Zélia Capitão-Tavares
@zeliamct.bsky.social
Artist | Mom | MEd | Elementary Teacher TorontoDSB | #PMawards | #tdsbdll alumni | #MIEE | #GoogleEI #TOR16 | #HPTeachingFellows | #KCJAmbassador | #TeachSDGs
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#Grateful to be invited w/ Kamla talk about #STEAM #STEM & sparking curiosity & innovation 🤩 #ETT #TeacherTalk podcast🎙 moderated by @pavwander.bsky.social #ETTPodcast
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❄️I would like to share my heartfelt gratitude for the gifts, generosity of time, support & warm wishes from the students/families of Rm 204!
It has been a great four months into the school year & I can't wait to see what the next six months bring!
Have an awesome winter break❄️
It has been a great four months into the school year & I can't wait to see what the next six months bring!
Have an awesome winter break❄️
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
❄️I would like to share my heartfelt gratitude for the gifts, generosity of time, support & warm wishes from the students/families of Rm 204!
It has been a great four months into the school year & I can't wait to see what the next six months bring!
Have an awesome winter break❄️
It has been a great four months into the school year & I can't wait to see what the next six months bring!
Have an awesome winter break❄️
❄️To the students in our class community & their families, have a joyous & safe winter break!
See you all in the New Year: January 5th, 2026🎉
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
See you all in the New Year: January 5th, 2026🎉
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
❄️To the students in our class community & their families, have a joyous & safe winter break!
See you all in the New Year: January 5th, 2026🎉
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
See you all in the New Year: January 5th, 2026🎉
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
Students sharing family traditions around #Christmas with our class community🎄 #MerryChristmas
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Students sharing family traditions around #Christmas with our class community🎄 #MerryChristmas
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
@TDSB_McMurrich @tdsb.on.ca
Student presentation: Learning about #Kwanzaa, candles on kinara 🕯 celebrating the many connections in our community. #LightandLove #SevenPrinciples
🕯unity
🕯self-determination
🕯collective work
🕯responsibility
🕯co-operative economics
🕯purpose
🕯creativity
🕯faith
@tdsb.on.ca
🕯unity
🕯self-determination
🕯collective work
🕯responsibility
🕯co-operative economics
🕯purpose
🕯creativity
🕯faith
@tdsb.on.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Student presentation: Learning about #Kwanzaa, candles on kinara 🕯 celebrating the many connections in our community. #LightandLove #SevenPrinciples
🕯unity
🕯self-determination
🕯collective work
🕯responsibility
🕯co-operative economics
🕯purpose
🕯creativity
🕯faith
@tdsb.on.ca
🕯unity
🕯self-determination
🕯collective work
🕯responsibility
🕯co-operative economics
🕯purpose
🕯creativity
🕯faith
@tdsb.on.ca
Check out our 🎳teams! having a great time; just being ourselves and enjoying each others company! Can't wait to analyze our bowling scores as part of our Data Management unit! #MathIsEverywhere
@tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
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December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Check out our 🎳teams! having a great time; just being ourselves and enjoying each others company! Can't wait to analyze our bowling scores as part of our Data Management unit! #MathIsEverywhere
@tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
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@tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
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Students presentation & sharing the dreidel game & holiday Hanukkah🕎traditions > Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hay & Shin. Great lesson delivery focussed on probability, financial literacy & play🤗
🕎chag Hanukkah sameach
#FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah @tdsb.on.ca
🕎chag Hanukkah sameach
#FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah @tdsb.on.ca
December 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Students presentation & sharing the dreidel game & holiday Hanukkah🕎traditions > Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hay & Shin. Great lesson delivery focussed on probability, financial literacy & play🤗
🕎chag Hanukkah sameach
#FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah @tdsb.on.ca
🕎chag Hanukkah sameach
#FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah @tdsb.on.ca
An honour to listen to Marley, our #GirlsWhoGame mentor
share her journey in education and career; often the only girl in STEM-related jobs although change is happening; encourages girls to seek opportunities and support each other #GameOn 🎮
#TransformEDU
#MinecraftEDU
share her journey in education and career; often the only girl in STEM-related jobs although change is happening; encourages girls to seek opportunities and support each other #GameOn 🎮
#TransformEDU
#MinecraftEDU
December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
An honour to listen to Marley, our #GirlsWhoGame mentor
share her journey in education and career; often the only girl in STEM-related jobs although change is happening; encourages girls to seek opportunities and support each other #GameOn 🎮
#TransformEDU
#MinecraftEDU
share her journey in education and career; often the only girl in STEM-related jobs although change is happening; encourages girls to seek opportunities and support each other #GameOn 🎮
#TransformEDU
#MinecraftEDU
Honoured to have author @karmicangel.bsky.social share her experiences as a young writer & goals as an author too
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Honoured to have author @karmicangel.bsky.social share her experiences as a young writer & goals as an author too
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
@karmicangel author of angelamisri.com for joining us supporting our writers workshop series!
