Brooks Farm Visit and Pumpkin Picking

BROOKS FARM and PUMPKIN PICK'N

A fabulous day for a field trip.  Off to Mt Albert!

Long bus ride ended up at a very beautiful farm and pumpkin patch.

Check out our AWESOME DAY!





 


Baaaaaah

 

Here a chick, there a chick

Hope that bomb doesn't go off any time soon!

Learn a thing or two about chickens

The Farmer telling us why we have no Apples this fall: Due to Frosty Spring

Feed Corn, not Popcorn





Corn Maze



Meteor Attack!  OH NO

Shameless Idealist, every class needs one







Hay Spider! How's your Webb? ha ha



A view of the farm



Chicken Choir



Squash, Pumpkins

A field of dreams, no just pumpkins

Girls and their pumpkins

Hang on tight



Why pick a pumpkin when you can pick a squash





Daily Agenda - Oct 22 - 26

Read 20 Minutes

PINE Outdoor Education Thursday October 25 -PM

Grade 3 - Walking Tour Tuesday October 23 all day

Grade 2 - Read Simple Machines Book with Parents.

Grade 2 - Homework - Simple Machines at Home.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed for this Friday October 19th's visit to the PUMPKIN PATCH.  Please let me or the class rep know as soon as possible.

PINE PROJECT - Outdoor Education

Dates for Room 40

October 25th - afternoon

November 22nd - morning

February 14th - afternoon

May 2nd - afternoon

May 9th - afternoon

Daily Agenda - Oct 15 - 19

PINE Project permission forms due

Pumpkin Patch permission forms due
Pumpkin Patch visit - FRIDAY OCT 19

Grade 3 - Toronto Walking Tour Permission form due

Daily Agenda Week of October 9th

Return Picture Envelopes before OCT 16th.

Nature walk to Monarch Park, October 11th  at 2:05pm

Read 20 Minutes Daily

Here and Now: CBC interview with Equinox Student

13-year-old's

movie making waves

Equinox Student Beatrice Perusse,
did more this summer than most people do in a life time.
She found a cause and did something about it! 
This a girl that if you ever meet her you know you can tell that
she is going places and changing the world along the way. 
Well done Beatrice!  I am very proud of you

Please check out CBC's Here and Now Interview with Beatrice

Torontonian Hamid Gahssemi-Shall was visiting his sick mother in Iran when he was charged with being a spy and thrown into Tehran's infamous Evin prison. That was in 2008. Hamid has now been sentenced to death. When 13 year old Beatrice Perusse learned about this story, she decided to take action. She made a movie, 'Free Hamid'. She joined CBC'S Here and Now along with Hamid's wife Antonella Mega.

Listen (runs 7:19) For more information: www.freehamid.org

Stone Soup the Aftermath

THANK YOU THANK YOU

Thanks so much for those mums and dads that dropped by this morning to cut, chop, grate, and mutilate vegetables with the Area 40 Students.  We had a blast.  Thanks also to all those parents who donated veggies!  The soup was a hit. 

At 2:30pm this afternoon we headed out into our Sukah to enjoy our Stone Soup.  Accompanied by homemade cornbread.  It was a little windy, so there may have been a little dust in our soup as well but it did not dampen our spirits.  Maryem's family also joined us for our feast. 

We ended the day with brownies and giggles.

Thanks again for all your support.

Heather and the Area 40 Students

ps.  Drop by on Tuesday to pick up your pots, cutting boards and utensils!

Stone Soup - Friday October 5th

Hi Everyone,

On Friday, October 5th, we are having our Stone Soup Feast! We will be cutting, preparing and then sharing delicious soup together, from 9:00 - 11:45. 

Come and help us! We need many volunteers to help the kids cut and prepare the soup in the morning.  Come and share the soup with us!!

The kids do not know about this yet! Next week I will be telling many different versions of the story of Stone Soup to get us all excited. Then we will decide together what vegetables everyone will bring in.

There is some equipment that we need. If you have any of the following items that you can donate for the morning, please let me know!

We will need: 

- 2 large soup pots

- 1 hot plate with 2 burners or 2 single burners

- knives for cutting

- cutting boards

- metal mixing bowls

- small bowls for the soup

- class set of spoons

- graters

And then there is dessert!  I am looking for someone who has a knowledge of gluetin free, dairy free and low-to-no sugar baking. Perhaps a pumpkin spice muffin, or baked apples recipe that we could also make and share on the day. If you have suggestions for a good recipe,  and/or could help with baking, bringing in equipment and supplies, please let me know.

This is always such a wonderful tradition in our class, and such a wonderful way to celebrate the harvest. Come and join us!

Send me a note in your child's agenda,

cheers

Daily Agenda - October 1

Read 20 Minutes

Stone Soup - Friday October 5th

Bring in Bag of Leaves