Daily Report for Monday June 25th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hotish….

High:  25°C                   LOW :  17°C                 P.O.P. :  10%

Period A : We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our final Weekend Journal. Today, as well our usual description of what we had done over the weekend, we wrote about what we will be doing over the summer. When we had finished writing in our journals we presented our work to the class.

Period B : We practiced the song we will be singing in today’s assembly. We used the IWB to look up some of the songs being performed in the assembly. We used the IWB to learn a little about Vietnam, the country Brandon will be visiting this summer.

Period C: We had a rehearsal of both the acts we will be performing at today’s Assembly. First, we sang the song What’s Up. We then practiced our puppet show.

Period D: We went for a walk to The Guild. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday June 22nd 2018.

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and very warm…

High: 24 °C                   LOW : 7 °C                   P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the Computer Lab to do an educational program.

Period B: We cleaned the room and did weekly Body Scan Exercise.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7. Ms. Queen took us to the Cafeteria to set up and practice the jokes with our puppets.

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. We had Graduation cake and Ice Cream. We filled in the Daily Report. 

Daily Report for Thursday June 21st 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hottish….

High:  22°C                   LOW :  18°C                 P.O.P. :  30%

Period A : Mr. Makan was away today and we had Ms. Brydson as our Occasional E.A. We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then prepare our lunch. Nehushan and Mark set the table. Ahmed prepped the Caesar Salad. The Girlz, minus Nerissa, cut up the strawberries and prepared the garlic toast. Fahim and Brandon helped to set the table. It was a big job as we had three extra guests, Mr. Stolte, Ms. Queen and Ms. Brydson.

Period B : We continued with lunch prep . We then went to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period C: We had quite the job cleaning up after our big meal. Once we were done we went to S-7 and worked on our puppet act for the Year End Assembly.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday, June 20th. 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot

High: 24 °C                   LOW :  18°C                 P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A : We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went on our last trip   ( this school year) to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86 to Kennedy Station. We then got on the LRT northbound to McCowan Station. From there we walked to the YMCA. We got changed into our gym clothes in the Family Change room and went upstairs to the Track where we walked for 2K. We then went downstairs to a gym and practiced our Badminton skills.

We then wen5t shopping in Walmart for tomorrow’s lunch program. We got back on the LRT at McCowan station to Kennedy Station. We then took Scarborough College 198 Express bur back to school.

We filled in the Daily Report.

We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Tuesday. June 19th, 2018

Weather for Today:  Sunny and HOT …

High:  23°C                   LOW :  12°C                 P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A: Mr. Wilkens was away for the day so we had Ms. Briscoe as our Occasional Teacher We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We did our Money Math modules. Then we had an invitation to pick clothes for ourselves from the Maplewood Closet from Ms. Barwell.

Period B: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym we did a warm up and we did our 12 minutes run we then did yoga and badminton.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7. We worked on our jokes and we also did art coloring pictures.

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

Daily Report for Monday June 18th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny, Hot and Humid…

High:  29°C                   LOW :  22°C                 P.O.P. :  100%

Period A : We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We did our weekly Weekend Journal activity. When we had finished writing in our journals we presented our work to the class.

Period B : We went to the gym to join Ms. McDonald’s class for phys ed but the class was not there. They were in the library to take advantage of the A/C. Instead, we walked to Eastview Park to play in the water park.

Period C: We went to the Athletic Awards assembly in the cafeteria. It was a very long assembly but we all got some recognition for all the events we had taken part in over the year.

Period D: The assembly went on until 2:20 at which time we came back to our classroom. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday June 15th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot…

High: 26°C          LOW :  15°C                 P.O.P. : 0 %

Today was the day we have all been looking forward to….our field trip to Toronto Centre Island. We left school at 9:00 and got on the Scarborough 86 E bus and went to Kennedy Station. We then got on the Line 2 subway westbound. We got off at St. George station and transferred to the Line 1 southbound subway to Union Station. We took the dedicated 509 Harbourfront  Streetcar to the Ferry Docks. After lining up for a while we bought tickets to the Ferry and went on the ferry to Centre Island.

