Daily Report for Monday September 30th 2019

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…

High:  17°C          LOW :  13°C                   P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: Khina, Aaisha and Frances set up the Teachers Dining Room. They then portioned out some rice. Daidrean and Deondre wrote the menu on the whiteboard.

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

Period C: We did a number of Money Math activities. Firstly we used plastic money to arrive at different amounts and then we used the IWB to do a money math program.

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

Daily Report for Friday September 27th 2019

Weather for Today: Mainly Sunny and Warm…

High:  22°C          LOW :  9°C           P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: Aaisha and Khina set up the Staff Dining Room. Daidrean and Francis wrote the menu on the whiteboard.

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the CPC-ML to finish off our catering order.

Period C: We started out in the CPC-ML where we finished packing up the catering order. We went back to our classroom where we did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

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

Note to Parents: Monday is a Staff Meeting Short Day. Bus p/u at 12:30PM

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

  Daily Activities

Block A

Daidrean did one of the menu boards. 

Khina did the dishes and water jug for the servery.

Frances and Aaisha did the menu board.

Block BCD

Today is Terry Fox Day. We did preparations and activities to participate including a walk.

The periods were made shorter for the walk in the afternoon.

Frances typed report for the day’s activities.

Daily Report for Wednesday September 25th 2019

Weather for Today:  Partly Cloudy and Hot…

High:  25°C          LOW :  16°C                   P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: Aaisha and Frances portioned out some Mushroom and Italian Wedding soup into containers. Frances also made some Won Tons. Khina set up the Staff Dining Room. Daidrean wrote the menu on the whiteboard. He also helped to prep some cabbage for Cabbage Rolls.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the CPC-ML to continue work on our catering order. Khina and Frances made some Butter Tarts. Daidrean, Aaliyah and Aaisha made some Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.

Period C: We continued to work on our catering order.

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

Daily Report for Monday September 23rd 2019

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot….

High:  27°C          LOW :  21°C                   P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: Daidrean set up the Staff Dining Room. Aaisha and Daidrean made some Chocolate Chip Cookies. Khina and Frances wrote out today’s menu on the whiteboard. They also helped to make some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the CPC-ML (AKA ME Kitchen) to begin work on a catering order we are doing for Mr. Wilkens’. This morning we made a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Period C: We went back to the CPC-ML where we made a batch of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.

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

Daily Report for Friday September 20th 2019

Weather for Today: Mainly Sunny and Hot….

High:  23°C          LOW :  13°C                   P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: Daidrean and Deandre wrote the menu on the whiteboard. They also set up the Staff Dining Room. Frances, Aaisha and Khina helped to make some Morning Glory Muffins as well as some Strawberry Pancakes.

Period B: We used the IWB to lead us in some Yoga Asana’s (positions). Some of the Asana’s were very difficult but we tried our best. We the did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period C: We did a lesson on the different types of kitchen utensils we will be using when we work in the kitchen.

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

Daily Report for Thursday September 19th 2019

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot…

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

Period A: Daidrean and Deondre set up the Teachers Dining Room. Frances and Khina wrote the menu on the whiteboard, they also helped to make some icing. Aaisha and Frankie helped to make some Butter Tarts.

Period B: Mr. Wilkens was away in the morning and we had Ms. Constantinescu for an Occasional teacher. We did some Money Math exercises using the plastic money.

Period C: Mr. Wilkens was back in the afternoon. We went to the Computer Lab in 204 where we worked on individual educational programs.

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. While we were walking around the school we stopped to practice our soccer skills. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday September 18th 2019

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot…

High:  22°C          LOW :  12°C                   P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: Frances and Deandre cleaned and set up the Staff Dining Room. They also wrote out the menu on the whiteboard. Khina and Aaisha portioned out some soup into small containers and portioned out some Chocolate Chip Cookies. Deandre and Daidrean helped to make the Vegetarian Chicken nuggets.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We did our Current Event Activity.

Period C: We did a lesson on the new Canadas Food Guide. Mr. Wilkens gave us a handout and then went over it with us, highlighting some of the changes in the guide. We also worked on creating a ActiveInspire Flip Chart that we will be using to learn about healthy eating.

