Daily Report for Wednesday April 12th, 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Coolish……

HIGH :10 °C                     LOW :7 °C              P.O.P. : 20 %

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We then went up to the Yoga Room ( AKA Room S-22). We did various Asanas such as the Downward Dog and other stretching exercises. We then went back to the gym where played Floor Hockey.  

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen to prepare the lunches we will be bringing to the movies tomorrow. Ahmed and Nerissa cut up the Green Onions. Matthew and Shakur cut up the celery. The Sasitharan Boyz helped with cleaning. Emily and Rebeca cut up the potatoes.

After lunch we went to Dance Club where we practiced dancing to a Bruno Mars song.

Period C: We went back to the ME Kitchen to finish off the lunch prep. When we were done we had a special treat of Apple Pie and Ice cream.

Period D: We did not have time for a Community Walk. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation Sit.

Note to Parents: If you have not sent in the Form, TTC tickets and $10.00 please do so tomorrow.

Daily Report for Tuesday April 11^th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Sunny and Warmish…

HIGH : 19°C                     LOW : 9 °C             P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We went outside and did a Cross Country run practice. We came back to school and went to the weight room where we worked with different types of fitness equipment.  

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen where we loaded a cart with the dishes for the Mindfulness Community Lunch. We then went to S-7 and set up for the lunch. We came back class and had some free time.
Here is a video of us setting the table...

After lunch we went to the Games Room.

Period C: We went for our Weekly trip to No Frills a day early this week as we will be making lunches tomorrow that we will bring with us to the movie on Thursday. We bought the groceries for Egg Salad and Tuna Salad Sandwiches’. We will also be having Macaroni and Potato Salad.

Here are some pictures of us coming back from No Frills.

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

Daily Report for Monday April 10th 2017

Weather for Today: Sunny and Very Warm !!!......

HIGH : 24°C                     LOW : 9°C              P.O.P. : 60%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We helped to set up for the Badminton Tournament that the school was hosting today. We then went for a Power Walk and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We did our weekend  journal activity. Mr. Wilkens taught a short lesson on writing complete and informative sentences. At 11:00 Mark and Nerissa went to Team Unbreakable. We then wrote in our journals. After we had done the writing we presented our work to the class.

Period C: Mark and Nerissa finished their journals and presented the work to the class. We then used the Whiteboard to fill in the paperwork for our upcoming field trip to Harbourfront Centre. When we had finished this we went for another walk outside, this time we took the Go Train Route. The weather was simply amazing ! Seems more like summer than spring.

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

Note to Parents: Please return Permission forms , $10.00 and two TTC tickets for Movie Field Trip ASAP.

Daily Report for Friday April 7th. 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast with Rain and Snow !......

HIGH : 4 °C                     LOW : -1 °C             P.O.P. : 100 %

Period A: Ms. McDonald was away today and there were no supply teachers available so we had Mr. Ellis for first half of the period and Mr. Gocool for the rest of the class. Mr. Ellis took us to the Weight Room where we used different pieces of fitness equipment.  We went back to the gym where we did a twelve minute run. When Mr. Gocool took over the class we played a game of floor hockey.

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. WE went to the ME kitchen where Mr. Wilkens made some sweet buns. We went  to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period C:  We had our weekly Yoga activity. Today we went to web site that showed some basic yoga asanas. After our yoga session we did a body scan mindfulness exercise.

Period D: We had some delicious Sticky Buns that Mr. Wilkens had made. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation Sit.

Note to Parents: We may be going to the YMCA on Monday, dependent on circumstances  beyond Mr. Wilkens control. If we do go we will be using the pool so students should bring swim wear.

Daily Report for Thursday April 6th 2017

Weather for Today: Light Rain and Cool…

HIGH : 7°C                     LOW :6 °C                 P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Mr. Makan was away today , we had Ms. Gyselinck as our occasional teacher assistant. We met Ms. McDonald in the gymnasium. We went to the cafeteria where we finished filling in the TDSB Student Census.(except for Nerissa and Matthew) At the end of the period we played some basketball.

Period B: We met in the ME Kitchen where we had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did the food prep for our lunch. Fahim mashed the taters. Matthew and Nerissa peeled and cut up the carrots, they also cut up the cucumber. Emily and Rebeca prepped the peppers and celery for salad garnish. Rebeca also cut up the tomato. The Sasitharan Boyz  set the table. Shakur prepped the lettuce for the salad. While we were waiting for the Sheppard’s Pie to cook Mr. Wilkens did a demo of baking Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Mr. Wilkens miscalculated the prep time so we ate a little late. It was worth the wait though as the Sheppard’s Pie was excellent !

Period C: Emily went to her co-op placement at Dollarama. She did the usual shelf stocking. The rest of us all helped to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen. We then had our dessert of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Vanilla Ice Cream. When we got back we played a game of Musical Chairs and a truncated round of Circle Dance.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday April 4th 2017

Weather for Today: Rainy and Cool….

HIGH : 11 °C                     LOW : 7°C             P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the Gym. We practiced our basketball skills as a warm up. We did some more warm up exercises which involved stretching and running. We then went to the Weight Room where we did a variety of physical fitness activities using  the weights. We then went back to the gym where played a game of soccer. We finished up with some free time.

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the ME Kitchen to do some clean up and to get the plates, cutlery and cups to use when we set up for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community Lunch. We proceeded  to  S-& where we took turns setting the table. We then went back to our classroom where we began a money math activity. Rebeca and Emily handed out the “funny money” that we use in our numeracy work.

Period C: We met in S-7 and collected the dirty dishes from the lunch. We took the dishes to the ME Kitchen and took turns washing, drying and putting them away. We went back to class where we began work on creating a new Flipchart  that we will use to practice our money math skills.

Period D: We did not go for a Community Walk due to inclement weather. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation Sit.

Daily Report for Monday April 3rd 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast with a few showers…

HIGH : 10 °C                     LOW : 6°C             P.O.P. : 100 %

Period A: We met Ms. McDonald in the gym. We went to the Cafeteria to fill in the TDSB Student census. ( Except for Nerissa and Matthew whose parents choose to exempt them from this) We then went back to the Gym where we helped to set up for the DD Carnival.

Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to put away the dishes from Friday’s lunch. We then went to the Gym to participate in the DD Carnival. We played a variety of games such bowling, falingo toss, arm wrestling, golf and a lot of other fun games. We had a great time and got some nice prizes. Here are some pictures of us at the Carnival...

Period C: We did our Weekend Journal Activity. Mr. Wilkens insisted on five complete sentences describing what we had done over the weekend. When we had finished writing in our journals we presented our work to the class. We then had a chance to put together the TTC Vehicle cut outs that we got last week on our trip to the TTC Offices. Here is a picture of some of our work...

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