FREE GoodLife summer memberships for kids aged 12-17 (parents do not need to be a member and children can stay for up to 2 hours unattended after initial sign in by a parent): www.teenfitness.ca

TDSB and TCDSB parents, you know what to do. 416-325-1941 [email protected] #FoneFriday #FundOurSchools

Learning about the physics behind music is a great way to spend a summer day. When you blow across the rim of a bottle, you are resonating the air column, so adding water creates a higher pitch. #CampMommy

lol 😂

Today as I was waiting for 12yo to find books at the library, a small child came over and asked me what I was reading, then shoved a book in my hand to read to her instead. So I read it to her. Then another little girl came over with a book. Anyways, now I’m the Book Lady.

Do you want some proven strategies and resources to help you work smarter instead of harder to support your students on ESL and ELD programs? Join us July 21-23 for three days of learning for only $30. Register at events.etfo.org #ETFOSA #OntEd

Dear grown-ups: I think we all need to be prescribing lie-downs in the shade to each other right about now. The world is a lot. Let’s take 30 minutes to just rest. 10/10 highly recommend.

Elementary Art Teacher Classroom Supply Funding = $0 under Doug Ford. Good luck teaching kids how to do Art without any paper, pencils, pencil crayons, markers, paint, paintbrushes, markers, glue, scissors… Okay kids, today we are finger painting using crushed grass on rocks.

It’s #FoneFriday! Time to call Doug and let him know what you think about cuts to education. Nobody is answering right now so you can leave a voicemail!

"A strong, supported Public Education system is the way to encourage every child to become the best version of themselves. And that means that we need to start investing in the things that will fix public education". Excellent piece by Dr. Berman @bermanpcmd.bsky.social. #OntEd

This definitely applies to #OnEd, but also the ON healthcare system. Why is Ms. Jones, someone who worked in radio, in charge of healthcare? It’s not going well.

Love is a radical agenda.

This. #OntEd

Sticking to predictable routines as much as possible gives kids a sense of stability. If you always do a morning message or a calendar routine, today is not the day to change it up. Gentle. Steady. Reassuring. Predictable. Expect unexpected behaviours. Extend grace. We’ve got this. #OntEd

Nelson offers full math textbooks and workbooks. Private schools have them for their students. But Calandra tells us public schools will get the online supplementary materials instead (because they are cheaper). No physical books for your child to hold in their hands. #OntEd

Help us reunite this small stuffy with its rightful owner!! Someone dropped this wee stuffy beside the orange NDP tent at the KW Multicultural festival. Please DM us or email: [email protected] if it belongs to a child in your life!

12yo has been experimenting with various natural pigments to get different paint colours (berries, leaves, etc).

My obi-tying skills are not great. But I try hard and I mean well! I need an おばあちゃん in Kitchener to help me! Thank you to everyone who showed up to volunteer at this year’s KW Multicultural festival and made this weekend possible. My heart is full. ❤️

I have a Daddy-shaped hole in my heart today, but a friend sent me this, and it reminded me of the ways my Dad’s memory still lives on in those he served as an educator.

I love seeing strong, smart women in politics.

Good times and great food today at the KW Multicultural Festival! Thank you to all of the volunteers who make this weekend possible.

I feel seen.

We need to find better ways to support lonely people who lack social support systems. If in-person work is their only source of connection, retiring or being laid off (common in this economy) completely cuts people off from their support system. We are setting folks up to fail.

Door knocking gets easier and more interesting the more you do it. People are generally pretty cool once you get to know them. Everyone has needs and issues that they care deeply about. It is a real privilege to get to meet and hear from so many different people.

Brown tabby kitten has clearly had enough of our nonsense. Sweet dreams, friends.

Do I regularly have pretend banana-phone conversations with my students using actual bananas while on lunchroom duty? Why yes, yes I do.

I worry about anyone who says our public healthcare needs to be more “competitive”. Public healthcare is not a business competing for market share. It is a public investment that pays dividends in healthier people, stronger communities, and a more equitable society. globalnews.ca/news/1190427...

Register now to save your seat in my @etfoeducators.bsky.social Summer Academy course for classroom teachers and ESL/ELD/MLL/EAL elementary teachers (K-8). Get tons of free resources that you can use right away with your students. Spots are filling up quickly! Events.etfo.org #ETFOSA

Ophelia the Swan (Victoria Park, Kitchener) is currently sitting on some eggs!! Please discourage your children from interfering with the nests of swans, geese, ducks, etc at the park. Observe from a distance and use quiet voices.

Look who I finally met in person today!!! Local K-W author Vanessa Ricci-Thode @vriccithode.bsky.social was the first self-published author to win a Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). You can find her books at Indigo! thodestool.ca/books

Two Pride Celebrations in one day? Challenge accepted. Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who made #WoolwichPride in Elmira and #GrandRiverPride in Cambridge such fabulous events today!!!

Sending love to the folks in Belfast who are feeling scared right now, especially any newcomer refugee families who already had to flee violence and persecution. This is not okay. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Uber drivers in Victoria are the first app-based workers in Canada to have a collective agreement. I spoke to @thelawofwork.bsky.social and @verosioufi.bsky.social about what's in it — including the clause that could be key to building gig worker power in BC pressprogress.ca/uber-drivers...

OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

We are keeping a running tally of federal and provincial funding cuts to libraries, archives, museums, and galleries in Canada. Here you go: #archives #library 📚 heritageadvocacy.ca/summary-of-c...

Apparently, the new way to delay bedtime in our house is to start working an art project at 6pm…

“Momma, the politicians should come into the schools and ask the KIDS what we need. The adults always think they know what we need, but nobody ever asks the KIDS!” -12yo, on politicians #OntEd

And libraries, of all kinds.

💯 this!

Imagine what would happen if we invested hundreds of billions of dollars in our schools.

Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism CBC uncovers 14 accounts from India, Pakistan, Indonesia posting on popular Alberta separatist groups www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This. Unless we’re talking about Mario Kart. Then I’m in it to win it.

The most important “data centres” to invest in will always be public schools.

I had just enough time on my lunch break today to whip over to the park to celebrate Tri-Pride #Summerfest!! Happy Pride, friends!!

Come volunteer with us as we gear up for the Scarborough Southwest provincial by-election! ⚡🧡   This week, we’re knocking on doors, making calls, and hosting a Renters’ Townhall on Sunday, April 19.   Let’s go! Sign up at Volunteer.OntarioNDP.ca/ssw

Provincial Council is off to a great start this morning, including an inspiring report by @maritstilesndp.bsky.social! These words resonated with me. When we lift the floor, everyone benefits. Let's get to work!

"This government continues to act as though the needs of the economy are mutually exclusive to the needs of communities and the needs of regular, everyday people. New Democrats know that the health of our society shapes the economy." [email protected]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Kitchener friends: check your mailbox for your copy of Active Kitchener and a removable calendar of #DTKawesome events!! Find out about camps, swimming, sports, concerts, inclusion support and subsidies for folks living on low income.

Incredible learning with some amazing femtors. Thank you @etfoeducators.bsky.social for this experience.