Ezra’s Banana Muffins

(YUMMY, YUMMY)

1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
3 medium bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil
Mix together, bake @350 for 50 minutes

Ezra’s Something From Nothing

A long time ago Ezra’s Grandma made him a beautiful blanket. It was red. He loved it so much and carried it with him everywhere he went. It got very old and dirty.

So one day his mother said “ It’s time to get rid of that old blanket.”

Ezra said “No, Wait…Grandma can fix it.”

Grandma looked at it and she agreed. There was enough cloth to make a wonderful red hat.
Ezra loved his new hat and wore it all around. Soon it got very old and dirty. Then his mother said he should throw it out.
Ezra said “But Grandma can fix it!”
Grandma looked at it and she agreed to make it into a button. Ezra wore it all around until one day when he was playing outside he lost it.
Ezra felt sad but Grandma said, “It’s okay because we can sit down and make a wonderful story about it”
And that’s just what they did. So Ezra carried this story with him everywhere he went and even told the story to his friends in his classes.
The End

The Force by the Primary Mac class

THE FORCE



It was a regular Tuesday in the MAC class. Everyone was excited to go to the computer lab. When they arrived they were all surprised by the sight of new computers. Zach touched the computer screen then ZAP…..the force came into his hand.

He decided to use the force for good things. At first he just helped his classmates turn on all the broken computers.

Ezra said “That’s cool!!!”


Then he helped the caretaker move the piano.

Billy, the number one Star wars fan exclaimed, “Now he’s using the force!”

But Zach wasn’t happy just using the force in the school. He wondered how can I use this force to change the world.

He went to his friends the Framptons and asked them what they thought he should do. They suggested he use it for good, instead of evil.

Zach had a plan. He decided to give the power to the Frampton’s because he knew they would use it wisely. And he was right. The Frampton’s took the power and used it to suck the cancer out of all cancer patients. Cancer was cured all over the world and all because of the generosity of very special boy named Zach.

Sound Off

Traits of writing I know some
to learn the rest is why I come
Sound off 1 2
Sound off 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2....3-4!

Write, Write,
It’s fun to write

Not in order but here they are
Learning each helps us go far

Sentence Fluency, Organization and Voice
Conventions, Presentation, Ideas and Word Choice

Sound off 1 2
Sound off 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2....3-4!

Left, Left,
There’s nothing left

Ms Legaults New Mac Class: ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Mac class is a pilot program, where for twelve weeks, students attend the program for an Intense daily program developing strategies in social skills, organization, self-esteem, conflict resolution and problem solving. The academic areas of current grades are covered, as well as Health and Physical Education and daily computer time. Students are integrated with school for assemblies/lunch/recess and special events. The activities reflect the interests of the students and problem solving centers around real-life. Students take part in the program for about 60% of the school day, then they are integrated back into their regular classes to practice the skills they have learned. The first group to complete the program was Junior students, followed by intermediate students and finally from March to June is the Primary division. The program is seeing over a 50% success rate with its graduates. Ms Legault joined the program in January 2008.

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS from the IntermediateDivision

THE BEST PART OF THE MAC CLASS IS:
“Everything …playing guitar, building bridges, and making pizza” (Activities reflect interests of students)
I LEARNED ABOUT:
“Anger signs, hot talk, finding my peaceful place, the Tribes Agreements, getting along with each other”
I THINK THIS WILL HELP ME:
“Improve my social skills, work with others on projects, use cool talk instead of hot talk, use ‘I-Messages’, deal with my problems in a good way”

Mac Class enter Annual Engineers Bridge Building Competition

Make a Change...Ms Legault's new class

Make A Change



The M.A.C class is one of the best classes that I went to in a day. It makes a change, it helps you get along with other kids, and it makes you want to do well in school. Some of the changes that happened with Ms. Legault as a teacher was that I stop losing cards in my classroom for forgetting things because Ms. Legault would tell us to remember.

Also the rest of the staff of the M.A.C class are awesome, like Mrs. Van-Hoof our wonderful EA, she was always there with her bucket when we needed a pencil, or to help us in class, oh and did I mention that she also is an awesome person!

If you ever had a problem, you didn't have to wait in line for the teacher or EA. This was written during transition week and I am already starting to miss the class, no matter where I may go I will always remember the time spent in Ms. Legault's Class.

Did I forget to mention about how we had a different teacher to start the class and Ms. Legault came about a month in and still helped us right off the bat! Mrs. Van Hoof also came in, after Ms. Legault but like Ms. Legault was an immediate success.


Sincerely,

Caleb
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