Albion Heights Junior Middle School Blog

Halloween

2011-11-01T09:12:00.001-07:00

Hello, Our partner school in Kenya. On October 31 2011 we celebrated Halloween. Halloween is when you dress up in a costume and go around houses and get candy. We had an awesome time!! It is a big tradition in our country. We hope you can write back soon! Your partner school Albion Heights. :)

Please visit our new collaborative blog with Kenya!

2011-03-18T10:47:00.000-07:00

Hello to those of you who have been enjoying our blog,

This is to let you know that we will now be posting on the blog of our Kenyan partner school - Ngeya Primary. You can find their blog at www.ngeyaprimary.blogspot.com.

Thank you!

Rafiki Link team
www.rafikilink.org

Albion Heights Video

2011-03-03T08:15:00.001-08:00

We hope you enjoy our video. The students of the Future Leaders' Club created it on a digital camera with the help of Mr. Pak. We hope it gives you an idea of what our school is like. We hope you can create a video of your school and post it.

Albion Heights video

2011-03-03T08:01:00.000-08:00

Albion Heights Video

2011-03-02T08:54:00.001-08:00

Hi Ngeya, Bannockburn and Martin Middle School.

It's been a while since Albion Heights posted on this blog but we had a good reason. We've spent a lot of time creating a video to share with you. It introduces you to our school and the students who make up the Future Leaders' Club (Rafiki Link).
We hope you enjoy it, and maybe even make a video of your own to share with us.

2010-09-13T14:38:00.000-07:00

From now on, Albion Heights content will be posted on their Kenyan partner's blog site:

www.ngeyaprimary.blogspot.com

And all of your Rafiki Link content will be at

www.rafikilink.org

See you there!

Some pictures from Fun Day

2010-06-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

Calvin, former student at Albion Heights, does a dance for us at the Talent Show.

2010-06-22T11:20:00.001-07:00

Primary dancers at the Talent Show.

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Anna, Kashayla and friends sing at the Talent Show

2010-06-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

2010-06-09T09:50:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Dear friends at Negya Primary School,

At Albion Heights we have had a lot of fun and exiting things happening. There was the Talent Show that was called So You Think You Got Talent? It was very fun and amazing because it was well organized and a lot of amazing students sang, danced and played musical instruments for an audience of family and friends. The best part was that all the talent acts were original. The people who took part in the talent show were from Albion Heights school, past graduates and teachers. The Talent show was a total success.
Next we would like to tell you about our Track and Field Day. Track and Field Day is a competition for the entire school. It was very tiring for some people but the people that really put their best effort and won their events went to York University to compete against other schools from the city of Toronto. It was a blast. 2 students from Albion Heights Junior Middle School even made it to the city semi finals, with will be on June 11. Now let’s see if they can make our school proud!
Did you know we also had a chess tournament? It was OK because we lost our trophy to Smithfield Middle School. We came in second to Highfield Junior School. The students that participated were in grades 4, 5 and 6. When the students came back from their tournament they were excited and disappointed at the same time because they lost but they had a great experience.
Now we would like to tell you about our schools girl soccer team. Unfortunately the girls lost to Karen Kain Middle School. They lost 3 to 0. The MVP of the soccer team was Navreet in grade 7. The captain was Kieu Tran. But they did try their best and they had a good time.
The next big event is our Fun Day, which is being organized by the Future Leaders Club. It will benefit Ngeya Primary School. Students will get to come to the gym during the school day and play some fun activities with their friends.
It has been a busy May and June here at Albion Heights. It is hard to believe that the school year is almost over. We are finished on June 29th. All of us in the Future Leaders Club wish you a great summer holiday.

Brittany and Ruby

2010-04-07T11:27:00.000-07:00

2010-04-06
Dear friend at Ngeya school,
My name is Jevon. I have a baby brother. I have two sisters. I am a boy.
Ngay school do you have a sisters or brother?
I like to go home in the bus. I like to go outside.
I like to play games. I like to drive in go-carts.
My parents are Jamaican. I like to go home in the bus.
From,
Jevon

2010-04-07T11:26:00.001-07:00

Tuesday April 6, 2010

Dear friend at Ngeya school

I have a big sister. She is 21 years old. I have a mom and dad and a dog. We have lots of fun. I have 12 cousins and 20 uncles and ants I am from Florida that is in America.