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. We took some time to practice our Soccer skills, with Daidrean serving as a goaltender and the rest of us taking shots on goal. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Monday September 16th 2019

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warmish…

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

Period A: In Food School today we all were kept busy cutting the kernel’s off the con on the cob that was left over from the Corn Roast on Friday. Frances, Khina and Aaisha helped to set up the Teachers Dining Room.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We then completed our Weekend Journal. When we had done writing our journal entry we presented our work to the class.

Period C: We used the IWB and play money to do some money math activities. We filled in some worksheets about counting different coins.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday September 17th 2019

Weather for Today: Mainly Sunny and Hottish…

High:  22°C          LOW :  13°C                   P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: Maryam helped to set up the staff dining room. Aisha and Frances wrote the menu on the whiteboard. Daidrean and Deondre and Khina portioned out some spinach. In the last part of the period we all helped to cut corn off the cobs of corn leftover from last week’s Corn Roast.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the Art Room to begin a ceramic project. We are making some hand built mugs.

Period C: We did a number of different Drama activities. We started out by making a list of emotions. We wrote the different emotions on slips of paper which we put into a bowl. We then worked in pairs to act out the different emotions. We also had a game of Musical chairs.

Period D: We went for our Community Walk a little early. At 2:00 we had a Fire Drill which went very smoothly. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday September 13th 2019

Weather for Today: Mostly Cloudy and Cool….

High:  20°C          LOW :  16°C                   P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: Frances ,Aaliyah and Aaisha used a double boiler to melt some chocolate for Chocolate Mousse. Deandre and Daidrean helped Ms. Smith portion out some tomatoes’ to freeze for later use.

Period B: Today was Picture Day and we were supposed to get our pictures taken at the beginning of the period. However, there were some glitches which  resulted in us having to wait quite a while before we had our pictures taken. By the time we were done there was not much time left in the period so we did some puzzle’s on the IWB.

Period C: We did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise. We went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report.

Period D: We went outside to enjoy some Corn on the Cob at the Annual Maplewood Welcome Back Corn Roast.

Daily Report for Thursday September 12th 2019

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Warmish…

High:  19°C          LOW :  14°C                   P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: We had a visit from the Vice Principal this morning. She spoke about school safety and rules and expectations. There was not a lot of time left but we did get to shuck some more corn for tomorrow’s Corn Roast.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. Today was the first day of our Classroom Lunch Program. We had Grilled Cheese Sandwiches’, Garden Salad and Tomato Soup. Aaliyah and Maryam set the table. Khina prepped the Sweet Peppers for the salad. Aaisha prepped the carrots. Frankie prepped the celery as well as helping to supervise those students who were new to our class. Daidrean prepped the Iceberg lettuce. Daidrean prepped the Tomato Soup. After a demo by Frances we all got a chance to make a Grilled Cheese sandwich.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen where we finished cleaning up. We then went to the Computer Lab in Room 204 where we worked on individual educational programs.

Period D: We went for a Community Walk. We had our dessert of Fresh Baked Apple Pie. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday September 11th 2019

Weather for Today: Sunny and Hot….

High:  26°C          LOW :  18°C                   P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: Khina and Frances set up the Staff Dining Room. Aaliyah wrote the menu on the whiteboard. Aaisha, Daidrean and Deondre shucked some corn on the cob for Fridays School Roast. For the last part of the period we used the laptops in the classroom.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. Today we began our Lunch Program activity. We started out by coming up with a menu of healthy foods we could make for lunch tomorrow. We decided to have Grilled Cheese Sandwich’s with Tomato Soup and Garden Salad. We will also be having Apple Pie for dessert. When we had finished with the menu we created a shopping list of the ingredient’s we will need to make our lunch tomorrow.

Period C: We did a spelling activity where Mr. Wilkens read out words to us and we wrote them out. We then used the IWB to do an on-line spelling test.

