The Weather Today was: Cloudy, Light
breeze, warm.
High today is 23*C
Low today is 12*C
Season: Spring
In Class Today: Supply Teacher
Mr. Banks
Period 1:Art class with Mr.
Wain. The students co loured their Asian fans. We went outside to do yoga with
Mr. Tipoff’s class.
Period 2: Lunch preparation.
Student cut up vegetables for the salad. Mr. Wilkens brought in Jambalaya for
everyone to enjoy for lunch. We invited Ms. Scott’s class for lunch.
Period 3: Brushed teeth and
classroom jobs. We did Bingo with Ms. Shawna’s class. We also did an obstacle course
game and then played Hot Potato game.
Period
4: Daily Report and Meditation.
Tomorrow we will: Go to the YMCA at Town Center
for exercise and swim program. We will have our lunch at the Food Court.
The Weather Today was: Sunny, warm, and
blue skies
High today is 19*C
Low today is 12*C *
Season: Spring
In Class Today: Supply Teacher
Mr. Banks
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Osbourne. Students coloured different pictures. Other students went to a special
Co-op recognition lunch, dance, and looked at their co-op placement pictures.
Period 2: We looked at the
Prom pictures on Mr. Banks’ I-pad. Curtis helped Mr. Ellis go with wheel chair
student to the cafeteria. The other 3 students went for a walk around the
school!
Period 3 Brushed teeth and
classroom jobs! We went for a walk to the Boys and Girls Club and played on the
equipment.
Period
4: We named different animals and birds etc. seen on a forest ecosystem
work sheet and had a discussion about them.Students returned from their co-op
recognition program and told us about it! Mr. Wilkens visited and we had no
time for meditation.
Tomorrow we will: Eat lunch with Mr. Wilkens and Mrs. Scott’s
class.
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. The students coloured a fan and a panda. Students did Yoga with Mr.
Tipoff’s class!
Period 2: Current events!
Each student presented the newspaper story with a picture. They also worked on
their number math and addition.
Period 3: Brushed teeth and
classroom jobs. We went for our afternoon walk to the park located at Eastview
P.S. Students played on the playground equipment.
Period
4: Daily Report and Meditation! Practising King Of The Road in the cafeteria!
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. Students did connect the dot colouring of a Chinese Fan.
Period 2: Students set the table
for the Meditation Group. Students went to the Gym to Practice for the Special
Olympics. Some student played soccer and others played Bocci Ball. Mr. Banks, Ms.
Danette, Michelle and Megan walked around the school with the students in wheel
chairs. Lunch time!
Period 3: Brushed teeth and classroom jobs. Daily Report
and Meditation! Students had free time until period 4 assembly. Curtis made
Jello!
Period 1: Art
class with Mr. Wain. The students continued work on co-curricular coloring pages.
Period 2: Since today was a Short Staff Meeting Day, we
had our usual treat of watching a movie. Ms. Benyarko brought in Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory. It was a great movie..
Period 3: Continued watching the movie.
Period 4: Mr. Wilkens paid (Another ! ) visit to our
class and he brought in a birthday cake for
Ms. Benyarko. We sang Happy Birthday and then had some cake and Vanilla
Frozen Yoghurt. ( Talk about a healthy choice ! ) Here is a video of the
presentation of the cake….
We did our usual, ( but important ! ) class meditation
practice.
Period 1: Art class
with Mr. Wain. The students worked on co-curricular
colouring pages. This involved solving math problems and art as well. We then joined
Mr. Tipoff’s class for some Yoga !
Period 2: Drama program. We played Musical Chairs and did a “Hot
Potato Dance”. We then acted out feelings, emotions and some of our favourite animals.
It was a lot of fun.
Period 3: Classroom hygiene, brushing our teeth and washing
hands. Then Ms. Appleton’s class joined us for a Bingo game. Curtis did a great
job as the caller !
Period 4: Once again we practised our act for the year End
Assembly, singing King of the Road with Mr. Ellis. ( see below a video of an
earlier practice….)
We did our usual, ( but important ! ) class meditation
practice.
Period 1: Art class with Mr. Wain. The students
continued doing flowers for our classroom door!
Period 2: STUDENTS PREPARED A SALAD BY CUTTING UP
VEGETABLES. Spencer cut up green pepper, Taylor cut up tomatoes and celery,
Megan cut up green onions and mushrooms, Curtis cut up cucumber. Jessica,
Markeisha and Julian set the table. We
enjoyed our Pad Thai lunch that Mrs. Danette picked up from the China Gourmet
King Restaurant.
Period 3:Hygiene: Brushed teeth. Classroom jobs. We went for a walk in the
community and had a great time in the park.
Period
4: We
did the classroom report. Mr. Wilkens sat with us while we did mediation.
Today's Date Wednesday May 21st. 2014 The Weather Today was : Sunny and Warm, a real Spring Day !! High: 19 Low: 8 P.O.P : 40%
Today was a very special day !! Thanx to the incredible
planning and organizational skills of Mr. Smith our class was able to enjoy a
Field Trip to the Toronto Zoo ! It was a beautiful day, weather wise, and the
threat of thunderstorms that were predicted in the weather forecasts only
served to keep a lot of people away from the zoo and
make it possible for us to enjoy a uncrowded experience. It was also somewhat
noteworthy that our missing in action regular teacher, Mr. Wilkens, was able to
accompany us for a part of the day.
Here is a group shot of our class when we began our day….
The first place we went to was the Panda Bear exhibit, here
is a video of one of the bears eating some bamboo....
