Daily Report for Tuesday October 31st 2017

Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy and Cold….

HIGH : 8°C               LOW : 4°C                            P.O.P. : 40%

Period A & Period B:We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then once again went to the ME Kitchen to put the finishing touches on our Halloween Feast. We set the table in the Partnership Room as Mr. Wilkens had invited some of his former students to attend the feast. We made Caesar Salad and Garlic Bread to go along with the Spaghetti and Meatball’s. We also all helped to make the dessert which was Double Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Here are some pictures of us preparing and then enjoying the delicious meal…

After lunch we all posed for a Group Shot of the class and some alumni...

Period C: We first had our dessert of cookies. We then had a really big clean up to do. It took us most of the period so we did not get a chance to fill in the Daily Report or have a sit.

Period D: We all went to the Halloween Dance that was held in the Cafeteria.

Daily Report for Monday October 30th 2017

           

Weather:  Sunny and cold …

HIGH : 9°C                LOW : 6°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A & Period B: We had  our Mindfulness Minutes . We then went to the ME Kitchen to prepare for Tuesday’s lunch. Nerushan, Mark, Shakur and Brandon  helped to prepare the meatballs. The Girlz, Brandon and Fahim cut up the sweet peppers. Ahmed and Matthew cut up the celery. Fahim and Ahmed watched over the vegetables as they were sweating. Shakur and Nerushan made the meatballs.

Period C. We did the Daily Report and as it was a short staff meeting day that’s all we had time for.

Period D We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We finished work on our paintings .

Daily Report for Friday October 27th 2017

           

Weather for Today : Mainly Cloudy And Sunny

HIGH :14                LOW :2           P.O.P. : 20

Period A:Mr. Wilkens was absent , so we had Mr. Whitby as our supply teacher. We began with our Mindfulness Minutes.  We did Current Events and presented it to the class.

Period B: We went to the computer lab and worked on our IXL exercises.

Period C:.  We went for our Community Walk.  We filled in the Daily Report. Then we did our end of the day Mindfulness Minutes.

Period D: Mr. Stolte was also absent today so we had Mr. Turnbull as our  Supply  Teacher.

Daily Report for Thursday October 26th 2017

       

Weather for Today : Sunny and Cool..

HIGH : 10°C                     LOW : 2°C              P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch of Sheppard’s Pie and Garden Salad. Amena and Matthew peeled potatoes. Then they cut up the carrot’s, cucumbers, tomatoes and the celery for the Garden Salad. Nerushan and Shakur cleaned and set the table. They also prepped the lettuce. Fahim and Ahmed peeled the potatoes and cut up some celery. Nerissa and Brandon browned the ground beef and sweated the vegetables. Brandon  and Amena cooked the pudding.

Here are some pictures of us working in the kitchen.

Period B: We went to a Halloween Festive Carnival in the gym, We played a number of fun games for prizes. Here are some pictures of us at the Carnival.

Period C:.Ahmed went to his co-op placement at Dollarama the rest of us cleaned up the kitchen and washed the dishes. We then got to enjoy our dessert of Chocolate and Vanilla Pudding. When we had finished all we had time for was filing in the Daily Report.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We worked on our Watercolour/Glue Resist paintings.

Daily Report for Wednesday October 25th 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Cool…

HIGH : 11°C                     LOW : 7°C              P.O.P. : 20  %

 We began with our Mindfulness Minutes.  We then went on our field trip to Thompson Park and the Scarborough Museum. We walked up Galloway to Lawrence where we got on the Lawrence 54 bus. We got off the bus at Brimley and walked to the Museum. We had a very educational experience at the museum. Our guide, whose name was Tristan, took us around the three buildings that make up the museum. We learned a lot about what life was like for the early settlers in Scarborough.
After the informative tour of the museum we ate our lunch at a picnic table in the park. We then went for a walk around Thompson Park. We ended up at what was the oldest church in Scarborough, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Right next to the church was a cemetery which had graves dating back to the early 1800. We then walked out to McCowan Rd. where we caught McCowan 16 bus the Lawrence where we transferred to the Lawrence 54A bus which brought us back to Galloway where we walked back to school….just in time for Period D.

  

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Since our Ceramic Pumpkins were not dry enough to be bisque fired in the kiln we started on a new clay project, Ceramic Pizza’s.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday October 24th 2017

         

Weather for Today :

HIGH : 21°C                     LOW : 6°C            P.O.P. : 10 %

We finally got to go on our first trip to the Scarborough YMCA ! After a short Mindfulness Meditation we left school for the Y. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. Then we took the LRT to McCowan Station. From there we walked to the Y. We went in the family change room and got changed into our gym wear. We then went upstairs to the indoor track and did some walking, except for Shakur who ran like the wind ! Fahim, Matthew, Shakur and Ahmed, ( the only ones to bring swim wear ! ) went back to the change room and got into their swimsuits. We then went to the pool and practiced our water skills. ( In the Shallow End ) The rest of the class walked around the track a bit more and then went downstairs to use some of the fitness equipment. At around 11:20 we all went back to the change room and got back into our street clothes.

