Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! We will not have a class meeting today, to give students a chance to catch up with unfinished work/overdue assignments. However, I will be available from 12:00 – 1:00 in an open Google Meeting today if you have any questions or need help. Use the same link as last week to get to my open meeting. We will have a class meeting tomorrow.

Your only assignment for today is to read Ch. 6 of Who is Malala? I will be posting this week’s assignment in Google Classroom later today.

Here is Some Information About Getting Better Sleep:

How to Get Better Sleep During the Covid-19 Outbreak

5 Tips for Getting Quality Sleep During the Covid-19 Pandemic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGJ5m3VHXo

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

Today’s Assignments:

1. Read Ch. 6 – Who is Malala?
2. Finish any overdue/incomplete assignments in Google Classroom

Moving Moments from Malala’s BBC Diary

Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl

Have a nice day! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will not have any class meetings today, but I will be available from 12:00 – 12:30 in an open Google Meeting if you have any questions. Use the same link as yesterday to get to the meeting.

Your assignments for this week are posted in Google Classroom. The Ch. 5 Questions and the Lesson 5 assignment are due today.

There will not be any classes on Monday, May 18, as it is a holiday (Victoria Day). I will not be checking my email over the long weekend. We will have a meeting next Tuesday.

Here is Some Information About Getting Better Sleep:

How to Get Better Sleep During the Covid-19 Outbreak

5 Tips for Getting Quality Sleep During the Covid-19 Pandemic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGJ5m3VHXo

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

This Week’s Assignments:

1. Read Ch. 5 – Who is Malala?
2. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
3. Complete Lesson 5 -Vocabulary booklet
4. Complete the Lesson 5 Review and Assessment assignment in Google Classroom
5. Complete the Malala Video assignment in Google Classroom
6. Read parts of Malala’s journal on the 2 websites below.

Moving Moments from Malala’s BBC Diary

Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl

Have a nice day & a wonderful long weekend! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will small group meetings today. I have emailed you the link. Please do not be late for your meeting. Here are the meeting times and groups:

Meeting #1 at 12:30: Mussie, Amir, Suahil, Tiblets, & Shireen

Meeting #2 at 1:00: Selam, Jacky, Sadia, Senait & Haja

Meeting #3 at 1:30: Tarfa, Arshad, Abeba, Hadijah, & Mohamad

Meeting #4 at 2:00: Ilyan, Rajae, Shamsedin, Rezwana, & Cyusa

Your assignments for this week are posted in Google Classroom. There will not be any classes on Monday, May 18, as it is a holiday (Victoria Day).

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

This Week’s Assignments:

1. Read Ch. 5 – Who is Malala?
2. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
3. Complete Lesson 5 -Vocabulary booklet
4. Complete the Lesson 5 Review and Assessment assignment in Google Classroom
5. Complete the Malala Video assignment in Google Classroom
6. Read parts of Malala’s journal on the 2 websites below.

Moving Moments from Malala’s BBC Diary

Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl

Have a nice day 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will not have a class meeting today. Your assignments for this week are posted in Google Classroom.

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

This Week’s Assignments:

1. Read Ch. 5 – Who is Malala?
2. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
3. Complete Lesson 5 -Vocabulary booklet
4. Complete the Lesson 5 Review and Assessment assignment in Google Classroom
5. Complete the Malala Video assignment in Google Classroom
6. Read parts of Malala’s journal on the 2 websites below.

Moving Moments from Malala’s BBC Diary

Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl

Have a nice day 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will have a class meeting today at 12:30. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE. Your assignments for this week are posted in Google Classroom.

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

This Week’s Assignments:

1. Read Ch. 5 – Who is Malala?
2. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
3. Complete Lesson 5 -Vocabulary booklet
4. Read parts of Malala’s journal on the 2 websites below.

Moving Moments from Malala’s BBC Diary

Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl

Have a nice day 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will not have a class meeting today. Your assignments for this week are posted in Google Classroom.

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

This Week’s Assignments:

1. Read Ch. 5 – Who is Malala?
2. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
3. Complete Lesson 5 -Vocabulary booklet
4. Read parts of Malala’s journal on the 2 websites below.

