Daily Report for Monday June 22nd. 2014

The Weather Today was: Sunny with a few clouds and Warm….

LOW : 15°C                  HIGH : 25°C                 P.O.P. : 10%

In Class Today:

We had a rather unusual day today. We spent most of the day practicing for the Year End Assembly. It was somewhat disorganized but in the end we finally got through all the acts. We also got to have a Pizza lunch which was paid for by Kabilan’s parents.

Note to Parents : Please have students dress in black ( or dark ) clothing for tomorrows assembly. Tomorrow is also a short day with a 12:00 dismissal.

Daily Report for Friday June 19th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny with a few clouds and warm….

LOW : 15°C                  HIGH : 21°C                 P.O.P. : 10%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Mr. Conners, the supply teacher for Mr. Jones, led us in the rhythm exercise with the “Stick Whackers”. We then went on You Tube to find songs to sing along with. Then we watched Ralph and Stafhan practice their songs for the Year End Assembly.

Period 2: We watched a couple of educational videos on rules and bullying.

We then had a class discussion on following rules.

Period 3: We cleaned up the classroom from our Graduation Lunch. We then went for a walk  to the lake. It was a beautiful day for a walk !

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents : We will be having a class Pizza lunch on Monday. No need to send in a lunch.

Daily Report for Thursday June 18th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny and Hot……

LOW : 13°C                  HIGH : 23°C                 P.O.P. : 40%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We did a new thing in class today. Instead of the usual rhythm exercise we used “Stick Whackers” to do our rhythm warm up. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. To finish off we watched Ralph and Stafhan sing their songs for the assembly.

Period 2: We had our final trip to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period 3: Once again we went to the cafeteria where we practiced our Black Light Show act for the year end assembly. We are all ready now for Tuesday and it should be a great act. After our practice we went outside for a community walk.

Period 4: We all got to have cake and ice cream thanx to Mrs. Kalaananthan who brought in a birthday cake for Stafhan, whose 21^st birthday is on July 19^th We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents : We are having a Graduation Lunch in class tomorrow. Do not send a lunch.

Daily Report for Wednesday June 17th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny with a few clouds and warm…

LOW : 13°C                  HIGH : 22°C                 P.O.P. : 10%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Cheryl led us in the usual rhythm exercise. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. Once again Ralph and Stafhan practiced their solo songs for the Year End Assembly.

Period 2: The whole class was very busy doing the food prep for Friday’s Graduation Lunch. Issham, Ralph and Jaran cut up some peppers. Laven and Robert cut up the celery. Stafhan did a great job dicing the red onion. Kabilan and Ibby peeled the potatoes for the Potato Salad.

Period 3: We did our current event activity. We choose articles and pictures from the Metro Newspaper and filled in a worksheet answering the five W questions. When we had done our worksheets we presented our findings to the class.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents : Students should bring a lunch tomorrow as we will be having our Lunch Program lunch on Friday.

Daily Report for Tuesday June 16th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast in the morning, Sunny and Hot in the afternoon….

LOW : 18°C                  HIGH : 25°C                 P.O.P. : 10%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We started out with the rhythm exercise, led by Cheryl. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. Then we listened to Stafhan and Ralph practice their songs for the Year End Assembly.

Period 2: We had our last Drama activity of the year. We played three rounds of Musical Chairs. Issham won two games and Ralph won the other one. We then did the circle dance activity. We finished off with a game of animal charades.

Period 3: We did the mathematical drill activity on the whiteboard. Jaran did very well with a high score of 71 ! We then went for a walk to Eastview Park where some of us played in the Water Park. It was a lot of fun.

Period 4: We did the classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Monday June 15th 2015

The Weather Today was:

In Class Today:

Period 1: We were joined by Ms. McLaren’s class for a special  presentation by an Aboriginal artist. We got to hear some traditional drums and to learn about aboriginal music.

Period 2: We walked to our local No Frills to buy some groceries for the special  ISP Graduation  Lunch. We are going to be having Oven Baked Fried Chicken, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad and Bean Salad.

Period 3: We had another practice of our Black Light Show. When we got back after practice we did some worksheets on the Four Food Groups.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness mediation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday June 12th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and Warm….

LOW : 15°C                  HIGH : 20°C                 P.O.P. : 80%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Cheryl led us in the usual rhythm warm up. We then got to have a special treat courtesy of Issham, some Tim Bits ! After having our treats we practiced our final assembly song.

Period 2: We went to the cafeteria to watch, and participate in, the Awards Assembly for Athletics and Clubs. While we were in the assembly Mr. Wilkens prepared our lunch. We had Pad Thai.

Period 3: We went back to the cafeteria to have another practice of our Black Light Show act. We practiced with the lights off and the black light on and it went very well.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Thursday June 11th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny and Warm….

LOW : 14°C                  HIGH : 24°C                 P.O.P. : 20%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We began as usual with the rhythm exercise, led by Cheryl. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. We then had free time for the rest of the period.

Period 2: We began by doing a Level Co-op activity where we moved some chairs and tables in from the Quad that had been put out for yesterdays BBQ.We then watched a video about Healthy Eating and the Four Food Groups. We learned about the four food groups and why it is important to make healthy eating choices.

