Daily Report for Thursday March 29th 2018

Weather for Today: Cloudy and Rainy  

High:  6°C           LOW : 2°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Nerissa went to the Special Olympic photo shoot at the Toronto Police College. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prep our lunch. Ahmed and Fahim grated the cheese. Amena and Rebeca prepped the garnish for the Garden Salad. Mark, Matthew, and Brandon set the table. Mark and Matthew also did some cleanup. The girlz made some juice.

Period B: We went to the library to participate in a Mental Health Workshop. We learned about how to develop emotional resilience.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen to clean up from our lunch. We had our dessert of pudding cups.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday, March 28th 2018

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…  

High:  7°C           LOW : -3°C                   P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went on our weekly trip to the YMCA. We took Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We the RT to McCowan Station. We walked to the YMCA. We went to the Family change room and got into our gym clothes. We then went upstairs to the indoor track. After walking 1.5 miles on the track we went downstairs to use the fitness equipment. We got back into our street clothes and walked to the Scarborough Town Centre. We ate lunch in the food court. We then went to the local Freshco to buy the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We then took the TTC back to school.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday March 27th 2018

Weather for Today:  Overcast Rainy and Coolish

High:  4°C           LOW : 3°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Ahmed ,Fahim and Amena went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger .The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes .We did Current Events and we represented work to the class.

Period B: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym we did the 12 minute run and we did the floor hockey.

Period C:Ms. Queen was away again so we had Mr. Turnbull as our supply teacher. We washed and dry the dishes from the MMC Lunch. Then we continued completing our colour project.

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

Daily Report for Monday March 26th 2018

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Coolish…

High:  5°C           LOW : -3°C                   P.O.P. : 0%

Period A: Today is short day schedule because of a Staff Meeting. We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Weekend Journal activity. We wrote in our journals some of the things that we did over the weekend.

Period B: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We began with some free time where we were able to practice our basketball skills. We then had a game of Floor Hockey. Nerissa and Brandon both did an amazing job tending goal.

Period C: Ms. Queen was away today so we had Mr. Turnbull as our occasional teacher. Today we did some coloring pages of various animals.

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

Daily Report for Friday March 23rd 2018

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Coolish…  

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

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We used the IWB to find a video of last nights Foreigner Concert in which the Maplewood Freestyle Singing Club performed on stage with the band Foreigner. Here is a link to a video of the performance. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i5l57HXgOI

 We used the IEB to find a recipe for Hot Cross Buns, which we hope to make next week.

Period B: We went to the ME Kitchen where we had a review of the proper place to put the various pieces of equipment that we use in the kitchen.

Period C: Ms. Queen was away so we had an Occasional Teacher. We went to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs. We then went back to Room S-7.

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

Daily Report for Thursday March 22nd 2018

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Coolish….

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

Period A: Fahim and Brandon went to the TDSSAA Tier 3 Badminton Tournament. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Nerushan and Mark set the table. Amena and Rebeca peeled the potato’s with help from Ahmed and Shakur. They also cut up the salad garnish. Ahmed browned the ground beef. We made a large Sheppard’s Pie. Here is a picture of our product…

Period B: We finished up with our lunch prep. We went to a Mental Health Workshop in the Library. We heard a talk about feelings from Ms. Shaw and Mr. Treadwell. We also got to decorate a “Stress Ball” which we got to keep.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen and cleaned up from lunch. We then had our dessert of Fudge Brownies and Vanilla Ice Cream.

Period D: Fahim and Brandon got back from the Tournament just in time to join us on our Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

Weather for Today: Partially cloudy and Warmish…   

High:  4°C           LOW : -2°C                   P.O.P. : 40 %

Today was the long-awaited day that we were able to resume our trips to the Scarborough YMCA. As usual, we began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went outside where we got on the Scarborough 86 E bus to Kennedy station. We then took the LRT to McCowan station. From there we walked to the Scarborough YMCA. We went to the family change room and got into our gym clothes.  We went upstairs to the track and walked and or ran some laps. We then went back to the change room where we changed into our swimwear. We had a good time in the pool. When we had changed back into our street clothes we walked to the Scarborough Town Centre where we had lunch in the Food Court. We walked around the mall for a bit and then we walked to the local Freshco to buy the groceries for tomorrow’s lunch.

We took the TTC back to school. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness meditation sitting.                   