Moving Moments from Malala’s BBC Diary

Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl

Have a nice day 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will have small class meetings today. I have emailed you the link. Please do not be late for your meeting. Please have your Lesson 4 Vocabulary assignment ready to show and correct and your Malala book to read. Here are the meeting times and groups:

Meeting #1 at 12:00: Mussie, Amir, Suahil, Tiblets, & Ilyan

Meeting #2 at 12:30: Selam, Jacky, Sadia, Senait & Haja

Meeting #3 at 1:00: Tarfa, Arshad, Abeba, Hadijah, & Mohamad

Meeting #4 at 1:30: Shireen, Rajae, Shamsedin, Rezwana, & Cyusa

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is the registration form:

Healthy Minds Week 2020

Since 2013, Winnipeg School Division has embarked on a Healthy Minds Initiative to recognize and promote mental health literacy among students, staff, and the community. There are many webinars & presentation you and your family members can register for and view/listen to related to mental health today. View all the options below.

May 8

Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY)

MACY Youth Engagement Live! – Episode 7
11-11:30 am
To attend please visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManitobaAdvocate
YouTube: www.youtube.com

The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY) invites young people to tune in to their Facebook and/or YouTube pages for a live presentation streamed from the MACY Youth Engagement team. Youth Engagement Coordinators Jon Skrypnyk and Cathy Cook will discuss youth rights that fall under the United Conventions on the Rights of the Child, while Knowledge Keeper Cheryl Alexander explains ways to maintain your mental health during stressful times, like the COVID-19 pandemic. MACY will also provide some discussion questions for students to consider after the presentation.

To see past episodes of MACY Youth Engagement Live, visit: https://www.facebook.com/watch/ManitobaAdvocate

What is Mindfulness Anyway?

Mindfulness sessions for middle years students
Student mindfulness-Webinar – jpg
Facilitator: KIDTHINK
Registration: kidthink.ca/events
Live Virtual Presentation at 11:00 am
Sessions will be recorded to view at a later date  

In this interactive session, you will learn about what mindfulness actually is, how a practice of mindfulness is part of creating a healthy mind and how it can reduce the effects of stress on the mind and body. A member of the KIDTHINK team will guide you through some basic information about mindfulness and lead you through a variety of mindfulness practices to see what might be a good fit for you.

Take Stigma to the Trash Fun Run, Walk, Scoot or Bike

Junel Malapad – (Winnipeg School Division’s own Presidents’ Council Award Winner for exemplary service and outstanding achievement, innovative thinking and personal initiative, and lasting and pervasive impact in the field of public education) will be running 50 km around the Sargent Park School community on Friday, May 8 as part of Healthy Minds Week.

Please join us by participating where you are, virtually and physically distancing while we walk, scoot, run, skateboard or bike. Proceeds raised in Taking Stigma to the Trash will fund school-based mental health literacy and stigma reduction programming in schools and post-secondary institutions as well as to support programs for youth transitioning out of the child welfare system for more information go to https://mbwpg.cmha.ca/events/taking-stigma-to-the-trash-2020.share

Healthy Minds Week Resources & Activities

​Healthy Minds Mental Health and Wellness Resources Guide

Activities

WSD Mindful Moment School Package 2020.pdf

WSD Healthy Minds Week Activities by grade 2020.pdf

WSD Healthy Minds Land-based Calming Technique.pdf

WSD Healthy Minds Week Daily Tips Elementary.pdf

WSD Healthy Minds Week Daily Tips Junior and High Schools.pdf

Canadian Mental Health Association Mental Health Week Activities and 2020 Tool Kit

Canadian Mental Health Associations Colour That Feeling.pdf

Tic Tac Toe Fitness.jpg

Whats your name workout – Beginners.pdf

Whats your name workout – Extreme.pdfWinnipeg School Division1577 Wall Street East, Winnipeg, MB R3E 2S5 Canada

Today’s Assignment:

1. Join small class meetings (a link to the meeting has been emailed to you)
2. Read Ch. 4 –Who is Malala?
3. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
4. Complete the Ch. 4 – Malala journal entry in Google Classroom
5. Complete Lesson 4 -Vocabulary booklet

Have a nice day & weekend! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will have a class meeting today at 12:00. It is important that you join the meeting ON TIME. I will be sharing important information about the end of the school year.

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is a link to the school website:

https://www.winnipegsd.ca/schools/winnipegadultedcentre/Pages/default.aspx

Healthy Minds Week 2020

Since 2013, Winnipeg School Division has embarked on a Healthy Minds Initiative to recognize and promote mental health literacy among students, staff, and the community. There are many webinars & presentation you and your family members can register for and view/listen to related to mental health today. View all the options below.