Period 3: We went to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. ( with a brief interruption for a Fire Drill ! ) We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: We will be having our Lunch Program lunch tomorrow. Students will not need a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday June 9th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and warm…

LOW : 16°C                  HIGH : 21°C                 P.O.P. : 60%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Satesh led us in our usual rhythm warm up exercise. We then further practiced our acts for the year end assembly. The whole class worked on our original song and Ralph and Stafhan practiced the songs they will be singing. We then got a chance to sing along to You Tube songs.

Period 2: We worked very hard making Macaroni Salad for tomorrow’s BBQ. We cut up the onions, celery and peppers while Mr. Wilkens boiled the macaroni. Here are some pictures of us doing the food prep….

Period 3: We continued to prepare the giant salad. It took us most of the period to get it all done and cleaned up but we finally finished. Here is a picture of the finished product….

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: School Wide BBQ tomorrow. Students will not need to bring a lunch.

Daily Report for Monday June 8th 2015

The Weather Today was: Rainy and warm…

LOW : 19°C                  HIGH : 21°C                 P.O.P. : 100%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Satesh led us in our usual rhythm exercise. We then worked on our “School is Out “ song which we will be performing in the year end assembly. At the end of the period we had some free time. 

After music class we had our final trip to the Scarborough Y. M. C. A. We went swimming in the pool. We then ate our lunch at the Y as we had to do some grocery shopping. Tomorrow we are going to be making Macaroni Salad for the school wide BBQ on Wednesday. We went to the Freshco and bought the ingredient’s for the salad. We then took the TTC back to school. 

Daily Report for Friday June 5th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and Warm…

LOW : 14°C                  HIGH : 23°C                 P.O.P. : 70%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Satesh led us in the rhythm warm up exercise. We then practiced our act for the year end assembly. Issham has written an original song titled “School’s Out “ and the whole class, including Ms. Benyarko, will be singing it. We then sang along to songs from You Tube.

Period 2: We had our spelling test. The class as a whole did very well. We then did our Current Event activity by choosing articles from the Metro paper and filling in a worksheet. We then presented our articles to the class.

Period 3: We had our weekly trip to the Computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our daily Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: We will be going for our final trip to the Y.M.C.A. on Monday. Students will need swim gear and a lunch as we will not be eating in the Food Court.

Daily Report for Thursday June 4th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny, clear and Warm…

LOW : 11°C                  HIGH : 20°C                 P.O.P. : 20%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Cheryl led us in the rhythm exercise to begin. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. We then worked our assembly song. At the end of the period we had some free time.

Period 2: We worked on food prep for our Lunch. Laven washed and dried the lettuce for the salad. Issham made the garlic bread. Ibby, Shagee and Stafhan set the table. We ate lunch at 11:00 and it was very good.

Period 3: Once again we practiced our Black Light Show with Ms. Appleton’s class in the cafeteria. We used the black light and it went very well. At the end of the period we went outside for a quick community walk.

Period 4: We started out by eating our dessert, Fruit Salad and Ice Cream. We then did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.  

Daily Report for Wednesday June 3rd 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny and Cool

LOW: 7°C                  HIGH: 18°C                P.O.P :  0%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Cheryl started us off with the usual rhythm exercise. We then practiced our act for the upcoming assembly where we are singing an original song created by the class as a whole. We also sang along to different songs we got from You Tube.

Period 2: We started out the period by doing food prep for tomorrows’ lunch. Shagee and Kabilan grated the mozzarella cheese. Laven grated the Parmesan cheese. Issham browned the ground beef. We then watched as Mr. Wilkens gave a demonstration on how to assemble the lasagna.

Period 3: Once again we went to the cafeteria where we practiced our black light show. The practice went very well and it looks like we will be putting on a great show ! We then went for a community walk.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch program tomorrow. Send no lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday June 2nd 2015

The Weather Today was: Partly cloudy and Warm……

LOW : 8°C                    HIGH : 16°C                 P.O.P. : 10%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We started out with the rhythm exercise. Since both Cheryl and Satesh were away today the exercise was led by Issham. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. At the end of the period we had some free time.

Period 2: We all completed our weekend journal. We wrote in our journals what we had done over the weekend. We also came up with the weekly spelling list with words about summer vacation.

Period 3: We walked to No Frills to do our grocery shopping for lunch program on Thursday. We will be having Lasagna with Caesar Salad. We bought some ground beef, mozzarella and ricotta cheese, lasagna noodles and tomato sauce. We also bought some fruit punch for our drink. When we got back to school we put away the groceries.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily mindfulness meditation sitting. 

Daily Report for Monday June 1st 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and Warm…

LOW : 8°C          HIGH : 15°C                           P.O.P. : 30%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We started out with rhythm exercise led by Cheryl. We then sang along to songs from You Tube. Then we practiced our song for the year end assembly.

After music class we went for our weekly trip to the Y.M.C.A. We took the TTC to the Y. We went upstairs where we walked around the track for a mile ! We then went downstairs and worked out on the treadmill machines. When we had finished at the Y we went to the Scarborough Town Centre where we ate lunch at the food court. We then took the TTC back to school. When we got back to class we filled in the daily report. We then had a short mindfulness meditation sitting.