Burn it all down.

‘Tis the season for being yelled at by evangelicals on the TTC telling me I need to find Jesus before it’s too late. Very festive.

I’m sorry your Christmas card was late but I have a good (chonky) excuse.

✨We get two more seconds of sunlight today.✨ Gaia’s Winter Rest by Wendy Andrew

Hang these in the Louvre.

Happy #WinterSolstice. Art by Tijana Lukovic www.tijanadraws.com

If you’re a primary educator who was lucky to receive a gift card this season to buy books, here are some beautiful titles (nominated for FNCR awards) you might want to add to your personal or classroom collection. Learn more about First Nation Communities READ here: fncr.ca/2025-2026-ch...

Alt Text: Doug Ford, currently under RCMP investigation, panders to his base by wearing an OPP sweatshirt while pretending to pack boxes at a food bank instead of improving rent control, increasing the minimum wage, building homes, increasing ODSP, or helping in any meaningful way at all really.

I wonder what the real estate prices are like in each of the school boards Paul Calandra has decided need "supervision." Public education is being dismantled before our eyes. It's very disheartening to see how few Ontarians seem to care.

Timber reminding me that I should teach a math unit on symmetry when I head back to school in January. Happy #Caturday.

I need a dose of holiday spirit. A visit to the Christmas market in Kraków would do the trick, methinks.

"You can call it Christmas. I’ll call it Ch-rest-mas." Say yes to rest.

For a brief and colourful moment, I pretended and believed I was done with holiday baking for the season.

We made it. Merry merry, bébés.

A very helpful thing about teaching - especially at the elementary level - is being able to go to work and turn off the world for 8 hours. Time to put on a onesie for Pajama Day and finish the 2025 school year in style. Happy Friday, #OntEd.

One more day of school and then I can curl up in a cozy ball with cute cuddly cats, a cup of tea, and Veronica and Stoker for company. (Thank you @deannaraybourn.bsky.social.) Excelsior!

Nobody tell him what happens to the president at the end of the games.

Has anyone checked on @ddale8.bsky.social since Trump’s speech last night?

Some days I wish I was a coffee drinker.

Trump turned the colonnade to the West Wing into a burn book.

2026 is gonna be my year.

“This is peak nostalgia.” - an 8-year old student visiting his Grade 1 classroom this afternoon

Wednesday at 4 pm:

Wednesday at 10 am: Monochromatic self-portraits Wednesday at 1 pm: Eighty free-range kids flowing between four classrooms for self-directed play, exploration of new spaces, and visits with friends Wednesday at 8 pm: 🥱😴💤

Trying to plan activities that'll keep kids engaged and off screens and out of trouble for the next three days. Godspeed, #OntEd.

Ford closed the science centre for no reason, is shrinking it dramatically, and gov’t doesn’t want you to know the truth about this. My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...

Glorious.

Mental note: Don’t do these things on the same day next year.

Holiday potluck lunch followed by an afternoon of crafting. 🎄 Happy Tiptoeing-on-a-Tightrope-to-the-Holidays Tuesday!

There must be a better way for political parties to ask for end-of-the-year donations than making the email subject line, "Your Record."

We made these cute holiday cards for our Grade 5/6 buddies this morning. The folding was a bit tricky so we practiced on G.O.O.S. paper first. youtu.be/l25xKodJQFY?... Four days to go. You've got this, #OntEd.

Five days to fill with festive fun. Good luck to each and everyone.

Night night.

I’ve been making mulled cider/wine gifts with whole spices and dried orange slices in mason jars this afternoon and now my hands smell like Christmas. 😊

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have linked ICE to serious human rights violations, but Doug Ford thinks it's fantastic that a Canadian firm is selling vehicles to them. The man is utterly devoid of even a shred of human decency. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art... #OnPoli

Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Snowy Owl on a Mini Wheat."

Working on a new escape room type game where you try to stay festive and cheerful on your way to parties and events and gatherings while navigating transit and traffic in Toronto during the holiday season. Challenge Rating: One bajillion

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

Give the person who thought of this the Nobel Peace Prize, please.

Anyone have some eye of newt, a DeLorean, or access to a tesseract? Because this is clearly not the timeline in which I am meant to thrive, shine, and survive.

Email Thread Today Office: Chick-Fil-A has offered to cater a free lunch next week! C1: Yum! Fries for me! C2: Spicy chicken for me! C3: It’s a homophobic American chain. C4: Curly fries and a milkshake please! I don’t know why I’m still surprised when people turn out to be so disappointing.

How long before Doug Ford - aka Captain Canada - is spotted at his snowbird retreat in Florida? #OnPoli #LaziestPremier

“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.” I couldn’t agree more, Toad.

I remember when I wanted the Liberals to have a majority government. Now? 👀

“The legislature sat for just 51 days in 2025.” Please remember this the next time teachers’ contracts expire and Doug Ford, Paul Calandra, and the rest of the PCs try to tell the public that we are lazy and entitled. Enjoy your 102-day winter break, Doug. #OntEd #OnPoli

Slush yesterday. Minus ten degrees today. Here’s a sneak peek at recess.

My class visited KidSpark at Harbourfront last year. It was a sad, watered down version of what was offered at the Ontario Science Centre. School bus visits are not manageable at Harbourfront Centre or Ontario Place. Doug Ford is destroying Ontario. Stop telling us we're overreacting.

A moment of appreciation for the beautiful spatula I’m using to create chocolatey saltine holiday goodness.

Sixteen of my 22 students speak a language other than English at home. Today they added a new word to their vocabularies: SOGGY

Found a book about Pierre Poilievre’s 2025 election campaign on my way to my classroom this morning.