Food Friday in Portable 2

We celebrated yet another Food Friday in Portable 2!  This week we shared warm applesauce, cheese and crackers, sparkled donuts and a very special Tutti-Frutti cake made by Charles' grandmother! Many thanks!

Celebrating Waste Reduction Week and Recycle My Cell!

The students in the Eco Club, which meet every Day 5 from 1:00-1:40 were busy making posters for Waste Reduction Week (Oct. 20-27) and the Recycle My Cell Challenge (Oct. 20-Nov. 21)  They did a fantastic job as you can see!

"The Starfish Throwers" at the Barrie Film Festival

Today the whole Intermediate Division walked down in the brisk weather to attend the Barrie Film Festival and the screening of "The Starfish Throwers."  This was a documentary film which featured the efforts of 3 individuals in the fight against homelessness and hunger.  It was an incredibly powerful film!  Afterwards, the students discussed the film and made some great connections. 

The Recycle My Cell Challenge Oct. 20-Nov. 21!

Recycle My Cell!

Recycle My Cell, Canada’s national cell phone recycling program, wants to support Waste Reduction Week in Canada (WRW), helping to ease Atlas' load, by making sure that all old and out-of-use cell phones, smartphones, wireless PDAs, pagers, as well as their batteries and accessories, are properly recycled. As part of its support and celebration for Waste Reduction Week in Canada 2014, Recycle My Cell is issuing a challenge to Canadian schools. If your school or post secondary institution is looking for an opportunity to make a difference environmentally, while having a chance to win $500, then this is for you! Sign up for the challenge, and everything you need to participate will be provided to you!   Canadian students from kindergarten to post secondary are challenged to recycle as many old wireless devices and accessories as possible between Oct. 20 and Nov. 21, 2014. In addition to doing a good thing for the environment, students could also win $500 for their school to use for green initiatives! As a participation prize, eligible schools will receive $1 for every phone they collect and recycle through Recycle My Cell.

A Special Thank You to Fiona's Grandmother

Thanks to Shanon and Gabe for creating a beautiful thank you card!  It was for Fiona's Grandmother who so graciously baked mini-blueberry cheesecakes for the whole class!

R.J. Palacio Author of Wonder Interview

Here is the author of Wonder, interviewed and talking about the "Choose Kind" campaign!

Here is an example of a "Choose Kind" campaign launched because of the book "Wonder". 

Digital Citizenship

We have been learning about Digital Citizenship in the Resource Room.  Today we all took our personal pledge to be a digital citizen.  This means we are learning about internet safety and etiquette and protecting our private information. This will be ongoing discussion in the Resource Room.

Food Friday!!

It was a great Food Friday today! Fiona's grandmother made yummy blueberry mini cheesecakes!  Thank you!

We also had some chocolate chip cookies, it was a "sweet Friday!"

Wonder Book Trailers-Which One Do You LIke?

Wonder

We are trying a new read aloud book called "Wonder", about a boy with a facial deformity who tries to fit in at school. It comes highly recommended and we are looking forward to an exciting read!