My family is from Florida. It is lots of fun to go there because you can go surfing, swimming and collecting shells. I go to church every Sunday with my family. My family celebrates Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving.

My school is called Albion Heights JMS and I like to build Lego with my friends. I like to play football. I am in grade 5. I like to do math because I like to count number.

I like to play Xbox at home and once a month my friend and I go fishing.

From

Nayeem,

2010-04-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

Mar.24.2010
Dear friend at Ngeya School,
My name is Matthew. I have a family. I have one brother, a mom and a dad. They are my family. My mom likes to be pretty. My brother is awesome. My family was born in Guyana. I was born in Canada.
I like to play on the computer and I like to play Lego. My favorite game on the computer is John Cena Goes for the Goal. John Cena has to get the world heave weight championship. John Cena is a wrestler. I like to play Bakugan. I like to watch Bakugan and Pokemon on TV. Bakugan is a game where you throw and battle creatures. If you find a talking Bakugan you are awesome.
From,
Matthew.

2010-04-07T11:24:00.000-07:00

Dear friend at Ngeya school,

My name is Amanda . I am going to talk about my family. I have two brothers
And no sisters . I am the only one in my family . I have more girl cousins in my family.
I am going to tell you about my culture. I am from Guyana where its very hot there and they like to play cricket and soccer most of my family members are from Guyana.
I am going to tell you about what I like about school.What I like about school is home-time because at home time it is quite at my house. And I also like about school is that my friends and me laugh a lot and talk a lot.
I am going to tell you about my favourite thing to do I love to take photos which is pictures anywhere or anytime I could take pictures in the spring time. And when I am outside and I don’t have a camera with me I take pictures in my head

Sincerely:
Amanda =)

2010-04-07T11:20:00.000-07:00

Friday March 26, 2010

Dear friends in Ngeya,

My mom is from St .Lucia and my dad is from Jamaica. My sister’s names are Cynthia, Cassandra and Michelle. My cats name is Chocolate. He is only four months old.
I like science because there are lots of cool things about science. I like gym because there’s soccer and basketball. I like to play my Xbox360 and I like play with my friends.
Peace out,
Aaron

Letter from Nayeem

2010-04-07T11:18:00.001-07:00

2010-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:00

The Olympics are coming to Canada!

2010-02-05T14:37:00.000-08:00

We are excited that the 2010 Olympic Winter Games are coming to Canada this year! Our school has been learning about the significance of the Olympic Torch, and eagerly awaiting the start of the games in one week.

We are especially interested in the games because one of the teachers at our school is a former Olympic athlete and a silver medal winner! Her name is Ms. McCormack and she teaches grade 8 and physical education. (That's her picture above) Here is her biography:

Forward Kathy McCormack did not play ice hockey for the first eight years of her life, and she spent the next eight playing on boys’ teams. She made her first appearance on a female team in 1991 at the Canada Winter Games representing New Brunswick, and later won a silver medal at the 1995 Canadian Championships and a bronze one at the 1996 edition with the squad. She joined the Maritimes Sports Blades club in 1996 and then qualified for the Canadian national team the following year. Her efforts earned her a trip to the 1998 Winter Olympics, where she suited up for six matches and took home a silver medal in the first official Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament. In 1999 she moved to Oakville, Ontario to skate with the Oakville Ice of the National Women’s Hockey League, but soon took up a job as a grade school teacher and retired from active play. As of 2009 she is a teacher at Albion Heights Junior Middle School in Toronto, Ontario. She carried the Olympic torch through her hometown of Blackville, New Brunswick in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Girls Volleyball Team

2010-01-19T08:59:00.000-08:00

2010-01-19T08:47:00.000-08:00

Hey Kenya,
How are you all? Well, Albion Heights is doing just fine. If you haven't heard, Haiti was hit by an earthquake and many people died. The people who lost their family members really need everybody's help. So, we have decided to raise money to help Haiti by having a bake sale at our school. We have asked the students to bring some desserts like cookies and cakes to sell at the bake sale. Also we have asked the students to have a dress down day on friday, IF they donate $1 the students don't have to wear their uniforms, they can wear anything they want. All the money goes to earthquake relief in Haiti.
Hope you write back,
Albion Heights

2009-11-25T13:56:00.000-08:00

Olympic News at Albion Heights!

