Dear Parents and

Guardians,

Congratulations to par-

ent and students for an

outstanding 2014 fall

term.

We have grown as a

school by one kindergar-

ten teacher and in-

crease of 1.0 in alloca-

tion to our Special

Needs Assistants.

Thank you for your pa-

tience as we work to

meeting the needs of all

children at our school.

We want your child(ren)

to have the very best

learning experiences at

Orde Street School.

We welcome Mr. Shai

Zubair, Special Needs

Assistant, our newest

addition to Orde Street

School.

We have web site that is

updated regularly.

Please visit often at

http://

schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/

ordestreet/Home.aspx

Please see are School

Improvement Plan or

visit our web site as

listed above.

Please visit our Website

to see:

Holiday Concert

Supporting Our

Nutrition Program

PART—Program

Area Review -

FLU Shot

Information

In the PARENTS

section we have

information on -

Reporting -

Weather Guide

lines

- Severe Weath-

er - School Closure

Please see listing

of Staff

Please see the

listing of our

school council

representatives.

Our Chairs are Ms.

Johanna Wong

and Mr. David

Wong. Next meet-

ing Wed. Jan. 14

@ 6 PM.

Heath and Fitness

at Orde

School Day Fore-

cast

Happy

Holidays

Special points of

interest:

School Web Site

schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/

ordestreet/Home.aspx

School Improvement

Plan

Orde Street School

Council

orde.school.council@gma

il.com

Ward 10 Trustee, Aus-

ma Malik

www.tdsb.on.ca/ward10/

Ward10.aspx

Ministry of Education

http://

www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/

It’s that time of the year….. Season Greetings! :

Inside this issue:

Kindergarten Classes 2

Kindergarten Classes 2

Primary Classes 2

Primary Classes 3

Primary Classes 4

Junior Classes 6

International Languages 7

Health and Library 7

SEASONS GREETINGS 8

December 2014

ORDE OBSERVER Orde Street Junior School

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Consistency…Simplicity…Continuity Orde Street Junior Public

School

18 Orde Street

Toronto, Ontario

M5T 1N7

HAPPY UPCOMING

100th

ANNIVERSARY!

Please set aside Saturday,

September 26, 2015

for our 100 Anniversary

Celebration.

Please contact

Jane.Mann@tdsb.on.ca at

the Orde School.

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Inside Story Headline

Kindergarten Room 1 Ms. Grinberg’s Class

Measurement Reduce and Re-use

Kindergarten Room 5 Ms. Tam’s Class

Kindergarten Room 6 Ms. Bhatt’s Class

Winter Holidays are a magical time, especially for your children. Have a wonderful Holiday..

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Grade 1 Room 20 Ms. Templin’s Class

Kindergarten Room 8 Ms. Padmore’s Class

Grade 1 Room 21 Ms. Tsui’s Class

Room 8 has been working really hard on ways that we can take care of our earth. We have been learning about how the earth can help us as well as what we like about the earth. Through our many hands on activities (cleaning up the "big kids" playground, recycling, being careful with pa-per) the students have gained a great understanding of the importance of keeping our earth safe and clean. Some responses from this student inquiry were; -"We need trees to help us breath so don't cut them down" (Ashylee) -"Don't throw garbage in the water fish live there" (Jayda) -"Plant more trees" (Harrison) -"Recycle" (Mohammed) -"The earth makes me happy" (Nolan) -"Paper and plastic goes in the recycling" (Majeed)

Weather and Everyday Structures, they made a wind sock with a paper bag, tissue paper, and a paper strip. Then they fastened the structure with

glue and staples. Most important was having fun running around to catch the wind in the school yard! Science is fun!

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Grade1 / 2 Room 18 Mr. Severino’s Class

Grade 2 Room 22 Ms. Raposo’s Class

Grade 2/3 Room 10 Ms. Tan’s Class

The students cheered excitedly as they watched in glee each of the liquid flowing (or trying to flow) to the finish line in the Liquid Race.