We then walked to Scarborough Town Centre where ate our lunch at the Food Court. Amena, Rebeca, Matthew and Fahim all got to buy their lunch from the many choices at the Food Court. We then walked around the Mall for a bit and then went back to school. We got back around 2:30 so we did not have time for either the Daily Report or our afternoon sit.

Daily Report for Monday October 23rd 2017

         

Weather for Today : Overcast and Rain

HIGH : 21°C                     LOW :9°C               P.O.P. :  40%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We did Weekend Journal    then we presented to the class.

Period B:  We went to the Computer Lab and worked on IXL Math exercises. 

Period C:.We went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report.

We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16 To work on our Halloween Ceramic project.

Note to Parents; We will be going to the YMCA tomorrow 

Daily Report for Friday October 20th 2017

         

Weather for Today : Sunny and Warm…

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

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the Computer Lab and worked on various educational programs.

Period B: We had our weekly Yoga session. We started out with some sitting Asanas then we did some standing Asanas. We did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period C:.We went for a Community Walk to the Guild Inn Park. We had such a good time enjoying the fantastic weather that we were not able to do the Daily Report, hence this late entry.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our Ceramic Pumpkins.

Daily Report for Thursday October 19th 2017

         

Weather for Today : Sunny and Very Warm !

HIGH : 22°C                     LOW : 13°C            P.O.P. :  0%

Period A & Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our Diwali  Feast. Fahim and Ahmed peeled the potatoes. Matthew and Brandon cut the sweet peppers. Nerissa and Amena cut up the celery. Mark and Nerushan set the table. We worked very hard to make the Chana Masala, Rice Pilaf , Samosa’s and            Aloo Tikki ( a type of potato pancake ). The effort was worth it as the meal was delicious !

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen . We had quite a lot of clean up to do. It seems that making Indian food creates quite the mess ! When we had finished the cleanup, we got to enjoy some of Mr. Wilkens special brownie’s with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. We filled in the Daily Report.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-15. We were working on our Halloween Clay project. We are making Ceramic Pumpkins. Today we were making the two halves of the pumpkin and putting them together.

Daily Report for Wednesday October 18th 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Warmish….

HIGH : 19°C                     LOW :9°C               P.O.P. : 0 %

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then used the IWB to plan for tomorrow’s Diwali Feast. We decided we would have Pakora, Aloo Tikki, Samosa, Chana Masala and a rice dish called Pulihora. We then made a shopping list of the ingredients we will need to make these dishes.

Period B: We went shopping to buy the things on our shopping list. We stopped first at the Kabul supermarket and bought some of the items on the list. We then went to No Frills to buy the rest of the stuff. When we got back to school we went to the ME Kitchen to put away the groceries.

Period C:.Brandon went to his co-op placement at Shoppers Drug Mart. The rest of us filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our wax resist watercolor painting.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 17th 2017

        

Weather for Today : Sunny and Cool…..

HIGH : 17 °C                     LOW : 1°C             P.O.P. : 10 %

Period A: Amena, Rebeca and Nerissa went to their co-op placement at Giant Tiger. They folded tank tops, pants and shirts and then hung them on hangers. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Current Events activity. We cut out pictures from the 24 Hour newspaper and then we filled in the worksheet. When we were done we presented our work to the class.

Period B: The Girlz returned from Co-op. We went to the ME Kitchen to get the dishes and cutlery to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went to S-7 where we all helped to set the table. We then went back to our room where we put herb seeds in jiffy pots.

Period C We met in the ME Kitchen. Brandon and Mark went with Mr. Wilkens to collect the dishes from S-7. We all helped out with cleaning the dishes. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We worked on our wax resist watercolour painting’s.

Daily Report for Monday October 16th 2017

 Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy and COOL !

HIGH : 9°C                     LOW :4°C                  P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: Mr. Makan will be away all week except for Wednesday. We had Ms. Mamdani as our replacement E.A. We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then worked on our Weekend Journal. We wrote in our journal some of the things we did over the weekend. After we had finished we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We completed the Daily Report for last Friday as we did not have enough time to do it on Friday. We then used the IWB to do both a literacy and a numeracy activity.

Period C:.We went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report.

We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Today we will be working on our Glue Resist  watercolor project.

Daily Report for Friday October 13th 2017

       

Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy and Warm….

HIGH : 18°C                     LOW :11°C             P.O.P. :  30%

We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen where we packed our lunches. We  took the Scarborough 86 Bus to Kennedy Station. We took the subway to Castle Frank Station. We got on the Parliament  65 bus to Winchester Street. We walked to the Riverdale Farm. We were quite hungry so we ate our lunch before we went into the farm. We walked around the farm and saw lots of animals. We saw two horses, a lot of sheep, two cows, many goats some chickens and turkeys as well as two cute rabbits. Here are some pictures of our trip…

Period D: We got back to school in time for us to go to our Art class. Mr, Stolte was away and we had Ms. Lee as our teacher. We did some different art activities.

