Terry Fox Walk a Success!

Wow, what an incredible day for the Terry Fox Walk.  Our students listened so well to directions and really enjoyed walking around the neighbourhood to support cancer research.  THANK YOU to the parent helpers today–you really helped to keep the little ducklings in line! Ms. Perkins and I really appreciate the extra hands 🙂

Yesterday and today we learned, alongside our friends in Ms. Perkins’ class, more about the amazing person Terry Fox was and how he was a TRUE hero.  We discussed how heroes are very similar to superheroes (minus the super powers and the capes!) in that they are good, brave people, and help others in need.  We then brainstormed ideas about the REAL heroes in our lives and wrote about them…pictures to come!

Today we began to discuss Orange Shirt Day which is TOMORROW!  In preparation we read the book “Shi-shi-etko” which follows a young First Nations girl’s last day before leaving home to attend residential school.  Without going into any details about residential schools and the horrible incidents that went on there, our grade ones are just learning about how First Nations children were taken away from their families and made to go to schools that were sometimes far away from home.  We spoke about how that would make us feel if we could only see our families on the weekends, or even only during the summer! It was very thought-provoking.  We also discussed how children in many countries can not go to school as some may be in a war-zone, some may have to stay home and help on farms, or go to work to support their families.  In many countries girls are not allowed to go to school, and we discussed how unfair that is!  We learned that education is a RIGHT in our country and that ALL children, no matter their language, culture, beliefs, skin colour, gender, etc. have the right to an education.  Children also realized the importance of an education, because if we cannot read, write, or do math, we would grow up and not be able to get a job, make money, and support our families.  It has been a very thought-provoking couple of days!

Ms. Holmes

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