Errol Lee is a singer and songwriter who grew up in very difficult and challenging circumstances and he has used these experiences as lessons to live a life of character. Errol Lee believes it is cool to care! We sang and danced to “Lean on Me”, “Think Globally”, “The Golden Rule” and “We Care” to name a few. The children performed for an audience of parents, families and friends and then told Errol what they loved about his concert: “the music, the dancing and his message”.

Our tree seedlings we planted in the spring have grown quite a bit. Mrs. Switzer had the children place leaves at the base of the trees and then cover the seedlings with buckets as the winter sun, wind and cold temperatures can damage these trees. Snow and ice can break the branches and topple the entire tree. We can’t wait til the spring to have another look at our trees and hope they survive the winter months.

We had visitors from the scdsb share with us the seven sacred laws or grandfather teachings from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples. These laws offer direction for anyone wishing to have a balanced and peaceful life. Each law is represented by an animal. The animal world teaches us how to live close to the Earth and reminds us of our connection to nature. Eagle wants to teach the message of love. The buffalo teaches us about respect. The wolf teaches about putting others before yourself. Turtle reminds us to tell the truth. Beaver teaches us to be wise, safe and strong. Sabay teaches us to be honest. Bear teaches us to show courage.

All the kindergarten classes dressed in Halloween costumes and paraded through the school to show off their costumes. Check out our creative costumes. We had Chase and Marshall from Paw Patrol, Spiderman, Gekko and Cat Boy from P.J. Masks and many others. We also danced in the gym in our costumes to some fun dance music arranged by our older students. Hope all at a Happy Halloween!

Thank you to our families from room 102 for showing compassion for those families in need in our community and collecting 107 items for our school’s fall food drive. We were the top classroom and raised the most items. Congratulations to our youngest Falcons!