When we got to the island we walked to the south end of the island and ate lunch on the beach.Here are some pictures from our island tour...

  

 Unfortunately, we were not able to stay long as we had to make it back for the 12:45 ferry back to the city. On our walk to the ferry dock, we came across a swan in one of the lagoons. Here is a video of the swan, ( this is for you Fahim...

 We did get a chance to quickly check out Centreville, the island amusement park and still make it back to the ferry in time. While we were waiting for the ferry we came upon some orange chairs that we had some fun with. Here is a video of us playing with the chairs...

Here is a video of the ferry docking back at the city docks..

We took the TTC back to school and got back with just enough time to fill in the daily report and have a short sit to start off our weekend in a mindful manner.

Daily Report for Thursday June 14th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hotish….

High: 22°C          LOW :  15°C                 P.O.P. :  0%

Period A : We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We used the IWB to look for idea’s for our Picnic lunch that we will be having tomorrow on our trip to Toronto Centre Island. We decided on Submarine Sandwiches’. We then walked to the Local No Frills to buy the groceries to make the lunch.

Period B : We got back from our trip to No Frills and began to make our Submarine sandwiches’. We all got to make our own sandwich by putting the meat and cheese on the buns. We will add the lettuce and tomato’s tomorrow morning so the sandwiches’ will not get soggy.  

Period C: We spent the period practicing the Puppet Show we will be presenting at the Year End Assembly.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday June 13th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot…

High:  28°C                   LOW :  15°C                 P.O.P. :  70%

Today was a very special day. We had the great privilege of going to  Roy   Thomson Hall to watch the Toronto Symphony Orchestra rehearse. It was a great opportunity that we had thanks to Ms. Kim, the music teacher here at Maplewood, who made the arrangements for the trip.

We took the Scarborough 86E Bus to Kennedy Station. We got on the Line 2 subway westbound. We got off the train at St. George station and took the Line 1 subway southbound to St. Andrew station. From there we walked to Roy Thomson Hall. We went into the Hall and were shown where we were to watch the rehearsal. The orchestra was practicing for a show that they will be putting on tonight. They practiced two pieces that we saw. The first was a composition by Leonard Bernstein called “ Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free” and the other was by George Gershwin called “Piano Concerto in F” It was an amazing experience.

Here is a video of the rehearsal…

When we had finished watching the rehearsal we walked to the Simcoe Place Food Court to eat our lunch. When we had finished we took Fahim’s advice and decided to take a different route back to school. We walked up to King Street and got on the 504 King Streetcar. We took the streetcar to Broadview Station where we got on the Line 2 subway eastbound. We got to Kennedy Station where we took the Scarborough 86D to Galloway where we walked back to school.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday June 12th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hotish…

High:  25°C                   LOW :  16°C                 P.O.P. :  20%

Period A : Amena, Fahim, and Ahmed went to their co-op placement at Giant Tiger. We put shoes in a basket. The rest of had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Current Event activity. We chose an article from the Toronto Star Free Newspaper and used it to fill in our worksheets. When we had finished we presented our work to the class.

Period B : We met Ms. McDonald and the Autism class in the gym. We played a game of Holy Moly then went outside to play a game of baseball. Here is a video of us on the diamond…..

Period C: Today in class we practiced the Puppet Show we will be performing at the Year End Assembly.

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

Daily Report for Monday June 11th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot…

High:  23°C                   LOW :  10°C                 P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A : Mr. Wilkens was away for the day so We had Mr. Holt as our Occasional Teacher. We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We did  the Weekend Journals Then we  read our weekend journal to the class .

Period B : We met Ms. McDonald in the gym . After  warm up we did our 12 Minute Run and Yoga.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7 . We took pictures of our finished cut applique work . Then we on our puppets .

