Thursday 29 September 2016

Orange Shirt Day

I want to share some information about Orange Shirt Day.

Why do we have an Orange Shirt Day?

- To remember the residential school victims and those that were subjected to the generations of abuse and assimilation process

Why do we wear Orange?

- Phyllis Webstad is a survivor of a residential school.  Her story is the following:

Watch from 16:50-19:40 for her story

Why is this important?

- The last two residential schools to close across Canada were in Saskatchewan
 - 1996 - Gordons Indian Residential School near Punnichy
 - 1998 - White Calf Collegiate in Lebret

What was the experience like for children?

 - watch this video of our Jack MacKenzie SLC students reading Shi-shi-etko by Nicola Campbell

Why were Residential Schools so bad?

- Watch this video and have a conversation with your family and friends to decide:

Some questions you could ask yourself or your family and friends are:

-          What sort of bad things happened in Residential Schools?
-          What was the purpose of Residential Schools? (Why were they created?)
-          How would you or your family react if you had to go to one of these schools?

-          Why is learning about this part of Canadian history important?

Please join in the conversation today!

Wear Orange on September 30th and help us remember!

Friday 16 September 2016

Canoeing

So this Tuesday some of our students go to experience their first canoeing lesson through Regina Public Schools.  Here are some highlight photos of some of our classmates!

All ready to learn!

Looks like most students are following instructions

Canoeing without a canoe? Who knew!

Not exactly what I do when I use a canoe.

Apparently these students look like they know what they are doing.

Looks like these boys passed their first lesson!   

Next onto the Mighty Wascana!  



Tuesday 13 September 2016

Welcome Back BBQ

Come on out tomorrow night for our BBQ.  
You will meet most of the teachers and staff. 
Unfortunately I will be unavailable due to a class conflict that I am unable to get out of.