Listen to Room 25, "News and Reviews!"

In this post, some of most versatile Grade 5 and 6 students share their podcast, in which they recommend a book, a movie, describe a famous politician now deceased, report a school sports event, poetically ponder the significance of school, and share jokes and a tip of the day!

Click on the post title, to check it out!

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Action Hero: Jackie

Jackie Chan

"Do not let circumstances control you. You can change your circumstances."

Here is Sherri's Asian Culture Celebration Month quotation contest, week 3!
Like we did with African History Month, this month the vocabulary contest will be quotes from famous Asian people. You are being asked to describe what the quote means to you. Remember to include in your answer:

something you know about Jackie Chan, (click the post title to check your info)

your interpretation of how he might have meant this in his own world, and

how it means something to you in YOUR world, right now.

Sherri will get your answers straight from this blog!

photo, courtesy of Creative Commons, Johnny Vulkan

Happy 2000 hits Nelson Mandela Park!!

A few months ago we started a blog for this school. This blog is used for articles on school events, advertisments for our school, slide shows, and podcasts. It is also used for the students here at Nelson Mandela Park P.S. to make comments about the things that really matter to them. And WOW ever since then our hit counter has been going

up up up!

We want YOU to tell us how you feel about this blog. Are the news updates exciting? Do you enjoy posting comments for your fellow peers to read?

Posted by Our News Club

Lead on, gals!

Here is a photo of our girls at the Young Women's Leadership Conference which was held at OISE on the 29th of April.

We're in your hands for a better tomorrow...

Athletes Galore! NMPPS' Pride!

The boys played three excellent games against Blythwood, Given-Shaw and Niagara. They promised to keep striving to improve.

To the TOP of the World - words of wisdom

Junko Tabei

"Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top - it is the will power that is the most important. This will power you cannot buy with money or be given by others - it rises from your heart."

Here is Sherri's Asian Culture Celebration Month quotation contest, week 2!

Like we did with African History Month, this month the vocabulary contest will be quotes from famous Asian people. You are being asked to use pictures and/or words to describe what the quote means to you.

Remember to include in your answer

• something you know about Junko Tabei, (click the post title to check your info)
  

• your interpretation of how she might have meant this in her own world,

and

• how it means something to you in YOUR world, right now.

Sherri will get your answers straight from this blog!

photo, courtesy of Creative Commons, Feileacan

What do you think he was REALLY saying?

Mahatma Gandhi

"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."

Here is Sherri's Asian Culture Celebration Month quotation contest!

Like we did with African History Month, this month the vocabulary contest will be quotes from famous Asian people. You are being asked to use pictures and/or words to describe what the quote means to you.

Remember to include in your answer

• something you know about Mahatma Gandhi, (click the post title to check your info)
  

• your interpretation of how he might have meant this in his own world,

and

• how it means something to you in YOUR world, right now.

Sherri will get your answers straight from this blog!

photo, courtesy of Creative Commons