Daily Report for Tuesday February 28th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…..

HIGH : 7°C                            LOW : -2 °C                    P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: Ms. McDonald is away for the week. We have Mr. Sullivan as our Occasional teacher. We played some basketball and also some floor hockey.

Period B: Mr. Wilkens was at a PD session this morning and we had Mr. Kastris as our occasional teacher. We did a Mindfulness sitting. We then were called down to the Cafeteria for the last special event of Mental Health Month. It was a pancake eating  contest pitting four teams against each other. Emily and Rebeca were on different teams. It was a very fun event.

Some of us went to badminton practice at lunch.

Period C: We went to S-7 to help clean up from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community Lunch. We then back to our classroom where we did some Money Math activities on the Promethean Board.

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

Note to Parents: See Summer School application and Bocce Ball Permission  forms in Communication Books.

Daily Report for Monday February 27th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny with a few clouds and warmish…..

HIGH : 8°C                            LOW : 1°C                   P.O.P. : 70%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We stayed in the gym and did various physical education activities, such as, basketball, badminton and skipping.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then began work on our Weekend Journal activity.    

Period C: We went to the Cafeteria to practice and then perform our Zulu Song, Siyahamba. Some of us also performed in the Dance Club where we danced to a song called  Follow the Leader.

Here is a Video of our fantastic performance….

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report.

Daily Report for Friday February 24th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool….

HIGH : 6°C                            LOW : 3°C                   P.O.P. : 70%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We did a Twelve Minute Run. Then we practiced our Bocce Ball skills. Later this year we will compete in a Special Olympics Bocce Ball Tournament.

Period B:We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went for our weekly Computer Lab activity where we worked on various educational programs. Mr. Wilkens and Fahim attempted to get Fahim set up with a Raz Kids account but it proved to be somewhat more challenging than could be dealt with in only one period.   

After lunch Joel, Mark and Fahim went to Badminton practice, the rest of us went to the Games Room.

Period C: We had our weekly Yoga session where we used an on-line site to practice some standing Asanas. We then did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period D: We went to the Cafeteria to practice our Zulu song, which we will be performing on Monday.. We filled in the Daily Report. We then reviewed a video of our Zulu Song practice.

Note to Parents: Monday is a Staff Meeting Day Schedule. Bus P/U at 12:15.

Daily Report for Thursday February 23rd 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny, Warm and Amazing !!!

HIGH : 17°C                         LOW : 11°C                P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. Since it was such a beautiful day we went for a nice long Power Walk.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the Library for our Weekly Mental Health Workshop. Today’s theme was about strategies that support you when you are feeling low or vulnerable. We watched a video about Mindfulness Meditation. Then we all created Stress Rocks by painting a small rock with what our stressors are. We did an activity that created some stress by doing a difficult activity like picking up a marshmallow with chopsticks. We all got some chocolate as a reward. We also saw another video with Mr. Bean.

We then went to the ME Kitchen to feast on an amazing meal of Pad Thai. Ms. Kim, the music teacher joined us for lunch.

After lunch most of us went to the Games Room where we were able to make some cool bracelet’s.

Period C: Emily went to her Co-op placement at Dollarama. She stocked the shelves with various types of merchandise. The rest of us went to the ME Kitchen. We cleaned up a rather significant  mess in record time. We then went back to our classroom and ate our dessert of Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Period D: We went to the Cafeteria to practice our Zulu song on stage. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Tomorrow is Jersey and Hat Day.

Daily Report for Wednesday February 22nd 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast, Foggy and cold…

HIGH : 8°C                            LOW : 3°C                   P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Ms. McDonald was supervising the Volleyball Tournament. We had Mr. Sullivan as our Occasional teacher. We went to the weight Room where we used different fitness equipment.

Period B: We went for our weekly shopping trip to No Frills. We bought the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Pad Thai.   

Period C: We met in our classroom and did the Mindfulness Minutes that we did not get to this morning. We then went to the ME Kitchen to do some food prep for tomorrow’s lunch. The Girlz cut up the sweet peppers. Ahmed and Matthew Cut up some carrots. Fahim did a great job with the onions.

After lunch most of us went to Dance Club.  

Period D: We practiced our Zulu song on stage in the Cafeteria.. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow. Students need no lunch. It is also Parent Interview tomorrow evening from 6:00 till 7:30.

Daily Report for Tuesday February 21st 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and cold…..

HIGH : 6°C                            LOW : 0°C                   P.O.P. : 80%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We did a warm up exercise playing some Basketball. We helped to set up the Volleyball nets for the Volleyball Tournament tomorrow. We finished up with some more Volleyball and Basketball drills.

Period B: We met in our regular classroom. We took our Weekend Journals with us to the ME Kitchen so we could work on our journals while Mr. Wilkens did some food prep for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went to S-7 where we all helped to set the table for the Community lunch.   

After lunch we went to the Games Room.

Period C: We went to S-7 to clean up and do the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community Lunch. We then went to S-22 ( the Yoga Room ) to practice the Zulu song we will be performing next Monday. We were able to practice for the first time with Ms Barwell’s and Ms. Kim’s classes.

