Daily Report for Tuesday January 31st 2017

Weather for Today: Snowy and Cold…..

HIGH : -2°C                          LOW : -7°C                    P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Fahim and Matthew went to the last day of their Co-op placement at The Scarborough Boys and Girls Club. They cleaned windows and pictures. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then did our Weekend Journals.

Period B: We presented our Journals to the class. We finished watching the movie we started yesterday. We then made some Thank You cards for Ms. Jackson, our Co-op job coach. 

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-9 to help do the dishes and clean up from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community. We then went to S-18 where put the finishing touches on our Coat Rack projects. We cleaned up the classroom.

Period D: We had a shortened Drama activity where we played two games of Musical Chairs. Rebeca won the first game while Mark triumphed in the second. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Monday January 30th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and COLD !

HIGH : -5°C                          LOW : -12°C                  P.O.P. : 40%

Period A/B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . As it was a short day schedule, we were able to watch a movie. The movie was called Wise Kids. It was a good film. We were not able to finish watching it but we will later this week.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We continued work on our Coat Racks. Today we applied stain to the projects.

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

Note to Parents: Please see Communication Books for Application for TTC Support Person Card. Also see information on Employment Program for your child.

Daily Report for Friday January 27th 2017

                   

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cold….

HIGH : 2°C                            LOW : -1°C                    P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: Nerissa went to her co-op placement at Old Navy. She folded  some T Shirts and hung up some sweaters and tights. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then did a money math activity using the plastic money and the Promethean Board.

Period B: We went to the Computer Lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We continued work on our wooden Coat Racks.

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

Note to Parents: Short Day Staff Meeting Schedule on Monday. Bus p/u at 12:30.

Daily Report for Thursday January 26th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and not too cold…

HIGH : 3°C                            LOW : 2°C            P.O.P. : 100%

Period A & B: Emily went to her co-op placement at Old Navy. She folded clothes and stocked shelves. The rest of us went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Mark and Joel set the table in the Partnership Room. Rebeca cut up some tomatoes and cucumbers. Matthew and Fahim chopped the parsley for the Tabbouleh. We also did a number of other tasks. We had invited Ms. McLaren’s class to join us for lunch so there was more than the usual amount of work to do.

This is what the plate looked like…

Here are some pictures of us enjoying our lunch…

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in the ME Kitchen where we all helped to do the rather massive cleanup necessitated by such a big meal. We then went back to the Partnership Room where we were joined once again by Ms. McLarens class to eat our dessert of Brownies and Ice Cream. We then went back to S-18 where we continued work on our Coat Rack project.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday January 25th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly cloudy and not too cold…

HIGH : 4°C                            LOW : 1°C            P.O.P. : 40%

 We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then got prepared to leave on our Field Trip to Allen Gardens. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We then got on the Bloor Danforth Subway line. We got off at Sherbourne Station and from there we took the Sherbourne 75 Bus to Carleton and then walked to Allen Gardens.

The Gardens were a real treat for the senses. We had a great time walking around the greenhouses and taking pictures of the beautiful plants and flowers.

Here are some pictures from our trip….

When we left the conservatory we walked to the Loblaw’s to buy some more groceries for tomorrows lunch. We then walked to College Park to eat lunch in the Food Court. We then took the TTC back to school.

When we got back we filled in the Daily Report and had a mindfulness sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow. Students need not bring a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday January 24th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and a little colder…

HIGH : 1°C                            LOW : -1°C                    P.O.P. : 60%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . Matthew and Fahim went to their co-op placement at The Boys and Girls Club. They helped to clean the computers and wash some windows. The rest of us went for our weekly shopping trip to No Frills where we bought the groceries for Thursdays lunch. We will be having Falafel, Tabbouleh and Hummus.

Period B: We went to the ME Kitchen to put away the groceries. We then went back to class where we did our Weekend Journal activity. 

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-7 to do the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community Lunch. We then went to S-18 where we continued work on our Coat Rack projects.

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

Note to Parents: Field Trip to Allen Gardens tomorrow. Students need a bagged lunch or money to purchase a lunch.

Daily Report for Monday January 23rd 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Somewhat warm ?

HIGH : 5°C                            LOW : 1°C                    P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then went for our weekly trip to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan station. When we got to the Y we changed into our gym clothes and went upstairs where we walked for 2 miles ( 3.28 K ). We then went downstairs where we played some badminton. The class is really improving ! We then got changed back into our street clothes and went for lunch at the Food Court at Scarborough Town Centre. After lunch we went to the Dollar store to buy some Valentine’s Day decorations. We then took the TTC back to school.

When we got back to school we filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday January 20th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and not too cold…

HIGH : 3°C                            LOW : 1°C            P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: Joel and Emily went to the last day of their co-op placement at Dollarama. They stocked shelves with merchandise. Rebeca went to her co-op placement at Old Navy. She folded and hung clothing in the children’s section of the store. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then went to the Art Room to do some level 2 co-op activities. We all helped to clean the jars and lids of glaze.

Period B: We went to the Computer lab where we worked on various educational programs. We also looked at the Allen Gardens Website to prepare for next week’s field trip. 

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We went to the library for a while and then went back to the woodshop where we continued work on our Coat Racks. Shakur went to the Art Room where he participated in a level 2 co-op experience with Ms. Jack. He washed the tables and chairs.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our weekly Body Scan Mindfulness Activity.

Note to Parents: We will be going to the YMCA on Monday. Please ensure students have gym clothes and running shoes.

Daily Report for Thursday January 19th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Not Too Cold….

