Daily Report for Friday October 16th 2015

Weather for Today: Partly cloudy with light rain…

HIGH : 11°C                 LOW : 4°C                    P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We continued work on our newest project, fabric owls. Today we sewed  the googly eyes onto the face of the owl.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then made our weekly trip to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs. At 11:00 Nerissa and Mark went Team Unbreakable practice.

Period C: The period was shortened today because we had an extended lunch period. We were all treated to Ice Cream Sundaes due to the fact that  the school was able to raise $1800.00 for the Terry Fox Fund. When we got back to class we set up the class sound system and used it to play two games of musical chairs. Rebeca won the first game and Nerissa won the second. Way to go girls !

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

Note to Parents: We will be going swimming at the YMCA on Monday. Please ensure that students have swim wear as well as gym gear and a lunch that does not require re-heating. Please check agenda’s for 2 Field trip forms. Please fill in, sign and return along with requisite fee’s ASAP.

Daily Report for Thursday October 15th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warmish…

HIGH : 16°C                 LOW : 4°C          P.O.P. : 70%

(Apologies for the late posting, very busy afternoon, and still no whiteboard ! )

Period A: We began a new project today. We will be making fabric owls. Today we collected the different parts for the project. We also got to dance to some You Tube videos. Shakur did an amazing dance !

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Then we got our lunch ready. Nerissa and Mark set the table. Shakur peeled some potatoes. Scottie and Rebeca grated carrots for the Coleslaw. Keyur made the limeaide. Myron and Fahim did the dishes. Ahmed cut up and portioned the jello.

Period C: We cleaned up the kitchen/classroom. Nerissa , Emily and Rebeca went to their co-op placement at Dollarama. We had our dessert. We then took advantage of the beautiful Indian Summer day and went for a walk.

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

Note to Parents

Daily Report for Wednesday October 14th 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…

HIGH : 12°C                 LOW : 8°C          P.O.P.: 20%

Period A: Most of us used the sewing machine to put the final stitches on our Acorn pot holders. Keyur , Ahmed and Mark ironed the pot holders. We then tried on and choose some Halloween costumes which Ms. Queen, in an incredibly generous way, is giving us.

 Period B: The class went to No Frill’s to buy groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Curry Chicken, Rice and Peas and Coleslaw. Ahmed was the class leader on the trip and he did a fantastic job !

 Period C: We all worked on food prep for tomorrow’s lunch. Keyur, Scottie and Myron cut up the onions. Mark, Nerissa and Ahmed chopped the celery. Rebeca, Emily and Shakur cut up the green pepper. Fahim was an excellent kitchen helper.

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

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

Daily Report for Tuesday October 13th 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cool…

HIGH; 16°C                  LOW : 14°C                  P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We continued to work on our Acorn pot holders. Some of us still had some hand stitching to do. Emily and Scottie got to use the sewing machine to double stitch the pot holders.

Period B: We began by setting up for the weekly Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Fahim and Myron set the table. Scottie and Rebeca unloaded the dishwasher. We then did our Mindfulness Minutes. The whole class then wrote in our weekend journals. We had a lot to write about seeing as how it was a long weekend.

Period C: We began with our dental hygiene. We then cleaned up the kitchen/classroom. Myron and Fahim loaded the dishwasher. Rebeca and Emily cleared the table. Scottie washed the tables and counter tops. The rest of us worked on finishing our Journals. When we had finished with the cleanup we went outside to deliver the Bluffs Monitor community newspaper, a Level 3 co-op experience !

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

Note to Parents: We will be walking to No Frills tomorrow morning. Please have students dress appropriately.

Daily Report for Friday October 9th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and then Overcast…

HIGH : 16°C                 LOW : 11°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We finished off our Acorn potholders. We also watched Finding Nemo, a great movie.

 Period B: We had our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the computer lab where we used various educational programs.

 Period C: We played two games of Musical Chairs while we were waiting for the Terry Fox assembly to start. Scottie won the first game while Rebeca won the second. We then got called down to the assembly. We had a great time watching the teachers do weird things, all for a good cause of course. The Mud Bath was especially cool !

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

Note to Parents: No school on Monday. Have a fantastic long Thanksgiving Weekend. May your home be filled with joy and gratitude !

Daily Report for Wednesday October 7th 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warm…

HIGH : 18°C                           LOW : 11°C                  P.O.P. : 20%

Today was a rather special day in that most of the class went to the Cross Country Track meet for Tier 1 and Tier 2 students at Morningside Park. Two students, Myron and Shakur failed to bring in their permission forms, which was lucky for Mr. Wilkens as it turned out, and so had to remain behind.

The 7 students that went to the meet acquitted themselves very well ! The boys came in 3^rd. as a team. Nerissa was the winner in the Tier 2 girls division. It was a warm day and we had a great time.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I mean school, Shakur and Myron were kept very busy helping Mr. Wilkens out with preparations for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Feast ! They cut up the bread for the dressing ( stuffing ) and helped with clean up.

When the class returned from the meet we had just enough time to do our classroom jobs and have a short Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Thanksgiving Feast Lunch tomorrow ! Send no lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 6th 2015

Weather for Today: Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 16°C                 LOW : 12°C                  P.O.P.: 20%

Period A: Today we continued work on our Acorn pot-holders. We sewed the pieces of cloth, that we cut had out yesterday, together.

Period B: We began with our usual Mindfulness Minutes. We then helped to set up for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Fahim and Scottie set the table while Keyur and Nerissa helped to set out the food.   Then we began some food preparation for Thursday’s Thanksgiving Feast. Mr. Wilkens asked us to help prepare the stuffing for the feast. Shakur, Ahmed, Myron and Mark cut up some celery. Keyur, Emily and Myron had the tearful job of cutting up some onion.

Period C: We cleaned the classroom/kitchen. Nerissa cleared the table. Scottie and Fahim did the dishes. Ahmed, Myron,Shakur and Emily helped Ms. Merlin organize the cupboards. At the end of the period we had just enough time for a quick game of Musical Chairs, which Nerissa won.

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

Note to Parents: Most of the class will be going to the Cross Country run tomorrow at Morningside Park. Please see note in agenda.