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

Daily Report for Thursday February 16th. 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold….

HIGH: -2°C                   LOW: -6°C                    P.O.P : %40

Period A:We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We went to the Yoga Room and did some Hatha Yoga When we had finished the Yoga exercises we went back to the gym. We helped to set up the Badminton nets. We then played a little Basketball.

Period B: We met in our classroom where had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen where we did the food prep for our lunch. Matthew peeled and cut up the apples for the apple pie. Ahmed and Fahim made the Garlic Bread. Emily, Nerissa and Rebeca ( The Girlz ) made the meatballs. Shakur helped to clean and keep things organized. The Sasitharan Brothers set the table. We then sat down to a delicious lunch. Our gym teacher, Ms. McDonald joined us for lunch and greatly enjoyed it as well.

Period C: After getting started on the clean up we were called down to the library for this weeks Mentak Health Workshop. Today the theme was “we are All the Same “ We made some fabric bracelets and did a discussion activity about the Tree of Life. At the end of the period went back to the ME Kitchen to eat our delicious Apple Pie with Ice Cream.

Period D:. We filled in the daily report. We had a skilful Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday February 15th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold…..

HIGH : 0°C                            LOW : -2°C                 P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Ms. McDonald was away today. We had an Occasional Teacher , Mr. Eng. We started out by going to the Weight Room where we did some cardio exercises. We then went back to the gym where we once again practiced our Badminton skills.

Period B: We went for our weekly shopping trip to the local  No Frills. Tomorrow we will be having Spaghetti with Meatballs with Caesar Salad and Garlic Bread. When we got back from the store we went to the ME Kitchen to put away the groceries.

During the Lunch Period we went to Dance Club where we worked on a new song by Ed Sheeran, The Shape of You.

Period C: We started out in the ME kitchen where we did some of the food prep for tomorrow’s lunch. The girls cut up some Sweet Peppers. Shakur worked on the onions. Matthew and Ahmed cut up the celery. Fahim prepped the lettuce for the salad. The Sasitharan Boyz  worked on organizing some of the shelves in the kitchen.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting. We took down the Valentine’s Day decorations.

Daily Report for Tuesday February 14th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold, though not too cold…

HIGH : 5°C                            LOW : -8°C                    P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We began by running some laps around the gym. We then played a game that involved catching and tagging each other. We then played a Bean Bag Toss game. To finish off we practiced our Badminton skills.

Period B:  We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then did our weekly Weekend Journal Activity.

Period C: We went to S-7 to wash the dishes and clean up from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went back to class to put the finishing touches on our secret Ceramic Project.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting. We went to the Cafeteria for the Valentine’s Day Dance.

Daily Report for Monday February 13th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold….

HIGH : -3°C                          LOW : -4°C          P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in our classroom. We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We watched a number of videos  about Mental Health. We then had a class discussion about the subject. We finished off with an All About Me worksheet.

 We went on our weekly trip to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan Station. We walked to the YMCA. We got changed into our gym wear and went upstairs to the track. After walking for around 2 K we went downstairs to use the treadmill machines. We then got changed back into our street clothes and went to the Scarborough Town Centre to eat lunch in the Food Court. We then took the TTC back to school.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We practiced our special song which we hope to perform a at an Assembly next week. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday February 10th. 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast, Snowy and Cold…

HIGH : -3°C                           LOW : -8°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Cafeteria where we got the Caf ready for the Valentine’s Day Dance. We then got to practice the songs that were to be used in the Dance Contest.

Period B:  We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We made some cards for Ms. Macdonald, whose last day was today. We the waited for Ms. Macdonald to arrive. When she got here we shouted surprise and wished her well. We also got eat some Chocolate Cake and Ice Cream. Ms. McLaren’s class joined us for the partay. We then went to the Caf for the Valentine’s Day Dance/Dance Contest.  

Period C:We continued work on our Secret Ceramic project. We finished the clay work and after Mr. Wilkens fires the pieces we will underglaze the.

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

Daily Report for Thursday February 9th 2017

Weather for Today: Mostly Sunny with a few clouds and COLD….

HIGH : -6°C                  LOW :  -13°C               P.O.P. : 40 %

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We then went to S-22, the Yoga Room where did some Hatha Yoga. After we had finished our Yoga session we went back to the gym where we practiced our Badminton skills.

Period B: We met Mr. Wilkens in the ME kitchen. We started out by having our Mindfulness Minutes . Ahmed and Fahim helped out with the food prep for our lunch. The rest of us went to the library where we did a Mental Health activity. We watched a video from the movie Inside Out that spoke about feelings. We then did an art activity that dealt with our individual uniqueness.

We had a very special lunch today. Mr. Spiers class joined us for a feast of Jamaican Food. We had Curry Goat with Rice and Peas as well as Cole Slaw. The food was fantastic, though it created quite the mess !

After we had finished eating we went to the Games room.