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

Daily Report for Friday June 8th 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hotish…

High:  22°C                   LOW :  12°C                 P.O.P. :  20%

Period A : Mr. Makan was away today and we had Ms. Naheed as our EA. We got into the Tie Dye T-Shirts that we made on Tuesday so we could take a group shot of us in our shirts. Here is the picture….

 

We then went to the Computer Lab in Room 204 and worked on various educational programs.

Period B : We used the IWB to lead us in some Yoga exercises. Here is a video of us doing Yoga…

                     

We then did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period C: We met Ms. Queen in S-7 where we watched the movie Finding Nemo.

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

Daily Report for Thursday June 7th. 2018

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Hot….

High:  22°C                   LOW : 12°C                  P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A : We had no time for Mindfulness. We went downstairs and got on a School bus that took us to West Hill CI to pick up three students. We then went to Pearson CI to pick up two more students. We then got on the 401 Westbound to the Allen Road. From there it was a short drive to the Salo Cabato Banquet Hall for the SPEEL Celebration. We listened to some speeches and got awarded some certificates. We then had pizza and Carrot and celery crudities for lunch. After the meal there was a dance which many of us enjoyed. Amena and Rebeca had an interview with some people from the Disability Network.

At 1:30 we got back on the bus and , after a stop at West Hill CI to drop off some students we got back to our school. All we had time for at this point was to fill in this Daily Report.

Here are some pictures from our trip….

And here is a Group Shot...

Daily Report for Wednesday June 6th 2018

Weather for Today: Overcast and Coolish……

High:  16°C                   LOW :  12°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 up stairs to the indoor track. After walking 2 kilometers on the track we went swimming in the pool. The water was a little cool, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. We got back in to our street clothes and walked to the Scarborough Town Centre. We ate lunch in the food court. We then walked around the Town Centre for a while. We then took the TTC back to school.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday June 5th 2018

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warmish….

High:  15°C                   LOW :  11°C                 P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: Fahim, Amena, and Ahmed went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger. They spent there shift there hanging merchandise on hangers. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then worked on our Tie-Dye T-Shirts. We watched Mr. Wilkens demonstrate the method of applying the MX Reactive Dye to a shirt and then we all got to dye our own T-Shirt. We hopefully will be able to wear these shirts to school on Friday in respect towards Pride Month.

Period B: We continued to work on our shirts till we all were done. We then joined Ms. McDonald’s class in the gym. Today we played two gamed of Holy Moly and then played a game called Soccer/Dodge Ball/ Baseball.

Period C: We continued to work on our Mixed Media collages.

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

Daily Report for Monday June 4th 2018

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Warm…..  

High:  18°C                   LOW :  14°C                 P.O.P. :  30%

Period A : We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went out into the community to deliver the Bluffs Monitor newspaper.

Period B : We began the period by tying the T-Shorts will be using to do some tie-dye. When we had finished we went to the gym to join Ms. McDonald’s class. We did the 12 Minute run then used the parachute to do some exercises.

Period C: We began a new project in Ms. Queen’s class today. We will be making landscape art with mixed media, including water colour paint and fabric pieces.

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

Daily Report for Friday June 1st 2018

Weather for Today: Sunny , HOT & Humid…

High:  25°C                   LOW :  17°C                 P.O.P. :  30%

Period A : We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had to wait until Matthew and Nerissa got here as their buses were severely late. They finally got here around 9:30 and we were able to leave for our field trip to the Scarborough Civic Centre to make loot bags for next week’s SPEEL Celebration at  Sala Cabato in the west end. We took the 86 Scarborough bus to Kennedy Station. We then got on the LRT to Scarborough Centre station. From there we walked to the Civic Centre where we were met by Ms. Jack and Ms. Chee who brought us to a room where we made up the loot bags. When we were finished making  the loot bags we got  to eat a free Pizza lunch.

We then walked over to Scarborough Town Centre and went to the Dollar Store where Mr. Wilkens bought some classroom supplies. We then took the TTC back to school.

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