ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie 🌱’beading is medicine’ 🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece 🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing

ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie for joining us today & sharing your knowledge & craft 🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing 🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart) 🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"

Hey McMurrich 🤩 a new challenge! How many of these riddles can you solve?!? 🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary? @tdsb.on.ca

🔬Part 1 of 4 workshops series with @uofttrashteam.ca 🤩 Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems 🚮 discuss impact of microplastics 🚮 identify types of plastic / waste check out>Toronto Waste Wizard toronto.ca/services-payme…

@mcm_btc organized our school community #WalkForWenjack @downiewenjack.bsky.social today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca 🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟 🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟

Free downloadable posters for your school courtesy of the @perimeterinstitute.ca Celebrate the contributions of women #scientists: resources.perimeterinstitute.ca/products/for... #womeninscience #onted

Truly an honour to have Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree and Scottish heritage @mflowrites join our school community today! 📚 Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.

Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree & Scottish heritage @mflowrites joins our school community today📚 Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.

Free-rolling down a ramp to test our Rectangle Racerz wooden car🏎 chassis prototype from our #STEM build this week🗜🥽🪚with our Grade 1 #STEM Buddies 🤩 #DesignThinking #Mentoring #aweSTEM @LukePersaud Proud of student blueprint designs & mentoring buddies

Thank you for the mystery author visit @kevinarts🤩 great morning with guest author & illustrator✏️ Sharing stories behind old books & recently published books; & the inspiration behind his illustrations 📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading! 3/3

We are all creative! As an illustrator, change the way you think ✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too! ✏️stick figures but bend one line ✏️stick figures, bend all the lines ✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing @kevinarts 2/3

Inquisitive minds & great questions asked by students, & tips for us as writers: ✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us ✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary ✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose 1/3

3/3 Surprise visit & inspection 😅 Titia shares a few tips & reminds us of functions/constraints/objectives 👍 #DesignThinking all smiles here! Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’ 😉 we must have just missed each other 🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM

2/3 It's always great when students see their plans coming together! Using their detailed blueprints to build Rectangle Racerz wooden toy car prototype #STEM #tdsbdll #DesignThinking and considering how they might team up with their STEM Buddies to build too @tdsb.on.ca

1/3 students in action 🤩 🗜Building our Rectangle Racerz wooden chassis car prototype ✏️📏”measure twice, cut once" We are in full build mode now! Students continue to review their blueprint & budget #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies ⚙️🛠 #STEM #STEAM @tdsb.on.ca

You never know what will come out a broken crayon. #Uplift My broken crayon #KidLit picture book with Linda Sue Park: debbieohi.com/resources/re...

Students continue to review their blueprint & budget as they finalize planning for their #STEM build next week: Rectangle Racerz car build prototype. #DesignThinking @tdsb.on.ca #MathIsEverywhere

Virtual assembly 💻 Student leaders @mcm_btc organized our school community Walk for Wenjack @downiewenjack today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca #WalkForWenjack #DoSomething

Students coding an escape game using “forever”, "repeat until" and “or” blocks to engage/avoid the sprite interaction with other sprites in the game; add a timer to control the sprite chaser and add a high score variable and so much more! #coding @googleforedu.bsky.social #scratch @tdsb.on.ca

Introduction to #iMovie #TodayAtApple 💻editing of footage 💻include text & audio 💻transitions & effects 🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties @tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM

Where are you learning & being creative today? Introduction to #iMovie @Apple #TodayAtApple 💻editing our footage 🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties @tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM

Looking at ceramic art, use of colour, patterns @AgaKhanMuseum @tdsb taking in the beauty of illustrations & calligraphy in books 🌱 geometry tile patterns and so much more!

Math is everywhere 🤩 Where are you learning today? Our global community 🌱geometry shapes 🌱patterns 🌱figural/animals 🌱calligraphy @agakhanmuseum.org @tdsb.on.ca

#GirlsWhoGame members continuing discussions, sharing & establishing team norms: building trust, shared responsibility & values 🎮 connections as a class community of learners; discuss global goals #teachSDGs #MinecraftEDU @delltechnologies.bsky.social @microsoftedu.bsky.social #PlayCraftLearn

Students coding platform games using "until then" statement blocks and creating an event to command the game to do something: moving platform when touched sprite or shrinking platform #coding @googleforedu.bsky.social #scratch @tdsb.on.ca

Best time to order books from indie bookstores is NOW, before holiday rush. Doing so helps support indies, helps you get ahead of gift shopping, helps book creators like me. 🙏🏽💛 My most recent: I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS. Read-aloud, Teacher's Guide, more: debbieohi.com/book/i-want-... #KidLit

#TDSB_McMurrich Remembrance Day assembly as we honoured the soldiers, veterans & families who sacrificed for our rights & freedom; & continue to serve🇨🇦 #McMurrichParent #LestWeForget @RoyalCdnLegion #WeWillRememberThem #RemembranceDay2025 #CanadaRemembers @tdsb.on.ca

First snow in Toronto ❄️❄️❄️ Roxy🐾 & Ronin🐾

Game Design > Create a two-player racing game in which users control movement with the keyboard #coding @googleforedu.bsky.social #scratch @tdsb.on.ca More opportunities to read, alter code, test and debug!