Period C: Emily began her new Co-op placement at Dollarama. She stacked shelves with merchandise. The rest of the class went back to the ME Kitchen to tackle the massive clean up. We managed to get it done in time and then sat down to a dessert of Vanilla Ice Cream and Cookies.

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

Note to Parents: Tomorrow is Crazy Hair Day !

Daily Report for Wednesday February 8th 2017

              

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold..

HIGH : -2°C                          LOW : -3°C          P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. First we warmed up by playing some basketball. We then moved to the Weight Room where we rotated through different weightlifting activities. We then went back to the gym where we practiced our Volleyball skills.

Period B:  Unfortunately, Mr. Wilkens was in a bit of a rush so we neglected to  begin with our Mindfulness Minutes . We all went to the Art Room where we continued working our secret Ceramic project.

During the second half of the lunch period we went to Dance Club where we began work on a new dance number.

Period C: We went on our weekly shopping trip to the local No Frills. We also stopped off at the Kabul market where we bought some Halal Goat. We then went No Frills where we bought the rest of the groceries for tomorrows lunch. We will be having Curry Goat, Rice and Peas with Cole Slaw.

Period D: We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting. We began working on a Zulu Song we hope to perform at the Year End Assembly.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday February 7th 2017

Weather for Today: Rainy and Cold….

HIGH : 1°C                   LOW : -2°C                    P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We then did a Level 2 Co-op activity in which we helped to clean up the “Yoga Room”  also known as S-22. It is being used for a Chill Out Room during Mental Health Awareness Month here at Maplewood. We then went back to the Gym where we once again worked on our Volleyball skills.

Period B:  We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then went S-16, the Art room where we began a new ceramics project. It is a secret project as we hope to have it done by Valentines Day.

Period C: We began by going to S-7 to help clean up after the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. When we had finished we came back to our classroom where we worked on our Weekend Journals. When we had finished the journals we presented our work to the class.

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

Note to Parents: The class will be delivering Community Newspapers tomorrow in gym period. Please ensure students have appropriate clothing. 

Daily Report for Monday February 6th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold…

HIGH : 1°C                            LOW : - 8°C                   P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We began by running laps around the Gym. We then played our Volleyball skills. We had to leave class a little early so we could go to the Y. 

We took the Scarborough 86 TTC bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan Station where we walked to the YMCA. When we got there we changed into our swim wear ( except for Rebeca and Joel ) and went swimming in the pool. We then went to the Scarborough Town Centre to eat lunch at the Food Court. After we had finished our lunch we went to the Dollar Store to buy some supplies for the classroom. We then took the TTC back to school. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday February 3rd 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and COLD….

HIGH : -6°C                          LOW :-9°C           P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: Nerissa and Rebeca went to the last day of their co-op placement at Old Navy. They folded and Hung up various merchandise. When the job was done the girls went with Ms. Jack, their job coach, to eat lunch at the Food Court. The rest of the class met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We played some basketball and also did a little Yoga.

Period B:  We began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then went for our weekly trip to the Computer Lab where we worked on individual educational programs.

Period C: We once again were able to begin our Yoga Activity in Period C Fridays. We watched and followed a Web Site that helped us with different Asanas. Here is a link to the site if you would like to try this at home …………

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CITc2AxYnPY

We then had our weekly Body Scan Mindfulness Exercise.

Period D:  We went for a Community Walk. We checked out a new site on the Promethean Board. It was called Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Here is the link http://www.puffgames.com/whowantstobeamillionaire/

  We filled in the Daily Report.

Note to Parents: We will be going swimming at the YMCA on Monday. Students need swim wear and a towel.

Daily Report for Thursday February 2nd 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold….

HIGH : -4°C                          LOW : -6°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A & B: Emily went to the last day of her Co-op placement at Old Navy. Once again she was folding and stocking merchandise. Here is a picture of Emily at her placement…

The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Rebeca, Ahmed, Nerissa and Matthew started out peeling the potatoes. Mark and Joel washed and set the table. They then washed and prepped the lettuce. Fahim cut up the onions. Ahmed browned the Ground Beef and sweated the veg for the Sheppard’s Pie. We then all helped to make some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Here are some pictures of us prepping the meal.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson , for the last time, in S-18. We finished off our Wooden Coat Rack projects.

We had our lunch, with special guests, Mr. Watson and Mr. Stolte. It was very delicious. After spending some time in the Games Room we went back to the ME Kitchen and cleaned up. We then had our Dessert of Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with Ice Cream.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday February 1st 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and cold….

HIGH : 1°C                            LOW : -2°C          P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Ahmed and Mark went to the last day of their Co-op placement at Eastview Public School. They helped to clean the Snack Program bins. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes . We then made the menu and shopping list for tomorrow’s Lunch Program lunch. We will be having Sheppard’s Pie and Garden Salad with Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin for dessert. We then went on our weekly trip to No Frills.

Period B: When we got back from No Frills we went to the ME kitchen to unload and put away the groceries. We then made a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Period C: We met Mr. Watson in S-18. We put the finishing touches on our Wooden Coat Rack projects. Here are some pictures of us working on our projects….

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