The Last Week of September

Greetings Everyone!

This week we did lots of new things in Room 13!

First, we learned about Residential Schools. Residential Schools are schools that First Nations children were forced to go to, to learn the ways of the Europeans. We read two books, "Shi-shi-etko" and "Shin-Chi's Canoe" that taught us what it was like in Residential Schools. We felt depressed, sad, mad, and shocked after learning about this. We learn about Residential Schools so that we do not make the same mistakes in the future.
 Friday is Orange Shirt Day. People are encouraged to wear orange shirts to honour Phylis, a 
First Nation's girl who was forced to take off her new orange shirt when she arrived at a residential
school.

Also this week, the grade 3 students wrote the SLAs! Parents will learn more about the
SLAs at Parent Teacher conferences next week. Do not forget to sign up for a conference time!

Tomorrow is the Terry Fox Run! Please dress appropriately for the activity!

Happy Thursday!

Love Room 13