The winning title for the fastest flowing liquid went to water and yogurt, sadly, came in last. We wondered if molasses had been one of

the contenders, would it have tied with liquid yogurt for the last place or would it have been the slowest moving liquid? Hey, kids – try

putting that to a test at home, with your parents of course!

Our students have been learning about making Text-to-text Connections. When reading, readers often find connections between what

they are reading and a text they have read before and we call that a text-to-text connection. Making text-to-text connections helps

students gain insight and understanding about particular topics, genres, and authors. We have been practicing using the books Ish, Sky

Colour, and The Dot written by Peter H. Reynolds. The students were able to access these texts online through TDSB Virtual Library,

adding an important technology component to our literacy programme and allowing ELL students and those still learning to read to have

them read aloud. They made important connections between the characters in all three books, the situations the characters found

themselves in, and how they solved their individual problems. To help show their understanding, students used Venn diagrams, writing

similarities in the space where the circles intersect. Making connections to text sets a purpose for reading, keeps the reader focused,

and allows for students to become actively involved in what they are reading.

Just a few weeks ago the Grade two’s of Room 22 said good bye to our

wonderful OSIE teacher candidate Mr. Trites. We look forward to seeing him

again as a volunteer on our trip to Ripley’s Aquarium on Jan 14th where we

will further develop a Science unit on ‘Water’. In Social Studies, the students have been learning about Canadian

Environments. They created interesting dioramas and cue cards to help them present information about their

’chosen’ environment to Ms. Templin’s grade ones and Ms. Grinberg’s kindergarteners. The presentations were

terrific! (See photos)

We visited Lilian H. Smith Library for a special presentation on Winter Festivities. In class we have been learning

about how everyone enjoys some kind of holiday during Winter. In the December issue of Kid Scoop News, the stu-

dents learned about Winter Traditions in many countries such as; France, Sweden, Russia, Mexico, China and Aus-

tria. Please ask your child about their edition of Kid Scoop News. It’s FREE curriculum based teaching resource.

Finally, guest artist Ms. Pragda Sharma has worked with the students on creating winter crafts. The students

have made lovely wreaths and snow globes to take home. Room 22 wishes everyone a Happy Holiday Season.

With the change in weather comes the change in seasonal clothing. Led by

the third graders (they were second graders in my class last year) who have

perfected the art of assembling the Best Boot Line-up, Room 10 takes great

pride in showcasing their tidy line-up of boots this year. They are hoping that

their efforts would encourage the rest of school leave their boots neatly out-

side their classroom. This practice would reduce the incidence of mis-

placed/missing boots or accidents from students tripping over stray boots.

Recently the Grade 2s have begun learning about Properties of Solids and Liquids. At a recent investigation into the properties of liq-

uids, students learned about the viscosity (runny, greasy, thick, thin) of liquids and how these liquids can be described as opaque, trans-

parent or translucent. They excitedly shared predictions of the identity of four mystery liquids. We talked about how they should never

taste any liquid without permission of their parents, guardian or supervising adult, since not all liquids are for consumption. After we

determined the identity of the mystery liquids (ketchup, water, strawberry liquid yogurt and canola oil), we put the liquid to a speed test.

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Grade 3 Room 16 Ms. Gibson’s Class

The grade 3 students in Room 16 recently went on a field trip to the Century Schoolhouse. They spent

the day role-playing and acting as if they were students from the 1890s. The class learned how the chil-

dren dressed in the 1890s, what they ate for lunch, and how they behaved in school. When we returned

from the trip, the students were asked to do some persuasive writing and explain why they thought going

to the Century Schoolhouse was better than learning about early pioneers at school. Here’s what they

had to say!

I think that going to the Century Schoolhouse was better than learning about the early settlers in class

because you might not know something like when you didn’t know when trains were invented you would

have to spend time on the internet and you might not have time.

Jia-yi Ng

I get to discover new places and meet new people and actually act out how the early settlers felt but

when we were in class we just hear about the way they lived.

Yara Azzahrani

You can feel what it was like to sit and stand in the positions, wear their clothes, have the same attend-

ance, and feel what it was like to be children back then.

