Daily Report for Thursday October 29th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny, Cold and Windy

HIGH : 9 C                    LOW: 7 C                      P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We continued work on our owl doorstops. Emily, Rebeca and Nerissa are almost finished. The boys will have theirs done sure.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then continued to prep for tomorrows Halloween Feast. Scottie put the meatballs on a baking sheet and in the oven to cook. Fahim and Ahmed did the dishes. Rebeca drew some pumpkin faces for our Jack o Lanterns. Nerissa and Emily worked on the pumpkins. The rest of the class did the Current Events activity.

Period C: Nerissa , Emily and Rebeca went to their co-op placement at Dollarama where they stocked the shelves. The rest of the class continued with preparations for tomorrows event.

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

Note to Parents

Daily Report for Wednesday October 28th. 2015

Weather for Today: RAINY, WINDY and Gloomy…

HIGH : 14°C                 LOW : 8°C          P.O.P.: 100%

Period A: Today in sewing class we continued with our owl doorstops. Some of us completed the body of our owls and the rest of us sewed on the wings. Mr. Wilkens and Fahim got their school photos taken. Keyur surprised us by coming to class as he was expecting to be away today.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had a lesson on Health and Safety in the workplace. We watched a video and then answered questions on a quiz. We all passed with flying colors !

Period C: We were very busy prepping for Friday’s Halloween feast ! Rebeca and Nerissa peeled, cored and cut up the apples for Apple Pie. Myron was busy at the stove making the Marinara Sauce. Keyur rolled out the pastry for the pies. Fahim, Shakur and Ahmed were kept busy washing dishes and helping to keep the kitchen clean.

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

Note to Parents : Make sure to send a lunch with the students as we will be having our Lunch Program lunch on Friday this week.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 27th 2015

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cool…

HIGH : 10°C                 LOW : 2°C                    P.O.P.: 20%

Period A: Today was a rather special day in that some of us got to go see a movie with some other classes and some of stayed at school. Fahim, Scottie, Emily and Nerissa went to see Hotel Transylvania 2 at the Morningside Cineplex. The rest of the class had the regular schedule. In sewing class we continued work on our owl doorstops.

Period B: Because the forecast is for a lot of rain tomorrow, Mr. Wilkens decided to do the grocery shopping today. We went to No Frills where we bought the ingredients for the special lunch we will be having this coming Friday. We are having spaghetti and meatballs with Caesar Salad and garlic bread. Keyur was the class leader on the trip and he did a great job.

Period C: We spent all of this period doing some food prep for Fridays Lunch. Shakur and Ahmed cut up the celery. Keyur, Mark and our guest student, Joel, cut up the tomatoes. Keyur and Shakur also helped to chop the onions.

Period D: We did our classroom jobs. We filled in the daily report. The students who had gone to the movie got back just in time to join us in a Mindfulness meditation sitting.

Note to Parents: Permission form for Halloween workshop in Agendas.

Daily Report for Friday October 23rd. 2015

Weather for Today: Partially cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 15                     LOW : 4                        P.O.P.: 40%

Period A: Mr. Wilkens was away today at an OSSTF training workshop. We had a supply teacher for the day. In Ms. Queens’s class we continued work on our owl door stops. We sewed the buttons on for the eyes.. We also sewed on fabric pieces for the beak and feet.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period C: Ms. Merlin led the class in our weekly Yoga instruction. We began by taking off our shoes and placing the new yoga mats that Mr. Tipoff had purchased for us. We did a number of yoga Asana’s ( poses)

including tabletop, tree, child, cat and the famous downward dog and corpse pose.

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

Daily Report for Thursday October 22nd. 2015

Weather  for Today: Sunny with a few clouds and warm…

HIGH : 17°C                           LOW : 9°C                    P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: We are still working on our Owl doorstops. Today we sewed on the feet.

Period B: We prepared our lunch. Emily and Nerissa set the table and made the fruit punch. Fahim and Myron washed the dishes. Keyur, Mark, Scottie and Rebeca cut the garnish for the garden salad. Ahmed helped to make the cookies. Just before we ate we had our Mindfulness Minutes.

Period C: We cleaned the kitchen/classroom. Once again Fahim and Myron did the dishes. Scottie and Ahmed put the dishes away. The rest of the class played on the Wii game. When we had finished our clean up we went out to deliver the Bluffs Monitor newspaper. When we got back to class we had our dessert of Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday October 21st. 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast with Light Rain…

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

Period A: We continued work on our Owl doorstops. We were sewing on the face and fingers of the owl. At the end of the period we got to do a little dancing to You Tube videos.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then made our weekly shopping trip to No Frills. We bought the ingredient’s for tomorrows lunch. We will be having Macaroni and Cheese with a fresh Garden Salad. Emily was the class leader on the trip and she did a fantastic job ! When we got back to class we put the groceries away.

Period C: We did our dental hygiene. Then we had our weekly Drama activity. Scottie won the first two games of Musical Chairs/ The third game was all about Gurl Power as Emily, Rebeca and Nerissa were the final three with Rebeca being the winner. At the end of the period we all got to eat a special treat..delicious cinnamon bus which Rebeca did an amazing job icing !
Here is a picture of Rebeca with the buns...

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

Note to Parents: Tomorrow is Lunch Program. Send no lunch. If you have not already done so, please remit $20.00 for October Lunch Fund Fee.

Daily Report for Tuesday October 20th 2015

Weather for Today: Overcast and Rainy…

HIGH: 17°C                   LOW: 13°C °C                    P.O.P :  100 %

Period A: We continued work on our fabric owls, which turn our to be Owl doorstops. Here is a picture of what the project will look like when we are done…

Period B: We wrote in our weekend journals. We also help set up for the weekly Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Keyur and Nerissa helped to make the Mindfulness Buns. Fahim did a great job washing the dishes. Mark and Ahmed set the table.

Period C:  Unfortunately, Mr. Wilkens had to go home as his battle with a cold was not going well. We had an occasional teacher, Ms. Modie, come in to the class. We finished off our journals and presented them to the class. We also spoke with Ms. McDonald about the upcoming Special Olympics Track and Field Meet.

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

Note to Parents : Track and Field Forms and $8.00 fee must be returned tomorrow.