World smile day activities

Do you ever catch yourself smiling inwardly or outwardly when you type a colon and a closed parenthesis that magically turns in to a happy face on your computer? I do. It’s funny how a tiny little emoji on my computer screen has this power. Do you ever catch yourself smiling inwardly or outwardly when you type a colon and a closed parenthesis that magically turns in to a happy face on your computer? I do. It’s funny how a tiny little emoji on my computer screen has this power. Friday is World Smile Day, a day that deserves attention — here’s why. There’s science that backs the power of smiling. Smiling is like a stimulant — it triggers the brain chemistry just as chocolate does. A smile reduces stress hormones, increases happy hormones and lowers blood pressure. When you smile, serotonin, dopamine and endorphins throw a party in your brain. We’re hard-wired to smile. Babies in the womb appear to smile. Even blind babies smile in response to … [Read more...] about World Smile Day is worth grinning about

“Some people live in denial because they’re afraid of the truth. Burying your head in the sand doesn’t make the truth go away.” I overhear a Grade 8 student telling her peers. I’m with a class in the library examining a poster with a herd of ostriches on it. This is a group task designed to help them develop their critical thinking skills. All of the ostriches, except one, have their heads buried in the sand. This task is part of a series of lessons on how to: identify bias; examine how bias impacts the way we see and experience the world; and reshape thinking so that we consider multiple perspectives. My colleagues and I try our best to maintain business as usual, but that’s becoming increasingly difficult. On Sept. 30th, 55,000 CUPE education workers across Ontario began work- to-rule which is a legal form of strike. On Oct. 7th, their members will begin full strike action unless there is a settlement in their collective agreement. As an ETFO … [Read more...] about Celebrating World Teachers’ Day in an uncertain climate

PUBLISHED: 10:49 05 March 2018 Rhiannon Long Children and parents from St Mary's pre-school celebrated World Book Day on Thursday. Picture: St Mary's Archant Children from St Mary’s pre-school in East Ham were going on a bear hunt on Thursday for World Book Day. You currently have JavaScript disabled, functionality will be limited World Book Day at St Mary's The Goldilocks and the Three Bears station. Picture: St Mary's Children dressed up as their favourite book characters. Picture: St Mary's Children and parents from St Mary's pre-school celebrated World Book Day on Thursday. Picture: St Mary's The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of the books read. Picture: St Mary's Snowy weather brought the bear hunt inside. Picture: St Mary's Children reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Picture: St Mary's While the snow put a stop to their planned hunt round the nearby nature reserve, the children still met to read their most treasured books while dressed up … [Read more...] about Children from St Mary’s pre-school in East Ham go on a bear hunt for World Book Day

Everyday, cancer turns millions of lives upside down. It’s not just the person battling the devastating disease but their family, friends and colleagues who feel its ripple effect. Every two minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer so it’s fair to say that, at some point, everyone’s life will be touched by cancer. But Worldwide Cancer Research is funding pioneering projects here in the UK and around the globe to help us understand and, hopefully, find the cures for cancer. In the past 40 years, the Scottish charity has granted almost £200million to scientists in 34 countries, to look at early stage cancer research. Now, Worldwide Cancer Research is asking the public to support its fight against cancer by taking part in World Handstand Day on 23 June. Can you ask your children, their school, or your own workplace to take part and raise funds to help Worldwide Cancer Research continue to search for the answers to all cancers? Here, we look at how cancer … [Read more...] about World Handstand Day

Today's results, plus a look ahead at tomorrow By Nick Barbaro, 5:29PM, Thu. Jun. 14, 2018 Tweet print write a letter Interestingly, this is what comes up when you search Wikicommons for a photo of Mohamed Saleh. (Photo by wikicommons) Crazy start to the World Cup today, as host Russia absolutely demolished hapless Saudi Arabia, 5-0, with Aleksandr Golovin notching a goal and two assists, while first-half sub Denis Cheryshev added two goals, and the defense held the Saudis without a shot on goal. I (and others) had billed this as a matchup of the two worst teams in the tournament. Is Russia not as inept as everyone thought, or are the Saudis even worse than we expected? Good to see our dear friend Vladimir Putin in high spirits, welcoming the adoring crowd to "an open, hospitable and friendly country." Tomorrow 7am: Egypt vs. Uruguay (FS1) Still no real word on whether star striker Mohamed Saleh will be available for Egypt. … [Read more...] about World Cup: Day 1