Allison Forster

I enjoyed a delicious meal today courtesy of the amazing parents at @KanataHighlands and the wonderful @khpscouncil! So, so yummy! 😋 Merci!!

We are working with #BeeBots 🐝 online to develop our #coding and #vocabulary skills, while getting used to using Chromebooks.💻 Students are giving directions en français for their partner to navigate to different parts of the community! #STEM #OpenCuriousKind @KanataHighlands

🦋Go free, Painted Ladies! 🦋 We really enjoyed observing the life cycle of butterflies! I'm so happy the air cleared in time for their release! #papillons #HandsOnLearning #STEM @KanataHighlands @MmeSamuel

A perfect day for a visit to the @AgMuseum to learn about farming and the characteristics and needs of farm animals! 🐖🐑🐄🫏🐇🦆🐐🐎 Thank you to our guide, Lauren, and the parent volunteers for sharing their day with us! 🫶 @KanataHighlands #OpenCuriousKind

🐛🦋 Our caterpillars have arrived! We did some brainstorming beforehand about what could be inside the "live specimen" box and had some great guesses: 🤔🦜🕷🌿🐟 Today was Day 1 of observations! #khpschenilles2023 @KanataHighlands

A beautiful day for a forest walk in #TrilliumWoods with 2A. Check out what we found! @KanataHighlands

Reading, writing, and fun in the sun! Life is good in Grade 1! 😊 @KanataHighlands #OpenCuriousKind

Our class has been waiting patiently to check our science experiment results, and today was the day! 🌞 Parents: Please ask your child about the question, prediction, procedure, and results! What did it teach us about solar energy? @KanataHighlands #OpenCuriousKind

A huge Hawks High5 to the Junior Girls Basketball Team who worked hard and represented well at their regional tournament today! Bravo!! We are so proud of all of you! 🏀 @KanataHighlands #OpenCuriousKind

We 💚 exploring and playing on Highlands Hill! It's so much fun spotting the latest signs of Spring! @KanataHighlands #OutdoorLearning

We loved our virtual workshop with The Ottawa Humane Society today! We learned all about properly caring for cats and dogs to keep them happy and healthy! We even got to act as cats and dogs for body breaks! Merci, @ottawahumane !! 🐱🐶💗 @KanataHighlands

We have been learning about the 5 Rs: respect, rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle! Yesterday, Mr. Brian popped by to help us learn how to properly sort our waste into the 3 bins. We're also making an effort to bring our food scraps home for composting! @KanataHighlands

"Regarde, Madame! C'est Viola Desmond!" ❤ #LaDéterminationDeViolaDesmond #MakingConnections #BlackHistory #BookFair #OpenCuriousKind @KanataHighlands

Warm sun, clean snow, and lots of giggles! Spending time on Highlands Hill was a great way to get some Valentine's Day sillies out! 💌 @KanataHighlands #HighlandsHill #OpenCuriousKind

Science Experiments! Yesterday, we examined the permeability of different materials. Today, we wondered why umbrellas are made of nylon and not other materials. ☂️🤔 Words that came up today were "imperméable", "durable", "pliable", and "léger"! 😀 @KanataHighlands #STEM

What a gorgeous winter day in #TrilliumWoods! On aime l'hiver! 💙🩵🩶 #OutdoorLearning @KanataHighlands

Music meets phys ed! This week, we are working on rhythms AND basketball skills, so why not combine the two? 🥁We will rock you!🏀 @KanataHighlands

Thank you to our Grade 6 Learning Buddies and @KristineKHPS for a fun time with Chromebooks today! They taught us how to log in and create a slideshow about le son <ou>! Lots of excitement and beaucoup de français! @KanataHighlands

It was @KHPSMakerspace Day! We had a great time hearing a story from Mme Catherine: The Owl and the Lemming. We used some different materials for building structures. I heard lots of #sciencetalk that ties into our current learning! @KanataHighlands

Snowmen, PJs, and flashlight board games. A great way to say goodbye to 2022! Happy holidays! @KanataHighlands⛄️