Daily Report for Tuesday October 13th 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…

HIGH; 16°C                  LOW : 14°C                  P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We continued to work on our Acorn pot holders. Some of us still had some hand stitching to do. Emily and Scottie got to use the sewing machine to double stitch the pot holders.

Period B: We began by setting up for the weekly Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Fahim and Myron set the table. Scottie and Rebeca unloaded the dishwasher. We then did our Mindfulness Minutes. The whole class then wrote in our weekend journals. We had a lot to write about seeing as how it was a long weekend.

Period C: We began with our dental hygiene. We then cleaned up the kitchen/classroom. Myron and Fahim loaded the dishwasher. Rebeca and Emily cleared the table. Scottie washed the tables and counter tops. The rest of us worked on finishing our Journals. When we had finished with the cleanup we went outside to deliver the Bluffs Monitor community newspaper, a Level 3 co-op experience !

Period D: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: We will be walking to No Frills tomorrow morning. Please have students dress appropriately.

Daily Report for Friday October 9th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and then Overcast…

HIGH : 16°C                 LOW : 11°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We finished off our Acorn potholders. We also watched Finding Nemo, a great movie.

 Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the computer lab where we used various educational programs.

 Period C: We played two games of Musical Chairs while we were waiting for the Terry Fox assembly to start. Scottie won the first game while Rebeca won the second. We then got called down to the assembly. We had a great time watching the teachers do weird things, all for a good cause of course. The Mud Bath was especially cool !

 Period D: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: No school on Monday. Have a fantastic long Thanksgiving Weekend. May your home be filled with joy and gratitude !

Daily Report for Wednesday October 7th 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warm…

HIGH : 18°C                           LOW : 11°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Today was a rather special day in that most of the class went to the Cross Country Track meet for Tier 1 and Tier 2 students at Morningside Park. Two students, Myron and Shakur failed to bring in their permission forms, which was lucky for Mr. Wilkens as it turned out, and so had to remain behind.

The 7 students that went to the meet acquitted themselves very well ! The boys came in 3^rd. as a team. Nerissa was the winner in the Tier 2 girls division. It was a warm day and we had a great time.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I mean school, Shakur and Myron were kept very busy helping Mr. Wilkens out with preparations for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Feast ! They cut up the bread for the dressing ( stuffing ) and helped with clean up.

When the class returned from the meet we had just enough time to do our classroom jobs and have a short Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Thanksgiving Feast Lunch tomorrow ! Send no lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 6th 2015

Weather for Today: Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 16°C                 LOW : 12°C                  P.O.P.: 20%

Period A: Today we continued work on our Acorn pot-holders. We sewed the pieces of cloth, that we cut had out yesterday, together.

Period B: We began with our usual Mindfulness Minutes. We then helped to set up for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Fahim and Scottie set the table while Keyur and Nerissa helped to set out the food.   Then we began some food preparation for Thursday’s Thanksgiving Feast. Mr. Wilkens asked us to help prepare the stuffing for the feast. Shakur, Ahmed, Myron and Mark cut up some celery. Keyur, Emily and Myron had the tearful job of cutting up some onion.

Period C: We cleaned the classroom/kitchen. Nerissa cleared the table. Scottie and Fahim did the dishes. Ahmed, Myron,Shakur and Emily helped Ms. Merlin organize the cupboards. At the end of the period we had just enough time for a quick game of Musical Chairs, which Nerissa won.

Period D: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Most of the class will be going to the Cross Country run tomorrow at Morningside Park. Please see note in agenda.

Daily Report for Monday October 5th 2015

Weather for Today: Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 15°C                 LOW : 10°C                  P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: In sewing class today we began work on a new sewing project. We will be making Acorn ( shaped) Pot Holders. Today we cut out the material for the pot holders.

After sewing class we went for the first of our weekly trips to the Y.M.C.A. at Scarborough Town Centre. We got on the 86A SCARBOROUGH TTC bus at around 10:20 and got to the Y at around 11:15. We got changed into our gym clothes and then went upstairs to the indoor track where we walked for around a kilometre. We then went downstairs where we worked out on the treadmill machines.  We got changed back into our street clothes and went over to the Food Court at Scarborough Town Centre to eat our lunches. When we had finished our lunch we walked over to the Freshco grocery store to buy some groceries for our upcoming Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday October 8^th.

When we got back to school we only had time to put away our groceries and have a short Mindfulness Meditation sitting. It was a good trip to the Y but next time we go Mr. Wilkens says we will leave earlier !

Daily Report for Friday October 1st. 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm…

HIGH: 15 °C                   LOW: 3°C                    P.O.P : 10 %

Today we went on our first field trip of the year to the Markham Fair. Almost the whole school came on the trip. We got there on three school busses. It was quite cool at the fair so we did not get a chance to show off our newly made tie-dye T shirts. We did however have a great time at the fair. The first building we visited was the Exhibition Building where our class had submitted two different pieces of our work. Here are some pictures of our Ceramic Gecko’s and the Tie Dye paintings that were on display at the fair…

Our Ceramic Gecko's on display

Our Tie Dye Pictures on display

Another picture of our Tie Dye Pictures

After we had seen our work we looked at the many different entries on display. We then got to see the other types of things that had been entered for the different contests. We saw giant pumpkins, prizewinning vegetables, some amazing photographs and a plethora of delicious looking baked goods and of course Sliver Elvis…

The Famous Silver Elvis

We then went to the outside lunch area to eat our lunch. It was kind of chilly but not that bad. After lunch we visited the farm animals where we saw some pigs, cattle, chickens a llama and sheep. Here is a picture of a sheep…

Ms. Merlin petting a sheep

 Here is a picture of our class...

Back Row:Keyur,Fahim,Mark,Shakur,Ahmed and Scottie Front Row: Myron,Rebeca,Emily and Nerissa with Mr. Wilkens in front

Here is another picture of our class…

The class in front of the "Pigmobile" !!

We left the fair at 1:15 and got back to school around 2:15 at which point we only had time for a short Mindfulness Meditation sitting. All in all, it was a great day !

  

Note to Parents : We will going to the YMCA on Monday. Please ensure students have gym clothes and a bagged lunch that does not require re-heating or money to buy lunch at the Food Court.

Daily Report for Thursday September 30th. 2015

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH: 15°C                   LOW: 4°C                    P.O.P : 0%

Period A: We started out by bringing our mixed media projects to show the office staff. We then put them in the foyer showcase. When we got back to class Ms. Queen told us about our next project.

Period B: We prepared our lunch . Mr. Wilkens demonstrated how to assemble the lasagna using the marinara sauce that we had made two weeks ago which we had canned. He showed us how to layer the sauce, noodles and cheese to make the lasagna. While the lasagna was cooking in the oven we all helped to get our lunch ready. Emily and Rebecca washed and spun dried the romaine lettuce for the Caesar Salad. Keyur grated the parmesan cheese. Fahim mixed the fruit punch. Scottie and Ahmed helped to clean up. Myron and Ahmed prepared the garlic bread. Keyur and Rebeca helped to make the chocolate chip cookies. We then sat down for another fantastic meal !

Period C: We all worked hard at helping to clean up the kitchen/classroom. We had our dessert of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream. Keyur, Myron and Ahmed set up the Wii game that Ms. Merlin had brought in. Nerissa , Emily and Rebeca went to their co-op placement at Dollarrama where they worked hard at shelves under the direction of the co-op Educational assistant, Ms. Cameron.

Period D: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness