Hello, Grade 1 Families,
Learning Intention: I can appreciate multiple points of view, languages, cultures, and experiences within my groups and communities.
This week we have done a lot of learning about heroes and how one person can make a big difference. We focused on Treaty 7 week last week and this week we learned about the importance of Orange Shirt Day, Truth and Reconciliation, and how Every Child Matters as well as continued our learning about Terry Fox. We learned about Phyllis Webstad and her experience with residential schools. This is how Orange Shirt Day began. We also listened to Phyllis' story about her experience and shared how this would make us feel. Some of the emotions we discussed were sadness, anger, and frustration.
As a school, we are committed to Every Child Matters and acknowledging the survivors of residential schools. Each class took up this learning in different, age-appropriate ways. Every student painted a rock, orange and we placed them all together in the shape of a heart by our learning grounds. On Thursday morning, we began our day with an interactive land acknowledgment created by the Calgary Public Library and the singing of a morning Cree song.
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