drawbridges. Grades K-5 will be showing off their displays on Tuesday from 9-9:45 in my room 137....

Next week, we have a couple of special event days at OJCS.  Please check out the information below to find out everything you need to know... INNOVATION DAY Tuesday, February 11th is Innovation Day at OJCS.  The kids in SK have been busy exploring and experimenting in preparation for your visit.  Come and find out what they’ve been working on between 9:00 and 9:45.  We will all meet together in KA’s class (room 128) and then we’ll split off into each classroom.  If you are unable to attend, please let us know so we can plan for your child accordingly....

All parents are invited to Grade One on Tuesday February 11th, from 9:00-9:45 AM for Innovation Day. The children have worked hard on their wildlife crossing projects. If you are unable to attend Innovation Day, I will send you a video of your child presenting their project so that you can experience the excitement of Innovation Day from afar.  

Our 5-6 boys basketball team had an amazing run to the finals on Monday February 3rd during their tournament at Turnbull school.     And here are a few quick clips of the boys in action:...

This week we went to the Science and Technology Museum. I have already  been to this museum before. In fact, I used to go there every weekend with my mom when I was little. My favorite part of the visit was the racing challenge. Mischa, Asher, Maya, and I worked together to complete the challenges and did so in three seconds. We also completed a pulley and gear workshop. We got to build a pulley and I was able to pull the fourth pulley. We used a dynamometer to measure the pressure we were pulling to lift the brick. Overall, I  enjoyed  visiting the  museum....

on Tuesday I went to the sci. and tech museum. some of the things I liked were the sound room so we could pretend it was a haunted palace, the crazy kitchen,and the pulleys and gears workshop. the end....

Yesterday we (the grade 4 classes) went on a field trip to the sci and tech museum it...well...it was interesting ok so the first hour and a half was fun because we got to do whatever we wanted and i went in the noise cube and talked about stuff so that was fun and after that we just explored the museum and after that we went to the the tables to eat lunch and after that we did a class on pulleys and gears and it was ok but i was really tired so it was a little hard to under stand but i survived in the end it was pretty fun . 

The science and tech museum was very fun. There were lots of things like, guess the smell, guess the sound, guess the image etc. Some rooms there were the crazy kitchen and the sound room. We did a pulley and gear workshop. There was a big train you could go into. I sat with Beatrice both ways on the bus as we played with Fantasy. There was a big screen with ice scenes in it in. There was also a bike thing where you ride the bike and you have to power the big light thing,it was very hard I only got 3 or 4 lights and there was 6. The science and Tech museum was very fun....