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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Health Hustle Comes to Braeburn

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 is the Official launching of the school-wide Health Hustle. If all goes as planned, Ms Legault's physed students will arrive in your class, after O’Canada. The Health Hustle will be played over the PA and your class should watch the Junior Leaders and follow the directions. Please make sure that the students are listening and following directions. We also encourage teachers to participate as role models. The leaders have been trained and they are expected to behave appropriately at all times. The students have been practicing hard since September and they are very eager to lead.
Ms. Chang Ali Alyssa Amal
Ms. Padda Jayden Asmaa Miske
Ms. Dulku Kevar Chelsea Hanadi Sadaf
Ms. Reid Mohamed K Jenica Kimberly
Ms. Brennan Iqbal Maryam M Kevin Vladimir
Ms. Wilson Mohamed A Nicolette Raquel
Ms. Townsend Jordan Johnnie Karen
Ms.Dorosko Naid Jason Ahmed Salma
Ms. Livingston Teniola Nadia Ramsha Farhad
Ms. Crawford Roman Phillip Abdirahim Maryam A
Ms. Malhotra
am Anna Maha Hassan
pm Omar Kowthar Libin 3:00 pm
Ms McPhail
am Aneesa Zayed Destiny Tyler
pm Najma Osazee Sounia 3:00 pm
GO BRAEBURN GO!!!!!!

How Does It Feel To Be In A Your New Classroom

I didn’t know what class I was going to be in but when I heard I was going to be in Ms.Legault class I was so excited. I sat down with my class and I said, “I, Raquel can’t wait for school”. Even though 9:30 was bedtime, I was so jumpy for school! On Wednesday I had alot of fun. We did DPA for the second time, it was so much fun. I thought, “I wonder what we’re doing tomorrow”? The class ran around the WHOLE school and then we were streching. I saw my sister then the bell rang. We got our stuff and went home. Which brings me to today . Ms.Legault marked my work even after I was late. I feel like my friends and classmates and we made new friends this year! I feel like Ms.Legault is the coolest teacher ever. We’re having Art at the end of the day. Ms.Legault says that we’re having two activities for Art.
I love this class!
Sincerely Raquel

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE IN A NEW CLASSROOM

I feel confident and ok this year so far in my new classroom. I feel I can connect with people. So far I think Ms. Legault is an
awesome teacher. My group is a great, magnificent group. I’m so happy Ms. Legault put me in this group. This school year is going to be fascinating. I’m looking forward to learning about rocks and minerals, science, art and lastly music. This classroom has very interesting facts. I hope we raise enough money to go to Medieval Times. Hopefully we get to go on lots of field trips. My classmates are very nice to one another. In this class we will all get a special day. When it’s my special day I’m going to play my recorder. I know how to play two songs they are called “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Turn on the Sun”. I can’t wait to learn more new songs for the recorder.
MS. LEGAULT... YOU ARE THE GREATEST
TEACHER EVER !
Sincerely,Teniola

Welcome Back to Grade Four

From the desk of Ms. Legault

September 4, 2007

Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the fourth grade! We are going to have an incredible year. I take education very seriously, but I also love to have a good time! We will be doing quite a bit of writing this year. We will publish some of our work in our classroom blog located at www.mslegaultsclassroom.blogspot.com. We are going to learn about rocks and minerals, animal habitats, pulleys and gears, light and sound, medieval times and Canada. We will be doing many Math activities including learning to play the game of Chess. A monthly schedule will go home to keep you informed of the up and coming events. We will be doing a lot of fund raising, as we hope to attend Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament like we did last year. This is an extremely educational and one-of a kind learning opportunity for the students, but it is very expensive. We will fundraise as much as possible but if students begin saving $5.00/month right now they will have more than enough to cover the cost in June. A web site I recommend to all parents to access is www.raisingsmallsouls.com. It has a wealth of information on parenting which I use with my own family. I know we will have a wonderful year at Braeburn. I look forward to meeting parents at "Curriculum Night" in September. Please watch for coming announcements.
Room 11 Policies and Procedures
Please have students bring in a bottle for water to drink in the classroom throughout the day. Water can be refilled during the day but should go home in the evening for washing. It's a vital nutrient for the body that kids don't get enough of AND it doesn't make the desks sticky during math... Students should also have an extra pair of running shoes at school. We will be involved in daily physical activities regardless of whether we have a scheduled gym period.
Homework
Homework is given to reinforce the lesson and help prepare students for the next lesson. Students will be expected to read every night for a minimum of 20 minutes and practice their spelling words. Students will also have some other homework in another subject area. Homework assignments and spelling words will be recorded in the planner, as well as on the classroom blog. Parents, it is very important that you review your child's homework every night. If you see errors, ask them to find them and correct them. If the student is unable to complete homework due to lack of time please record a note in the planner.


