Daily Report for Friday October 28th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny with a few clouds and quite cool..

HIGH : 9°C                            LOW : 0°C            P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: Emily and Joel went to their Co-op placement at Dollarama. They stocked shelves with merchandise. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then looked at different Jack O Lantern pictures to give us some ideas for our pumpkins. We came up with five different faces to use. Then we began carving or pumpkins. Here is a picture of our Jack O Lanterns….

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S- 14. We then went to the Gym for a special event. Ms. McDonald’s Leadership class put on a Halloween carnival for the DD Community. It was so much fun ! We played different games and got some prizes. Here are some picture of us playing some games…

                                      Fahim throwing a Rubber Chicken 

                                                 Shakur Bowling

  

Period C: We had our weekly Yoga session. Mr. Wilkens with the help of Ms. J. McDonald led us in some simple poses. After our Yoga we did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period D: We went for a short community walk We filled in the Daily Report. We then went  back to work on our Food Group Sorting program.

Note to Parents: We will be going to the YMCA on Monday. Student’s will need gym clothes and a lunch.

Daily Report for Thursday October 27th 2016

Weather for Today: RAIN ! ! and Cold…..

HIGH : 5°C                            LOW : 0 °C                     P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Keyur and Emily cut up the green pepper. Shakur peeled and cut up the carrots. Ahmed, Mark and Joel set the table. Nerissa made the Fruit Punch. Matthew and Fahim cut up the celery. Rebeca washed and ripped up the lettuce. We had Chicken Burgers and Garden Salad.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-14. We tried to use the class set of I Pads but some were locked so we had to go to S-23 to use the computers. We continued to use Goggle Earth to work on compass directions.

After we had eaten our lunch we went to Free Style Singing Club.

Period C: Keyur and Fahim went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. They worked with the artificial flowers.  We met in the ME Kitchen where we all helped out doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. Then we had our dessert of Vanilla Ice Cream. We went back to our classroom where we did a review of the 4 Food Groups. We then used the Promethean Board to write a sorting activity program. We did not get it all done, but we got a good start.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday October 26th 2016

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and  Cold……

HIGH : 4°C               LOW : -1°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did a review of how to fill in the Current Events worksheet. Following that, we did our weekly Current Event activity. We chose an article/picture from the Metro newspaper and used it to complete the worksheets.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-14.We used the I Pads to call up Google Maps for a view of the school. We then worked on compass directions We also had some time to work on individual educational programs.   

During the lunch period we went  to Dance Club. We danced to a Justin Timberlake song.

Period C: We walked to No Frills to buy the groceries  for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Chicken Burgers, French Fries and Garden Salad.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Monday October 24th 2016

Weather for Today: Rainy, Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 9°C                    LOW : 5°C           P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had Circle Time where we spoke about what we had done over the weekend.

Period B:  We met Mr. Infinity in S-14. We used the I pads today. We all logged on to the internet. We used Google Maps to look up our home addresses. We also used the musical instrument program we learned about on Friday.

Period C: We wrote in our Weekend Journals.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday October 21st 2016

Weather for Today: Light Rain and Cool……

HIGH : 11°C       LOW : 8°C           P.O.P. :  100%

Period A: Emily and Joel went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. Once again they worked on facing the merchandise. The rest of the class went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Mark set the table all by himself as well as making the fruit punch. Fahim browned the beef, sweated the onion, celery and garlic. Keyur, Rebeca, Matthew and Ahmed prepped the potatoes and the vegetables for the Sheppard’s Pie and the Garden Salad.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-14. We used the class I Pads to work with a music program. We then had some time to work on individual educational programs.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen at the beginning  of the period. We all helped out with washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. When we were done we had our dessert of freshly baked Apple Pie and Ice Cream. We then went back to our classroom where we did a Body Scan mindfulness exercise.

Period D: We tried out a money math program on the Promethean Board that Mr. Wilkens had created.We filled in the Daily Report. 

Note to Parents: Monday is a Staff Meeting Short Day. Bus pick up at 12:30

Daily Report for Thursday October 20th 2016

Weather for Today: Rainy and Cool….

