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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 12h

Same to you and yours - enjoy the weekend!

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 20h

Just started listening to The Names by Florence Knapp.
I’m excited about this one! #BookSky 📚

The Names by Florence Knapp
Book cover showing a green rolling landscape and a blue sky above. There are 3 single wildflowers in the foreground.

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 21h

For the First Nations peoples, #Thanksgiving is not a one-time annual event, but an intrinsic part of their heritage, culture, and daily life.
#Gratitude

Spicy Scorpio(Karen) 🏳️‍🌈🪶🧡🇨🇦 @nish57.bsky.social · 21h

I hope you enjoy time with family/chosen family/friends. May whatever you choose to share be delicious. 🥰

www.rezbuddy.ca/articles/und...

RezBuddy: First Nation Fuel Finder and Indigenous Business Directory

A website designed to find gas stations on First Nation Reservations and other Indigenous Businesses across Canada. Find tax free gas and get the cheapest gas price near you while also supporting abor...

www.rezbuddy.ca

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 21h

Same to you my friend - hugs! 🤗

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Sara @sarablue.bsky.social · 21h

Re-upping the reorg action from last month :(
#onted #onpoli #tdsb

WHAT CAN PARENTS & CAREGIVERS DO?
ACTION
01
CALL and EMAIL
The Minister of Education, Paul Calandra (416) 325-2600;
TDSB Supervisor
Rohit Gupta 416-395-8787,
Premier
Doug Ford (416) 325-1941,
and Your MPP!

WHAT CAN PARENTS & CAREGIVERS DO?
ACTION
02
Demand transparency in communication and decision making from The Supervisor
03
Tell the Supervisor, the Minister, Your MPP how your school community and/or your child(ren) are impacted by the disruption of reorganization this year.
04
Ask "How will reorganizations that are not associated with enrollment changes be prevented in future to ensure stability for children and staff?"

WHAT CAN PARENTS & CAREGIVERS DO?
ACTION
05
Demand to reinstate trustees as they are our local, democratically elected representatives. In a typical year, Trustees would be integral to minimizing disruption to learning during the reorg process through meeting with superintendent and principals and advocating for the unique needs of individual schools.

WHAT CAN PARENTS & CAREGIVERS DO?
ACTION
06 Ask the Minister of Education,
"How will you fund education systems to ensure that schools that do not fit the teacher funding model (e.g. small schools) are supported in a way that does not create negative impacts across other schools in the system?"

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Sara @sarablue.bsky.social · 21h

And a mini reorganization explainer. Why it’s so much worse this year. #onted #onpoli

WHAT IS
REORGANIZATION
AND WHY IS IT SO
DISRUPTIVE THIS YEAR?
The reorganization process happens every year in September to balance the actual enrollment numbers against the projected numbers from the spring. This year seems to be particularly disruptive as it appears the needs of individual schools and students have not been taken
into account in the process and the board has been forcing schools to make changes based purely on numbers rather than the unique circumstances of each school.
In a typical year, trustees meet with superintendents and school representatives and advocate for the schools' needs on an individual basis. It is within the power of the board to maintain staff to reduce disruption. Trustees also communicate changes and decision making processes to schools, school councils, parents and caregivers.

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 21h

It’s been the case for years in #OntEd, especially in smaller schools, and even before Ford.
It’s not necessarily always “bad” to combine couple of grades, only IF properly supported (EA, team teaching), but THREE grades? With ZERO additional support!?
Nope.👎

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 22h

20-day TBR book challenge.
Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf (shelves), list, stack, e-list, library hold—wherever! One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers!
#BookSky📚
1/20

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

Books cover shows a drawing of aboriginal person, there are flowers, feathers and a hummingbird in front of their face. There is a full moon over their head

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Thanksgiving long weekend 🇨🇦
When you need a break from doom-scrolling, search #BookSky 📚 - there’s something for everyone here.
#Gratitude #Books #SpreadJoyDay

Book Notification @booknotification.com · 22h

It’s Saturday, October 11th, and today is #NationalSpreadJoyDay ✨ Around here, our love language is books, and we’re going to spread joy today by sharing all of today’s new book releases. (1/5) #booksky

spongebob and squidward are standing next to each other

ALT: spongebob and squidward are standing next to each other

media.tenor.com

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 22h

Even within a single grade, there are many varying abilities & learning styles - THREE grades combined is A LOT. 🤦🏻‍♀️
Don’t blame the school - call MoE Paul Calandra & #TDSB supervisor Rohit Gupta ([email protected])
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

‘A slap in the face’: North York parents speak out against combined classroom with three grades

Parents at a North York elementary school are speaking out after three grades were combined into a single classroom taught by a single teacher following a recent reorganization process.

www.ctvnews.ca

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful!

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Me too - I loved looking through the pages.

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Try this place, in Etobicoke? istarrestaurant.com

Istar Restaurant Toronto’s Best in Somali Dining & Catering

Experience the Richness of Somali Fusion, and Global Cuisine Explore Our Menu Authentic Cuisine Istar’s flavorful fusion cuisine. BBQ Beef Ribs Smoky, tender, a...

istarrestaurant.com

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

"They will release a really smelly compound if they get upset so you don't want to disturb them if you can avoid it.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

What are box elder bugs? Also, why you should never squash them | CBC News

Boxelder bugs are showing up as unwelcome guests inside homes as they try to stay warm and survive the winter.

www.cbc.ca

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Family farms focus on sustainability, while corporate ONLY CARE about mining the land (and water) for 💰💰💰

MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

#CanadianNationalGeographic
#Wildlife #Photography 📸
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/ann...

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition

Canadian Geographic is pleased to honour 17 photographers for their outstanding images of Canadian wildlife

canadiangeographic.ca

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year 2025 📸

Photographer: Artur Stanisz

An Arctic hare rests on a hillside in the shadow of Mount Thor on Baffin Island, Nunavut. As autumn advances, the hare's coat changes from brown to white for camouflage.

Photographer: Jean-Simon Bégin

A Canada lynx leads her kittens out of the northern Ontario forest during a heavy snowfall. Lynx have broad, snowshoe-like paws that enable them to move quickly and quietly through deep snow.

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 1d

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Well deserved.

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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 2d

Yo.....Alberta.....

NPR @npr.org · 2d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

n.pr

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton is a good egg! 🤗

“You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children.” 📚📕
imaginationlibrary.com/ca/

Dolly Parton, wearing a pink dress over a white long sleeve shirt - her arm is resting atop a stack of books

“YOU CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH
BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF ENOUGH
CHILDREN"

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 1d

A gift article worth reading on Machado--the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This is how it's done. #PeacePrize #Democracy

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 1d

so funny - i love it! 🤣

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 2d

Felicitaciones, María Corina Machado, por recibir el Premio Nobel de la Paz.

This award honours not only your courage and conviction.

But every voice that refuses to be silenced. In Venezuela and across the world.

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 3d

Shocking news huge increase in Marine heatwaves adversely impacting phytoplankton, that create much of our oxygen.
And impacting the ocean’s ability to transport carbon to the deep sea, and provide a buffer against climate change

www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Marine heatwaves are disrupting ocean’s crucial biological processes

A new study looks at the impacts of marine heatwaves on the ocean’s food web and processes.

www.euronews.com

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