Daily Report for Monday December 11th 2017

Weather for Today:  Overcast and cold…

High: -3°C           LOW : -8°C                   P.O.P. : 40%

  We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then on our Field Trip to the Christmas Market in the Distillery District. We took the 198 Scarborough College Express  to Kennedy Station. We took the subway to Castle Frank Station. We then took 65 Parliament bus to Front St. We walked to the Market. After doing a little sightseeing and shopping at the Market we walked up to Queen St. where we got on the 502 Bus to Yonge St. We walked through the Eaton Centre to the Food Court where ate our lunch. We then took the TTC back to school.

Daily Report for Friday December 8th 2017

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cold…  

High: 1°C            LOW : -4°C                   P.O.P. : 30 %

Period A: Fahim and Matthew wen to their co-op placement at the Boy and Girls Club. At the club they made some holiday decorations. The rest of us  had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the Computer Lab where we worked on various educational programs like IXL.

Period B: We began by talking about the act we are hoping to do in two weeks at the Holiday Assembly. We then did a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise.

Period C: We spent the entire period catching up on our Daily Reporting !

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our paper mache butterflies and fish.

Note to Parents : On Monday we will be going on a field trip the Christmas Market at the Distillery District.

Daily Report for Thursday December 7th 2017

Weather for Today:   Overcast and Warmish…..

High: 5°C            LOW : 0°C          P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the Kitchen to prepare our lunch. Amena cut up some mint. Rebeca cut up some Cilantro. Nerissa and Fahim peeled and cut up the carrots. Brandon and Matthew peeled and cut up some cucumber. Ahmed and Mark Made the juice and together with Nerushan set the table. Shakur helped to keep things clean.

Here are some pictures of us working in the kitchen….

Here is a picture of the incredible Bangladeshi Briyani we made…

Period B: We continued with the lunch prep. When we had finished the prep we back to Room 200 and decorated our  Holiday Tree. Here is a picture of our tree…

Period C: We all helped to clean up the significant mess in the kitchen. When we had finished the clean up  we sat down to celebrate Nerrissa and Shakur’s birthday.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our paper mache creations.

Daily Report for Wednesday December 6th 2017

Weather for Today:  Overcast and Coolish..

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

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We wrote in our weekend journals. 

Period B: We went to S-23 where we were able to write some computer code with the help of Mr. Infinity.

Period C: We began the prep for tomorrow’s lunch. We marinated the chicken and up some vegetables and we made a Birthday Cake for Shakur and Nerissa.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our paper macahe  butterflies and birds.

Daily Report for Tuesday December 5th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast, Windy and Coolish…  

High: 11°C          LOW : 8°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: Ahmed went to his Co-op placement at Shoppers Drug Mart where he was facing merchandise on shelves. The rest of us had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then used the IWB to find a recipe for Bangladeshi Chicken Biryani. We then made a shopping list to use on our shopping expedition to No Frills. We went to No Frills to buy the groceries and we made a stop at Kabul Market where we bought some premium Basmati rice and some seasonings.

Period B: We got back to school a little past 10:40 and we went to the ME Kitchen to upload the groceries. We then set the table in S-7 for the Maplewood Mindfulness Meditation Community lunch. We returned to our classroom where we used the IWB to some Money Math activities.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen where we cleaned the dishes from the lunch. We filled in the Daily Report. We had our Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued work on our Paper Mache animals.

Note to Parents: We will not be going to the YMCA for the rest of the year. We will be going back in January.

Daily Report for Monday December 4th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast, Foggy  and Cool…  

High: 8°C            LOW : 1°C          P.O.P. : 40%

 We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went on our Field Trip to the Ontario Provincial Courts. We walked up to Lawrence Ave and got on the 54 Lawrence bus. We got off at Warden and took the Warden 68 bus to Eglington Ave. and walked to the Courts. We had to go through a metal detector to get in to the courts. We went to a courtroom where we were able to observe a trial. The man had been charged with assault. He had been involved in a “Road Rage” incident where he had spit on another driver. The man was found guilty and sentenced to a $500.00 fine. After the trial we walked to a Burger King restaurant to eat our lunch. We got on the Eglington Ave. East bus to Kennedy Station where we got on the 86 Scarborough bus and got back to school with just enough time to have some Birthday cupcakes Shakur’s Mom had brought. We then had enough time to fill in the Daily Report. 

Daily Report for Thursday November 30th 2017

Weather for Today: Overcast and Rainy…  

High: 7°C            LOW : -3°C                   P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the ME Kitchen to make our lunch of Banhn Mi ( see picture below ) and Pho. Mark, Ahmed and Nerushan set the table. Rebeca and Amena cut up the scallions and cilantro. Brandon peeled and sliced the cucumbers. Nerissa prepped the chicken breasts. Brandon prepped the baguettes. Fahim helped to cook the chicken.

Period B: When we had finished with the lunch prep we went back to our classroom and did some money math on the IWB.

At 12:15 we went to the foyer to watch the Movember shave off. Here are some videos of the event.

Period C: We met in the ME Kitchen to clean up. After we had finished cleaning we ate our dessert of Mango Cake with Nutmeg Cream. We then went back to our classroom where all we had time for was filling in the Daily Report.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. We continued to work on our Paper Mache fish and butterflies.

Note to Parents: We will be going on a field Trip to the Ontario Provincial Courts on Monday. Please ensure students dress appropriately for the weather.