HIGH : 14°C       LOW : 12°C                  P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Mr. Wilkens was at a training session this morning. We had Ms. Shaheen as our occasional teacher. We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Current Events activity. We cut out pictures from the 24 Hour Newspaper and then filled in our worksheets. When we had done we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-14. We used a class set of I Pads to work on individual educational programs.

At lunch we went to Singing Club. We sang a song from the movie Frozen called Let It Go. Emily did a solo song called I Don’t Feel Like Dancing.

Period C: Fahim and Keyur went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. The rest of the class went to the ME Kitchen where we watched Mr. Wilkens demonstrate making an Apple Pie, which we will be having for dessert tomorrow with our Lunch Program lunch.  

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow, students do not need to bring a lunch

Daily Report for Wednesday October 19th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm….

HIGH : 19°C                 LOW : 11 °C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then came up with a menu and shopping list for our lunch program. We then did some money math. We began by using plastic money to come up with the amounts needed to buy items from our shopping list. We then did some money math activities on the Promethean Board.

Period B:  We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. We then went to S-14 where we helped Mr. Infinity with charging some I Pads. We also did some work on directions.

At lunch today we were treated to free Ice Cream Sundaes as a reward for Terry Fox fund raising. After we had our sundaes we went to Dance Club.

Period C: We went shopping at No Frills. We bought the ingredients for Lunch Program, which will be on Friday this week. We will be having Sheppard’s Pie, Garden Salad and Apple Pie for dessert.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Students will need a lunch tomorrow as we will be having Lunch Program on Friday this week

Daily Report for Monday October 17th 2016

Weather for Today: Light Drizzle and Cool..

HIGH : 19°C                 LOW : 15°C        P.O.P. : 100%

We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went for our weekly trip to the Y.M.C.A. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan Station. We then walked to the Scarborough YMCA. We changed into our gym clothes and went upstairs to the indoor track where we walked for a mile. We then went back to the change room to change into our swim suits. We then spent about 40 minutes in the pool. After changing back into our street clothes we walked to the Scarborough Town Centre where we ate our lunch in the Food Court. We then walked around the mall before getting back on the LRT to come back to school.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday October 14th 2016

Weather for Today: Mainly Sunny and Cool…

HIGH : 14°C                 LOW : 5°C           P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: Emily and Joel went to their Co-op placement at Dollarama at Cederbrae Mall for the first time this morning. They both worked at moving merchandise to the front of the shelves.  The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then watched a video about the history of Halloween. We learned that Halloween comes from a pagan holiday called Samhain. We then played a Halloween Hangman game and created a Halloween Crossword puzzle.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity inS-23. Today we worked on individual educational programs.

Period C: Today we had our first Hatha Yoga session. Mr. Wilkens did his best to lead us in some basic poses. When we had done four postures we did a Body Scan mindfulness exercise,

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. Just as we got back from the walk there was a Fire Drill. It was a good thing we had our coats, as it was pretty cool outside. We then had just enough time to fill in the Daily Report.

Note to Parents: Monday we will be going swimming at the YMCA. Students will need swim suit and towel

Daily Report for Thursday October 13th 2016

Weather for Today:  Partly Cloudy and Cool….

HIGH : 12°C                 LOW : 11°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Ahmed and Matthew cut up the celery. Emily and Nerissa cut up the green peppers. Keyur cut up the onions with a little help from Emily. Fahim did a great job browning the chicken and sweating the vegetables. The Sasitharan brothers set the table. Shakur helped to clean up the kitchen. It was a delicious lunch !

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S 23. We then went to the cafeteria for the Terry Fox Reward Assembly. A group of teachers did a dance number. Tom the Hall Monitor was thrown in a mud Bath ! Mr, Tipoff did an extreme workout To top it all off a bunch of teacher’s and staff had cream pie’s thrown in their faces ! It was a fun assembly.

After we had eaten our lunch we went to the Free Style Singing Club in S-22.

Period C: Keyur and Fahim went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. They stocked shelves. The rest of the class met in the ME Kitchen to eat dessert and do the dishes. We then went back to class where we had a lesson on the Four Food Groups. We then used a program on the Promethean Board to make a word search about the different food groups.