We learned that Panda’s eat
up to 47 kilograms of Bamboo a day !
Here are a couple of pictures of the Panda bears…
Here is a picture of us in the fake bamboo forest…
After seeing the Panda’s we went to check out the polar
bears.. we saw the polar bear cub named Humphrey. He was very cute, though
perhaps somewhat lonely as he had to be separated from his parents for safety
reasons ( ? ) Here is a video of Humphrey the Bear…
On our way to the African Pavilion we went through the North
American habitat section where we saw this Snow Owl…
At this point Mr. Wilkens had to leave us so he could go
home and rest, so this is the last photo of us…
We had our lunch and then went to see other exhibits. We all
agreed that the Gorilla’s were amazing.
Before we left to go back to school we got to go to the gift
shop where many of us were able to buy some souvenirs of our visit.
All in all, a great time was had by all !!!
Once again a massive thank you to Mr. Smith, who made this
all possible for us.
Tomorrow, in honour of Asian Heritage Month, we will be buying
some Pad Thai from a restaurant near school and bringing back to have in class.
Too bad Mr. Wilkens wasn’t here to make it , but then again it would be kinda
hard to make Pad Thai without a stove!
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. Students made cherry blossoms out of tissue paper and glued them to the construction
paper.
Period 2: Starfall and we
read a story about a mouse and a lion. The moral of the story is that however
small you are, you can always do your best to help even if the other person is
bigger than you are. We went to computer lab and worked on jig saw puzzles then
it was lunchtime.
Period 3: Brushed teeth and classroom
jobs. We went for a long walk around the neighborhood. We stopped at the park
closes to the school and played on the equipment.
Period 4: We returned to
school and did the daily report and Meditation!
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. They finished colouring pictures on the Asian Heritage theme. At 9:30,
they did yoga with Mr. Tipoffs’ class.
Period 2: Drama: Musical
chairs and circle dance music game.Show and tell! Jessica brought her baby doll, Tiana. Curtis brought in a
Josh Roban CD. He sang and danced with different classmates. He even danced
with Ms. Danette and Michelle.
Period 3 Spencer brought
his camera and its case that his mother gave him. It was orange in colour. The
other students told something about themselves. Danette showed some beach sand
and sea shells from Cuba that a friend gave her. Mr. Banks brought in some
medals that he got from running races. We went for a walk around the school
yard..
Period
4: Daily Report and Meditation. Practiced “king of the road” on the stage.
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. At 9:30, we returned to class to prepare for our lunch program. We cut up
a variety of vegetables for the stir fry. Julian and Curtis set the table. Julian
and Lena prepared the rice in the rice cooker.
Period 2: We went to the
M.E, kitchen to cook the stir fry and to fry the fish. We returned to
class to enjoy eating our delicious lunch. We cleaned up after lunch and put
the dishes in the dish washer.
Period 3: Brushed teeth. Classroom
jobs. We went for a walk in the community.
Period
4: We ate tapioca for dessert. Daily report and did meditation. We practiced
king of the road on the stage.
The Weather Today was: Sunny/Cloudy, light
wind, warm.
High today is 19*C
Low today is 11*C
Season: Spring
In Class Today: Supply Teacher
Mr.Banks
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. Colouring for Asian Heritage month. At 9:30 , we did yoga with Mr.
Tipoffs’ class.
Period 2: We did Math and
then did current events!Each student found a story in the
Metro newspaper. They cut out a picture and told the class about their picture.
Period 3: Brushed teeth and
did classroom jobs! Discussed what we would have for our Asian lunch program on
Thursday. We are having a stir-fry vegetable lunch with fried fish, and rice.
For dessert, we are having tapioca pudding with a small section of mandarin
orange and Jello for Curtis. Also every student is going to have a fortune
cookie! For a drink, we are having coconut water.
Period 1: Art class with Mr.
Wain. Students coloured a Japanese Lady and made butterflies. They put flowers
on the butterflies’ wings.
Period
2: Mr. Wilkens visited the class and he stayed for the Meditation lunch.
The students set the table for the lunch. At 11 o’clock , we went upstairs to
the computer lab, room 205 to work on puzzles. They returned to class at 11:30
to get ready for lunch.
Period 3: Personal hygiene:
Brushing teeth and classroom jobs. We went for a walk to the park. We went to
see the limousine that Mr. Wilkens is renting for Prom Night! We returned to
class.
Period
4: Daily report and meditation! Practise “King Of The Road”.
The Weather Today was: Sunny/cloudy,
cool and breezy.
High today is 24*C
Low today is 13*C
Season: Spring
In Class Today: Supply Teacher
Mr. Banks
Period 1: Art with Mr. Wain.
Students worked on completing their Mother’s Day card!
Period 2: Students did show
and tell.Jessica showed us her baby doll Anna.
Spencer brought his Arrow DVD. Taylor showed us his Christmas reindeer. Curtis
showed us his dancing donkey. Julian showed us his donkey ears. Markeisha
brought her very special bear from home. Mr. Banks’ surprise was Burt the giant
party monkey with his Hawaiian Shirt and banana! Michelle brought 2 beaver
skeleton heads to show us their very sharp cutting teeth. She also told us
about how the beaver live and how it can cut down trees with its’ teeth.
Period 3: Brushed teeth and did classroom jobs. We
played Bingo with Ms. Manning’s class.
Period
4: Daily report and meditation! The
students practiced “King of the Road” on the stage for the final assembly.
Tomorrow we will: Swimming at the YMCA. Happy Mother’s Day!