May 6

More Than a Label

Exploring Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
More Than a Label – pdf
Ages 10 and up
Hosted by: Thomas Wardell
1:30 pm

Parenting for our Children’s Mental Health
Free Parent Forum

Parenting for our Children’s Mental Health Free Event – jpg
Presented by: KIDTHINK
Registration: kidthink.ca/events
Webinar: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Topics included:

• Nurturing our children’s mental health and wellness
• Strategies to promote wellness and decrease anxiety and depression
• Resources and supports

Today’s Assignment:

1. Join Class Meeting at 12:00 (a link to the meeting has been emailed to you)
2. Read Ch. 4 –Who is Malala?
3. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
4. Complete Lesson 4 -Vocabulary booklet
5. Watch one of the videos below.

Here are some topics mentioned in Ch. 1 – 4 of Who is Malala? :

Who are the Taliban?

Have a nice day! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will not have a class meeting today. If you have any questions, please email me. Please complete today’s assignment in Google Classroom.

If you are planning to continue going to school in September, please make sure to pre-register for the next school year. Applications are available on our website (WAEC.ca) or at the front door for pickup. Students can email them back or drop them off at the door. 

Here is a link to the school website:

https://www.winnipegsd.ca/schools/winnipegadultedcentre/Pages/default.aspx

Healthy Minds Week 2020

Since 2013, Winnipeg School Division has embarked on our Healthy Minds Initiative to recognize and promote mental health literacy among students, staff, and the community. There are many webinars you and your family members can register for and view/listen to related to mental health today. View all the options below.

Big Feelings Come and Go book reading video

In partnership with New Directions and the Canadian Center for Child Protection
Big Feelings Come And Go storybook videos
Big Feelings Come and Go Audio Book information – pdf

What is Mindfulness Anyway?

Mindfulness sessions for middle years students:
Student mindfulness-Webinar – jpg
Grade 5 and up
Facilitator: KIDTHINK
Registration: kidthink.ca/events
Live Virtual Presentation at 1:30 pm
Sessions will be recorded to view at a later date 

In this interactive session, you will learn about what mindfulness actually is, how a practice of mindfulness is part of creating a healthy mind and how it can reduce the effects of stress on the mind and body. A member of the KIDTHINK team will guide you through some basic information about mindfulness and lead you through a variety of mindfulness practices to see what might be a good fit for you.

Mental Health 101

Mental health session for middle and senior years students:
Mental Health 101 – pdf
Grade 7 and up
Facilitator: Taylor Demetrioff – Canadian Mental Health Association
Live Virtual Presentation at 1:00 pm
Sessions will be recorded to view at a later date

In this live virtual presentation you will get an understanding of the differences between mental health & mental illness, depression vs. sadness and feeling nervous vs. an anxiety disorder. We will also be discussing resources and various ways to cope with difficult times.

Using Social Media for Mental Health

NorWest Youth Hub
Ages 14 +
This prerecorded session will give you tips and tricks on how to use social media and feel great.
Registration info

Re:Think what you think about Mindfulness

Ages 14+
Sara Riel Inc invites you to Re think what you think about Mindfulness through three guided pre-recorded exercises. During these different times it can be difficult to take pause and be present in the moment. We hope these techniques can be useful addition to taking care of your mental health.

Sara Riel Youtube Channel

Today’s Assignment:

1. Read Ch. 4 -Who is Malala?
2. Answer the questions in Google Classroom.
3. Watch one of the videos below.

Here are some topics mentioned in Ch. 1 – 3 of Who is Malala? :

Who are the Taliban?

Have a nice day! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will have small class meetings today. I have emailed you the link. Please do not be late for your meeting. Here are the meeting times and groups:

Meeting #1 at 12:30: Mussie, Amir, Suahil, Senait, & Ilyan

Meeting #2 at 1:00: Selam, Jacky, Sadia, Tiblets & Haja

Meeting #3 at 1:30: Tarfa, Arshad, Abeba, Hadijah, & Mohamad

Meeting #4 at 2:00: Shireen, Rajae, Shamsedin, Rezwana, & Cyusa

REMINDER: There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 4 because it is a school in-service day.

Today’s Lesson:

1. Complete the Ch. 3 Questions assignment in Google Classroom. (Due today)
2. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 3 in Google Classroom. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 3 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11) (Due today)
3. Complete Lesson 3 (Short Article) in the Vocabulary Booklet –We will correct it together on TODAY
4. Complete the Lesson 3 Vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom (Due today)

See you at the meetings! Have a nice long weekend! 🙂