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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Terry Fox run / roll / jog / walk / skip / stroll👟♿️ getting everyone excited for Terry Fox events @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social Students code 💻 to create a step counter or laps around the field counter @takingitglobal 🤩enthusiasm & pride #McMOwls awareness & raise $ for cancer research @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nature & Art at Cedarvale Park! Exploring loose parts outdoors, creating stunning artwork! 🌱inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy 🌿🍁🍂🍃 Thank you guardian volunteers for your support today!

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Levers, pulleys and gears… oh my!loads of fun & learning with Scientist Melinda ‘Scientists in School’ guiding us through the “Get it in Gear” ⚙️ workshop!

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by Drew Dewalt & @OliverJeffers 💻coding (variables & if/then statements) 🎲how might we code a device to randomly select colour? #MicroBit @microbit.org 🎨creating an artwork guided by the colour randomizer class poster🤩 @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mentor text ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ 🖍 🎲how might we code a device to randomly select colour? #MicroBit @microbit.org 🎲time to create an artwork guided by the colour randomizer 🖍 🎲next, student will explore altering their code @tdsb.on.ca More pics soon🤩

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#MakeYourMark🖍#DotDay More 📸 of creativity in action! 🟠#BreakoutEDU @breakoutEDU 🔴 button making 🔵 Augment your drawings @quivervision 🟢 Doodle Bots in action, battling for space to make a mark! @FablePaul @DotClubConnect 🤩

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#MakeYourMark🖍#DotDay 👉It all started with a read aloud 📚 & moving into our centres: 🟠#BreakoutEDU @breakoutedu.com 🔴 button making 🔵 Augment your drawings #quivervision 🟢 Doodle Bots in action, battling for space to make a mark! @DotClubConnect 🤩

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#TDSBfirstday of school was filled with discussions about routines, responsibilities & safety, time to sit back & enjoy a book of choice and a team @breakoutedu.com challenge #Teamwork #Collaboration #ProblemSolving creating paper lanterns with partners; building our learning space🤩

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ready 🙌 Here we go… getting started on Year 30 🤩nervous & excited... alright lots of 🦋fluttering inside me… just breathe & pace myself (repeat). 💖 looking forward to meeting students and families☺️ Happy New School Year everyone. #FirstDayOfSchool #BackToSchool

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Room 204 is ready🤩A new school year of exploring, risk taking, discovering & going on learning adventures w/ our Grade 4 class community🤩So happy to connect with families during our intro phone call📞 this week! 👉 Email with additional info sent out 👍 #BackToSchool 📚🚌

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's our 30th Wedding Anniversary💕 Bill 🎉 my ❤️ goes out to you, my best friend & love. Blessed & thankful for our years of growing together, navigating obstacles & gifts in life: patience, cuddles & a sense of humour 🥰😘

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Summer break and these puppers are so excited🥰 Roxy🐾 & Ronin🐾 ready for more outdoor time for cuddles and watching mom read📚 belly rubs from dad are cool too🤩

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

That’s a wrap! Woohoo🎉 Year 29 in the books🤗McMurrichJPS community, staff, students & educators everywhere🌱have a wonderful & much deserved summer break ☀️ stay safe & #BeKind #TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca #McMurrichParent

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our end-of-year packages are ready🎉our last class community circle in Room 204 💖 So very proud of each & every one of you! A collection of artifacts from the first few days of school > goal setting > celebrating > fun trinkets too! #LastDayOfSchool

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🦉McM Owls Nest Podcast series🎙 Updated🤩 🎙️5 new awesome episodes 🎧 Room 204 families check your email for more details about the Room 204 podcast episodes students curated our podcasting team and class community! More episodes coming soon ☺️ #Podcast #Podcasting @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Building mini solar powered cars, model motor engine, Spike & EV3 robots & more! Exploring coding & creating interactive experiences! Fostering curiousity 🤖 reliance, problem solving, debugging and having fun too! @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

💖💐 Our young talented artists finalizing their watercolour artwork of a vibrant bouquet 💐 @tdsb.on.ca #TDSB_McMurrich 1/2

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

McMichael Canadian Art Collection🌱🎨 Looking at sketches & paintings from artists we explored in our learning throughout the school year! Seeing a painting up close & a growing appreciation for artwork🤩 @tdsb.on.ca @mcmichaelgallery.bsky.social

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Marty Chan @martychan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Some people ask why I keep doing virtual presentations. This is one reason.

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Congratulations Author @martychan.bsky.social 📝 Book Launch 📚🎉 🤩the mystery game was a huge hit 👏 🤗Students asked thoughtful questions & wonderings! Excited about reading all the books & your new book too!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 31/05/2026

Dropped off donations of #KidLit books, art supplies, office supplies to my educator pal @zeliamct.bsky.social at a Toronto school! Students helped her carry everything inside. Thanks to Zelia for making my pre-move office re-org/downsizing easier by sorting everything on her side! 🩷 #TeacherSky

Pile of picture books with spines visible

Six cardboard moving boxes with labels indicating they are donations for a school.

