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Our Grade 4 students had a blast exploring simple machines today! Scientist-In-School Melinda guided students through hands-on activities with levers, gears, and pulleys, helping them discover how each simple machine works and how mechanical advantages make tasks easier. The students experimented throughout the morning and built real systems that brought these concepts to life, asking lots of great questions along the way! Thank you to Scientist Melinda and our Grades 4s for an inspiring learning experience. ⚙️

Spotted in our halls: some truly stunning installations from our Grade 8 students taking the Art and Design course, who used typography, Adobe Illustrator, and digital fabrication tools to turn UN Sustainable Development Goals into powerful visual pieces. 🌎

From laser‑cut letters to 3D‑printed words, their ideas came to life one phrase at a time!

During Junior School Community Time this morning, the Grade 1 class did an amazing job sharing what they have been learning about in Social Studies! Their recent unit on Identity had them considering how best to understand and respect their own, and each other’s, identities by using the Identity Star tool to help them think about different parts of who they are. As they explained to their Junior School peers this morning: “The star has points like ‘my history and language’, ‘what I look like’, ‘things I like’, ‘important events in my life’, ‘my roles and responsibilities’, ‘my heritage and culture’, and more! All these pieces make each of us unique. We used the star to notice what makes us special. Then we designed ‘Identity Treasure Boxes’. We took them home and filled them with items that show our identity.”

Each of the Grade 1 students bravely stepped in front of the microphone to talk to the assembled members of the Junior School about who they are, wowing the audience with their confident voices and big smiles. They even invited the whole Junior School community to think about their own identities with a fun question-and-answer session. It was a wonderful celebration of who we are and what makes each of us unique – thank you, Grade 1! 🎤

We’re getting excited to welcome members of the Class of 2025 back to SCS for our annual Homecoming celebration this Friday morning! One tradition that gets everyone cheering - the fiercely fun, highly competitive volleyball game between this year`s grad class and our most recent alums. Grads of `25, see you in two days! 🥳

Last week`s Spirit Week did not disappoint, with grade pride on full display all week long! School spirit is a key part of the SCS experience, and our Clementines showed it by dressing in grade colours, getting creative with lip syncs and lockers, and cheering loudly at every opportunity. Thanks for another super fun Spirit Week, SCS! 👏

The Grade 3 class recently spent the day at the Royal Ontario Museum, exploring the country now known as Canada. They learned about the significance of some of the major events, people, and themes in Canada’s history, as well as how the events of the past continue to affect Indigenous-settler relationships today.

The class also considered the extraordinary contributions from Indigenous Peoples in art, sciences, technology, sport, and more. The visit provided a great introduction to the Grade 3s’ upcoming Social Studies unit: Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850.

SCS staff were really feeling the love yesterday at the Staff Appreciation Breakfast, courtesy of the Parents’ Association! The PA worked with our Chartwells cafeteria team to plan and serve a delicious menu - the perfect way to kick off a day of professional development ahead of the long weekend!