Wentworth's Service-Learning Opportunities
Dear Collingwood Families,
Welcome to our new home-learning experience. Now, more than ever, we need to seek ways to support those most vulnerable in our local and global communities. Although we need to abide by the rules and practice social distancing there are various service-learning opportunities you can embrace as a family.
Caregiving Cards
Your card can be uploaded to this Google Shared Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RXH2lH61TsTwVlHinVY-Uh3fMtUF5J5s
Ten Thank You Letters.movTen Thank you Letters - Read Aloud by Mrs. Thomas
Design and create a card for a Lion's Gate Hospital frontline worker:
2 East - COVID Positive Unit
4 East - COVID Suspect Unit
7 West - Neuro
7 East - General Medicine
Allied Health
Crothall (Cleaners)
Emergency
Hospice
ICU
Lab
Outpatient Care Centre
Radiology/Medical Imaging
Security
Hope Centre
Operating Room (OR)
Respiratory Therapists
Tessa's Card (K)
Max's Card (JK)
Designed by Rachel Z. (KU)
Karina's Card (JK)
Haydn (2N)
Jeff (2N) Thanking Amazon delivery drivers!
Beau (2N)
Anthony Z.
Bianca (2N)
Julia (2N)
Antonio (2N)
Angela (2N)
Arta paramedics.mp4Arta's Thank you to Paramedics (2G)
Kaitlin's letter Lion's gate.mp4Kaitlin's Thank you to Lion's Gate Hospital (2G)
Elena (KS)
Allen (2N) - Thank You Card to Grocery Store Clerks
Ryan (KS)
Evalena (2N) - Delivering Thank You Card to Whole Foods
Jenny (2N) - Thank you to Lion's Gate Hospital Workers
Vala (2N)
Norah (2N) - Thank you to Frontline Workers
Lyle (2N)
Jane (2N) - Thank You Letter to Justin Trudeau (Canada's Prime Minister)
Rebecca (2N) Thank you card to West Vancouver Memorial Library Workers
Caroline (2N) Thank You to the Paramedics
Thank you Collingwood Community
The Backpack Buddies collection was a huge success last week. Thank you to everyone who made a contribution. Hunger is still very real during this COVID-19 pandemic.
$1750 in gift cards was also collected for the Harvest Project.
Thank you Moretto Family for organizing the toiletries drive items.
3D Printing Aids Healthcare Workers
Video - Part 1
The Making of Mask Accessories
Video - Part 2
What the Completed Mask Looks Like
Video - Part 3
Mr. McLean visits Tinkerine
Zach W. (6C)
ZacGivesBack
With the challenges #COVID19 brings, particularly for those most vulnerable, it’s important to find ways to lend a helping hand. Thanks to an inspiring young man, Zach Weinberg, for creating #ZacPacs - waterproof bags filled with essential items for those who need them most. (Twitter) For more information, visit ZacGivesBack @ https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/the-zacpacproject .
Jonathan (4Mac) Helping Frontline Healthcare Workers
Fighting Covid 19
Bear (a.k.a. Jonathan, 4Mac) is trying to help Lions Gate Hospital by regularly supplying their front line doctors and nurses with healthy snacks and electrolyte drinks. He emptied out all his money and got his parents to help him. He made his first delivery on April 6th.
Bear was inspired by their family friend, Amar, who is an ER doctor. Amar told Bear that caregivers are working tirelessly fighting to save lives and don’t have time to get proper meals and hydration. Electrolytes very important as their hours are long and gruelling. Bear understands that the war against Covid 19 will be long so he is raising money to help fund his efforts.
IMG_1550 (1).MOVBear's Video on why we need to help the healthcare workers
Random Acts of Kindness
Fun story to read on ways to help others...check out this narrated version.
David Suzuki Foundation - Nature Activities at Home
PLANT SEEDS OF CHANGE
Plant a pollinator patch and bring bees and butterflies back to your neighbourhood! Check out our Pollinators page to learn about planting native plants and other ways you can help attract pollinators unique to your area.
Please share to inspire others!
Inspire others by documenting your activities and sending them to Izzy@davidsuzuki.org. Pictures, drawings, videos and written work will encourage others in Canada to take action.
CREATE A GRATITUDE TREE
Bring nature inside. Write a love letter to nature and create a gratitude tree! Use sticky notes or construction paper and showcase them in a window for everyone to enjoy. Have your family or friends send you answers to the question, “What do you love most about nature?” For more inspiration, visit The Love Lettering Project.
PAINT WITH NATURE
Calling all young artists! Paint rocks with positive messages or images of love. Place the rocks around a favourite tree or park. Please make sure to use low- or no-VOC (volatile organic compound) paint if you are putting your rocks in nature so you don’t harm the environment.
Watch Ms. Humphries latest gardening video. Her helpful tips include:
1. Thinning radishes
2. Watering tips
3. Planting seedlings
4. Companion planting
Garden Tips E2 Final.mp4Click to watch video
Commit to Nature from Home - David Suzuki Foundation
Add salt, baking soda and liquid castile soap to a pail of hot water. Presto — a month’s worth of toxic-free laundry soap! It's cheaper than store-bought eco-friendly options and works just as well. Clean your clothes with only four ingredients, all safe enough to eat! Add 125 to 250 ml (½ to 1 cup) per load. Works in HE machines, too.
Plastic Grab Bag Challenge
Wentworth has been registered for this challenge! Please join the Grade 1's by creating a project of your own. Please share what you, your class and/or your family has done to participate in this challenge. Here is a link to some online resources. You can send your completed projects/videos to Ms. Johnson.
Did you know that by reading stories on Simbi, you are helping thousands of people around the world learn to read? Amazing, right?
You can even have your siblings, classmates, and other family members read with you on any laptop, tablet or smartphone!
Simply create a Simbi account and follow your Simbi Journey to explore new stories and unlock new Simbian Avatars!
>> Click here to login to Simbi and continue your reading journey from home. <<
Simbi
Read aloud to help others learn…
Simbi readers are motivated to read books aloud, improving their reading skills, while understanding that they’re supporting 40,000 readers learning to read globally.
This link will take you directly to the library of books that still require narration:
Neighborhood Library
What about installing a library in your neighborhood? Since libraries are closed this could be a wonderful way to share books with your neighborhood community.