Daily Report for Tuesday March 20th 2018

                                                                 

Weather for Today:  Sunny and cold…

High:  2°C           LOW : 7°C          P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Ahmed Fahim and Amena went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger.The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We did Current Events we represented work to the class.

Period B: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We warmed up by playing with the basketball. Then we went to the weight room where we had 4 areas to do different tasks:task 1. lifting the weight bar task 2.  to do exercise with medicine ball. Task 3 we did push ups and task 4 was to walk in the hallway with the dumbells.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7 . We wash the dishes and dry them and letter pocket project.

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

Daily Report for Monday March 19th. 2018

Weather for Today:  Sunny and Cold…..

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

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Weekend Journal Activity. We wrote in our journals some of what we did over the March Break. When we had finished writing in our journals we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym . We began with the usual 12 minute run/walk. Then we did some stretches and warm up activities. We then played a new sport called Scooter. Here is a video of us playing the game…

Period C: Today we did some embroidery. We sewed our names onto a piece of cloth.

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

Daily Report for Thursday March 8th 2018

Weather for Today: Overcast and Coldish…..

High:  1°C           LOW : -3°C                   P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: Nerissa and Brandon went to the Special Olympics Badminton Tournament at Osler High School. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Mark, Nerushan, and Shakur set the table. Matthew and Ahmed grated the mozzarella cheese. Fahim prepped the Romaine lettuce for the Caesar Salad. Amena and Rebeca cut up the sweet pepper, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Then we were all were able to make our own pizza`s.

Period B: We went to the gym where we joined Ms. Khaja`s class for Phys Ed. Ms. McDonald was not here and we had Ms. Seccarachia as our occasional teacher.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7. We were working on a button collage as our latest project.

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

.Daily Report for Wednesday March 7th. 2018

Weather for Today:  Overcast and cold…

High:  3°C           LOW : -4°C                   P.O.P. : 80%

Period A: Mr. Wilkens was away for the day so we had Mr. Q as our Occasional Teacher We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We did current  events and  we presented work to the class.

Period B: We did money math and sorting activities on IWB Then we went to the computer lab .

Period C:We met Ms. Queen in S-7 . We displayed our previous project and took pictures with Ms. Queen .

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

Daily Report for Tuesday March 6th 2018

Weather for Today:  Overcast and Coldish….

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

Period A: Amena went to her co-op placement at Giant Tiger. We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then used to IWB to learn about self regulation.

Period B: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We began with some Yoga exercises. Then we played a game of Soccer/Baseball.

Period C: Today we began a new project. We are going to making aprons with our initials on them.

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

Daily Report for Monday March 5th 2018

Weather for Today: Overcast and Coldish…

High:  2°C           LOW : -7°C                   P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Weekend Journal activity. We wrote in our journals some of the things we did over the weekend. When we had finished writing we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We joined Ms. McDonald’s class in the gym. After we had changed into our gym wear we did a 12 minute run. We then sat in a circle and did some stretches. We then played a game called Soccer/Baseball. We divided the classes into 2 teams. The game was a combination of soccer and baseball.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7. Today we were able to finish off the Fabric Pencil Case project we had been working on.

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

Daily Report for Friday March 2nd 2018

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Coldish….

High:  2°C           LOW : 0°C          P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went outside to finish our delivery of the Bluffs Monitor Community Newspaper. We delivered the papers to the houses on Cultra Square.

Period B: When we got back to school it was time to go to a special assembly called  “Get Real”  The assembly was about encouraging tolerance and acceptance of people in the LGBTQ community.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7 where we continued to work on our Fabric Pencil Cases.

Period D: The Girlz went to S-5 for their Girls Chat Group. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Thursday March 1st 2018

Weather for Today: Overcast and Coolish…

High:  4°C           LOW : 0°C          P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Brandon, Nerissa and Matthew peeled the potatoes. Shakur, Mark and Nerushan set the table. Fahim cut up the garnish for the salad. We all got to help out breading the chicken. Here is a video of Fahim working at the breading station.

During this period all the students who are not graduating this year went to Ms. Funnels office to do their course selection for next year.

Period B: We continued with prep for lunch for a while and then went back to our classroom where we were working on the Garbage Sorting flipchart program on the IWB

Period C: We began by cleaning up the kitchen and doing the dishes. When we had done the clean up we had our dessert of Chocolate pudding. When we had eaten our dessert we went back to S-7 where we continued working on our pencil cases.

Period D: We did half of our delivery route for the Bluffs Monitor Community paper. We had some Hot Chocolate. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.