Daily Report for Friday February 27th 2015

The Weather Today was: Mainly Sunny and very Cold….

LOW : -24°C                 HIGH : -9°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Today was our field trip Ripley’s Aquarium. It was a great trip. We all had very good time. Ibby’s favourite part of the trip was watching the sharks swimming. Aaron especially likes seeing the swordfish and the shark right behind him. Jaran liked seeing the sting rays and sharks swimming over him in the underwater tunnel. Robert liked seeing the turtles. Stafhan doesn't know what his favourite thing was. Laven  liked the seashells. Kabilan liked the orange fish. Ralph liked the swordfish lying on the glass and he took a lot of pictures on his phone.  Ms. Benyarko liked watching the sharks swim above us while we were on the moving sidewalk as well as the jellyfish tanks. Mr. Wilkens favourite thing about the trip was that it went well with no problems ! Here are some pictures of the aquarium…..

Note to Parents: We will be going swimming at the YMCA on Monday. Please have students bring swim wear and towel as well as gym cloth

Daily Report for Thursday February 26th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and Cold…..

LOW : -18°C                 HIGH : -10°C                P.O.P. : 30%

In Class Today:

Period 1: In period 1 today we worked on preparing our lunch. We had Grilled Cheese Sandwich’s, Garden Salad and Tomato Soup. Aaron opened and emptied the Tomato soup. Laven , Robert, Stafhan and Kabilan cut up the vegetable garnish for the salad. Ralph washed and spun the lettuce for the salad. Ibby and Shagee set the table. Here are some pictures of us hard at work…

Period 2: When we had finished our lunch prep we all worked on our current event activity. At 10:30 we were called down to the library for the final Mental Health workshop of the month. Today’s workshop was on resilience or how we can bounce back from stress and adversity. We watched a video and then did some different activities like making Thank You cards and making healthy snacks. Here are some pictures of us at the workshop….

Then we went back to class to eat our lunch. Here is a picture of us eating our delicious lunch…

Period 3: We had a busy day again in the food school. Most of us were peeling and prepping garlic, onions and carrots. Ibby and Ralph helped to clean up and put away the cutlery.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Field Trip to Ripley’s Aquarium tomorrow. Students should bring a bagged lunch that does not require heating.

Daily Report for Wednesday February 25th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny with a few clouds and COLD

LOW : -13°C                 HIGH : -9°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

In Class Today:

Period 1: Mr. Wilkens was at a PD session this morning so we had different on call teachers in the morning. We started out the day by having a classroom discussion on what we had done yesterday evening. Then we did a word search on Black History. During the announcements Aaron did another Black History month reading, this time about Laurence Hill the author of Book of Negroes.

Period 2: We began the period by singing Happy Birthday to our on call teacher Mr. Sullivan. Then we did a mental health activity about friends. We watched a video about what makes a good friend and had a discussion about the topic while we watched. We finished off the activity by completing a worksheet on friendship.

Period 3: In food school today we had another busy period. Laven, Stafhan, Robert, Shagee and Jaran chopped up some green peppers. Ibby helped to clean and put away cutlery. Aaron washed tables and wrote out the menu for tomorrow. Meanwhile Kabilan went to his co-op placement at the Boys and Girls Club.

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow, send no lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday February 24th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and Very Cold (again)…

LOW : -18°C                 HIGH : -8°C                  P.O.P. : 60%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We started out by writing in our weekend journals. We then came up with our weekly spelling words. This week’s words are about Black History Month. To end off the period we used the whiteboard to practice our addition skills.

Period 2: While Aaron was at co-op and Ralph went to the boys chat group the rest of the class did our weekly Drama activity. We started out with three games of musical chairs. We had some different winners for a change with Shagee and Ibby both winning. After that we had a game of animal charades. At the end of the period we used the whiteboard to practice our spelling words.

Period 3: In Food school today we had a busy and productive period. Aaron helped to write out tomorrow`s menu. Ralph dealt with the recycling and bagged some food. Jaran, Laven and Robert peeled and cut up some squash. Stafhan grated some cheese. Kabilan cut up some pineapple. Ibby put away trays in the server.

Period 4: We all did our classroom jobs. We then filled in the daily report. We had our daily meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday February 20th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny and VERY COLD !!!...

LOW : -23°C                 HIGH : -14°C                P.O.P. : 20%

In Class Today:

Period 1: We went to the Computer Lab for our regular weekly computer session. We visited various educational sites. We also began work on a Word Cloud project that we are doing as part of Mental Health Month. During the school announcements Aaron continued his Black History readings with a reading about Nelson Mandela.

Period 2:  We began the period by doing some final studying for our weekly spelling test. It turns out we really needed the studying since the words this week were quite difficult. We then had the actual spelling test. This week’s words were about Mental Health and they were some hard ! The grades were not as good as usual. Next week we will have to choose a less challenging topic ! After the test we went on the whiteboard where we played a few mathematical games. The class did very well on this exercise.

Period 3: Since there was not a lot to do in the kitchen, this being Friday, the class went to the computer lab where we visited some sites having to with food.

Period 4: We all got to eat some delicious Cinnamon buns that Mr. Wilkens baked for us. We then did our classroom jobs. We filled the daily report. We then had a short sit….

Note to Parents: Monday is a Short ( Staff Meeting ) Day. Bus p/u at 12:15 PM

Daily Report for Thursday February 19th 2015

The Weather Today was: Sunny and Very COLD !......

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

In Class Today:

Period 1: We worked on preparing our lunch in first period. Ralph and Aaron made the meatballs…

Stafhan spread the garlic butter on the garlic bread….

Ibby and Laven set the table…

Kabilan washed, spun dried and broke up the lettuce for the salad…

Period 2: We finished up the lunch prep and then we did our Current Event activity. At 10:30 we were called down to the library for a Mental Health Workshop. We learned about stress and healthy ways to deal with it. We all got to make our own Stress Ball by filling balloon’s with rice. When the workshop was over we went back to class to eat our fabulous meal of Spaghetti and Meatballs !...

Period 3: In food school we had another busy and productive day. Aaron, Jaran and Stafhan chopped up some carrots. Laven, Ralph and Kabilan peeled some onions. Ibby washed some dishes.

Period 4: We started out the period by having our dessert. We had Mr. Wilkens famous brownie’s. They were very tasty ! We then did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. Then we had our daily meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday February 18th 2015

The Weather Today was: Overcast and Cold…

LOW : -16°C                          HIGH : -8°C                  P.O.P. : 40%

In Class Today:

Period 1: In period 1 the class went to the Art Room to continue work on our Ceramic Candle Holders. Today we attached the top of the candle holder to the base. Here are some pictures of us working on our ceramic projects…

Period 2: In period 2 the class walked to No Frills to buy groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garlic Bread and Caesar Salad. Here are some pictures of us doing our grocery shopping…

   

Period 3: We were quite busy in Food School today. We helped to prepare for tomorrow’s lunch by grating mozzarella cheese. We also did some cleaning of the kitchen. Here are some pictures of us working in the Food School…

Period 4: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. We had our daily meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Lunch Program tomorrow, send no lunch.