ISSUE NO 2 May 2020Teacher-Librarian- Avan Tamboly

BRING HENDERSON’S LIBRARY LEARNING COMMONS HOMESTAYING CONNECTED IN ISOLATION

henderson.avenue.ps@yrdsb.ca

INSIDE THIS EDITION

https://tinybuddha.com/fun-and-inspiring/dont-let-social- distance-lead-to-emotional-distance/

Visit Readingtrove.blogspot.com (building a literate environment) for a lot of fun and interesting literacy activities!

Flowers to Press

• 1.Plan a flower foraging walk outside of your house.

• 2) Take a plastic bucket to put your flowers in. Pick only the blooms and a few inches of the stem. Try collecting the flowers on a sunny day when they will not be wet or covered with dew.

• 3) When you get the flowers home, gently take the blossoms off the stems, and a few leaves / stems that you may want to dry/press.

• 4) Locate a very fat book, a telephone book, or two heavy objects such as two bricks. Open the book, and put a piece of newspaper (or parchment paper) on the page. If using objects such as a brick, put the paper on top of one of the bricks.

• 5) Place the flower, face down on the newspaper. Make sure it will be covered by the top of the book or the other brick.

• 6) Put a piece of newspaper, or the parchment paper on top of the flowers and then close the book or put the second heavy object on top of the flowers. If the flowers are not under the heavy object or are sicking out of the book they will not be pressed.

• 7. The newspaper will help absorb moisture from the flowers so don’t skip that part. Leave the flowers for atleast 2 weeks.

McElmeel, Sharron (2020, April 17). Spotlight on Literacy #8 - Find Flowers to Press. Reading Trove. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/readingtrove-8

Makerspace at home Engineering Activity: Tallest Build

Challenge: Build the tallest structure with the fewest clothespins.

Materials:Clothespins, binder clips, and craft sticks

Directions:Working with a partner use a design plan sheet to explain, or draw, how you will build the tallest structure. Test your plan by building your structure. Improve your design. Can you make it taller?

Virtual Field Trip

Click on the link below to enjoy the cool videos!

https : // www.360ci t ie s . n e t/ vi d eo /m or n i ng -ro m e-coli s e um -i ta ly

• w w w . 36 0 c i t i e s . n et (explore for more videos)

Cherry Blossoms at High Park

Virtual Blossom ViewingTo encourage everyone to stay home and stay safe, the City is planning multiple virtual cherry blossom experiences on a variety of social media platforms until peak bloom ends.http s: // www. t oro nt o.ca / ex p lore-e n joy / fes t ivals-eve nt s / c h erry- b lossoms /

24-Hour BloomCam https://youtu.be/P9R1rWka93Y?list=PLp11YxteHNp0MB80GHG_WFjvRrlsMtm-h

Check in on the continuous livestream of the High Park grove 24 hours a day and watch the progress of the cherry tree blooms until peak bloom ends. Weather dependent.