The Olympic torch will be carried by one of the teachers from our school! On Friday, November 27, Ms. McCormack will run with the Olympic torch through her hometown of Blackville, New Brunswick. Ms. McCormack was chosen as a torch runner because she is a former Olympian, playing with the silver medal Canadian women's hockey team at the Nagano Olympics in 1998! Go Ms. McCormack!
For more information, check out this link: http://tdsbweb/MediaRoom/tdsbwebRoom.asp?show=allNews&view=detailed&enableNav=true&self=22386

2009-11-18T17:56:00.000-08:00

News from Albion Heights

2009-11-18T13:09:00.000-08:00

Volume 1 Number 1 News for our partner school: Ngeya Primary October 2009

All About Albion Heights
Albion Heights School Sports
Student Agenda Information
Homework
Reading At Home
Important Dates

All About Albion Heights Junior Middle School

We are going to talk about Albion Heights J.M.S. First, we want to talk about how teachers, staff and our visiting teachers have been treating us. They all treat us equally and fairly. Sometimes, they are strict for our silliness or bad behavior. Some students here in Canada think that punishment for bad behavior is unfair. Albion Heights is committed to caring and equal education to all students. The staff is committed to establishing programs that will help students with their school work.
We have about 500 students in our school and about 30 teachers. All of our teachers are committed to providing attention to each student in our school.

Albion Heights
School Sports

Our school has a lot of different sports. We have a soccer team, hockey team, basketball team, volley ball team, and a cross-county running team.
The cross-county team had a meet on October 5th 2009. The cross-county team went to a very famous park named Centennial Park. All the schools in the G.T.A. (Greater Toronto Area) came there and participated in a run. There were about 900 students from across Toronto who participated in the cross-country meet. From our school, about 50 of us students went. Grades 4-8 participated in a run that was about 2 km long (2000 meters). The grades 7-8 had to run 3 km (3000 m). The people who made it to the top 30 got to go to the city semi-finals. There were 3 students in our school who made it to the top 30. After the top 30, they had to make it to the top 10 in order to make it to the finals. Unfortunately, no one in our school made it to the city finals.
We also have a basketball team and a volley ball team every year. Every other year, we have a soccer and hockey team. Last year, we had a chess team. The chess team competed with other schools. The Albion Heights chess team won the championship trophy. The basketball team didn’t make it to the finals, but they still tried hard and won some games.

Special events

On October 13, we had our annual Terry Fox Walk. The whole school participated and we walked around the neighbourhood. Most of the students donated $2.00 to Terry Fox Foundation. Terry Fox was a famous Canadian, who ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research, even though his leg had been amputated after he had been diagnosed with bone cancer.
On October 26, we had our school clean-up. The whole school participated in making our community look beautiful, we each had one rubber glove to pick up the garbage in our assigned areas.
On October 30, the day before Halloween the primary and junior students had a Halloween parade inside the school. Each of the kids dressed up in their costumes and walked around the whole school to show off their costumes. It was fun and exciting to see and watch the different types of costumes that each student wore.
Another event that happened on October 31 was Halloween. Halloween is a traditional holiday that happens once a year. It's a day for young people to go outside at evening and trick or treat. Kids dress up in costumes and collect treats. Adults stay at home and hand out treats to children who come to their door.

Me to We Day

Going to the Me To We Day event was the best experience ever! all started that Monday morning. We were suppose to be at school for 7 A.M! It was very early for most of us, because most of us wake up at seven.
We were going downtown to be part of an event that would help us learn more about taking action, getting involved and working to make the world a better place.
Everyone was excited but tired because we had to wake up so early. We waked into the bus and noticed two other schools were coming with us. The bus ride was long, but once we got there it was so loud and crazy!
As we walked in the Air Canada Centre (Where the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team plays) we saw so many people and lots of different school. We got more excited and wondered what will happen next. As we walked in the auditorium we heard that Justin Bieber was in the house. Also there was loud and good music playing, as people danced. We saw lots of famous music groups like the Jonas brother, and Hedley. We also saw lots of famous people like Jessie from MTV, former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, Elie Wiesel who won the Nobel Peace Prize and other important people from across the world. We also learned a lot about how we can work together with others in our community, our country and around the world, which helps us as people to make the world a better place!

