TDSB Teacher, technophile, reader, gaming since Donkey Kong. https://nitter.gq/t.co/JyderwMvoJ pronouns: she/her
Toronto
Joined December 2010
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RT @tdsb: All TDSB schools, sites and administrative buildings (including Child Care centres) will be closed to students and most staff on …
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This 🧵 is to document our journey @TDSB_ChesterES to collaboratively create a multi-sensory space with and for our students.
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Gr 2 Ss are having a ball (a pinball, that is!) in the LLC. Starting our simple machines project - build a pinball machine that uses some of the 6 simple machines. But first…let’s explore the engineering process! @TDSB_ChesterES @TDSBLibrary @TDSB_STEM #ONschoollibraries
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Kindi STEM has been all about Lunar New Year! 🧧 We put the A in STEAM & designed a 🐲 with each class. We used some great new & old materials to build unique dragons and we finished it all off with a fabulous 🦁 dance. What a fun week! @TDSB_ChesterES @TDSBLibrary @TDSB_STEM
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Quite the exciting game of rock, paper, ✂️ on our MicroBits today! Grade 4/5 LLC partnering had Ss learning about coding conditional statements. So much fun! @TDSB_ChesterES @TDSBLibrary @TDSB_STEM #ONschoollibraries
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Ss are excited about this month’s showcase table “New Year, New Hobbies”. Gr 3 and FDK students continue being great reading buddies too. Chester’s LLC is off to a great start in 2024! 🎉@TDSB_ChesterES @TDSBLibrary #ONschoollibraries
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Exciting news! Applications for our Middle French Immersion program are officially open! All children entering Grade 4 in September 2024, not already enrolled in a French program, are eligible to apply. Apply now: tdsb.on.ca/pars
ALT The graphic displays an open book featuring French terms and various icons, accompanied by the text: 'Middle French Immersion Begins in Grade 4. Apply by February 2, 2024.' The TDSB's official colours form the bottom border, complemented by the official TDSB logo.
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The #TDSB proudly recognizes Tamil Heritage Month (@tdsb_Tamil) in January.
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After a long, epic adventure, you reach a labyrinth with the prize you seek at the end. But the Minotaur will consume you if you don’t find the right solution to his puzzle. Can you find the path that adds up to exactly 100? What strategy did you use? #BuildingThinkingClassrooms
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Hyping up our amazing nonfiction 📚collection this month. What do you want to learn about? 💡 @TDSB_ChesterES @TDSBLibrary
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Learning about Diwali during KINDI STEM class today. Ss enjoyed a great picture book and then built creative diyas using Lego. @TDSB_ChesterES @TDSB_STEM
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Grade 4/5s @TDSB_ChesterES take on the Pringles ⭕️ challenge! How does it work? With the help of gravity 🍎 and friction👏🏽, of course! We’re learning to use positive self-talk when things get hard, our ⭕️s may crumble, but we’re strong enough to persevere and try something new!
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Our @TDSB_ChesterES equity club, The Awesome Club, represented at our school fun fair! Only $1 to enter the raffle to pie a teacher in the face! Donations will be benefiting @monarelief an organization chosen by our students supporting those affected by the war in Yemen.
Setting up for the Chester ES 2023 Fun Fair! Opening at 11:00am and closing at 3:00pm. Be there or be square!
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Grade 4/5s @TDSB_ChesterES are up on our feet using our windows and tables to attack some fractions problems. Can you help the friends evenly split the snacks? #BuildingThinkingClassrooms
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Leading the march up Yonge Street in Toronto @ETFOpresident says “Teachers and education workers stand shoulder to shoulder with workers in all sectors. We stand with everyone struggling for a better, more just future.” #EnoughIsEnoughON #onpoli
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☀️ Did you know the #TDSB provides many enriching summer programs for children, youth and adults? Learn more: tdsb.on.ca/summer
ALT Students play a game with a colourful parachute.
