Our Community

Think and Talk: Our CommunityWhat do you see in your By Aryan, Farhan, Haseeb, Jaafir,community? Karthik, Khalid, Muhammad, Muntakim, Thank you to our participating schools: Puran, Safeeullah and Sanjana Crescent Town ES Dixon Grove Junior Middle School In collaboration with the ESL/ELD Department Ellesmere-Stratton PS Grenoble PS Islington Junior Middle School Oakridge Jr. PS Rose Avenue Jr. PS TDSB ESL/ELD Student Authors Series: Welcoming Newcomers 24

This is a mural of our Khalid was born in Canada andcommunity. speaks Bengali. He moved to 2 Bangladesh when he was little. He returned to Canada one year ago. Muhammad was born in Pakistan and speaks Urdu. He came to Canada three years ago. Muntakim was born in Bangladesh and speaks Bengali. He came to Canada one year ago. Puran was born in Nepal and speaks Nepali. He came to Canada three years ago. Safeeullah was born in Afghanistan and speaks Dari. He came to Canada three years ago. Sanjana was born in India and speaks Tamil. She came to Canada one year ago. 23

Meet the Authors We all live in this community. Aryan was born in Bangladesh and speaks Bengali. He came 3 to Canada one year ago. Farhan was born in Bangladesh and speaks Bengali. He came to Canada two years ago. Haseeb was born in Pakistan and speaks Urdu. He came to Canada two years ago. Jaafir was born in Bangladesh and speaks Bengali. He came to Canada two years ago. Karthik was born in India and speaks Malayalam. He came to Canada one year ago. 22

There are many tall medicinebuildings in our moneycommunity. muralI live in that building. paper towelMy apartment is on the swimming poolsecond floor. toothpaste train 4 21

Glossary My best friend lives in this building. building bus His apartment is on the community third floor. dentist doctor 5 20

This is a school in our Is your community likecommunity. ours?We go to this school. Tell us about YOUR community! 6 19

This is a mall in our This is a day care in ourcommunity. community.There are many stores My sister is two yearsand restaurants in the old. She goes to thismall. day care centre. 18 7

This is a park in our This is a subway stationcommunity. in our community.My friend and I play inthe park every day I take the train to goafter school. downtown. My friend takes the bus to go to 8 his uncle’s house. 17

This is a bank in our This is a club in ourcommunity. community.We keep our money in We can swim in thethe bank. We also take swimming pool. Weout money from the can play soccer andbank. basketball in the club. 16 9

This is a dental office in This is a barbershop inour community. our community. I get a haircut here.We go to the dentist tokeep our teeth 15healthy. 10

This is a public library in This is a health careour community. centre in ourWe can take books community.home. We visit the doctor 14 when we get sick. 11

This is a pharmacy in This is a grocery store inour community. our community.We buy medicine We buy fish, meat,here. Sometimes we vegetables and fruitsbuy toothpaste and from the grocery store.paper towels here. 13 12