Phoebe Afriyie

Teacher Lisgar Middle School, Mississauga, ON. Mother of Three.
Reading, Hiking, Current Events, Food, Music, Culture.

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

Voting Day at Greenbriar Middle School, June 1st. Students casting their ballots in the Student Vote for Ontario's Provincial Election #StudentVoteON #FutureVoters . .

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

#StudentVoteON #FutureVoters Greenbriar Middle School Students did a wonderful job running CIVIX Canada's Student Vote initiative this week for the Ontario Provincial Election. Democracy in action!

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

Hard to believe, but this is an example of how much the cost of housing has skyrocketed recently in the GTA…Boarded up "unsafe to show" Mississauga house sells for nearly $1 million | Urbanized https://t.co/rJuuGVVV10

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

@studentvote Today, the students of Greenbriar Middle School cast their ballots for Brampton-Centre in the 'Student Vote' for Canada, 2021. Results to be shared Tuesday! #StudentVote #BramptonCentre

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

I just registered for Student Vote.

[Forest of Reading @ForestofReading]

Did you know that our Forest Fridays Virtual Visits are available until June 30? Go and hurry to watch all the amazing authors who talked about their books and answered your questions! Check out who participated and watch the videos here: https://t.co/O6ERtgyTAy #IReadCanadian

[Forest of Reading @ForestofReading]

And the winner of the 2020 Red Maple Award is...drum roll please… Bloom by Kenneth Oppel! Congratulations and thank you to all the readers who participated in the #ForestofReading and voted! @kennethoppel @HarperCollinsCa #IReadCanadian

[Nokha Dakroub🍁 @NokhaDakroub]

#BREAKINGNEWS

@PeelSchools will NOT be proceeding with the hybrid model for elementary students in September.

It's hard on staff, bad for students & we can & must do better.

#NoHybrid #HybridHurtsKids @ETFOPeel

Tell your friends.

[Kelly Gallagher @KellyGToGo]

In a time of healing, a poem by Danusha Laméris. Thanks to Sarah Fiedeldey for sharing this with me.

[ETFO Peel @ETFOPeel]

Open Letter to @PeelSchools Director Colleen Russell-Rawlins from PDSB Educators.

“We urge the PDSB to review the expectations for remote learning & to re-evaluate their approach to this current system closure to ensure the safety & well-being of staff & Ss.” #ETFO #onted #onlab

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

@WeAreTeachers This is the year of “unprecedented use of the word unprecedented”. (Sigh.)

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

Hand-brain connection!

[edutopia @edutopia]

Don't abandon handwriting just yet! Neuroscientists have found it's intimately linked to our earliest efforts to read—and more. 🧠✍️🏾

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

School shutdowns have put children up to eight months behind in reading, research indicates /via @globeandmail https://t.co/NFi1nKB4xx

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

I am hoping to get all of my new online students to apply for a Brampton Public Library card, so that they can all READ despite the limitations of COVID-19. Free for all residents of Ontario, but you must pick up at a local library branch in Brampton. https://t.co/H2AGGHtEN7

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

If you've got a Brampton Library card, you can download this app to access great books (for either curbside pickup, or e-books, available on the CloudLibrary app). Brampton has a great library system, because membership is FREE for all Ontarians, no matter what city you live in!

[Brampton Library @BramptonLibrary]

Emerging Technologies Librarian Olivia walks you through everything you need to know about the new BL Mobile App.

Check out the video and be sure to download the app today!

https://t.co/0SNdyJyYgu

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

And poetry collides with the world!

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

post election night
how is everyone feeling?
tell us in haiku

(this is a haiku)
https://t.co/wsqgVbH5Lw

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

Today, in Canadian History, my class will discuss differences between the Canadian and American electoral systems. For amazing videos on Canadian government, check out #CIVIX Canada. Looking for an excellent explanation of the Electoral College?
https://t.co/D5yzU1qa41

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

The good news is that the cases in schools are reflective of cases in the community and are not indicative of spread within the schools. We seem to be doing a good job of identifying, isolating, and containing cases so far.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

The number of new COVID-19 cases in public schools across Ontario has jumped by 144 from the previous day, to a total of 932 in the last two weeks.
https://t.co/kttjfg8vxs

[Phoebe Afriyie @MsAfriyie]

Wow!

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath https://t.co/L9qdJ2jqic

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Is the American Dream getting harder to achieve?

📕 Read more: https://t.co/0UZ4YfnzEf