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
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Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@karmicangel author of angelamisri.com for joining us supporting our writers workshop series!
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech @katiecouchie
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech @katiecouchie
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
Build Day 🤩 #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Build Day 🤩 #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
Build Day 🤩 blueprints clearly designed & labelled to support students in their build/creations #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Build Day 🤩 blueprints clearly designed & labelled to support students in their build/creations #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie for joining us today & sharing your knowledge & craft
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie for joining us today & sharing your knowledge & craft
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
Hey McMurrich 🤩 a new challenge!
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hey McMurrich 🤩 a new challenge!
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
🔬Part 1 of 4 workshops series with @uofttrashteam.ca 🤩
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🔬Part 1 of 4 workshops series with @uofttrashteam.ca 🤩
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
@mcm_btc organized our school community #WalkForWenjack @downiewenjack.bsky.social today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
@mcm_btc organized our school community #WalkForWenjack @downiewenjack.bsky.social today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
Reposted by Zélia Capitão-Tavares
Free downloadable posters for your school courtesy of the @perimeterinstitute.ca
Celebrate the contributions of women #scientists:
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#womeninscience #onted
Celebrate the contributions of women #scientists:
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#womeninscience #onted
Forces of Nature: Poster Collection
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November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Free downloadable posters for your school courtesy of the @perimeterinstitute.ca
Celebrate the contributions of women #scientists:
resources.perimeterinstitute.ca/products/for...
#womeninscience #onted
Celebrate the contributions of women #scientists:
resources.perimeterinstitute.ca/products/for...
#womeninscience #onted
Truly an honour to have Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree and Scottish heritage @mflowrites join our school community today! 📚
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Truly an honour to have Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree and Scottish heritage @mflowrites join our school community today! 📚
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree & Scottish heritage @mflowrites joins our school community today📚
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree & Scottish heritage @mflowrites joins our school community today📚
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
Free-rolling down a ramp to test our Rectangle Racerz wooden car🏎 chassis prototype from our #STEM build this week🗜🥽🪚with our Grade 1 #STEM Buddies 🤩 #DesignThinking #Mentoring #aweSTEM @LukePersaud Proud of student blueprint designs & mentoring buddies
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Free-rolling down a ramp to test our Rectangle Racerz wooden car🏎 chassis prototype from our #STEM build this week🗜🥽🪚with our Grade 1 #STEM Buddies 🤩 #DesignThinking #Mentoring #aweSTEM @LukePersaud Proud of student blueprint designs & mentoring buddies
Thank you for the mystery author visit @kevinarts🤩 great morning with guest author & illustrator✏️ Sharing stories behind old books & recently published books; & the inspiration behind his illustrations
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Thank you for the mystery author visit @kevinarts🤩 great morning with guest author & illustrator✏️ Sharing stories behind old books & recently published books; & the inspiration behind his illustrations
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
We are all creative! As an illustrator, change the way you think
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We are all creative! As an illustrator, change the way you think
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
Inquisitive minds & great questions asked by students, & tips for us as writers:
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Inquisitive minds & great questions asked by students, & tips for us as writers:
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
3/3 Surprise visit & inspection 😅 Titia shares a few tips & reminds us of functions/constraints/objectives 👍 #DesignThinking all smiles here!
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
3/3 Surprise visit & inspection 😅 Titia shares a few tips & reminds us of functions/constraints/objectives 👍 #DesignThinking all smiles here!
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM