Daily Report for Monday October 2nd 2017

Weather for Today : Sunny and Warm…

HIGH : 19°C                     LOW : 6°C              P.O.P. : 10 %

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then did our Weekend Journal activity. We wrote in our journals about some of the things we did over the weekend. When we had finished writing we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We went outside to deliver the Bluffs Monitor Community newspaper. As we did not have time to do the Daily Report on Friday we filled it in today.

Period C: We did a money math activity on the IWB. We used the whiteboard to come up with different amounts using coins and bills. We filled in the Daily Report. We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We met Mr. Stolte in S-16. Today we will be continuing work on our Color Wheel project.

Note to Parents : Please remit October Lunch Fund Fee of $20.00

Daily Report for Friday September 29th 2017

         

Weather for Today : Rainy and Cool…

HIGH : 18°C                     LOW :6°C               P.O.P. :  100%

Today we went to the Markham Fair. We took a school bus to the Fair. Even though the weather was not very nice we had a good time. We first went to see the Art Show. We saw our leaf paintings. Here is a picture of our art work.

 We then went to see the animals. We saw horses, sheep, cows, a llama, pigs rabbits and chickens. Here is a picture of some of the animals we saw.

We the had the delicious lunch that we had prepared yesterday. We went to the area where there was different shopping sites.

At 1:45 we got on the school bus to go back to school. We had a great time at the Markham fair.

Daily Report for Thursday September 28th 2017

Weather for Today: Mainly Sunny and Cool..

HIGH: 16°C                   LOW: 6°C                    P.O.P : 40 %

Period A: Today was a short day schedule on account of the school participating in the annual Terry Fox Run for the Cure.  We began our day with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then went to the M.E. Kitchen to prep the food for tomorrow’s lunch which we will be bringing to the Markham Fair. We all worked hard to prepare the lunch of Curry Chicken Wraps with Chickpea Salad. The Curry Chicken filling for the wraps was delicious and we all got to taste it.

 Period B: We continued with food prep.

Period C: After finishing making the lunch we went back to Room 200 where we looked up some information on the Markham Fair using the IWB.

After lunch we went to the Computer Lab.

Period D : We all participated in the Terry Fox Run for the Cure. It was a lot of fun. When we had finished the run we all got a banana and a bag of chips.

Daily Report for Wednesday September 27th 2017

         

Weather for Today : Sunny and  HOT !!!

HIGH : 28°C                     LOW :19 °C            P.O.P. : 30 %

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We used the                  IWB  ( Interactive Whiteboard) to search the Web for ideas for our picnic lunch which we will be bringing to the Markham Fair. We decided on Curry Chicken Wraps with Chickpea Salad. We made a shopping list. We went to No Frills to buy the groceries for our lunch.

Period B: We came back from No Frills at 10:40 and went to the ME Kitchen. We all helped to put the groceries away. We printed out the recipes we will be using to make our lunch. Before we printed them we had to double the ingredients.  

After lunch we went to the computer lab,

Period C: We used the IWB to go to the Markham Fair Website. We learned about some of the things that we will see there. We also downloaded a Scavenger Hunt we hope be able to use at the Fair.

Period D: Mr. Stolte is away today and we will be having Ms. Zarudnyas our Occasional Teacher. We will be working on our Colour Wheel project.

Note to Parents: Students should bring a lunch tomorrow.

Daily Report for Tuesday September 26th 2017

Weather for Today : Mainly Sunny and HOT !!!

HIGH : 31°C                     LOW : 20°C            P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Amena, Rebeca and Nerissa went to their Co-op placement at Giant Tiger at Kennedy and Eglinton. They were working in the back of the store hanging shirts on hangers. They hung Ladies and Men’s shirts. The rest of us did a literacy activity. We listened to the book Stellaluna being read aloud. We then made a word web about bats.

Period B: We went to thee ME kitchen to get the dishes and cutlery to set up in S-7 for the Mindfulness Community lunch. We went to S-7 and set the table. The girls got back from Co-op. We went back to Room 200 and learned some more about bats. We learned that bats’ getting into people’s hair is a myth.

After lunch we went to the Computer Lab.

Period C:.We went back to the ME Kitchen to wash the dishes from the  Mindfulness Community lunch. We filled in the Daily Report.

We had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We worked on decorations for the Terry Fox Run. We also began work on a new project about the Colour Wheel.

Daily Report for Monday September 25th 2017

Weather for Today : Mainly Sunny and HOT !!

HIGH : 31°C                     LOW : 19°C            P.O.P. :  10%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We did our Weekend Journals. We wrote in our journals some of the things we had done over the weekend. When we had done writing we presented our work to the class.

Period B: We did a math activity on the Promethean Board. We went for a Community Walk.

Period C: We filled in the Daily Report.

Period D: We  presented the artwork we had made to Ms. Pallas, our Vice Principal.  We then went back to S-16 where worked on decorations for Thursday’s Terry Fox Run.

Daily Report for Friday September 22nd 2017

Weather for Today : Mainly Sunny with a few Clouds….

HIGH : 26°C                     LOW : 16°C            P.O.P. :  20%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the Computer Lab where we worked on individual educational programs. Mr. Wilkens also changed some of our passwords.

Period B: We began with a Body Scan Mindfulness exercise. At 10:40 we went to an assembly where we learned about Terry Fox and the fundraising drive we will be having here at Maplewood.

Period C: We went for a Community Walk.  We filled in the Daily Report.

We also did some literacy activities on the IWB.

Period D: We went to the Annual Welcome Back Corn Roast where we got to enjoy some freshly picked Corn on the Cob.

Note to Parents : Monday is a Staff Meeting Day. Bus p/u at 12:30