Daily Report for Friday April 29th 2016

Weather for Today: Partly Cloudy and Cool….

HIGH : 9°C                             LOW : 5°C          P.O.P. : 30%

We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then got ready to go to the movies ! We took the TTC to the Morningside Cineplex Theater. First we got on the 86 Scarborough bus and then transferred to the 116 Morningside bus. We got off the bus at Milner and then walked to the theater. The movie we saw was “The Jungle Book”. The movie was about a boy named Mowgli who lived in the jungle and had all sorts of adventures. Some of it was scary but it all worked out in the end. We had a great time at the movie. After the movie we took the TTC back to school. We had enough time to do some patterning games on the Whiteboard after which we filled in the Daily Report. To finish off our day we had a Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Daily Report for Thursday April 28th 2016

Weather for Today: Mostly Cloudy and Cool…

HIGH : 8°C                             LOW : 1°C          P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then prepared our lunch. Michelle, Atshaya and Mindy peeled the potatoes. Courtney washed and dried the lettuce. Jerron cut up the sweet red peppers for salad garnish. Mindy and Atshaya also set the table.

Period B: We met Ms. Lupo in our classroom. We then went to the washroom. After we had gone to the washroom we went to the Cosmetology class. We brushed our teeth using a mirror so we could be sure of doing a good job. We then washed our hands and faces. Ms. Lupo then applied some hand cream to our hands and forearms.

Period C: We all helped to wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen/classroom. We the had a delicious dessert that Ms. Josie bought for us, some Strawberry Jam Filled Doughnuts. When we had finished our dessert we used the Promethean Board to do some patterning activities.

Period D: We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Mediation sitting.

Note to Parents: We will be going to see The Jungle Book movie tomorrow.

Daily Report for Wednesday April 27th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cool…

HIGH : 9°C                             LOW : 0°C          P.O.P. : 10%

Today we got to go on our weekly trip to the Scarborough YMCA. We took the 86 Scarborough bus to Kennedy Station. We then took the LRT to McCowan station and walked to the Y. We got changed and then went upstairs to the track where we walked 28 laps, which equals a mile ! We then went to one of the Gym`s where we played a little badminton. We then went to the Food Court at Scarborough Town Centre to eat lunch. After lunch we walked to Freshco where we bought some groceries for tomorrow’s lunch. We will be having Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn and Garden Salad. We then got back on to the TTC to come back to school. When we got back to school we just had time to do the Daily Report and head to the buses home.

Note to Parents: We will be having Lunch Program tomorrow. Students do not need to bring a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday April 26th 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast, Rainy and cool….

HIGH : 7°C                   LOW : -2°C                            P.O.P.: 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then used the Promethean Board to do some literacy activities. We read some stories and poems and learned about rhyming words.

Period B: We met Ms. Lupo in our classroom. We then went to the washroom. After we had gone to the washroom we went to the Cosmetology class. We brushed our teeth using a mirror so we could be sure of doing a good job. We then washed our hands. Ms. Lupo then applied some hand cream to our hands and forearms.

Period C: We began by using the Promethean Board and some plastic money to do some money math lessons. We then went to S-6 to wash the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. When we came back to our classroom we once again used the Promethean Board to learn about patterns.

Period D: We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Mediation sitting.

Note to Parents: We will be going to the YMCA tomorrow.

Daily Report for Monday April 25th 2016

Weather for Today:  Mostly Cloudy, Rainy and Cool…

HIGH : 7°C                             LOW : 4°C          P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to the Art Room to work on our Mother’s Day ceramic project. Today we applied glaze to our pieces.

Period B: We met Ms. Lupo in our classroom. We then went to the washroom. After we had gone to the washroom we went to the Cosmetology class. We brushed our teeth using a mirror so we could be sure of doing a good job. We then washed our hands. Ms. Lupo then applied some hand cream to our hands and forearms.

Period C: We did our weekend journal activity. First we had some Circle Time where we talked about what we had done over the weekend. We then filled in our journal worksheets. To finish off we presented our worksheets to the class. We then used the Promethean Board to play some  literacy games.

Period D: We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Mediation sitting.

Daily Report for Friday April 22nd 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warm…

HIGH : 18°C                 LOW : 13°             P.O.P.: 30%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had our weekly trip to the Computer Lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period B: We went to the Cosmetology classroom with Ms. Lupo. We all brushed our teeth and washed our hands. We then got a chance to learn about brushing our hair by using a mannequin head.

Period C: We went outside to take part in the Earth Day Community Clean up event. Mr. Wilkens gave us gloves and garbage bags and we picked up some litter outside the school. 

Here is a picture of the class and all the litter we collected....

Period D: We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Mediation sitting.

Daily Report for Thursday April 21st 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast and Warm….

HIGH : 15°C                 LOW : 6°C                    P.O.P. : 40%

Period A: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. Then we did the prep for our lunch. Michelle put the Chicken burger patties on a baking sheet’ Romi and Mindy set the table. Courtney made the juice. Atshaya washed the lettuce for the burger garnish. We then used the Promethean Board to learn about Canada’s Food Guide.