🤩 Introduction to video creation #iMovie #TodayAtApple 💻taking short video downtown Toronto - panning shot - tilting - tracking shot 🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties @tdsb.on.ca #NTRC_UM

🤩 Introduction to video creation #iMovie #TodayAtApple 🎥 reviewing different shots: ⁃long shot ⁃medium shot ⁃close up 🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties @tdsb.on.ca #NTRC_UM

Students launched Game Design coding lessons to learn how to create/code a gaming story. 💻 Awesome learning opportunities ahead to read, test, debug and alter existing code as we tell a story! #coding @googleforedu.bsky.social #scratch @tdsb.on.ca

🎭Shadow Performances: fun-filled adventures written/performed by students & hosted by Room 204 🖍Colouring Station: #quivervision alternate option to Halloween activities 📸Photo Booth: fall themed, come as you are! 🎃Haunted Class: decorated by students @tdsb.on.ca #McMurrichParent

Our student designers (mathematicians & artists) applying learning of #TransformationalGeometry completing 2D blueprint designs! 3D laser cut wooden models that will beautify our class community 😊 smiles all round! @tdsb.on.ca #SciTechMuseum

Thank you VP Mr.Giansante for joining our class community today for the read aloud “Stolen Words” Author Melanie Florence & Illustrator Gabrielle Grimard @tdsb.on.ca

Celebrating #Diwali Rangoli STEM slides by @Anjali_Joshi_ Students creating Rangoli designs🤩Geometry> Looking at combinations of translations, reflections and rotations, line symmetry & rotational symmetry. Design/math sharing coming soon!🪔 @tdsb.on.ca #MinecraftEDU

Origami Diyas “to invite the light of peace and knowledge” for Diwali 🪔@tdsb #HappyDiwali Interactive decks by @MsABahri🪔

Engagement Party 💍♥️ Congratulations Stephanie & Devon ❣️ A wonderful afternoon celebrating you both and meeting your family & friends!

“We Move Together”📚authors KellyFritsch & Anne McGuire & illustrator Eduardo Trejos 😊 discussion accessibility as a design concept with real world implications for disabled and non-disabled people too! @WMTbook #DisabilityJustice #KitLit @tdsb.on.ca

Guest visit & read aloud with author Anne McGuire joining us today! @WMTbook #DisabilityJustice #KitLit “We Move Together” picture book 📚author Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire & illustrator Eduardo Trejos @tdsb.on.ca wemovetogether.ca

Virtual workshop with @scitechmuseum.bsky.social building understanding on how technologies like 3D printers & laser cutters take a digital design & produce a physical product or piece of art🤩 ingeniumcanada.org/cstm #SciTechMuseum Next up: creating our designs! #TransformationalGeometry

From ideation to iterations to blueprint to prototype model 🤩 #STEM #STEAM models for “My Public Art Space” project: "How might we bring art & people together in an outdoor public space?" more designs coming soon! Next up: Pitch📢 #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies #Creativity

Still going strong #STEM #STEAM models for “My Public Art Space” project; "How might we bring art & people together in an outdoor public space?" using loose parts #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies #Creativity @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers🤩

Build Day 🎉#STEM #STEAM models for “My Public Art Space” project; going to various stations students offered ideas and provided constructive feedback "How might we bring art & people together in an outdoor public space?" @tdsb.on.ca #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies #TeachSDGs

Terry Fox run / roll / jog / walk / skip / stroll 👟♿️ 👉Checking out step/lap counters & messages in place🤩 #Microbit Students joined activities today with enthusiasm & pride #McMOwls awareness & raise $ for cancer research @tdsb.on.ca #FinishIt @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social

2/ 📸 Cyanotype student photography from today ☀️ 🌱student cyano prints @tdsb photography around our school Community and homes 🤩

1/ 📸 Cyanotype student photography from today ☀️ 🌱student cyano prints @tdsb photography around our school Community and homes 🤩

A ☀️sunny day perfect for Cyanotype / Cyano Prints (photography)! Each student explores their own images /layout, lighting, generating negatives for the cyano print. First print today 🤩 more 📸 pics of their Cyano prints coming soon @tdsb.on.ca

Levers, pulleys and gears… oh my!loads of fun & learning with Scientist Melinda @Sci_in_School guiding us through the “Get it in Gear” ⚙️ workshop! Shout out to guardian volunteers 🤩

#hacktheROM cultural appreciation vs appropriation. Looking at Indigenous Peoples culture & cultural belongings. Not using sacred designs or objects in our projects; asking for permission, collaborating & acknowledging cultural influences #ROMlearning🌱 #ThingLink tour of gallery