HIGH : 3°C                            LOW : 2°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Emily went to her co-op placement at Old Navy. She folded and stocked the merchandise. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen where we prepared our lunch. Mark and Joel set the table and made the Fruit Punch. Fahim prepped the lettuce and radicchio for the salad. Matthew and Ahmed cut up the garnish for the salad. Rebeca and Nerissa cut up the onions and did a great job despite the tears. Shakur helped to keep the kitchen clean.

Period B:  We continued with our lunch prep. When we had finished we went back to our classroom where we did our Current Event activity.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in the ME Kitchen. We all helped out doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. We then celebrated Fahim’s birthday with Chocolate Cake and Ice Cream.

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

Note to Parents: Please sign and return Field Trip form found in Communication Book.

Daily Report for Wednesday January 18th 2017

            

Weather for Today: Overcast and cold……

HIGH : 3°C                            LOW : 1°C                   P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: Ahmed and Mark ( Jarlavan) went to their co-op placement at Eastview. Once again they helped out with school’s snack program by cleaning the bins. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went on our weekly shopping trip to No Frills. We bought the groceries for tomorrows lunch. In honour of Fahim’s birthday we will be having Chicken Biryani.

Period B: When we got back from No Frills we went to the ME kitchen to drop off the groceries. We then helped Mr. Wilkens make Fahim’s birthday cake. Fahim wanted a Devil’s Food cake. We returned to class where we did our (belated) Weekend Journal.

After lunch we went to Dance Club with Ms. Duffin. We began work on a new dance.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We continued work on our Wooden Coat Hangers. We did some drilling and sanding.

Period D: We presented our Weekend Journal’s to the class. 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 Monday January 16th 2017

Weather for Today:

HIGH : 2°C                            LOW : -5°C                   P.O.P. : 20%

We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then left school for our weekly trip to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86E bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan Station. We walked to the YMCA where we changed into our gym clothes. We went upstairs to the indoor track where we walked for 2K. We then went back to the change room to change into our swim wear. We went swimming in the pool. We then got changed back in to our street clothes. We walked to the Scarborough Town Centre to eat our lunch in the Food Court. After walking around the Town Centre for a while, we took the TTC back to school.

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

Daily Report for Friday January 13th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold…

HIGH : -4°C                          LOW :  -5°C                   P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: Emily and Joel went to their co-op placement at Dollarama where they stocked shelves with merchandise. Rebeca and Nerissa went to their co-op placement at Old Navy. They folded clothes and  hung clothes as well as helping with the Valentines Day merchandise. The rest of us went to the ME Kitchen where we helped to organize the cupboards. When we got back to the classroom we had our belated Mindfulness Minutes.

Period B: We went to the Computer Lab where we worked on various educational programs. 

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We continued work on our Coat Rack project.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Note to Parents: We will be going swimming at the YMCA on Monday, students will need swim wear and towel as well as gym clothes.

Daily Report for Thursday January 12th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast, Rainy and Cold…

HIGH : 4°C             LOW : 1°C                          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A & B: Emily went to her co-op placement at Old Navy.

Once again she helped out by folding clothes. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Fahim cut up the celery. Rebeca cut up the sweet peppers. Joel and Mark washed and set the table and made the Limeade. Matthew and Ahmed grated the cheese. Ahmed also cooked the chicken and the ground beef. It was a very delicious meal enjoyed by all. Here are some pictures of us preparing the meal.

 Here is a picture of what our lunch looked like...

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in the ME Kitchen. We all helped out washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. It was quite the mess ! We then went to S-18 where we had the Red Velvet Cake. We sang Happy Birthday to Rebeca, who turned 19 on January 4^th. We then helped Mr. Watson prepare some wood stock for projects.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday January 11th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly cloudy and Cold…

HIGH : 4°C                            LOW :  1°C                P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Ahmed and Mark went to their co-op placement at Eastview Public School. They were working in the school snack program. They washed the bins that are used to deliver the food. The rest of us went on our weekly trip to No Frills. We bought the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Taco’s, Chicken Enchiladas and Mexican Rice. We will also be having a Red Velvet Cake to celebrate Rebeca’s 19^th Birthday.

Period B: We got back to school around 10:30 and went to the ME Kitchen. We unloaded and checked our groceries. We then watched Mr. Wilkens demonstrate baking the Red Velvet cake. When we got back to our classroom we did some money math exercises on the Promethean Board. 

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We started a new woodwork project today. We will be making a wooden coat rack. We helped Mr. Watson prepare the pieces of wood we will be using. Mr. Watson used the planer machine to cut the wood and it was very loud !

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 January 10th 2017

Weather for Today: Snowy and Cold….

HIGH : 3°C                            LOW : -3°C            P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then worked on our journals. Mr. Wilkens told us about making point form notes to prepare for our journal writing. We then wrote in our journals. When we had finished we presented our work to the class.

Period B:  We used the whiteboard to create a calendar for  2017. We took pictures of everyone in the class and used the pictures to create a calendar on a web based site.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-7. We all helped to do the dishes and clean up from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went to S-18 where we watched a movie, Kung Fu Panda 2.

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

Note to Parents: Please remit $20.00 for January Lunch fund ASAP.

Daily Report for Monday January 9th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold……

HIGH : -2°C                          LOW : -9°C                P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then left school for our weekly trip to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86E bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan Station. We walked to the YMCA where we changed into our gym clothes. We went upstairs to the indoor track where we walked for 2K. We then played some Badminton and used the treadmill machines. We then got changed back in to our street clothes. We walked to the Scarborough Town Centre to eat our lunch in the Food Court. After walking around the Town Centre for a while, we took the TTC back to school.

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