Page 8 Fall 2019 Humans of Milne Valley Volume 3, Issue 1 Meet Zachariah; Fun, Happy, Athletic I was born several years ago in December in Toronto at North York General Hospital. I have an older sister, Olivia, and she is kind to me. My parents were both born in Canada but my grandparents came from Jamaica and Guyana. I love drawing and playing video games in my free time. I especially enjoy illustrating cartoons. My favourite colour is red The Milne Messenger and favourite book is ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’. I relate to some of the stuff the main char- Know What’s Happening…. acter goes through, but not the part where he gets bullied by his brother. Luckily, my sis- ter plays with me when I’m bored and really doesn’t bully me. I like to make friends and I do not like it at all when people are mad at me. My only worry is that something may hap- pen to my family. My future ambition is to be a car mechanic. I like cars a lot, my dream car is a BMW I8 in matte black. I am Zachariah and this is who I am.

Shana G. teams, student opinions and a way for students to en- Welcome to the Milne Messenger. more! The students who write gage with each other and Milne Valley is continuing the these articles are in all grades. have a voice. We are able to newspaper club again this year! The Milne Messenger publish- share our thoughts and ide- Students write newspaper articles es at least four issues a year so as with peers, parents and to share with the students, parents stay tuned and continue reading teachers, so, if you are a and teachers on what is going on the newsletters to learn about student and would like to around in the school. The newspa- all the events that are going on have your voice be heard, per articles are written by the stu- around the school. Milne Val- the Milne Messenger is for dents, photos are taken by the stu- ley is very active in clubs, you. New writers are al- dents and interviews and editing sports teams and school events ways welcome. We encour- are done by the students with the which the students in the Milne age people to join and keep help of Ms. Rosen and Ms. Fusco. Messenger will make sure to reading future articles. Go The Milne Messenger consist of report! The Milne Messenger is Spartans! articles written about clubs, sports Page 2 Page 7 We Day Continuing the Legacy of the Welcome to the Milne Messenger 1 WE Day 2 Khaviyaa S. Comfort Corner 2 Marathon For Hope at Milne Valley Imagine helping to change the world Milne Valley students gained more Get to Know Ms. Moore 3 and simultaneously enjoying your time knowledge about climate change, bully- plete his goal. Terry Fox had a huge impact on many L2L Tutoring at Milne 3 with world-renowned speakers and ing, self-harm, discrimination, tenacity Shana G. lives in Canada and this is why schools like Milne Val- Making a Difference in the performers with tens of thousands of and perseverance, and predominantly, ley are continuing what Terry Fox started. World we live in 3 youth! On September 19th, eight stu- making a change. We thank Ms. Terry Fox is a Canadian hero who created the Marathon of Moore, Ms. Cullimore, and Ms. Magder The Fist Few Weeks of Milne dents from Milne Valley got the chance Hope to raise money that goes toward finding a cure for can- On September 27th, 2019, Milne Valley participated in to participate in an unparalleled event, for taking Milne Valley students on this cer. He is a the Terry Valley… 4 bringing together motivational speakers event to learn from others and broaden Canadian Fox run. Cn You Hear the Music at Milne and performers, educators and families our desire to make a “mess into a mes- athlete, hu- Before the Valley? 4 to celebrate and commemorate a year of sage,” using what they've learned as a manitarian Terry Fox means of being of service to others. Hurricane Dorian 4 action that transformed communities and a cancer run, every These students learned a lot and are Climate Change is Everyone’s and changed lives. WE Day was research class fund- founded by brothers Marc and Craig inspired and motivated to do more for activist. raised by Problem 5 Keilburger. This year’s WE Day Toron- our planet! “I am WE!” Terry Fox having The Toronto Raptors Last to was in Scotiabank Arena, surrounded had cancer every stu- Season was a Winner! 5 by thousands of distinctive colours and himself and dent bring Let’s Get Reading Milne Valley 5 vigorous youth. The stage was filled by had to get in two dol- his leg am- The Role of Character Traits inspirational individuals and young, lars. Our social innovators through an education- putated. goal was to In our Learning 6 al initiative, honoring contributions and Even after have every- TTC Etiquette 6 the will to continue making impacts on the amputa- one bring at Changing the Way We Use the global world. Those in attendance tion, instead least a Water 6 included David Suzuki (Canadian sci- of quitting toonie for Continuing the Legacy of the Marathon entist, television personality), Rupi doing the “Toonie for Kaur (Canadian poet and performer), things he loved such as basketball, he used his Milne Students Running Laps Terry Tuesday.” We also had an assembly For Hope at Milne Valley 7 James Arthur (English singer- cancer as a motivation and decided to start the Marathon of and a guest speaker come in and tell us more about Ter- Qu’est-ce-que let GenZ’s peuvent faire? 