It was a beautiful Friday with all the students in Division 10 wearing orange, yellow and red in honour of Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation.  Monday is a national statutory holiday for Canadians to reflect and be informed about the residential school system and abuses. It’s a day to honour the healing journeys of residential school survivors and their families. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As part of our connection to Indigenous teachings and learnings, we are experiencing the possibilities of being out in nature. We opened a window to some leaf art and we will continue to use nature as part of our visual art activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Thursday, October 3, we will enjoy a community building opportunity with all of the primary classes when we visit the Laity Pumpkin Patch in Maple Ridge.  We hope that the field trip will provide us with real life experiences on a farm, with farm animals and the harvest of the season. 

Enjoy this long weekend as you spend time with family considering that learning supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land and our ancestors. (First Peoples Principles of Learning)

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