Zoe Keary-Matzner

You can dress up and be someone you wish you were and learn new facts from the 1890s.

Isadora Alvarez

I packed a lunch like the old settlers so now I know how old settlers packed their lunch.

Shukri Mohamed

When we went to Century Schoolhouse we got to act out what the children did back then and that would

also give us experiences about their life back then because we get to learn more by experiences.

Anahita Seghal

My first argument is that I can see how different it was in the early settlers’ time than how it was today.

Wyatt Wong

Our lunches were packed differently and our food was kind of different as well. It was fun because I

usually get my food in my thermos.

Matheus Aranda

In the Century Schoolhouse all of the kids had new names. My name was Mary Ellen.

Emma Lau

You can get more experiences for having more connections [for] your writing.

Yuuna Lee

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Grade 3/4 Room 12 Ms. Hughes’ Class

On Tuesday, November 18th, our c lass attended a very special event at Lilian H. Smith Library. It was

called “Remembering the Real Winnie, the World’s Most Famous Bear Turns 100.”

“REMEMBERING THE REAL WINNIE focuses on a unique chapter of Canadian history from World War I.

The Colebourn Family Archive […] is being shared with the public for the very first time. These artifacts trace

the story of Canadian soldier and veterinarian Harry Colebourn (1887- 1947),

who, at the onset of the war, purchased a pet bear he named Winnie, after his

hometown of Winnipeg. When his regiment shipped out, Colebourn took Winnie

with him, ultimately depositing the bear in the London Zoo when he was called to

the front. It is there that English author A.A. Milne and his son encountered the

bear and the world famous Winnie-the-Pooh books were born.”

The guest speaker was Lindsay Colebourn Mattick, the great-granddaughter of Dr.

Harry Colebourn. She spoke about her great-grandfather, his involvement in World

War I, and his connection to the Winnie-the-Pooh books that are loved and en-

joyed worldwide. It was a very inspirational event, and the students responded

with meaningful comments and questions.

The day was also special because we were joined by teachers and students from

Ronald McDonald House, as well as Shikha, Zora’s mother, Ms. Nocera, our OISE

student teacher, and Ms. Mann, our teacher/librarian who made it possible for us

to attend.

The highlight of our visit was when Lindsay read us the children’s book she has

written about her great-grandfather and the real Winnie. We were delighted to be

the first audience ever to hear her book, which will be released next year. She also

graciously signed our copy of Winnie-the-Pooh for our school library, which we will always treasure.

In addition, our grade 3/4 class has been fortunate to have Laetitia Nocera, our wonderful student

teacher from OISE, whose last day was November 21st. She has enriched our classroom with her love for teach-

ing. She guided the Gr. 4’s in creating a website which showcases their research projects on Canada. Parents

may access this on: https://sites.google.com/site/orderoom12/. We wish her good luck in her future career.

She has promised to return to Orde to assist at the Orde Book Fair and the knitting club.

Thank you Ms. Nocera, we will miss you.

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Grade 4 Room 15 Ms. Kontomerkos’ Class

Grade 5 and 6 Rooms 11 & 17 Ms. D’Oria and Mr. Lewis

The grade fours in room 15 have had a busy and exciting past three months! In language and math, the students have been very busy working on their persuasive writing skills, as well as discovering the features of geometrical shapes and angles. In vis-ual arts, they are honing their artistic abilities by experimenting with various types of media to create a range of different art-works. Some of these works include pointillism, water colour silhouettes, patterning, stained glass (tissue paper), foam mosaics, and Op Art (optical illusion art). For science and socials studies, we have explored habitats around the world and examined the human impact on these habitats. Currently, we are travelling back in time to ancient civilizations, including Greece, Rome, In-dia, China, and Egypt, just to name a few. Through the use of the Smart Board, we have been able to actually see what some of these places look like using the Google Map app! Lots more exciting things to come!!