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🥇First Place Champions 🏆CONGRATULATIONS #GirlsWhoGame from McMurrich Junior Public School OSEA Provincial Minecraft Championship, the scholastic Minecraft esports event in Ontario 🎮 @osea.gg #oseabuildbattle #NotJustPlay #playcraftlearn #MinecraftEDU #GirlsWhoGame

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

What are you doing this ☀️Saturday? We have the honour of being a part of an awesome #Esports competition hosted by @osea.gg Today is going to be awesome! #oseabuildbattle #NotJustPlay #playcraftlearn #MinecraftEDU #GirlsWhoGame @osea.gg @humberpoly.bsky.social

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🦉McM Owls Nest Podcast series🎙 Updated🤩 🎙️17 awesome episodes 🎧 Wow 🤩 Room 204 families check your email for more details about the Room 204 podcast episodes students curated our podcasting team and class community! More episodes coming soon ☺️ #Podcast #Podcasting @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Exploring coding & creating interactive experiences! Fostering curiousity 🤖 reliance, problem solving, debugging and having fun too! @microbit_edu #takingitglobal @raspberrypi.com @logicsacademy.bsky.social #mbot @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Climate Action Day brought classes together to learn & take action to help our planet. 🤩#mcmBTC challenged Grades 1 - 6 classes to explore simple ways they can reduce waste, save energy, protect nature, and make a positive difference in our school and community. @tdsb.on.ca

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Marty Chan @martychan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I'm launching my latest middle-grade mystery novel June 4. I'm hosting a free virtual launch on June 4 for anyone who loves mysteries. You can register for the launch here: cilc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Over the next few days students will share their #signaturestory with peers! A spark that ignites them as lifelong learners 🤩 🔐@breakoutEDU student designed #breakoutEDU @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Student infographic posters look great 🤩 sharing their Business Day journey! A great way to create and showcase a summary of learning! #mcmbizday #TeachSDGs #STEM #GlobalCompetencies #DesignThinking @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our sales team making connections with customers🤩 making every customer feel appreciated by actively listening, answering questions & taking time to give the story behind their team vision! #STEM #STEAM #mcmbizday #TeachSDGs #GlobalCompetencies #DesignThinking @tdsb.on.ca 1/

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#redskyperformance company of contemporary Indigenous performance “She Holds Up the Stars” Inspired by Sandra Laronde’s novel- production blends life-sized puppets, movement, storytelling, theatre, visual design & E. Britton’s orchestral score @roythomsonhall.bsky.social @torontosymphony.bsky.social

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Discovery Centre @ParCKDownsview 🤩 Structures Building: Using naturally found materials, students explore structures in nature and create their own🌱

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

From our family to yours, Happy Easter! Hope your long weekend is filled with opportunities to rest, reflect, reconnect & just be together with your loved ones 🐰🐣if possible, find time to cuddle & laugh too! 🌸 🐾🇨🇦🇨🇾

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Wow 🤩 repotted our 🌱seedlings🪴& they are growing beautifully! Students will take some home & we check them waiting in anticipation for any flowering @Tomatosphere one packet of seeds🌱spent time on the #InternationalSpaceStation but which one?🔍 #tomatosphere @letstalkscience.bsky.social

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#STEM build 🤩 simple machines discussions, planning, researching & designing…. Why not have some fun with assembling the Automata Dancing Kit 💖 @kiddereducation hand-powered mechanisms to create cyclical motions that animate a scene! #ScienceIsEverywhere

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Grade 4 Light💡& Sound📢 unit; students using the scientific method & guiding a lesson/experiment with peers 🤩@tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich 🌈kaleidoscope student build > mirrors bounce light to each other to create beautiful designs; reflection

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Grade 4 Light💡& Sound📢 unit #STEM #STEAM Photography 📸 using a lensball & creating beautiful images through the technique of refraction which occurs when light passes through an object of denser mass (water or glass) @tdsb.on.ca #TDSB_McMurrich #ArtIsEverywhere 1/ more📸coming soon

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Sprouting 🌱 @Tomatosphere 🚀🌱🍅 So excited to get the seeds 🚀 and one packet spent time on the #InternationalSpaceStation but which one? Well, it's time to plant, investigate 🔍 these few weeks & submit our results to find out! #tomatosphere

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

TY MsXu! What are we up to now 🤔 @Tomatosphere 🚀🌱🍅 So excited to get the seeds 🚀 and one packet spent time on the #InternationalSpaceStation but which one? Well, it's time to plant, investigate 🔍 #tomatosphere @LetsTalkScience @VicCollege_UofT #UofT @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🧵capturing our #STEM build today🗜🥽🪚 From ideation > iteration > blueprint design > build🤩 ✅blueprint ✅build ✅test & iterate ✅calculations ✅artwork Next up > play... testing our game design with Grade 2 STEM Buddies! #Creativity #MathIsEverywhere #ProblemSolving @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🧵capturing our #STEM build today🗜🥽🪚 Guiding students from ideation to iteration to final blueprint design✏️ area, perimeter & the relationships between measurements in their maze designs! @tdsb.on.ca #MathIsEverywhere

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🧵capturing our #STEM build today🗜🥽🪚 We will be sharing many📸pics of students in action! Guiding students from ideation to iteration to final blueprint design✏️ area, perimeter & the relationships between measurements in their maze🤩 loads fun too! @tdsb.on.ca #MathIsEverywhere

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#mcmbtc Student-led initiative🥞Pancake Treat Day🤩 our #Olympics themed event! Olympics core values: ❄️Excellence, Friendship, Respect Paralympics core values: ❄️Courage, Determination, Inspiration, and Equality 🇨🇦 Go Canada Go 🇨🇦 @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#mcmbtc Student-led initiative🥞Pancake Treat Day 🤩 🥞student info session 🥞brief discussion time & sport trivia 🥞pep talk time & review roles 🥞table conversation starters 🥞shout out to guardian volunteers 🤩 @tdsb.on.ca

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thank you @MuseumGirlSarah for Session 2/4 #YourVoiceIsPower and coding in @EarSketch 🎶using variables 🎶 script for song structure 🎶 adding functions & comments

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Today we unpacked the travelling education kit: History Box Part 1/3 > Early Canada @CanMusHistory 🌱Indigenous cultural traditions, artefacts (Mi’kmaq Drum, halibut hook, snow goggles, Moose/Caribou Hair Tufting & more) 🌱Canada’s history and identity @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich

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