7 songwriter), Johnny Orlando (Canadian Hope to collect money to find a cure for it. His goal was to ry Fox’s story. Milne Valley will continue to participate Humans of Milne Valley 8 singer-songwriter), Jenna Ortega run across Canada and have every Canadian donate at least a in the Terry Fox run and continue to fundraise. The total Puzzles 8 dollar. Unfortunately, Terry’s cancer spread to his lungs and (American actress), and more. From Milne Student at We Day raised at Milne Valley this year was $882.80. Hopefully Comic 8 these performers and social innovator, he passed away on June 28th, 1980 and was unable to com- next year, we can raise more money than we did this

Comfort Corner Milne Valley Messenger Faith R. my past and what I'm going through. October 2019 Hello readers of the Milne Messen- ger, this is an entry to tell you that We are all hiding Qu’est-ce-que les Gen Z’s peuvent faire? Editorial Board you are not alone. Everyone is going something sad that through or has gone through some- has happened to us Michelle Z. whether its small J. Fusco and J. Rosen thing that has made them, sad, angry, réaction en chaîne et à la fin les personnes vont être bien (like a fight with a Le changement climatique est quelque chose dont tout le or another emotion we don’t want to informées et c’est plus facile de faire du changement. Publisher friend), or big monde a entendu. Peut-être vous avez vu l’information à feel. I have gone through and am Deux autres méthodes faciles sont, les Gen Z’s peuvent (like abuse or assault). Faith propos du changement climatique sur les médias sociaux J. Fusco going through a lot, and that’s a fact! changer les petites choses qu’ils font dans leur vie Just know that someone has ou les nouvelles; n’importe où, le changement climatique I can imagine what you are going comme: au lieu de jeter les déchets sur le plancher, les Editors gone through it too. I'm not est très important. Comme les Gen Zs nous pouvons es- through because I probably have mettre dans la poubelle; suivre les trois R, réutiliser, ré- lying or exaggerating. No mat- sayer d'arrêter le changement climatique et ensemble gone through something similar my- duire et recycler! Les petites choses peuvent changer la Shana G., Khaviyaa S., Alisia N., ter how messed up it is, some- aider la Terre. Alors, quelles sont les méthodes faciles self. terre! Guidez votre génération, et changez le monde! Michelle Z. one is there for you to talk to. pour aider la Terre? Une méthode est, éduquer les autres sur le changement climatique. Si vous éduquez les autres, Contributors My past is not picture perfect and not If you need to talk check out what you would expect based on https://kidshelpphone.ca/ for les autres vont faire de même, donc c’est comme une Ellie A., Mishal A., Lily B., Shana what I look and act like. I have hid resources. G., Manal H., Mariam H., Alisia N., I thank you for reading. You Avery P., Jasmine P., Elizabeth R., are not alone. Katerina M., Faith R., Khaviyaa S., Salina S., Michelle Z. Art Alisia N. Page 6 Page 3 The Role of Character Traits in our Learning. Get to know Ms. Moore including the flute, all kinds of clari- Lily B, Salina S and Ellie A them succeed. Ms. Moore loves being nets, oboe, bassoon, all saxophones, By Alisia N. a principal, she can't identify anything trombone, bari- spect could be by treating your peers with to understand how someone else is We all know that we have a new prin- Milne Valley encourages its students courtesy, politeness, and encouraging feeling or to understand the situa- cipal this year, but students don’t real- she doesn't like about it. tone, tuba, per- cussion, violin, to demonstrate and practice positive them to express their opinions and ideas. tion they are in. It is the ability to ly knows anything about her. Here are Ms. Moore loves musicals, building viola, cello, learning skills, using the TDSB char- “put yourself in someone else’s some important facts about Ms. decks, Mickey Mouse and gardening. The Character trait of the month of Octo- double bass, acter traits. By focusing on character ber is Responsibility. Student responsibil- shoes” and to understand the way a Moore! Her favorite movies are Star Wars, traits we can develop as learners who situation might make them feel. guitar and ity occurs when we take an active role in Ms. Moore has a lot of experience with Star Trek and all Disney movies. are respectful, responsible, empathetic, our learning by recognizing they are ac- Listening to others without judging French horn! teaching and being a principal. she has “ When you have a problem use your fair, and who have integrity