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New Method: The Lego-Block Method! (the introduction)

  It's been a challenging week for many families while we are exploring the new in-person/online back to  school  routines. It's an unprecedented time full of fears, but it's also a great opportunity to show our children how we face our worries and all the uncertainties too. Don't forget to  #pause  and  #breath  when we are overwhelmed with our feelings and emotions.

New collage of today! First Communion Fashions From 1876 (left) and 1948 (right)!

 

New Stock picture of the day: A first communion magazine ciraca. 1948

 

Watch a video about stress!

 

What does stress caused by? (examples edition!)

  Watching the news: Watching the news makes some people stress out by listening to bad events like accidents, pandemics, wildfires, natural disasters, or a person that is died already. Bullying: Bullying makes people feel stress by someone hitting you and punching you. And someone said mean words or foul language. And that hurts people’s feelings. Moving into a new house: Moving into a new house causes stress for some people by missing their friends and their old bedrooms.

Top 5 ways to cope with stress:

  Focus on the things you can control: Sometimes you don’t have much control over the things that happen in your life. There are things that just have to happen, and you’ll need to figure out the best way to deal will it. Sometimes, you might just have a lot going on with your schedule: Lighten your load day cutting out the things that make you feel overwhelmed. Schedule time to just kick back and relax. And also, make time with your activities. Take care of your body: Make smart decisions for your body. Get enough sleep each night. And eat healthy foods! Being active is another way to cope with stress. It helps you to improve your mood. Use positive self-talk: Use positive self-talk to encourage yourself. Next time, when you are feeling stressed out, you can say: “I know, I can do it.” Talk to a friend or an adult: Ask if you are able to speak with someone-like a counselor. You can speak what are you stress about, or figure out a way, to do it.

How does stress affect us?

  It affects you by those following symptoms like headaches, a pounding heartbeat, sweating, trouble breathing, feeling shaky, nauseous, and tense muscles. Stress will make you disorganized, as well.

What is stress?

  Stress is a type of emotional feelings. It can come from any event or a thought (such as nightmares) that make you angry, nervous, disappointed, and frustrated.

Top 5 tips to not have test anxiety:

  Be prepared: Do a good job studying so that you can feel confident about taking the test. Try studying at few days before the test. Make sure you are understanding what you are reading. Talking to a teacher: If you have trouble studying, talk to a teacher or a parent for tips on how to improve your study skills. Have a positive attitude: Use positive self-talk to quiet negative thoughts roaming in your head. Learn to relax: Find ways to calm your body before, during, and after the test. The more you are relaxed you are, the better you will be able to focus and be able to do a good job. Thinking of yourself staying in a relaxing place: You can be relax by taking deep breaths, getting some fresh air, squeeze a stress ball, and practising meditation.

How does test anxiety affect your body, feelings, and thoughts?

  Body - Test anxiety can affect my body by symptoms like a stomach-ache, sweating, trouble breathing, headaches, and others. Feelings - Test anxiety affects my feelings by feeling angry, helplessness, hopelessness, and fear. Thoughts - Test anxiety can affect my thoughts by thinking negative thoughts.

What is test anxiety?

  Test anxiety is the worried or nervous feeling that some people get when it’s time to take a test or a quiz.

Team is great in Artknits Markham and Newmarket: a special message

 Saturday morning with the amazing team to catch up all the back to school changes, we decided to have MacDonald breakfast to brighten our weekend.

Cineplex Day at Artknits Newmarket: a special message

 When our kids miss field trips and you have the most dedicated team! We create CINEPLEX day! From pick your movie, order your ticket, count money, choose snack combo, to find your theatre number! Covid does not stop us from practicing our community skills and have fun!

Here are the pictures of what Artknit's Thornhill looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic:

 

Learning 360 login! New device for kids to use for research and learning!

 Learning 360 is a device that includes videos, photos, and more. It helps your child learn about more topics with videos, pictures, and others. It improves your child's curiosity. It increases more knowledge by playing fun games. It is a new device for the Artknits community! Here is the login: Username: OLQW Password: jaguars

Covid-19 update message by "Artknitrs Thornhill." (Twitter)

This is the message, that they post on "Twitter":  We are thrilled to hear the sounds of laughter and excitement filling our hallways and classrooms again. There are many signs and tools in place to keep everyone safe. Welcome back, students!

September prep for Artknits Markham and Newmarket students! (facebook message)

 This is a message that is said by Artknits Markham in a "Facebook" post:  What is a team? Team is always work together to tackle problems. Some brainstorm September safety bubbles, some set up new classrooms, while some working hard with our kiddos  ❤️ . COVID brings us a lot of unexpected changes, but also bring us together stronger and treasure the amazing team we have and the time we get to do in-person therapy with our kids. Have a wonderful, relaxing long weekend eve ryone!  ☀️

Our First Communion Magazine Circa 1949

Hello everybody, this magazine is originally in French. It was dated “February  3rd, 1949”. It includes drawings of how first communion fashions were like from the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Also, it includes articles what you make and what can you do after your first communion. Please click on any picture, enjoy!  

Throwback Thursday: a book about safety.

 Teachers will love to teach their students how to be safe at home, in the public, and at school. Those illustrations will help your students to learn what is safe and what is not safe. It learns signs you see in everyday life, and what does it stand for and why is it important. We have a PDF file for all teachers to download it for their students. Our instant download PDF was putted in the Artknits Store.

Question page!

   Ask a question of any topic, and then we will tell you the answer to the topic. Just like Amazon Alexa and Google home and home mini. Type a question in the comments below, and we will answer it for you.   Warning: Do not ask something inappropriate like foul words and their means and other non-nice things.

PDF Wednesday: 2 art books: Chinese painting and watercolour pencils!

Hello everyone, today we are going to make a PDF of those 2 books for art for learning. People will learn techniques, and other skills to make their paintings look beautiful. We will take a pictures of the pages in each book, and turn into a adobe PDF file. So, we are going to put those PDF files in the Artknits store , just like “Etsy.” Here are the pictures of the 2 books:  

See Scovit union fashions of 1957!

 

Updates for the next schoolyear in Artknits Thronhill!

The next school year has changed on different dates by grade because of COVID-19. The grades have been postponed on different dates, but not start on the same date due to this virus. Here are the grades that go on different days: Sept. 10: Grades 1-3 Sept. 11: FDK Sept. 14: Grades 7-8 Sept. 15: Grades 4-6

New question page in Artknitspidia!

 We have something special to show you guys! Its the question page! The question page lets you ask questions about everything, or you can ask questions in different languages except for English. The question pages let you ask questions about our posts and what it is about. And also our photo galleries and our videos. And also, we are going to put it on our new website. Hope you enjoy it!