Daily Report for Tuesday November 8th 2016

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Warm..

HIGH : 16°C                  LOW : 2°C                   P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to S-6 to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We then came back to our classroom where we did Circle Time. We spoke about what we had done over the weekend.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. Once again we played a computer game that taught us about directions.

  

Period C: Mark and Keyur went with Ms. J. McDonald to S-6 to wash the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. The rest of us began to write in our Weekend Journals. We also cut out some shapes which we will be using to make Poppies for the Remembrance Day Assembly. When everyone had finished their Journals we presented our Journals to the class.

Period D:  We went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting. We worked on a Money Math Activity on the Promethean Board.

Daily Report for Monday November 7th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm…..

HIGH : 16°C                         LOW : 0°C            P.O.P. : 0%

We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went on our weekly trip to the YMCA. We took the 86 Scarborough bus to Kennedy Station. We took the LRT to McCowan Station and then walked to the YMCA. When we got there we changed into our gym clothes and went upstairs and walked around the indoor track. Today we walked one and a half miles ( 2.4 K ). We then got changed into our swim wear and went swimming in the pool. After a refreshing swim we got changed back into our street clothes. We then walked to the Scarborough Town Center where we ate lunch at the Food Court. After lunch we walked around the mall before taking the TTC back to school. When we got back to school we filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday November 4th 2016

                 

Weather for Today:  Partly Cloudy and Cool…

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

Period A: Emily went to her co-op placement at Dollarama. She used a pricing gun to put prices on merchandise. Ahmed, Rebeca and Nerissa went with Ms. McDonald’s class to deliver the Bluffs Monitor community newspaper. The rest of us went to the ME Kitchen where we made a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies. When we got back to our classroom we used a money math program on the Promethean Board.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. Once gain we played a computer game that taught us about directions. We also had some time to work on individual educational programs.

  

Period C: We began by watching a short video about meditation. Then Mr. Wilkens led us in some Yoga exercises. We then did a Body Scan mindfulness exercise.

Period D:  We went for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We used the Promethean Board to do some money math.

Note to Parents: We will be going swimming at the YMCA on Monday. Students will need swim wear and a towel.

Daily Report for Thursday November 3rd 2016

Weather for Today: Rainy, then Partly Cloudy and Cool..

HIGH : 13°C                  LOW : 9°C                   P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Matthew and  Fahim grated the cheese. Emily and Rebeca cut up the green peppers. Ahmed sliced the mushrooms. Mark and Joel set the table. Keyur made the Mango Punch. Nerissa prepped  the lettuce for the salad. When everything was ready we all made our own pizza's.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. Once again we used a computer game to learn about directions. We also had some time  to work on individual educational programs.

After we had eaten our lunch in the ME Kitchen we went to the Free Style Singing  Club where we practiced a John Lennon song “Imagine” which we will be performing at the Remembrance Day Assembly on Nov. 11^th.

  

Period C: Keyur and Fahim went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. They stocked  the shelves with merchandise. The rest of us met in the ME Kitchen where we all helped to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen. We then had our dessert of Vanilla Ice Cream. We then went back to our classroom  where we got use the Food Guide Sorting program that we created.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday November 2nd 2016

Weather for Today : Partly Cloudy and  Warm…

HIGH : 19°C                         LOW : 10°C         P.O.P. : 60%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We did our Current Events activity. We chose an article from the 24 Hour newspaper and cut it out and pasted it onto the worksheet. We then filled in the 4 W questions on the worksheet. When we had all finished our worksheets we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. We all logged on to the computers and played a game that was about directions.

  

Period C: Joel joined Ms.Hargraft’s class for  the period. The rest of us went on our weekly trip to No Frills. We bought  the ingredients for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having personal Pizza’s and Caesar Salad.

Period D:We began work on a new Promethean Board program. This one is about making a Pizza. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow. Students do not need a lunch

Daily Report for Tuesday November 1st 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…..

HIGH : 16°C                  LOW : 4°C                   P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We filled in the Daily Report for Monday  as we did not have a chance to do it yesterday because of the Halloween Dance. We then took down the Halloween decorations in our classroom. We then had Circle Time. We spoke about what we had done over the weekend.

Period B: We met Mr. Infinity in S-23. We used Google Earth to look at different lakes and ocean’s. We learned about the difference between salt water and fresh water. We also had some time to work on individual educational programs.

  

Period C: We wrote in our Weekend Journals. When we had finished writing we presented our Journal’s to the class. We then had our weekly drama activity. We only had time for two games of Musical Chairs. Rebeca won the first game and Keyur won the second.

Period D: We continued to work on the Food Group sorting program we began last week. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Monday October 31st 2016

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cool….

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

Today we had our weekly trip to the Scarborough YMCA.  Before we went to the Y, we had our Mindfulness Minutes. At 9:30 we left or the Y. We took the 86 Scarborough bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan station. Then we walked to the YMCA.  We went upstairs to the indoor  track where we walked 42 laps which is 3 miles or 3.8 K ! We then went to the gym where we played some badminton. We then went downstairs  to use the treadmill machines. We then went to the Scarborough Town Centre where we ate lunch in the Food Court. After lunch we took the TTC back to school. We got back just in time for the Halloween Dance. We did not have time to do the daily report or a sit.