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

Note to Parents: We will be having our Class Lunch Program tomorrow. Students do not need to bring a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday September 10th 2019

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Warmish…

High:  23°C          LOW :  15°C                   P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: Aaisha and Aaliyah wrote the menu on the whiteboard. Frances and Khina set up the staff dining room. Deandre, Daidrean, Aaliyah and Aaisha made a dipping sauce and put it into containers. Frances also washed some carrots. Maryam made a spice mixture.

Period B: Mr. Wilkens was in a training session for the IWB. We had a supply teacher for the period. We did a Current Events Activity. We cut out a picture from the Metro Newspaper and pasted it on to our worksheet. We then filled in the answers to the questions on the worksheet. When we had finished we presented our work to the class.

Period C: We continued working on our “My Heritage” projects. Today we were able to do Aaisha, Khina and Maryam’s projects.

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

Daily Report for Monday September 9th 2019

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Warm….

High:  19°C          LOW :  13°C                   P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: Khina and Frances prepped the Grilled Cheese sandwich’s. The Boyz (Daidrean and Deandre) prepped some Chicken Fingers. Aaliyah helped to prep the salad bar. Maryam helped to put out some cookies on a tray. Khina and Frances helped to set up the Staff Dining Room. We all helped to clean up the kitchen at the end of the class.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We did our Weekend Journal Activity. Mr. Wilkens used the IWB to demonstrate how to write a journal entry. We then wrote in our journals some of the things we had done over the weekend. When we had all finished writing our entries, we presented our work to the class.

Period C: We used the IWB to do a project on our different national Heritage’s. We worked on the project together. Today we were able to look at Aaliyah’s Trinidadian Heritage as well as Frances Philippines Heritage and The Boyz (Daidrean and Deandre)  Heritage, both of whom have Jamaican heritage.    

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

Note to Parents: Friday is Picture Day. See information in Communication Book.

Daily Report for Friday September 6th 2019

Weather for Today: Overcast with Rain and Warm…

High:  20°C          LOW :  13°C                   P.O.P. :  100%

Period A: Deondre and Daidrean helped to make some Marinara Sauce. AAisha and Aaliyah made some Chocolate Brownies. Daidrean helped with the clean up using the Hobart Dishwasher. Deondre helped to clean the tables.

Period B: We used the IWB to do some Yoga exercises. Today we did a series of sitting Asana’s (postures). Some of the postures were very hard to do, but we did our best. We then did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period C: We learned a little about the four seasons. We then watched some videos on Autumn (or fall). We also learned about why leaves change color. We then filled in some coloring pages of leaves.

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

Daily Report for Thursday September 5th 2019

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm…

High:  22°C          LOW :  11°C                   P.O.P. :  0%

Period A: In Food school today we were quite busy. Khina and Frances put out some bacon on a baking sheet. Deondre, Aaliyah and Daidrean helped to unload the delivery truck.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the Community kitchen to make some Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Period C: We went to the Computer Lab in Room 204 where worked on various educational programs.

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

Daily Report Wednesday September 4th 2019

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warm…

High:  20°C          LOW :  15°C                   P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: In Food School today we were given our kitchen uniform, an apron and a hairnet, that we will be wearing this week while we work in the kitchen. Frankie and Khina cut up some carrots. The rest of us were kept very busy shelling peas. Daidrean helped with the dishes, Aaisha and Aaliyah cleaned the tables which Deondre then dried off.

Period B: We had our Morning Mindfulness Minutes. We then made some posters to put up in class with our names and birth dates.

Period C: Using both the IWB and some plastic money, we completed a number of Money Math activities.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday, September 3rd 2019

Weather for Today: Overcast and Hotish….

High:  22°C          LOW :  16°C                   P.O.P. :  30%

Period A: We began our first day of school in the Food School with Ms. Smith as our teacher. Today we were given our schedules’ and some paperwork for us to bring home and bring back to school.

Period B: We began with a short guided mindfulness meditation. We then did a journal writing activity. We were given a DuoTang folder with some blank pages and were required to write a short journal entry describing some of what we had done over the summer.

Period C: Mr. Wilkens used the classroom IWB (Interactive Whiteboard ) to give us an idea of some of the things we will be doing in class this year.

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

Note to Parents: