World Autism Awareness Day shines a bright light on autism as a growing global health crisis. WAAD activities help to increase and develop world knowledge of the autism epidemic and impart information regarding the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe.

By bringing together autism organizations all around the world, we will give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. Please join us in our effort to inspire compassion, inclusion and hope.

For more information please visit World Autism Awareness

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The view looking west from Yonge and Dundas during Earth Hour March 27, 2010.

Photo courtesy of LUCAS OLENIUK/TORONTO STAR

Tips for energy saving:

- Install a programmable thermostat
- Caulk and seal leaks
- When not used turn appliances off/unplug
- Changing furnace filters regularly

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Get ready...get set...to turn off the lights and do your part for Earth Hour!

Our planet needs us to help keep it happy and healthy.
We can help by:

• recycling
• conservation of energy (turning off lights)
• conservation of water (not wasting water)
  

So when our planet is happy and healthy...then we can live happy and healthy too!

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S o many flowers are blooming.
P etite little squirrels come out to play.
R eally big bears awake from their slumbers.
I maginative children enjoy a walk with their friends.
N o tree is left standing without any leaves. So
G o ahead, jump for joy because spring is here.

by Kaitlyn Guenther

Here is something I created using a fun website that generates word clouds. These are all words that come to my mind when I think of Spring!

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Plan with your children for a fun-filled March Break!
Here are some websites on things to do with your kids in and around the GTA

March Break Toronto 2010

March Break - Your Stay Sane, Have Fun Guide

YMCA March Break Camp

March Break at the Library!

March Break Family Fun at the ROM

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Hey kids! Want a fun challenge on fractions?
Play: Turkey Terminator Fractions Game and Match the Fraction to see how you do!
In this weeks lesson, we are to explore the world of fractions represent fractions concrete materials, words, and standard notation. I'd like for us to understand the meaning of the denominator (which is the number of the fractional parts of a whole or a set), and the numerator as the number of fractional parts being considered.

Demonstrate and explain the relationship between equivalent fractions, using concrete materials and drawings.


Grade 4 Fractions

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Hey Kids!
Ever wonder where the light came from? Check out Sources of Light and The Real Deal on Light for some en-lightening answers!Students will be experimenting how light shines and how light gets around. In order to do this, we will be conducting experiments to see how light reflects, using mirrors. We will also answer the question, "Can light shine through things?"

Overall expectation: to investigate the characteristics and properties of light and sound.

Describe the properties of light, including the following; light travels in a straight path; light can be absorbed, reflected, and refracted


Grade 4 Science Light Travels in a Straight Line

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