Happy Pride Day! Today, we remember that we accept and love all people and that it's okay to be different! In fact, we read a book with exactly that title: "It's okay to be different!" We also watched one of our favourite French YouTube groups sing a song about writing messages of hope and love on the walls, and then we did exactly that in our classroom! We brainstormed words of hope, love and acceptance and then had fun painting and decorating around them. Today was also the intermediate classes' "colour run", which involved running a course to raise money for UNICEF, followed by throwing colour packets at each other. It was a wild, noisy, coloured fog and we couldn't help but watch from a distance. It was definitely entertaining! Yesterday our Aboriginal Support Worker came to our class and introduced us to a Cree drumming song. We really enjoyed this whole process and were excited to take turns leading the song in Cree after we had practiced the words. We also learned how to say "hello" and "thank you" in Cree and were surprised to learn that most First Nations don't clap to show appreciation; instead, they hold both hands in the air, like they're ready to receive. We did our incredibly long but fun-filled walking adventure on Monday! Most people don't believe Madame when she tells them that we walked close to 9km in one day!! But we were amazing and there were (almost) no tears! We started out by planning our route on a map... Next, Madame told us that there would be hidden treasure along the way but we would have to solve a riddle to find exactly where it was located. Takaya was the first to figure out the mathematical equation! Bravo! Then it was time to head out! It was slow going on the first leg of the trip because we found a patch of salmon berries and couldn't resist trying to pick every last red, juicy berry. We also found some surprising wildlife along the way! Eventually, we made it to the Community Garden where we used our riddle to locate the treasure box. We were thrilled that Madame let us each keep one piece of treasure!... like, actually keep it!... forever! We even got to see Takaya's special little family garden plot while we were there. :-) Then it was on to Osprey Village for ice cream! Nothing but happy, sticky faces here. Especially thrilling was the fact that Madame was letting us eat dessert before lunch! Scandalous! On the walk back, we stopped at Bonson Athletic Park for a bathroom break, a picnic lunch, and a quick play on the playground. By the time we got our tired legs moving for the walk back to school, we were definitely moving slower than normal. Thanks to all the parents and daycares for waiting the extra 5-10 minutes for us after the bell and for allowing us to have this experience. We had lots to reflect on and write about it the next day. Extra photos...
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