Daily Report for Wednesday November 29th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cold…  

High: 5°C            LOW : 4°C          P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. Using our fake money and the IWB we did some money math activities.

Period B: We walked to the Food Basics store at Morningside Crossings to buy the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. Rebeca and Nerissa bought their lunch at Chicken Joy.

Period C: We went to the ME Kitchen where we helped make dessert for tomorrow, a Mango Cake.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued to work on our Paper Mache animals.

Daily Report for Tuesday November 28th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warmish…

High: 14°C          LOW : 0°C          P.O.P. : 0%

Period A: The Girlz went to their co-op placement at Giant Tiger. They were kept busy hanging tights and sweaters. Ahmed went to his co-op placement where he was facing stock. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the computer lab where we worked on individual educational programs.

Period B: We began by filling in yesterday`s Daily Report which we were unable to do yesterday. We then went downstairs to the ME Kitchen to get the dishes and plates for setting the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went to S-7 to set the table. When we got back to class we used the IWB to research Vietnamese food. We decided that we will be having Pho and Bahn Mi for lunch on Thursday.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen. We washed the dishes from the Mindfulness lunch. We went back to class and filled in the Daily Report.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We will be beginning a new project. We will be making Paper Mache animals. 

Daily Report for Monday November 27th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cold….  

High: 5°C            LOW : -1°C                   P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Mr. Wilkens was away and we had Mr. Turnbull as our occasional teacher. We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We wrote in our Weekend Journals.

Period B: When we  finished writing in our journal’s we presented our work to the class.  

Period C: We had a Community Walk. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We put the finishing touches on our Ceramic Pizza slices. We made some posters about Movember

Daily Report for Friday November 24th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warmish…

High:9 °C            LOW : 1 °C                   P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A: Fahim and Matthew went to their co-op placement at the Boys and Girls Club. They helped to organize and put away the toys. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the computer lab where we worked on individual educational programs.

Period B: The Girlz went to their Chat Group. The rest of us went to the ME kitchen where we did an amazing job of tidying up and organizing the cupboards and drawers. Next week we will take pictures of the contents so students who have trouble reading will be able to find what they want and more importantly  know where to put things away in the proper place.

Period C: We continued to work on organizing the ME kitchen. We also set up the Partnership Room for the delayed birthday    celebration for Matthew. We then had Ice Cream and Birthday cake in the Partnership Room with Mr. Watson’s class.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We were glazing our Ceramic Pizza’s.

Note to Parents : Monday is Short Staff Meeting Day. Students will be picked up at 12:15.

Daily Report for Thursday November 23rd 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Coolish…

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

Period A: & B We had our Mindfulness Minutes. Then we went to the ME Kitchen  to make our brunch Rebeca and Amena did the bacon Fahim and Brandon did cut the onions. Rebeca and Matthew made the waffles Nerissa and Matthew carked the eggs Mark and Nerushan Ahmed set  the table all of us went  to the partnership room to have our brunch when the cooking was completed. Mr. Watson’s class joined us for Brunch.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen to clean up the kitchen and the dishes from our lunch. We all worked very hard as it was quite the mess ! Then we went  for  a Community Walk.

Period D: Mr. Stolte was away and we had Ms. Zarudny as our Occasional Teacher. We glazed the pizza plates . 

Daily Report for Wednesday November 22nd 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold…

High: 5 °C           LOW : -2°C                   P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to YMCA. We took the 86 Bus to Kennedy Station Then we took LRT to McCowan Station.  We walked around on the track and field for 20 Minutes. Ms. Theresa had also joined us at the YMCA. We then went to Scarborough Town Centre to have our lunch then we went to Freshco to buy the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We went to the McCowan  LRT Station. From Kennedy Subway We took 86 bus back to school.

When we got back to school we put away the groceries in the ME Kitchen.  

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Then we went to the gym to watch a special volleyball game between the staff and students. It was to raise money for Movember.

Daily Report for Tuesday November 21st 2017

Weather for Today:  Sunny and Warm….

High: 11°C          LOW : 4°C          P.O.P.  :30 %

Period A: Ahmed went to his Co-op placement at Shoppers Drug Mart. He was facing products on the shelves. The Girlz ( minus Nerissa, who was absent ) went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger. They were folding clothes and putting them on hangers. The rest of us  began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Current Event activity.

Period B: We went to the ME Kitchen where we got the plates and utensils to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Then we presented our Current Events worksheets to the class. Ahmed and the Girlz came back from Co-op.

Period C: We met in the ME kitchen to clean the dishes from the Mindfulness lunch. We had a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We will be continuing on our Ceramic Pizza’s.

