PARENTING WORKSHOP: Math Strategies for Primary aged students

Feb 16, 2020 Update: MATH WORKSHOP POSTPONED DUE TO ONGOING LABOUR ACTION Due to ongoing labour action, Runnymede PS Parent Council and Administration have decided to postpone Trevor Brown's Math Workshop, originally scheduled for February 20th, 2020. We hope to reschedule once an agreement has been reached. Questions? Please email runnymedeps@gmail.com Parent Council is … Continue reading PARENTING WORKSHOP: Math Strategies for Primary aged students

Call for volunteers: Angry Birds Math and Amazing Math Race!

The STEM committee is looking for parent volunteers for the following activities: Angry Birds Math With the Angry Birds Math activity, kindergarten students get to measure, build, sort, graph and LAUNCH Angry Birds to apply what they’ve learned in math! This is a fantastic program, which runs in late May / early June, but it … Continue reading Call for volunteers: Angry Birds Math and Amazing Math Race!

PARENTING WORKSHOP: Mathematical Mindsets

Thursday January 25, 2018 6:30-7:30pm in the Senior Gym (Exit #5) Parent Council is thrilled to welcome back Trevor Brown – math professor, author, and former Math Consultant for the TDSB – to Runnymede PS for another informative and fun-filled evening of math! Mr. Brown is a sought-after presenter who is well-versed in the Ministry … Continue reading PARENTING WORKSHOP: Mathematical Mindsets

Trevor Brown Math Consultant – Additional Resources & Links

On November 23rd, Runnymede Parent Council was thrilled to host Trevor Brown, Math Consultant for an fun and interactive evening of Primary math! Trevor's enthusiasm for math was palpable as he provided parents with new ways of thinking about old problems. It was a record turn out, and response from Runnymede parents was overwhelmingly positive. Here … Continue reading Trevor Brown Math Consultant – Additional Resources & Links

Hour of Code…The Countdown is On

This year's Computer Science Education week is December 4-10, and millions of students in over 180 countries will be celebrating with Hour of Code activities. The Hour of Code is a global movement that started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, with an aim to demystify “code.” Anybody can learn the basics – and … Continue reading Hour of Code…The Countdown is On