While your children are reading very well on their own, they will still get an ENORMOUS benefit from your reading to them. Many parents stop reading to their children when they can read independently. Research shows students of all ages benefit from being read to. When children are read to, they hear inflection and animation in the reader. They are exposed to vocabulary that they might not otherwise consider. And they see you reading- which is benefit enough. If your child is reading a chapter book, read a chapter to him or her occasionally. Or select a book together that is "above" fourth grade reading level, and read it to them for 15 minutes each night. When you get to a new word, ask if they can figure out what it means, or what other word would fit there... Talk with them about what they are reading; cast the characters with people you know and relate the story's events to similar situations you've encountered in your own lives. And enjoy the story together!

Parents, homework is one of your greatest responsibilities. Set a special time and place aside for homework nightly. Please remind your children to place their completed homework in their backpack the night before, with all necessary forms and supplies for the following day... especially during the first few months.

Homework Projects
Please remember, "it is the process, not the product" that is most important. I have seen parents create beautiful projects that were very impressive, but they deprive children of the benefits of creating them on their own. While your help is encouraged, and often required, please allow your child to come up with their own ideas. Ask questions like:
Where would you like to start? Could we sketch this out on scrap paper?
What do you think this will look like when it's done?
How do you think we could...?
What is your favorite... How could we incorporate that?

Fourth Grade Policy Students are required and expected to do all assigned homework. Planner is expected to be signed very evening. All reading needs to be recorded in planner with the title of the book and the author. If a student misses 3 homework deadlines, parents will receive a phone call.



Miscellaneous
As the budget is very tight at school I would like to ask all students to donate the following items to the classroom. If everyone contributes it should be enough to cover our needs throughout the year. It also lets the students take responsibility for the supplies therefore they tend not to waste.
Kleenex boxes
Paper towels
Soap (bar)
Ziploc bags

Parent Volunteers
Teaching time is very valuable therefore its hard to find enough time to do all the preparation. It would be helpful to have volunteers in the classroom to complete the following activities:
Photocopying
Small group reading
Small group math
Marking
Also if anyone has any skills/ talents/ knowledge they wish to share we always love to have people in the classroom do demonstrations. E.G. Dancing, Art, Storytelling, Henna, Paper folding/Paper cutting/ Knowledge related specific culture or subject areas



FINALLY, please remember... Knowledge is power. Grades are just letters.

Do your best and be proud of what you've accomplished!


Thank you for your partnership in your child's education!

Mrs. Legault

DAILY CARTOON

DAILY CARTOON
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Cartoons by Andertoons

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Cartoons by Andertoons

Trip to Etobicoke Field Studies Centre

On May 8, 2007 Ms. Legault's class and Ms. Borselli's class went to the Etobicoke Field Studies Center to learn about habitats. It took about 10-20 minutes by bus to get there. At first we met all the staff then we changed our shoes. We then went up the stairs for a talk. After, in that room, we explored and we saw a turtle and a guinea pig. We also saw many real animals like a deer and a raccoon. After a talk about habitats we went back down stairs for our snack of oranges. It was then time to go outside to walk through the forest. We then made a cool habitat for a chipmunk with sticks, leaves, pinecones and snail shells. Later we went back to eat lunch. I got to roast a hot dog over the fire. We then got to roast marshmallows. After lunch we went into a room to read a story, then it was back outside to catch bugs in a net. My partner was Sophia. It was lots of fun and we learned a lot. Then it was time to go. We went back and got everything. The bus ride back was bumpy and fun. By Danielle