Written by: Krishauna, Bhavneet, Maha, and Darla, Harpreet, Zarnain, Ruby, Jessica, Zahra, Teran, & Harman.
Edited by: Hima & Sunny

Our solution to the math challenge

2009-04-30T09:30:00.000-07:00

We continued this chart until the 10th term. We found out a expression which is: n (n) + n = x
(n = open lockers)
(x = closed lockers)
But the question says to find how many lockers are open after the 1000th student enters the school.

We can't seem to find the correct answer with this expression. The closest we got was when n=31
Do you have another formula to solve this problem?

Winter hiking!!!!!

2009-04-17T09:12:00.000-07:00

Hello Negya

These are some pictures we took when we were hiking! The grade 5's went on a hike to look at nature in winter. We learned a lot, including how to make a fire to keep us warm.

Math challenge for standard 7 & 8

2009-04-15T09:58:00.000-07:00

At our school, some of our top math students are invited to participate in a Math Olympics. We are challenging some of your students to solve this math puzzle. Our Math Olympics students will post their solutions. Can you post a solution first?

At a Secondary School, there are 1000 students and 1000 lockers (cupboards for students to store their books). The caretaker has made sure that all the lockers are shut for the beginning of school. The students decided to play a practical joke on the principal. The first student that enters the school opens every locker. The second student that enters closes every other locker. The third student opens or closes every third locker, the fourth student will open or close every fourth locker and so on... After every student has entered the building, how many lockers will remain open? How can you represent your answer algebraically?

2009-04-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of the Toronto. The tall tower is called the CN tower. It is the highest freestanding structure in the world.

2009-04-02T07:06:00.000-07:00

Hi! We want to answer your questions about Canada. We have some facts for you and pictures as
well. Every week we will tell you some information and can you please tell use some facts about Kenya? Here are some facts about Canada: Our population is 32,040,292 people. Did you know we used to be ruled by England?! Our area is 9,984,670 square kilometers. Did you know that Canada is the second largest country in the world? That's all for today. Bye :)

These are some loons. A loon is on our 1 dollar coin.

Canada is very multicultural.

All About Albion Heights

2009-03-11T11:28:00.000-07:00

Our school is called Albion Heights. We have over 500 kids going to our school. Mr. Abdi (principal) and Mrs. Lyons (vice Principal) are the head leaders of our school. Our school is in Toronto, Canada and Ontario. Our school starts at kindergarten and ends at grade 8.
Hi! My name is Ruby. I am 11 years old. Here at Albion Heights I made many friends. Everyone is treated equally. My hobbies are dancing, hanging with my friends and drawing.
Hi! My name is Marwan. I am 10 years old. My hobbies are playing with my guitar, learning about animals and reading.
Hi! My name is Chantea. I am 12 years old. My hobbies are dancing and skate boarding. My favorite subject is art because I love to draw about my feelings.
We are writing because we are reporters for our blog at Albion Heights. We will tell you about our school and other things.

The Weather in Toronto, Canada

2009-02-27T14:00:00.000-08:00

Ms. Berkal's kindergarten class has been tracking the weather this winter and making a graph. Check out their graph in these pictures. You can see we have had many snowy days. Can you see how excited the children are to share their graph with you? We were wondering - what is the weather like in Maai Mahiu in February?

Some pictures from Ngeya School, July 2008

2009-02-25T17:37:00.000-08:00

These pictures are of Ngeya, the partner school of Albion Heights Junior Middle School. They were taken by Noble Kelly and Konrad Glogowski, part of the Teachers Without Borders team that was in Maai Mahiu last summer.

Finally, Albion Heights is Online!

2009-02-17T06:01:00.000-08:00

Finally, Albion Heights is ready to blog! I'm so excited about this project and am looking forward to sharing information about our school with teachers and students in Maai Mahiu! Look for a description of our school coming in the next few days, as well as a review of our presentation for Black History Month!

Test post...

2009-01-08T21:21:00.000-08:00

This is a test post, to try out the Albion Heights blog. Ms. Hayhoe will post the next post, we hope...