See You on Monday, January 4th, at our new blog

A new blog for the New Year, yay! Let's just hop over there: http://linc4-5.blogspot.com/!

See you there: Click here!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Here are the pictures from today's Christmas celebration and potluck:

Some had to leave early, but here are Janice, Fiona, Winnie, Amy, Jade, Christina, Aidin, Tina, and Lisa.

Aww, lovebirds Aidin and Ehsan

Crazy Grant-led singing

 

Crazy teachers wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Yum, what a potluck!

May we all remember to give thanks to the Giver or the amazing Gift of Christmas!

Editing Checklist

 

EDITING CHECKLIST—Check for the following:

PREP (Preposition)
Last week of April, he finally arrived Montreal. She likes to listen rock music. So she never searches Beethoven on the Internet.

CS (Comma Splice)
Tom went to the store, although she was tired, Sue went with him, they took a bus there.

FRAG (Fragment)
When they opened the door. It was raining.
Even though we were hungry.

RUN-ON SENTENCE
When they opened the door it was raining even though we were hungry we decided not to go to McDonalds.

TENSE
Yesterday we went to the mall and I feel very tired after two hours.
Tom was fall down last week. He breaking his leg.

PERIODS/COMMAS/CAPS/SPACES
Tom went to the no frills . Although she was tired ,Sue went with him.They took a bus there. When they arrived,the mall was    closing .

PROPER NOUNS
After attending Micro Skill link, Pushpa moved to niagra fall and worked at basic food and McDonald.

SPELLING
Sutdents msut leanr hwo two spelr correctley, especialy sins the hav spelcheck no they're compter.

Today's Field Trip: Just the Pictures

Okay, folks, we had a great field trip today. So, here are the pictures. Can you remember the who, where, what, and when of these pictures?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some helpful vocabulary:

food court, fur trade, escalator, five-star hotel, snow flurries, converted hotel, student hostel, meal plan, cafeteria, Laura, panoramic view, carrels, scramble crossing, skate rentals/sharpening, tourist bureau, get in line, amphitheatre, programs, ushers, violinist, cellist, choreographer

Let's see some great blogs!

Tuesday's Field Trip to a Free Concert

Welcome to our final field trip for the year!

As usual, we'll meet on the Southbound Platform of Sheppard-Yonge Subway Station. We'll leave at 9:45AM for one of the stations downtown that are linked to the PATH Underground City.


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Click on "View Larger Map." The plan is to get off the subway and walk underground as much as possible to either the Roy Thompson Hall or the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, where a free concert awaits at each location, beginning at 12 noon.

Bring good walking shoes, water, snacks, a bribe, and an expectation for a great time together. See you there!

In a Ladies' World: Ceramics and Shoes

Tina, Janice Amy, Angel, Winnie, Aidin's mom, Yuri, Joan, and Aidin miss out on the ROM and the Dead Sea Scrolls ... again. But ...

Minus 18 degree Celsius windchill and the disappointment of again being denied ROM tickets notwithstanding, ten of us from LINC 4-5, including Aidin's mom and Winnie's daughter, Angel, made our way to the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and the Bata Shoe Museum today. Hey, where were the men?

A former tennis court belonging to the University of Toronto, the Gardiner did not seem terribly impressive at first. But we kept an open mind.

Within fifteen minutes of visiting the coat room and washrooms, checking out the second floor, and me trying to make up stories about each exhibit, we were greeted by Carol Shaw, a gracious museum volunteer who took us through the history of the museum, Mr and Mrs Gardiner's role in learning about, accumulating, and then gifting the ceramics to the people of Ontario, as well as developments since their passing.

It was quite an eyeopener into the world of porcelains, tureens, snuff boxes, English tea services in period boxes, cobalt pigments, King Augustine the Strong of Poland, private collectors, art auctions, and hilarious Western imitations of Chinese art. We were also fortunate to catch the eye-catching works of American sculptor Viola Frey before they are returned to Los Angeles next month.

 

Quite unexpectedly, we were out of time before long and hungry and so bundled up and started out for the McDonalds across from the ROM.

After a quick bite at Tim Hortons (the McDonalds was closed for renovation), it was over to the Bata Shoe Museum for a quick tour.

Another four floors of education followed, with heavy-duty vocabulary like moccasins, stilettos, pointe shoes, stirrup heels, skeleton and luge shoes, and chopines. It was great listening in on several guided groups; seeing the footwear of Rudolf Nureyev, Marilyn Monroe, and Goh Chan Hon; feeling the influence of Rome and Persia on today's high-heeled shoes; and witnessing form following function for the Olympic winter sports. I guess we should be seeing a few nice blogs from the ladies in the next week.

This Friday's Field Trip: Plan B!!

Okay, guys ... Plan B it is.




Please dress real warm--cover your heads and necks, put on your gloves, wear extra layers of clothing and extra socks, and zip up your winter jackets! It feels like minus 18 C at 6:45 Friday morning. See you later in the subway station, brave ones!

You know the cellphone number.

Welcome to Canada!


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This Friday we will be going on a field trip to the Royal Ontario Museum.

We will be leaving at 9:30AM from the South-bound Platform of Sheppard-Yonge Subway Station.

Please arrive at the platform a little earlier, by 9:25AM. We will get off at Bay Subway Station and walk over to the museum.

Bring a snack, camera, warm clothing, water, and good walking shoes.


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Plan B: If we don't get our promised ROM tickets by 9:30AM on Friday, we could visit other museums for free.