and partic- countable for their academic success. them is an effective way to show She mainly worked with the TDSB for 26 years in words, walk away, and report to a ipate well with others. Responsible students also take ownership empathy. plays the piano, a lot of different schools including teacher. Please make good choices!” The character trait for the month of of their actions by exhibiting behaviors organ and trum- Let us all ensure to demonstrate C.W Jefferys, Highland, Churchill says Ms. Moore. She looks forward to September was Respect. The word that hold themselves accountable for their these character traits and strive to pet. actions. Some ways we demonstrate re- Heights, Milne Valley and more! She seeing all the wonderful things that the respect means - “an act of behaviour become lifelong learners and good has also worked at the TDSB East Ed- that displays ethical values towards sponsibility are by thinking before we student will accomplish this year. human beings. ucation Office and head office. everything around or a way of regard- act, about how our actions affect others, We hope this article helped you get to ing feelings, wishes, rights or tradi- and thinking before we speak. Ms. Moore has been a principal for 11 know a little bit more about Ms. tions of others.” We can show respect The Character trait of the month of No- years! Her favourite part of being a Moore. through multiple ways. An example of vember is empathy. Empathy is the ability principal is getting to interact with something you might do to show re- students in positive ways, and seeing Fun fact: She knows how to play many instruments MAKING A DIFFERENCE Changing the Way IN THE WORLD WE TTC Etiquette LIVE IN! Mishal A. L2L Tutoring at We Use Water Alisia N. Middle school is often the first time students encounter the TTC alone. It can sometimes be scary, overwhelming or enjoyable. The All students in Milne Valley are encouraged to think globally and act locally. We are also encouraged to TTC is a fun and secure way to get from school to your home and vice Jasmine P. versa. The TTC is an efficient way to get from one point to another. Milne think before we act and support what we believe. Therefore it is essential to be considerate to everyone on the bus, in- 70% of the Earth is covered by water. Did you know Often we see students, sometimes a little older or cluding the bus driver. Public transit is a privilege. Numerous coun- that only 2.5 % of this 70 % is freshwater and only 1% Mariam H. younger, that inspire us by taking action against issues of it is accessible for use? tries don't have a safe transportation system like Canada. Milne Valley continues their tutoring that may or may not affect them. An increasing issue is One of the TTC’s Health And Safety officers came to Milne Valley to Canadians use an average of 329 litres of water per program as they head into the 2019- cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in review the rules and regulations that all students must follow. The person, per day. Europeans use half of what we use. In 2020 school year. L2L tutoring is held the world. following include: many developing countries people every Tuesday from 3:04p.m-4:00p.m At age 8, Kylie Simonds was diagnosed with rhabdo- 1. Being courteous to opera- use about 20 litres a day. and is supervised by Ms. Fusco. The myosarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of childhood cancer. Kylie Simonds underwent months of tors. Did you know we use 2700 litres program can help tutors improve on many skills such as leadership skills and to become more re- chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries to beat rhabdo- 2. Standing behind the white of water for 1 t-shirt? That’s what myosarcoma. When Kylie was getting treatment, she one person would drink in 2.5 years. sponsible. It can help you become an excellent role model line, in fact, it's the while you are learning to help students understand concepts that had to carry a big IV pack with her wherever she went. law . Our water is 3.8 billion years old. "I remember tripping over all the wires, getting tangled We reuse our water over and over. they need help in. L2L helps you communicate more effectively 3. Don't rush to board the bus, and confidently. Tutors are in grades 7 and 8 and peers can be in up and having to drag this big thing around." said Kylie. enter in a single line. Did you know that Children in the first 6 months of life consume seven all grades. Many students are looking forward to tutoring a new Kylie therefore decided to help peer this year and to become better through this experience. children all around the world who 4. Waiting for people to get off Milne Valley Bus Stop times as much water per pound as before you get on the bus, to avoid in- the average Canadian adult? Tutors are required to attend all the training, model proper be- faced similar issues. She invented juries. haviour, be empathetic, alert teachers when there is an emergen- a light backpack that