Monthly Archives: March 2011

Daycare Services Adopts Green Plan

By Jennifer De Freitas, Daycare Media Advisor Daycare students have been developing a green thumb since January. From growing sprouts to making cheese and from fabricating paper to creating self-watering containers, students have been enhancing their understanding of their impact … Continue reading

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Gerald McShane: Olympic Stadium Ped. Day

By Marie-Pier Lapointe and Anna Cipolla, Grade 5 On the March 16 pedagogical day, some of Gerald McShane Daycare students went to the Olympic Stadium. The activities we did included swimming and games in a large gymnasium. When we arrived, we … Continue reading

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St. Dorothy: Nutrition Month – Minestrone

By Kobe, Diego and Jaila At St. Dorothy Daycare, we finally  got to make our vegetable soup, or Minestrone like the Italians call it.  All the students who were in daycare on the pedagogical day of March 23, helped make the … Continue reading

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Dunrae Gardens: Nutrition Month – Cooking Workshop

By Dunrae Gardens’ Daycare Team Dunrae Gardens’ Daycare students became junior chefs during their last pedagogical day on Wednesday, March 23.  The students got to prepare a deliciously healthy meal as they learned about nutrition and healthy eating habits. Daycare … Continue reading

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Honore Mercier: Tuesday Special – Dancing and Acting

By Tatiana Ranieri-Thompson and Cassandra Donini At Honoré Mercier Daycare, Grade 4 Educator, Ms. Delia, makes us do special activities every Tuesday after our homework period. She had us participate in a dance-a-thon and in drama, just to name a few. Our … Continue reading

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St. Dorothy: Nutrition Month – Grocery Shopping

By Angelina, Kelly and Eleni On Friday, March 18,  we went to Marche Tradition on Blvd. St. Michel to go grocery shopping and buy what we needed to make a vegetable soup the following week.  We were eight students in teams … Continue reading

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Dante: Nutrition Month – Healthy Bodies

By Dante Daycare students For nutrition month, Dante Daycare students traced their bodies and then cut out healthy food items from the weekly flyers. Students then pasted the food pictures on their paper bodies. When students were cutting out the … Continue reading

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Leonardo Da Vinci Academy: Interview With Nutrition Consultant

March is nutrition month. Daycare Technician, Ms. Carmela Buttino, invited Ms. Francesca Sciascia, a Nutritional Consultant and Wellness Specialist, to our March 16 pedagogical day. Ms. Francesca taught us about nutrition and after that she taught us how to prepare … Continue reading

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Our Lady of Pompei: Bids a Fond Farewell to Old Man Winter

By Ms. Agatina Nicita, Our Lady of Pompei Daycare Technician Dearest Old Man Winter, You came to us what seems like an eternity, but was actually only four months ago. We do not mind so much having you around. We … Continue reading

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Honore Mercier: St. Patty’s Ped. Day

By Caroline Meale and Luca Camarra On March 16, 2011, the day before St. Patrick’s Day, Honoré Mercier School had a green ped. day. Most of the kids who came to the ped. day wore something green and some kids actually brought … Continue reading

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