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Hello Gledhill families!

We will be having a slight change to the format of emails being sent to you from “The Gledhill Guardian” starting today!  On Mondays you will receive an email with “What’s Coming Up at Gledhill?”.  On Fridays, you will receive a summary of announcements that the students have heard throughout the week!

Of course, if something important like a special event or a volunteer call-out needs to be done, you may get an additional email with information specific to that!  Thanks for all your support!

What’s coming up?

• Monday November 25th – Character Education Assembly ” Empathy” at 9am in the gym.  All are welcome to attend!
• Friday November 29th- Pizza Lunch for those who have pre-ordered in grades 1-5
• Saturday November 30th- Last day for families of Grades 1-5 students to place Pizza Lunch orders for the 2019/20 school year
• Saturday November 30th @ 130pm – Marlies Game at Scotiabank arena for those with tickets
• Friday December 6th- PA DAY.  No school today!
• Thursday December 12th- Winter Concert- 930am and 1pm in the school gym.
  • Grade 1-5 concert at 930am.  Classrooms participating: Rooms 6, 8, 18, 21, 22, 26, 27 and 28.  Also students in Primary Choir, Primary Ukulele Kids and Strings
  • Kindergarten Concert at 1pm.  All kindergarten classes and the kindergarten “Ukulele Kids” group

Note: These emails are typed up 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 student identities.  Some days part of the announcements are read by the students in French.  For the purposes of these posts, announcements will be in English.

ORANGE SHIRT DAY at Gledhill is this Monday, September 30th

It is a day to learn, commemorate and celebrate Indigenous culture and history

Orange Shirt Day at Gledhill

Activities and lessons are planned in the school that will foster students’ connection to the Orange Shirt Day motto of “Every Child Matters” and increase understanding of the history and impact of residential schools in age appropriate ways.

We welcome all students and adults to add your own Orange Shirt to our “Every Child Matters Clothesline” which can be found in the front hallway of the school. Your child may be doing this in the classroom, too! The template to create your own shirt can be found here: Orange Shirt Day Tshirt Activity 2019

Staff and students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt to school on Monday, September 30th to commemorate the day. Any orange shirt will do!

Stay Tuned

Watch the Blog this week for more Orange Shirt Day resources.

Why Orange Shirts?

Orange Shirt Day grew out of Phyllis Webstad’s story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the St. Joseph Mission residential school, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. Hear Phyllis’ story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=E3vUqr01kAk

Nationally, Orange Shirt Day takes place on September 30th. This is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and provides an opportunity to set the stage for belonging, learning, and active reconciliation for the coming school year. It is also an opportunity for First Nations, Metis, Inuit, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

Learn more about Orange Shirt Day http://www.orangeshirtday.org/