Period B: Today we started a new class with a new teacher. The class is called Self Help and Self Care. Our new teacher is Ms. Lupo. We began by going to the Cosmetology classroom with Ms. Lupo. We all brushed our teeth and washed our hands. We then got a hand/arm massage. It was very refreshing.

Period C: We began by cleaning up the classroom from our lunch. Everybody helped out doing the dishes and cleaning the tables and counters. We then had our dessert of Chocolate Chip Cookies. We then went to the Computer lab where we worked on various educational programs.  

Period D: We filled in the daily report. We had our daily Mindfulness Mediation sitting.

Daily Report for Wednesday April 20th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm…

HIGH : 12°C                 LOW : 2°C          P.O.P. : 0%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Courtney used the Shop Vac to clean up around the shop. Romi worked on a collage. Atshaya, Mindy and Michelle did some coloring. Jerron did some bead work.

Since today is a short day schedule we did not go to the YMCA. We did get our exercise though as we walked to the local No Frills to do the grocery shopping for tomorrow’s lunch. We bought some Chicken burgers and French Fries.

When we got back to school it was period C so we filled in the daily report a little early as after lunch we will be going to watch a Staff vs. Student Basketball game. We also had time for a short sitting.

At 1:00 PM we went to the gym to watch a special event, a basketball game that pitted the Maplewood boys BB team versus the Maplewood staff. It was an exciting game which came right down the wire. The boys won the game with a score of 25 to 24.

After the basketball game we got to go to a dance in the cafeteria. It was a lot of fun.

Note to Parents: Lunch program tomorrow. Students do not need to bring a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday April 19th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm….,.

HIGH : 15°C                 LOW : 6°C          P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya was using the adding machine to do some sums. Mindy and Michelle did some coloring. Jerron did his usual bead work while Romi worked on her collages.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We went to S-6 to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community Lunch. We all had a chance to do two place settings. When we got back to the classroom we used the Promethean Board to help us write some stories. We wrote one about Michelle and her visit to a faraway planet and another story about Mindy and Jerron exploring a scary forest.

Period C: We started off doing some money math exercises on the Promethean Board. We then went back to S-6 to clean the dishes from the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. Everybody helped out washing and drying the dishes. When we were done we came back to class where we continued to work on money math.  

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

Note to Parents: We will not be going to the YMCA tomorrow.

Daily Report for Monday April 18th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Warm….

HIGH : 22°C                 LOW : 9°C                    P.O.P. : 10%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya, Mindy Courtney and Michelle did some coloring. Jerron did some bead work and worked on some puzzles. Romi was working on her collages.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had Circle Time where we talked about what we had done over the weekend. We then did our Weekend Journals. Firstly, we filled in our journal worksheets. We then presented what we had written to the class.

Period C: As it was such a beautiful day outside today Mr. Wilkens thought it would be nice to go for a walk in the community. We walked to a small park and used the playground equipment for a while. We then continued our walk through “The Woods” and came back to school. When we got back to class we used the Promethean Board to do some money math.

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

Daily Report for Thursday April 14th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cool….

HIGH : 7°C                   LOW : -1°C                            P.O.P. : 0%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Mindy, Michelle and Atshaya did some coloring of Spring Flowers. Courtney did some drawing. Jerron did some bead work. Romi worked on a collage.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then prepared our lunch. Michelle washed and spun dried the Romaine lettuce for the Caesar Salad. Atshaya and Courtney grated the mozzarella cheese for the pizza. Atshaya and Mindy also set the table. After Mr. Wilkens showed us a demonstration, we all got to make our own pizza’s. The meal was delicious

Period C: After we all took turns washing and drying the dishes we had our dessert. Today we had pound cake that Ms. Josie was kind enough to buy for us. Since tomorrow is PA day and we won’t be at school we went to the computer lab to work on various educational programs.

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

Note to Parents: Tomorrow is a PA Day, no school for the students.

Daily Report for Wednesday April 13th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cool…

HIGH : 4°C                             LOW : -2°C                            P.O.P. : 20%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya and Michelle did some coloring. Mindy helped Mr. Watson while he worked on a trivet. Courtney did some vacuuming. Jerron worked some puzzles. We left class a little early so we would have plenty of time for our trip to the YMCA.

We went to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We got on the LRT to McCowan station. We walked to the Y. We walked around the track for two miles ! We then went downstairs to use the treadmills. We went to the Food Court at Scarborough Town Centre and ate our lunch. We then took the TTC back to school. When we got back to school we did the Daily Report and a short mindfulness meditation sit.

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

Daily Report for Tuesday April 12th 2016

Weather for Today: Mostly Sunny and cool…

HIGH : 6°C                             LOW : 2°C                    P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya used the adding machine to do some  sums. Courtney did a lot of different things like drawing on the black board and using the Shop Vac. Jerron worked on some puzzles. Mindy helped Mr. Watson on a tile project. Michelle did some coloring. Romi did her usual cut and pasting to make a collage.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then used the Promethean Board to write a science fiction story about Mindy and her visit to a planet. We went to S-6 to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. We all helped out by making place settings. When we had finished setting the table we came back to class and used the Promethean Board to read some stories.  