Note to Parents : YMCA tomorrow. Students must bring swimming and gym wear.

Daily Report for Monday November 20th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold…

High: 5°C            LOW : -1°C                   P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen where Mr. Wilkens made the Empanadas de Leche we were supposed to have on Thursday. We were able to write in our Weekend Journals.

Period B: We finished off our journals. Then we went back to Room 200 where we presented our journals.

Period C: We had a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We are going to glaze our ceramic pizza slices and plates. Here are some pictures of us working on our projects...

Daily Report for Thursday November 16th 2017

Weather  for  Today: Overcast and Coolish….

High: 7°C            LOW : 5°C          P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Fahim helped to cook the sofrito and chicken. Amena  peeled, cut and grated the carrots. Rebeca cut up the sweet pepper. Brandon cut up the tomatoes. Mark and Nerushan set the table. Ahmed cleaned the ovens and helped  out with the cooking. Matthew and Brandon cut the celery. Nerissa washed, spun dried and ripped into bite size pieces, the lettuce.

Here are some pictures of us hard at work in the kitchen….

Period B: There was a special event in the gym today. It was a fund raising event for  Camp Kearny, an outdoor school that we will all have a chance to go to in May, next year. We got to play Volleyball against staff. It was a lot of fun !

Period C: Ahmed went to his co-op placement at  Dollarama. We all helped to clean the kitchen and do the dishes. When we had done we had pudding for dessert. We filled in the Daily Report.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Today we started on a new project. We will making Butterflies and birds out of paper mache. ( To Parents : if possible could you please send in some toilet paper and/or paper towel cardboard tubes as well as some plastic grocery bags for this project ! )

Note to Parents : Tomorrow is a PA Day. No school ( for the students, the teachers have to work ! ) .

Daily Report for Wednesday November 15th . 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool….

High: 8°C            LOW : 0°C          P.O.P. : 30%

 We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to YMCA. We took the 86 Bus to Kennedy Station Then we took LRT to McCowan Station.  We Walked around on the track and field for 20 Minutes. Ms. Theresa had also joined us at the YMCA. We then went downstairs to the Badminton Courts to practice our skills. We went to Scarborough Town Centre to have our lunch then we went to Freshco to buy the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch.,. We went to the McCowan  LRT Station. From Kennedy Subway We took 86 bus back to school.

When we got back to school we put away the groceries in the ME Kitchen. We then filled in the Daily Report and had a short sit.

Daily Report for Tuesday November 14th . 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool….

High: 6°C            LOW : 3°C          P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: The Girlz went to their co-op placement at Giant Tiger. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Current Events Activity. We picked out an article from the 24 Hour newspaper and used it to fill in our worksheets. When we had all finished our worksheets we presented our work to the class.

Period B: The Girlz returned from co-op. We went to the ME kitchen to get the tableware to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then went to S-7 to set the table. When we had finished we went back to our classroom where we used the IWB to look for recipe ideas for Thursday’s lunch. We decided we will be having Arroz con Pollo for our entrée and Empanadas de Leche for dessert.

Period C: Ahmed went to his new co-op placement at Shoppers Drug Mart.  We met in the ME kitchen to do the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We had a Community Walk. Mr. Wilkens was a little confused about the time so we did not have time to do the Daily Report or do our afternoon sit.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Today we continued work on our Ceramic Pizza slices.

Note to Parents :  Tomorrow we will be going to the YMCA. Students need to bring gym wear and a lunch that does not require reheating. ( or $ for lunch )

Daily Report for Monday November 13th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…

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High: 5 °C           LOW : 2°C          P.O.P. : 40%

We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went on our field trip to Chinatown/Kensington Market. We took the 86 Scarborough bus to Kennedy Station. We took the subway train to Spadina Station. We then got on the Spadina streetcar to College.  We then walked around Chinatown and Kensington Market. We bought some T-Shirts which we will use for tie-dye. We then went to Spice World where Mr. Wilkens bought some spices. We walked to the Village by the Grange food court  to eat lunch. When we had finished our lunch we walked back to Spadina and visited the Dragon City Mall. We then took the TTC back to school.

Daily Report for Friday November 10th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and COLD…

High: -5°C           Low : -11°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the computer lab where we worked on our numeracy and literacy skills by using the IXL program. We also had some free computer time at the end of the period.

Period B: We began the period by doing some Yoga . We used the IWB to go to a site that showed us various Asanas. We were called down to the cafeteria for a Remembrance Day assembly.

Period C: Mr. Makan had an appointment so we had Ms. Lokuliyana as a supply . We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We will continue to work on our ceramic Pizza’s.

Note to Parents : Field trip to Chinatown and Kensington Market on Monday. Please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather.

