We had a wonderful 'Orange Shirt Day' turnout this week!
Thank you to all the parents who supported us in trying to wear the colour orange. Normally this day would fall on September 30th, but because day is today (Sunday), our school board chose to recognize it on Friday September 28th instead. This movement started in 2013 to highlight the pain and suffering of thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential school throughout he last century. The colour of the shirt is connected to the experience of Phyllis Webstad who was sent to Cariboo Residential School in B.C. in 1973.
When Phyllis was six years old, she wore a new bright orange shirt to school, which was stripped off her and replaced with an institutional uniform.
The shirt has since become a symbol of resiliency and bravery of the survivors.
The shirt has since become a symbol of resiliency and bravery of the survivors.
This week we brought in a new learning/exploration area. Our intention was to have as much sensory experience within our classroom as possible, which was made hard by restricting our sand/water table to only have one or the other. So we decided to have both.
Here is some of the imaginative play that was made visible here this week:
Some of our friends made us 'Please do not break' signs for our buildings:
Hope you are enjoying this last day of September!
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