all children How can we stop using a lot of wa- cy and to at least spend a minimum of 10 hours tutoring. For our with cancer could carry on their 5. Removing your backpack to increase space . ter? first training session, Heather, gave the tutors their manuals and backs without the struggle of hav- 6. Using headphones when listening to music, don't disturb others. Turn Off the Tap first lessons on training and taught them many things to do ing heavy and big IV packs and -We can stop buying clothing that we tangled wires. She worked with 7. Using an indoor voice. do not need when faced with a particular situation. Heather also gave the tutors tips so that they can be an efficient tutor. One tip that she her parents and doctors to make 8. Standing back when the bus is approaching the bus stop, for your -Check if your house has any leaky taps told them was, “Don’t expect change or improvement immedi- this backpack. She attached a security. metal cage in the bag as well for -Take shorter showers ately, set realistic goals so that in time, your peers will have improved in whatever they back support when the user would 9. Pushing the STOP button only when it’s your stop, this way you sit. will get to your destination in a timely manner. -Turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth were struggling in.” If you would like to participate, Money is being raised in order to 10. Crossing the street to catch the bus or when leaving walk, and do -Reduce chemical use listen to the announcements help make more of these bags and not cross in front of the bus as other roads used will bypass on the left -Save up your dirty clothes and wash them at once provide them to children every- side of the bus. for updates and let’s make -Dispose of waste properly tutoring a fantastic learning where. To date, an estimated By obeying these simple customs, you not only guarantee your safety environment. We hope to amount of 47,000 dollars has been -Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle while on the TTC but the safety of others as well! see many new people there! raised in order to help children everywhere diagnosed with cancer. Page 4 Climate Change is Everyone’s Page 5 The First Few Weeks of Milne Problem Valley… Katerina M. Ellie. A, and Lily. B Climate change has affected us all. The natural Coming to a new school is always nerve-racking but after a disasters that are happening now are increasing few weeks of being here, it has been a great experience for and are becoming more frequent. The big wave us. There are a lot more activities here at Milne compared from the hurricane in the Bahamas was due to to our elementary school. Having more activities means we climate change. Climate change has caused natu- can discover new things. Some of these include the WE The front of Milne Valley Middle School ral disasters to become more harsh. Many wild- What can we do to stop Climate Change? Club, Newspaper Club, Music Clubs, GSA, and Robotics Club. For a bonus, Study Hall is open in the morning AND fires in the Brazilian rainforest have destroyed 1. Reduce the amount of plastic that you use. Even if you put it a lot in many different subject areas, we have become at lunch to finish incomplete work or just read. This year acres of trees and killed many animals. Wildfires in the recycle, it may not be recyclable. It is better to use glass or more independent. I guess you can say middle school, in so far has been quite the experience. tend to happen when there is no rain water to stop metal instead. general, is a lot different than elementary school. Here 2. Plant more trees, and when you go out for hikes, stay on the We have met a lot of new teachers for different subjects we come Milne Valley! the fires. The Brazilian rainforest produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. If all of the trees burned trail so you don’t disturb the natural environment. and we have also met and made a lot of new friends. Dur- 3. Try to walk or bike as much as you can instead of taking a ing the first few weeks at Milne we have definitely learned down, then our supply of oxygen would decrease. vehicle to reduce pollution. Preventing climate change should be our number 4. Don’t drink from plastic water bottles. Plastic products and one priority. If everyone wants to live in a clean plastic water bottles are being found everywhere in our oceans. Can You Hear the Music world then stopping climate change is necessary. They are not biodegradable. We need our planet to live. We’ve got to make a 5. Don’t buy “throw-away” products. Instead of buying plastic change! bags to put your food in, buy glass containers. at Milne Valley? Hurricane Dorian Let’s help stop climate change Milne Valley. Mariam H. The Strings orchestra is back at Milne Valley. Avery P., Salina S., and Elizabeth R. Many students are looking forward to partici- What happened to the Bahamas? The Toronto Raptors pating in the orchestra this year and learning Let’s Get Reading new songs that they hope to