Tomorrow is "Bb" sharing day. Please help your child find a household item beginning with the /b/ sound.
Your child brought home his/her photo proofs today. Orders are due by September 30. They can be returned to school or submitted online.
Also, I know the "Fun Lunch" deadline is coming up very soon (although I'm sorry, I can't remember the exact date). If you are interested in purchasing lunch for your child on Thursdays, please visit Munch-a-lunch and follow the prompts.
This Thursday afternoon, we will be participating in Brooksbank's Terry Fox Run to raise awareness and funds to support cancer research. We will be heading up to Loutet park to run a short circuit shortly after 2:00pm. It was Terry's goal to raise $1 for every Canadian. Now we hope to collect "a townie for Terry". If you would like to contribute to this cause, you can send a small donation in your child's home envelope and they will be collected from the classroom each day this week. Also, I will be sending home a sticker in your child's home envelope tomorrow that says, "Terry ran for me, I am running for...." If you would like to, talk with your child and decide who he/she could run for and send the sticker back on Thursday to wear during the run.
Finally, Friday, September 30th is "Orange Shirt Day". I have taken the following information from the North Vancouver School District's website:
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day and the North Vancouver School District will honour the day by having students and staff wear orange, as well as by undertaking many educational initiatives geared at reconciliation.
Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters is a national event that began in 2013 and is a chance for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. The initiative started in 2013 as a legacy project of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC. It grew out of Phyllis' story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.
The date was chosen because it is the time of year when children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies, programs and initiatives for the coming school year. It also gives teachers and staff time to plan events that will include children, as we want to ensure that we are passing the story and learning on to the next generations.
The date was chosen because it is the time of year when children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies, programs and initiatives for the coming school year. It also gives teachers and staff time to plan events that will include children, as we want to ensure that we are passing the story and learning on to the next generations.
If you would like more information, please visit sd44.ca and follow the link.
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