Daily Report for Thursday November 9th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold…….

HIGH: 9°C           LOW : -1°C                   P.O.P. : 40%

Period A & B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Then we went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Matthew, Shakur and Brandon peeled and grated the carrots. Fahim, Nerissa ,Amena and Rebeca cut up sweet peppers and onions. Ahmed cut up some onions and cooked the goat and the vegetables for the curry. Mark and Nerushan set the table. We all got to watch Mr. Wilkens demonstrate how to roll out the dough for a pie and then we helped to make the pie. When we had done the food prep we went back to class where we used the IWB to do a Money Math activity.

Period C:Ahmed went to his co-op placement at Dollarama. The rest of us met  back in the ME Kitchen to clean up. When we had finished we had our delicious dessert of  Apple Pie and ice cream. 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 plates for our Ceramic Pizza’s.

Note to Parents : Please sign and return Field Trip form for trip to Chinatown and Kensington Market.

Daily Report for Wednesday November 8th 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Cold….

HIGH : 8°C              LOW : 0°C                                 P.O.P. : 10%

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, 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. Rebeca, Matthew and Fahim all got to buy their lunch from the many choices at the Food Court. We then walked to Freshco to buy the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Curry Goat, Rice and Peas with Cole Slaw. For dessert we will be having Apple Pie and Ice cream. We got back around 2:00 and we went to the ME Kitchen to unload the groceries. We then watched Mr. Wilkens make some pie crust for tomorrow’s Apple Pie.

Daily Report for Tuesday November 7th 2017

Weather for Today :  Sunny and Cold…

HIGH : 6°C              LOW :0 °C                                 P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Nerissa and Rebeca went to their Co-op placement  at Giant Tiger. They hung some T-Shirts on hangers. The rest of us began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Then we went to deliver the Bluffs Monitor community newspaper.

Period B: The Girlz, without Amena, who was away, returned from their co-op placement. We went to the ME Kitchen to get the dishes to set the table in S-7 for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We returned to class where we used the IWB to do some sequencing activities.

We went to the Computer Lab at lunch.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen. Brandon, Fahim and Rebeca went to S-7 to get the dirty dishes. We washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen. We came back to class and filled in the daily report. We had a meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our ceramic pizza’s.

Note to Parents: We will be going swimming at the YMCA tomorrow. Please ensure students have swim wear,towel as well as gym attire.

Daily Report for Monday November 6th 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Cloudy…

HIGH : 7°C              LOW :0 °C                                 P.O.P. : 10%

Period A:Mr. Wilkens was away and we had Mr. Sullivan as our wonderful supply teacher .We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Then we did our  Weekend Journal.  We presented our weekend  journal to the class.

Period B: We did Math on the smartboard and then we worked with Money math.

Period C:We went for a brisk Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report  When we got back. Then we did our end of the day Mindfulness . We had a great day with Mr. Sullivan.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16.

Daily Report for Friday November 3rd 2017

Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 11°C              LOW : 8°C                       P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went outside to do our monthly delivery of the Bluffs Monitor Community newspaper. We delivered the paper on half of our route and we hope to do the rest next week.

Period B: The Girlz went to their first meeting of the Chat group. The rest of us had our weekly Yoga session where we used the IWB to practice various Asanas. We then did a body scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period C: We filled in the Daily Report. We used the IWB to learn Remembrance Day.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Today we will be glazing the final parts of our Ceramic Pumpkins.

Daily Report for Thursday November 2nd 2017

Weather for Today : Overcast and Warmish…

HIGH : 15°C              LOW : 7°C                       P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did yesterday’s Daily Report which we did not have time for as we were a little bit late coming back from the YMCA.

Period B: We did some research on December holidays of different faiths. We used the IWB to search for information on the many different holidays celebrated in December. We found holidays celebrated by Christians, followers of Judaism, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans and Zoroastrianism.

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. We are going to finish off our Ceramic Pumpkins today.

Daily Report for Wednesday November 1st 2017

Weather for Today :Cloudy and Cold…..

HIGH : 5 °C             LOW : 3°C                         P.O.P. : 40%

 We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to YMCA. We took the 86 Bus to Kennedy Station Then we took LRT to McCowan Station.

 We walked around on the track and field for 20 Minutes. Ms. Theresa joined us at the YMCA. We then went downstairs to the Badminton Courts to practice our skills.

Period C: We went to Scarborough Town Centre to have our lunch we walked around the mall. We went to the McCowan  LRT Station. From Kennedy Subway We took 86 bus back to school.

Period D: We were in time to get back to Mr. Stolte’s class. We glazed our Ceramic pumpkins.