play at the con- On August 29 2019, hurricane Dorian hit the Baha- Last Season was a Winner! cert. mas. It was the worst hurricane ever to hit the Baha- Milne Valley. mas. 56 people died and 600 people are still missing. Strings orchestra is run by the strings teacher, Elizabeth.R and Avery.P 13,000 homes were destroyed and many people are Mariam H. Mr. Sham, and practices are held every now homeless. The Grand Bahama including Abaco The Toronto Raptors Wednesday starting from 3:04p.m. Anybody is were mostly destroyed. begin their new season Reading is not exactly gratifying to some people welcome as long as they try their best to play on October 22nd. But but you might want to change your mind. Many the songs and dedicate at least an hour after first, let’s talk about students, disregard the task of reading 20-30 school to the orchestra every Wednesday. Why did the hurricane hit the Bahamas? what they did last sea- minutes a day because they think it’s a waste of Strings orchestra is for anybody interested in son! We had a number time, they have better things to do and they playing more difficult pieces of music at con- Hurricane season falls between May and November of new additions to the would rather do something else. As a matter of certs and for students who want to broaden but it is believed that climate change is also increas- team last year, includ- fact, reading is very beneficial. One that everyone has heard of before is their knowledge of music. Mr. Sham has or- ing these natural disasters. Climate change may be ing, Chris Boucher, that you gain more knowledge. It can significantly dered many new songs for the strings orchestra happening due to the choices we make (driving cars, Marc Gasol, Danny Green, Kawaii Leon- improve your grades, your general knowledge and to play including music from the Lion King and throwing garbage on the ground or water, using too ard, Jeremy Lin and Jordan Loyd. Sadly intelligence. In Anne E. Cunningham’s paper: What Jurassic Park. He hopes to be able to teach the much plastic). If climate change is the reason, we we had a number of players who left be- Reading Does for the Mind, she writes that “ Reading orchestra the songs by April so that they can need to reduce our impact. We need to educate our- fore and during this last season. The play- sharpens your mind and can uplift your analytical and perform them at the Spring Concert. selves and others. Climate change is a serious issue ers who left were, DeMar DeRozan, CJ critical thinking which is a very important skill since Strings orchestra is a great experience for stu- and we need to know how to stop it. Miles, Jonas Valanchunias, Jacob Poltl we have to use them all the time.” dents. It is a great way to promote teamwork and Delon Wright. Reading can also help reduce stress. When you are since all the members of the orchestra have to The Toronto Raptors started and ended feeling stressed out and you are getting anxious, you work together in order to perform a spectacular the season on a great note. At the begin- should help yourself to a book. It’s a wonderful diversion. You might not song. Strings orchestra is also a great way to ning of the season the Raptors were the even want to put it down. Another advantage is that you improve your keep students engaged in meaningful activities third best team in the Eastern Conference. vocabulary. When a person stumbles upon a word that is unfamiliar to after school instead of using electronics. Anoth- Soon, Toronto earned their spot in the them, their brain forces them to find the meaning of that word which er advantage of the strings orchestra is that it NBA Finals. In the past, the farthest the eventually increases their vocabulary. In fact, it is necessary to read if you helps to give more recognition to the school’s Raptors had ever come was round 3. This want to be a writer or a blogger. Reading can improve your writing be- music curriculum and recognizes the efforts year Toronto made it all the way to the cause when you consistently read, you surround yourself with good writ- that were put in by the students. In the past finals with the Golden State Warriors. ing and have examples in your brain of how a good piece years, the strings orchestra has had some mag- SPOILER ALERT: The Raptors Won!!! It of writing should look like. You can read anything you nificent performances which were very well- was our first Championship win! We want as long as you are reading. You can also look out done and praise-worthy. Destruction from hurricane Dorian thank all the players who helped us win. for clubs related to reading on the announcements. In the We hope to see the members of the orchestra Even though some of them left the team, past years, there have been some great reading clubs such every Wednesday. Let’s get our string instru- we will always remember their accom- as Milne 50, and the Silver Birch books. Keep your ear ments playing Milne Valley. plishments. open for announcements. Let’s get reading Milne Valley!