Super Hero Night

On Thursday, May 3 it was Superhero night at Braeburn. There were different groups. Ms. Legault's group was the hardest. I was in the purple group that started at Ms. Legault's group. It was an endurance, speed and strength test and it was so hard. We had to make up Superhero moves and we did a move called the suicide. We also got to meet Spiderman, who some people think was really Patricia's brother. Patricia was dressed up as Black cat. We got Super hero masks when we were leaving. Soiman was dressed up as Batwoman. The next group we went to was the red group. The teacher was Ms. Dorozko. Danielle and Abdirashid were also there. The red group was the snack group. We had cookies and juice, while we listened to a story. The next group was Ms. Townsend's group. It was the green group. In this group we were supposed to make a comic book. The next group was the orange group led by Ms. Young. We were suposed to decorate our very own Superhero. At the end we got a loot bag to take home. In the loot bag we got a comic book, a book, stickers, a pencil and some candy. It was a great night. By Chantel

The Great Turtle Race

Students in Ms. Legaults class logged on to www.greatturtlerace.com to cheer on their favourite leatherback turtle and learn about this endangered species. Abdirashid reported on Billie, as did Ms. Legault's daughter. Adithya reported on Drexelina, the same as Ms. Legault's son . It was a close race but Billie came in first and Drexelina came in 10th place. Check out the website to find out the results of the other competitors.

Ms. Legaults' Class Adaptation of A Midsummer's Night Dream

Hi my name is Metrah I am going to summarize our play that is based on Shakespeares play called A Midsummer`s Night`s` Dream. The play begins with Duke Theseus and Duchess Hippolyta talking about starring in the new show The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Hippolyta is very nervous. Suddenly Egeus, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius walk in. Egeus is upset with her daughter because she doesn’t want to marry Demetrius. Hermia wants to go to Athenian Idol with the rock star Lysander. Duke Theseus explains to Hermia that she is going to die if she does not listen to her mother. She has until tomorrow to change her mind. Hermia bumps into Lysander and tells him what her mother said. Lysander tells her not to worry because he has an aunt that lives far away and she’s a makeup artist. She can change her hair and give her a new look. Hermia agrees to meet him there. Suddenly Helena comes speeding by and asks how they are doing. Helena asks Hermia to talk to Demetrius about letting her play soccer. She says everyone knows I am the best player even better than a man. Hermia doesn’t want to talk to Demetrius. They then tell Helena of their plan to run away. After Lysander and Hermia leave, Helena decides to go and tell Demetrius of the plan. On the other side of Athens, Peter Quince and his theatre troupe are practicing for Zack and Cody. Peter tells the actors their parts. In the Royal Fairy Castle, Oberon was mad at Queen Titania. Titania gives lots of attitude to Oberon. So Oberon decides to play a trick on her and calls Puck to help. He tells Puck to get some magic juice and put it into Titania’s eyes which will make her fall in love with whoever or whatever she sees. When Puck left, Hermia and Lysander entered the woods. Oberon found Titania asleep on the rose bed. He sprinkled the juice in her eyes. He also heard Helena and Demetrius close by. He felt sorry for her and asked Puck to sprinkle juice in his eyes to allow the first girl he sees to play soccer. Puck puts it in Demetrius eyes, but he sees Hermia instead, and he wants her to play soccer. She screams running away from him. Back on the stage, Puck watched as Peter and the actors were having problems on the play. He decided to play a trick and give Nick Bottom the head of a moose. All the other actors ran away scared. At the same time Titania woke up and she saw Bottom with his moose head. She immediately called him an angel and had her fairies promise to serve him. Oberon then came and told Puck to change Bottom back a human and to wake up Titania. She thought it had all been a dream. At the end Hermia’s mother let’s her go to Athenian idol and she becomes a big star with a hit song. Demetrius also lets Helena play soccer and they win the World Cup.