Period C: Once again we used the Promethean Board to do a lesson. We used the board and some plastic money to identify different types of coins and their value. We then went back to S-6 to wash the dishes. Everybody took turns washing and drying the dishes. We then came back to our classroom where we did some  more money math.

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

Note to Parents: We will be going to the YMCA tomorrow. Please ensure students have running shoes and gym wear.

Daily Report for Monday April 11th 2016

Weather for Today: Mainly cloudy and cool…

HIGH : 11°C            LOW : 2°C                P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya, Mindy and Michelle did some coloring. Courtney used the Shop Vac to vacuum around the shop. Jerron, as usual, did some bead work.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then had Circle time where we talked about what we had done over the weekend. We then did our Weekend Journals. We filled in the journal worksheets and then we presented what we had written to the class.

Period C: We went to the Art Room where we worked on a new ceramic project. The project is going to be a Mother’s Day present so we cannot tell what it is. Suffice it to say that we all got a good start on the project.

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

Daily Report for Friday April 8th 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast and Cold…

HIGH : 3°C                             LOW : -5.5°C                P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Mindy, Atshaya and Michelle did some coloring. Jerron did some bead work. Romi did some cut and paste to make a collage.

Period B: We went to the Computer Lab where we worked on various educational programs.

Period C: We began by playing a few games of Wii Bowling. We all had a chance to bowl. Atshaya was a very good bowler. We then filled in the Daily report as we are going to the library in Period D for an activity with Jacinda and Elena. Today's activity is about undersea creatures. We had our daily Mindfulness Meditation sitting.

Period D: We went to the library for an activity with Jacinda and Elena.

Daily Report for Thursday April 7th 2016

Weather for Today: Mostly Cloudy and Cool….

HIGH : 6°C                   LOW : 5.5°C                 P.O.P. : 30%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Jerron did some bead work and worked on some puzzles. Michelle and Atshaya  did some coloring. Courtney used the Shop Vac to help clean the shop. Mindy helped Mr. Watson with some painting. Romi worked on a collage.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We prepared our lunch. We all got to make our own sandwich. We had a choice of Egg Salad, Ham or Smoked Turkey. Mindy and Courtney set the table. Atshaya washed the lettuce. When were done we got to eat our lunch in the classroom. After we had eaten we went to Singing Club.

Period C: We cleaned up from lunch. We all had a chance to help with washing and drying the dishes. We then had some cupcakes for dessert. When we had finished our dessert we used the White board to write a couple of stories. One story was about Atshaya and Sam. The other story was about Courtney and Caitlyn.

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

Daily Report for Wednesday April 6th 2016

Weather for Today: Overcast, Snow and Cold…

HIGH : 2°C                             LOW : -1°C                   P.O.P. : 100%

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya was using the adding machine to do sums. Jerron did some beading and played with wooden cars. Michelle and Romi did some cutting and pasting to make a collage.

We went to the YMCA. We took the Scarborough 86 bus to Kennedy Station. We got on the LRT to McCowan station. We walked to the Y. We walked around the track for two miles !  We went to the Food Court at Scarborough Town Centre and ate our lunch. We then took the TTC back to school. When we got back to school we just had time to do the Daily Report.

Note to Parents: Lunch program tomorrow. Students will not need to bring a lunch.

Daily Report for Tuesday April 5th 2016

Weather for Today: Sunny and Cold…

HIGH : -1°C                  LOW : -8°C                            P.O.P. : 10 %

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Mindy helped Mr. Watson paint some wooden salamanders. Atshaya colored some mosaics. Romi did some cut and pasting to make a collage. Michelle helped Romi with the collage. Jerron did some bead work as well as road testing some wooden cars.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then used the Promethean Board to write a story. The story was about a girl named Romi who made friends with a Zebra. We then went to S-6 to set the table for the Maplewood Mindfulness Community lunch. When we got back to class we finished writing our story and then read it out.

Period C: We had so much fun with the story writing activity that we decided to write another story. This one was about Atshaya and her brother Sam. The story told about Sam rescuing Atshaya from some ghosties and a dragon. At 1:00 o’clock we went back to S-6 to wash the dishes. We all helped out and did a great job.

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

Note to Parents : We will be going to the YMCA tomorrow. ( Weather permitting) Students will need running shoes and gym wear.

Daily Report for Monday April 4th 2016

Weather for Today: Mostly Cloudy and Cold….

HIGH : -2°C        LOW : -7°C                   P.O.P. : 30%      

Period A: We went to the wood shop with Mr. Watson. Atshaya used the adding machine to do some sums. Mindy made a little shelf that she will be bringing home today, she also did some coloring. Michelle was working with the Lego and she also worked on a collage. Jerron did a lot of different activity’s as he was quite restless today.

Period B: We began with our Mindfulness Minutes. We then worked on our Weekend Journals. We filled in our worksheets and then presented what we had written to the class.

Period C: We did a number of different money math activity’s. We used the plastic money to identify the different coins. We then used the coins to come up with different amounts. We then used the whiteboard to do various money math activity’s.

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