Brain Food

We have been working on growing our brains at school this year. We have fed them with rest, knowledge, exercise and now with food. We've tried 2 different recipes so far for brain smoothies. Here they are if you want to try them at home:

Lean and Green

2 slices of melon (we used the green one)
handful of fresh mint
1/2 bag of spinach
1/2 a mango
4 oz apple juice
2 tbsp plain yogurt
icecubes

Put the spinach and apple juice in a blender, blend until it is reduced. Add everything else and blend together.

Note: freeze the melon ahead of time and eliminate the ice if you wish, the recipe also called for 1/4 of a cucumber but I haven't added it as I'm not a big fan of the cucumber.

Pre-Game Boost
4-5 frozen strawberries
handful of raspberries
1 banana
4 oz orange juice
2 tbsp yogurt

Put it all in a blender until smooth.

Note: Someone recommended adding a bit of honey if this is a little on the sour side. We will try this version to see if we like it better.

Updates

The countdown is on to the end of the year (although the students still continue to push on and work hard). There are many things happening in the upcoming weeks. Here are some of them for you to be aware of.

May 30 - June 9 - students will be completing their EQAO work during the morning session here at school. It is important for them to be here on time and ready to do their best work on these days.
June 1 - Crazy Hat day
June 10 - PA day
June 13 - Junior track and field meet for students who have made the team (this hasn't been made yet)
June 14 & 15 - Eastdale's Annual 3-pitch tournament (nutrition free days - School Council will be BBQing these days)
June 15 - Twin Day
June 22 - Canada Day for Eastdale Spirit - wear your red and white
June  28th - Reportcards go home with students
June 29th - Last day of school for students
June 30th - PA day

Dance-a-thon

Looking forward to busting a move with the grade 3's tomorrow morning!

An Education in the Great Outdoors!

What do you remember about these sights from our trip?

What was your favourite moment of that day?

Virtual Library Resource

Parents,
Today I am sending home a flyer for the HWDSB Virtual Library. It is a great resource with several different formats of information on it for your childs interest and enjoyment. At the bottom of the page is the username and password required for students to access the information.

HTTP://WWW.HWDSB.ON.CA/SERVICES/VIRTUALLIBRARY/    

Water Problem

Check out our work from today's Daily Challenge!

Class Writing

Today we worked together to write a good piece of non-fiction D.T.P. Here's what it looked like. The students are now working on writing their own piece of D.T.P. about the dandelion. If they want to do a little research on their own about the dandelion it will help them in their writing.
Ask your child to find a piece of DTP writing in your house and point out some of the features of good DTP.

Track and Field Friday

TRACK AND FIELD DAY    

                         EASTDALE – 2011                    

Eastdale will be having its school-wide track and field day on Friday, May 13^th.  

All students will participate in all corresponding events (found below) and ribbons will be awarded for first, second, and third placements.  Students will compete against students of the same gender, born in the same year.  Placements will qualify competitors (gr. 3-8) for the divisional meet in late May/early June at Mohawk Sports Park.

Events include :weight throw (shotput)       (gr.6-8)

                                      softball throw                    (gr.SK-5)

                                      80/100 metre race             (gr.1-5/6-8)

                                      300/400 metre race           (gr.1-5/6-8)

                                      700/800 metre race           (gr.3-5/6-8)

                                     standing/running long jump (gr. SK-3/4-8)

                                     soccer dribble                    (gr. SK & 1 & 2)

                                     200 metre race                   (gr. 6-8)

                                     high jump                            (gr. 6-8)

Please ensure your child is wearing proper athletic attire for the day’s forecast, has plenty to eat and drink, and has sun protection.  Please let us know if any medical conditions should be of concern that day.  Our raindate is Mon. May 16^th.

(Grade 8 students will be running the events this year.)

N. Jamani

Gr. 7/ P.E. Teacher

Pioneer Project Information

To keep you updated on what students are doing during class, here is what they are working on for their Pioneer Projects.

Moms, You ROCK!!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and an especially terrific Mother's Day!
Thanks for all your support this year. The kids and I really appreciate it.

Spirit Days

Need a morning to sleep in a little longer than usual? Well, this Wednesday is it! Students at Eastdale have the opportunity to participate in Pajama Day on Wednesday, May 11th. They are asked to bring in a non-perishable food item or donation of a loonie if possible to be collected for our local food bank.
There are several other Spirit Days that will be happening over the next two months and we will be tracking the percentage of class participation. The class with the greatest percentage of participation over the five days will win a class pizza party! I know that we can do it! I've got my Valentino's order ready to go! :)

Some quick updates.

Wednesday, May 4th is Open House. Please come visit us in the classroom between 5:30 and 7pm. The book sale is also on. I'm hoping for the Bieber poster for my locker!)

Here are some things pertaining to our grade 3 class:
We have 3 more weeks of swimming on Thursday afternoons.
Monday, May 9th, forms due for Outdoor Ed trip.
Friday, May 13th, track and field at Eastdale.
Wednesday, May 18th, afternoon trip to Outdoor Ed centre.
Friday, May 20th, Dance-a-thon. - Pledges due.
Monday, May 23rd, Victoria Day Holiday
Tuesday, May 24th, RJ and DPA event - bring comfortable clothes and shoes.
Week of May 30th, EQAO will begin.
Friday, June 10th, PA Day for students.

In literacy, we are looking at non-fiction text styles with a focus on things we can do to improve the environment around us.
In math, we have been working on the Measurement strand. We have been comparing liquid capacities to one litre, have been reading analoge and digital time to 5 minutes and will be discussing mass in terms of the unit kilogram. We will be looking at geometry in the next couple of classes as well and will be discussing flips, slides and turns.
We've looked at symmetry in art, and are continuing our Pioneer studies by completing a research-based project with Mr. Oconnor.

New Classmate

The grade 3's are excited to welcome a new member to our class. We're not sure of the name yet, but will let you know when we know. Can you see him/her?
In science we are studying plants and are discussing:
parts of a plant,
needs of plants,
how plants adapt to different conditions,
how we impact plants and how they impact us.