Tuesday, February 21, 2012
It's almost time for the much-anticipated 43rd annual HWDSB Checker Tournament, which will take over the Ancaster Fairgrounds place on Wednesday, March 7.
Schools will be entering teams from grades 3 to 8, in newly organized divisions introducing the "E" Division for Grade 3 students.
“There was such a huge interest at this grade level that it made sense to expand our request for players by one more grade,” said Ancaster Meadow teacher Nick Trikoupis, checker coach/lead for the event. “These young students have so mu... Full Story
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Dundas Central Public School is having its playground redesigned into a state of the art natural playground for September 2012, through the work of Adam Bienenstock and his company Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds.
The playground is being rebuilt through funding from the community and at no cost to Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB).
“Dundas Central is a 150 year old school that is rich in history and education, and serves as the heart of the Dundas community,” said Trustee Jessica Brennan.
“To... Full Story
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
The gym at Allan A. Greenleaf elementary was full of dozens of mathletes – and not just athletes – on a recent afternoon as the Waterdown school celebrated its impressive results in the Maple Leaf Challenge presented by Mathletics.
In the online math contest run Nov. 7-8, 2011 by the Australian curriculum support firm, there were 14,599 Canadian students from 614 schools who speedily answered as many grade-appropriate math questions as possible over two days. Combined, they answered 3,840,577 questions during the intense math m... Full Story
Friday, February 03, 2012
The MindShare Learning Report – Canada’s Leading, Learning & Technology eMagazine – has named Dundas Central teacher Heidi Siwak among the winners of the fourth annual MindShare Learning 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge.
The contest is a testament to the digital learning revolution that is happening across the Canadian education landscape and beyond. This year the contest had a record number of submissions and was the most competitive to date. The quality was outstanding and the judge’s panel was extremely chall... Full Story
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
By Colin McNeil
Special to the Hamilton Spectator
For the student who does it all.
Somewhere between being an “eco-ninja,” the fastest man in Ancaster and playing Danny Zuko in Ancaster High’s production of Greece, Derek Hambly found time to coach or compete on seven different school sports teams.
And, on Monday night, the Grade 12 Ancaster High School student was honoured for it, when he won the Jeff Dickins Memorial Award at the B’nai Brith sports celebrity dinner.
When he’s not earning his senior male... Full Story
Thursday, January 05, 2012
By Teri Pecoskie
For Mackenzie Meyer, heading to biotech class used to mean grabbing a pair of heavy textbooks, an oversized binder and a bundle of other school supplies.
But this year, the Grade 12 student has lightened her load through a unique pilot program aimed at bringing technology into the classroom.
Meyer and her Ancaster High classmates have been armed with iPads containing digital versions of their biology and chemistry textbooks as well as a cluster of other apps.
The technology allows them to i... Full Story
