Daily Announcements: Tuesday, February 5th (Day 1)

Your Marlies Tickets are now available for pick up in the Gledhill School Main Office. They MUST be picked up by this Friday Feb 8th at 3:30pm. They will be listed under your child’s name.

No tickets will be handed out on the day of the game 

Marlies will not be issuing replacement tickets if tickets are lost.

What’s coming up?

• Thursday, February 14th – Spirit Day – Valentine’s Day – (Wear red, pink or white.)
• February 14th and 15th – Parent Teacher Interviews
• Friday, February 15th – PA Day

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

Read first: “I would like to acknowledge that this school is situated upon traditional territories. The territories include the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923 and applies to lands east of Woodbine Avenue. I also recognize the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on this land.”-

Lunar New Year – Spring Festival (Buddhism/Confucian/Daoist) 

This day is a very important day for many people all over the world. This day marks the beginning of a new year for people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Mongolian ancestry. Many followers of Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism also hold these days important for its symbolism of renewal. Governments, businesses and markets use the Gregorian calendar to regulate the days but use the lunisolar calendar to mark cultural and traditional days of significance such as the New Year.

For many in East Asia and South East Asia, the Lunar New Year is associated with spring and regardless of one’s location it is always marked with great community festivities, gathering of families and feasts.

Note: These announcements are typed up daily and posted by a parent volunteer on the Gledhill School Council’s Communications Committee. Edits or omissions are made occasionally to protect the privacy of students.