Monthly Archives: October 2011

Dante: Halloween Bash Pedagogical Day

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

By Alexa Grimaldi, Grade 6 Dante School had a pedagogical day on Friday, October 28, 2011. An amazing 93 students couldn’t pass up on the Halloween Bash that the daycare was hosting. There definitely was a Halloween ambience in the … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Ballantyne: Friendly Halloween Stories

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Daycare Services Journalism Tutor, Jodi Schwartz, offers a Journalism Club to a handful of Elizabeth Ballantyne kindergarten daycare students on a bi-weekly basis. “I brought them Halloween pencils to write with because they are “journalists” and that went over splendidly,” said … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Da Vinci: Apple Picking Pedagogical Day

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

By Pasquale Tedioso, Grade 5 On Wednesday, September 14, 2011, Leonardo Da Vinci Academy Daycare went apple picking. It was a 45-minute ride to the apple orchard. We got off the bus and we went inside a gazebo to put our … Continue reading →

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Pompei: The Mad-Eating Apple

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

By Francis Pina, Grade 3 Once upon a time, a small apple lived in Quebec on a very big apple tree. Every day the apple got bigger and bigger and meaner. Every time it got bigger it got hungrier, but it … Continue reading →

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Westmount Park: Attack of the Squids

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

By Liam Kevens Quintana, Grade 6 It was Monday morning and I felt so tired that while I was walking down the hallway, I fell down, banged my head on the floor, and tried crawling to my coffee on the … Continue reading →

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St. John Bosco: Apple Picking Field Trip

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

By Chelsea Clipston and Emily Mitchell, Grade 4 St. John Bosco School went apple picking on Thursday, October 20, 2011. The entire school, including students, teachers and some parents, went on the field trip. The weather was nasty. It was cold. … Continue reading →

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Hampstead: The Great Treasure Hunt Pedagogical Day

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

By Stephanie Berglas and Sydney Pagliuca, Grade 5 On Friday, October 7, 2011, Dynamix was scheduled as a pedagogical day activity. They came to play with us in the school yard. The activities ran from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm … Continue reading →

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Pompei: Think Outside the Apple

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

By Alexandra Mac Donald-Neves, Grade 4 and Elisa Maniscalco, Grade 5 Our Lady of Pompei School had an Apple Fun pedagogical day on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. All the educators planned activities that dealt with apples. The day started with … Continue reading →

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Pompei: How a Little Phone Call Made a Big Difference

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

By Daniel Di Grande, Grade 5 Last June, I realized that nobody living on my street in St. Leonard had a recycling bin, including me. So, I went to my dad, a.k.a. “Poppy,” and asked him if he could call … Continue reading →

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Coronation: My Thanksgiving

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

By Devon Haseltine, Grade 4 On Friday, October 7, 2011, we had a Thanksgiving assembly at school before going to daycare. At around 4:00 pm, my mom and my friends’ mom came to pick me, my friend, and my brother … Continue reading →

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