Daily Report for Thursday October 12th 2017

         

Weather for Today : Overcast and Cool…

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

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare the picnic lunch for tomorrows field trip to the Riverdale Farm. Fahim grated cucumber for the Tzatziki sauce. Rebeca and Amena cut up the sweet pepper. Nerissa and Brandon cut up the celery. Matthew peeled and grated the carrots.  Ahmed prepared the garlic. Nerushan helped to clean the kitchen. Mark prepped the lettuce.

Period B: We continued with the lunch prep.

Period C: We went to a special assembly to celebrate the amazing fund raising effort by our school. We managed to raise over $2000.00 !! This is an incredible amount for such a small school as ours. We got to see some teachers get pies thrown in their face and our class went up on stage to dance to the song YMCA ! It was a fun time had by all.

Period D: We continued work on our latest project, a water color/ glue resist painting.

Daily Report for Wednesday October 11th 2017

Weather for Today : Rainy and Cool…

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

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went for our weekly trip to No Frills to buy the groceries for the picnic lunch we will be making tomorrow to bring on our field trip to Riverdale Farm on Friday. When we got back to school we went to the ME Kitchen to put the groceries away.

Period B: We did a math activity on the IWB. We were doing single digit addition on a site that kept score of our work. Brandon got 68, Ahmed 31,Matthew  32, Fahim 25, Amena and Rebeca 8,Nerushan 18,Mark 21.

Period C:.Brandon went to his Co-op placement at Shoppers Drug Mart. The rest of us filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: Mr. Stolte was away today so we had an Occasional Teacher. We are going to work on our watercolor painting skills.

Note to Parents : As we will be having a Picnic Lunch on Friday students will need a lunch tomorrow.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 10th 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Warm…..

HIGH : 23°C                     LOW : 11°C            P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A: The Girlz went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger. Once again they were hanging clothes on hangers. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Weekend Journal activity. We wrote in our journals about what we had done over the long weekend. When we had finished writing in our journals we presented our work to the class.

Period B: The Girlz returned from Co-op. We went to the ME Kitchen to get the dishes and cutlery to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went to S-7 where we all helped to set the table. We used the IWB to look up ideas for food we could make to take to Riverdale Farm on Friday. We decided on Roasted Chickpea Gyros and Classic Macaroni Salad.

Period C:.We met in the ME Kitchen. Ahmed and Nerissa went with Mr. Wilkens to collect the dishes from S-7. We all helped out with cleaning the dishes. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We are continuing work on decorations for the Maplewood 50^th Anniversary which will be held here at school on Saturday Oct. 21^st.

Daily Report for Thursday October 5th 2017

Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy and Warm…

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

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

Period B: We began with a session of Hatha Yoga. We used the IWB to practice different yoga asana a’s. Here is a link to the site we used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CITc2AxYnPY We then did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

At lunch we all had a delicious Thanksgiving of Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, corn and peas and Cranberry Sauce. For dessert a Pumpkin Tart.

Period C:. Ahmed went to his Co-op placement at Dollarama. The rest of us went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report.

  

Period D: We continued to work on decorations for the Maplewood Fiftieth Anniversary.

Note to Parents : Tomorrow is a P.A. Day. Have a great and safe long weekend.

Daily Report for Wednesday October 4th 2017

Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy  with rain…

HIGH : 26°C                     LOW : 19°C            P.O.P. : 100 %

Period A: The girlz went a Cross Country meet that was being held in Morningside Park. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Current Events activity. We cut out pictures from the 24 Hour Newspaper and pasted them onto a worksheet. We filled in the worksheet with information from the newspaper article. When we were done we present our work to the class.

Period B: We went for a Community walk so we could beat the rain. When we got back to school we went to our classroom. We then used the IWB to listen to a story called  Hey, That’s My Monster. After listening to the story we answered questions about it.  

Period C:. We used the IWB to play some patterning games.  We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We will be making decorations for the Maplewood 50^th  Anniversary  Celebration.

Note to Parents : We will be having a Thanksgiving Turkey lunch tomorrow. Students do not need a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 3rd 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Warm…..

HIGH : 23°C                     LOW : 8°C              P.O.P. :  0%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. The girlz ( Nerissa, Rebeca and Amena ) went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger. They were working in the back of the store hanging shirts on hangers. The rest of the class did a Level 2 Co-op experience. We finished off the paper route and delivered the Bluffs Monitor Community Newspaper.

Period B: We went to the ME Kitchen to get the dinner ware to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. The girlz got back from co-op while we were setting the table. When we were done we went back to our classroom and used the IWB to learn about Thanksgiving.

Period C:.We met in the ME Kitchen where we washed the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We filled in the Daily Report.

We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our Colour Wheel project.