It's been an exciting and creative time for the grade 5/6 students in Rooms 11 and 17. Recorder music clas-ses, taught by Mr. Lewis, are in full swing. A recorder ensemble has prepared a few songs for the Winter Concert. Drama lessons, taught by Ms. D'Oria, have focussed on the techniques of improvisation and tab-leau. Recently, the junior students had the opportunity to attend a performance of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach at the Young People's Theatre. Students are working in their Novel Study groups to write and act out short scripts based on scenes from the novels they are reading. Our first art show of the year - figure sculptures inspired by the art of Alberto Giacometti was on display in the foyer last week. In lessons led by Ms. Waters (OISE student teacher), students learned to build an armature out of wire and use alu-minum foil to sculpt and pose figures. When displayed together, these sculptures create a powerful effect. We look forward to continuing to explore different aspects of the arts in the new year!

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Lisa Wang – Room 5 & 22

These classes already know how to sing over 11 Mandarin songs. They know how to say common phrases. We are working on communi-

cating by learning nouns, verbs, and adjectives. I am very excited to say that my students can sing very well, they are all just as good as actors

and actresses!

Yu Gao – Room 17 & 16

Currently we are working on the holiday theme and focusing on how to speak and write the words “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year”

through crafts. I want my students to positively achieve academically in a fun and supportive environment. I hope their Mandarin experiences

will guide them along their journey in the future.

Helena Zhang – Room 11 & 12

In the integrated day program, the students have an opportunity to practice Mandarin. After the classes, students can communicate in Man-

darin in their daily lives. An example may be ordering food at a restaurant, introducing themselves to others that also speak Mandarin or even

in some countries on vacation! They also know how to sing some Mandarin songs.

Fan Yin – Room 7

I had the opportunity to teach grades 3/4 from September till November and from here forwards until the end of the school year will be teach-

ing grades 5/6. The students have improved their proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing and view arts through various activities.

These activities for instance may be movies, games, arts/songs, magic tricks, storytelling, the matching of Chinese characters, coloring and

so forth. I also received support from home room teachers, especially to Ms.Hughes who introduced me to some of the parents at a school

meeting.

Teresa Wang – Room 15 & 21

Our class goals are to develop students listening and speaking skills in Mandarin. They will learn finger play, poems, and songs about Christ-

mas this month.

Lina Zhu – Room 8 & 20

All the materials we choose are appropriate to the age and stage of development of our students. It reflects the language level of the students

as well as the cultural background and interest of the students. Based on TDSB’s generic themes, we learned a few poems, songs, simple

greetings and conversations by providing them a balanced language skills learning opportunity. These can be through listening, speaking,

reading, writing, viewing, and presenting. Meanwhile, we learned about relevant Chinese culture, such as the Moon Festival and the upcoming

Chinese New Year traditional activities. The students can count numbers from 1-10, sing songs, and play games confidently. They also greet

teachers very well in Mandarin.

International Languages—Mandarin

The Morning Nutrition Program is a great part of our daily routine. Everyday, students are fed a nutritious snack in their classrooms during

our morning school program. This program is delivered through the hard work of parents, teachers, students and our cook, Vilma. To keep

the program going strong for the whole school year, the Morning Nutrition Program is in need of more money . Students were recently given

a letter requesting money donations from Orde families, in support of the Morning Nutrition Program. There are additional copies of the

donation letter in the main office. If possible, please submit your contribution to our Morning Nutrition Program before December 19. Your

Health and Physical Education Gymnasium Mr. Khayat

We wish Mr. Said Khayat well on his exchange to Australia for the 2015 calendar year.

Mr. Michael Hill from Australia will be joining us in January 2015.

We look forward to his health education, coaching and sports programming.

A WARM WELCOME TO MR. HILL

Information and Library Centre and Knitting Club Ms. Mann The first week of December we had the Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you so much for your support of the fair and you involvement if you volunteered to help with the fair. The knitting club met at lunch in the foyer. We are each finishing a square to display our successes! Next we each hope to knit a scarf to give to someone who needs a little warmth!. We meet every Wednesday after lunch in the library. Boys and girls are always welcome!

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