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday October 12th 2016

Weather for Today:  Sunny and Warm…

HIGH : 21°C                 LOW : 7°C           P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: Mr. Wilkens was doing some training on using the Promethean Board this morning. Since the training was in our classroom we went to the library for Period A. We did our Current Events Activity. We all picked an article from the 24 Hour paper and filled in the worksheets. We finished before the end of the period so we went for a walk outside.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. We were introduced to a new computer game about Santa. We played the game together as a class and then we split up into partners and played the game some more. We also had a little time to work on individual educational programs.

After eating our lunch in the Cafeteria, we went to S-22 for Dance Club with Ms. Duffin. We danced to a Justin Timberlake song.

Period C: We came up with a menu and shopping list for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Curry Chicken, Rice and Peas and Cole Slaw. We then walked to No Frills to buy the groceries .

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch program tomorrow. Students do not need a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 11th 2016

Weather for Today:  Overcast and Cool….

HIGH : 16°C                 LOW : 2°C             P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes We had Circle Time where we talked about what we had done over  the long weekend. We then went to S-6 where we set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. When we got back to class we wrote in our Weekend Journal.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. We paired up with partners and went on the computers to play a game called  Floppy Birds. We then had time to work on individual educational programs.

Period C: Fahim and Mark went with Ms. McDonald to S-6 to clean up from the lunch. The rest of the class worked on money math on the Promethean Board. When Fahim and Mark got back to class we all presented our Weekend Journals to the class. We then played two games of Musical Chairs. Ahmed won the first game while Keyur won the second.

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. Today we walked to the park beside Eastview P.S. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Thursday October 6th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm…

HIGH : 24°C                 LOW : 16°C                   P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Today we had Chili Con Carne. Fahim browned the beef. Emily and Rebeca cut up the peppers and onions. Shakur peeled ands grated the carrots for the Cole Slaw. Matthew cut up the celery.  Joel  and Matthew set  the table. Keyur and Mark made the Garlic Bread. Ahmed opened the cans and helped with clean up. When we got back to our classroom we had our morning sit.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S- 23. We learned about making a computer game. Today we chose an con to use in our game.

Period C: We went back to the ME Kitchen for dessert . We had Chocolate Cake and Ice Cream. Tomorrow is Mr. Wilkens birthday so we sang Happy Birthday and pretended to have 59 candles icon the cake. We then went back to our classroom where we did our Current Events Activity.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report Wednesday October 5th for 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm…

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HIGH : 21°C                 LOW : 11°C        P.O.P. : 10%

We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We had to cut short our morning sit as we were called down to the Cafeteria to get ready to get on the bus that was taking us to the Cross Country Meet. The bus took us to Morningside Park. Everybody in the class, except for Rebeca, ran in a race. We all finished our race’s and had a great time. We had to wait around for the bus but we got back to school in time  for our afternoon routine. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Tomorrow is Lunch Program. Student’s do not need a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 4th 2016

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Warm….

HIGH : 20°C       LOW : 14°C                  P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: Fahim, Keyur and Ahmed went with Ms. McDonald’s class to deliver papers. The rest of the class worked on money math. At 9:30 we went to S-6 to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then came back to class where we did some more money  math.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. We worked on individual educational programs. We then used Google Earth to look up different locations including the route we will be taking tomorrow on the Cross Country Run.  

Period C: Keyur and Matthew went to S-6 to do the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. The rest of the class came up with a menu and a shopping list for Thursday`s lunch. When  Keyur and Matthew were finished the dishes we all walked to No Frills to buy the grocery`s for Thursday`s lunch.   We will be having Chili Con Carne.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Tomorrow is the Cross Country Run. See note in Communication Book.

Daily Report for Monday October 3rd 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool….

HIGH : 19°C                 LOW : 14°C        P.O.P. : 30%

 We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then left the school to go on our first weekly trip to the Scarborough YMCA. We took Scarborough 86A TTC bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan Station. We then walked to the Scarborough YMCA.

At the YMCA  we got changed into our gym wear and then went upstairs to the indoor track. We walked around the track, some of us ran some laps. After we had walked for approx.. 2 miles we went to a gym where we played some badminton. We finished off our work out by walking for 10 minutes on the treadmill machines.

We then walked to the walked to the Food Court at Scarborough Town Centre where ate our lunch. After our lunch we walked around the Mall. We then took the TTC back to school where we arrived just in time for  period D.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.