Daily Report for Monday November 16th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cool…

HIGH : 8°C                             LOW : 1°C                    P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We started a new today. We will be learning about self-help and self-care from M. Lupo. Some of the skills we will learn about include oral hygiene, personal hygiene and skin care. We will also be helping with a fund raising project for a Residential Schools Museum.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our weekend journal activity. After we had written in our journals about what we did over the weekend we presented our journals to the class.

Period C: We were joined by Mr. Gocool’s class to begin a new ceramic project. We will be making Ceramic Angel Candle Holders. Today we made the body of the angel and attached the wings.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday November 10th 2015

Weather for Today: Rainy and Cool…

HIGH : 9°C                   LOW : 1°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A:We finished watching the movie Guardians of the Owls. It was about 2 brothers that fought with each other. In the end they made up.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had our weekly drama activity. We played 2 games of musical chairs. Ahmed won the first game and Nerissa won the second.

Period C: We went to No Frills to buy the groceries for Thursday’s lunch. We are going on a field trip to a Hindu Mandir in Etobicoke and we will be bringing a vegetarian lunch. We will make the lunch tomorrow.

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

Daily Report for Monday November 9th. 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cool….

HIGH : 11°C                 LOW : -1°C                   P.O.P.: 0%

Period A: We finished our Owl doorstops. We are bringing them home today 
Here is a picture of us with our owls...

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Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Myron went to his co-op placement in the Food School kitchen. The rest of us wrote in our weekend journals. We then began presenting our journals to the class.

Period C: We began by going out into the neighbourhood to finish delivering the Bluffs Monitor community newspaper. When we got back to class we finished presenting our journals to the class.

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

Note to Parents

Daily Report for Friday November 4th 2015

Weather for Today: Rainy and unseasonably Warm…

HIGH : 18°C                 LOW : 16°C                  P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Most of the class was able to finish off our Owl doorstops. We will be bringing them home on Monday.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Scottie, Keyur and Myron helped Mr. Wilkens set up the new table legs he built and take one of the Air Hockey tables to the garbage. The rest of the class went to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period C: We had our weekly Yoga lesson where Ms. Merlin led us in various Hatha Yoga poses and some Prajna Yoga breathing exercises. We all did so well that Mr. Wilkens rewarded us with Chocolate Chip Cookies and ice cream.

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

Daily Report for Thursday November 4th. 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warm…

HIGH : 17 °C                LOW : 8°C                    P.O.P.: 30%

Period A: We continued work on our owls. We stuffed them and put rocks in the bottom. We hope to be able to finish off this project tomorrow.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then finished off the food prep for todays lunch. Shakur, Scottie,Myron, Rebeca, Nerissa and Emily cut up the garnish for the Garden salad. Emily washed the lettuce. Ahmed made the icing for the brownies. Keyur and Mark set the table. When we had finished with our lunch prep we all went to the gym for a special event put on by Ms. Reed’s Leadership Class. It was a carnival where we got to play different games for prizes. It was a lot of fun.

Period C: Nerissa and Emily went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. Scottie and Ahmed did the dishes. Myron cleaned the tables and counters. Keyur and Fahim helped out with the dishes. We then went outside to begin delivery of the Bluffs Monitor Community newspaper.

Period D:  We had our dessert of delicious Brownies.  We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Meditation sitting. Today we did a guided body scan.

Daily Report for Wednesday November 4th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny, Warm and Gorgeous !!!

HIGH : 15°C                 LOW : 6°C                    P.O.P. : 0%

  

Today was our first Wednesday trip to the YMCA. We did not go to Ms. Queens sewing class so that we could get to the Y at an appropriate time. We took the Scarborough 86 TTC bus to Kennedy Station where we got on the LRT which took us to Scarborough Town Centre. When we got to the Y we first went upstairs to the Track where we walked 30 laps. Some of us even did some running. We then went to the gym downstairs where we played some badminton. We then got changed and went to the Food Court at the Town Centre where we ate lunch. After lunch we went to the local Freshco to do grocery shopping for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Shepard’s Pie with Green Garden Salad. We then took the TTC back to school. When we got back to school we did a little food prep so Mr. Wilkens can make the Shepard’s Pie while we are in sewing class. We then had our daily Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow. Send no lunch.

Daily Report for Monday November 2nd. 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm, a beautiful Indian Summer Day !!!

HIGH : 14°C                 LOW : 4°C                    P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We continued to work on our owl doorstops. Today we stuffed the owls with polyester pillow stuffing. We also put some rocks in the bottom of the owl to serve as a weight.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then spent the first part of the period taking down the Halloween decorations from the classroom. We then wrote in our weekend journals.

Period C: We went outside into the community to deliver the Bluffs Monitor Community newspaper. When we got back to class Mr. Wilkens gave us some freshly baked Cinnamon buns. They were delicious !

Period D: We all got new classroom jobs assigned to us for the month of November. We then did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Students are going to Special Olympics Track and Field Event at Variety Village tomorrow. Please ensure students have running shoes, gym wear and a towel as well as a litter less lunch that does not require reheating.