Wondering Wednesday

Dear Parents:

A special shout out to my voluntary shoe monitors, thank you for your mindful attention to keeping our shoes looking tidy and organized. You are living the KTS values of helpfulness and responsibility you are role models to the younger students.

To expand our background knowledge about Orange Shirt Day, over the last two days we have been learning and connecting to different perspectives by reading the picture book: When I Was Eight Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

Here is a video of the book being read incase you want to enjoy this compelling story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSBrkJn3NeI

Orange Shirt Day supports every child. All children's voices should be heard and celebrated. "Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis' story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually."
Here is a link to the website to learn more about this important issue:http://www.orangeshirtday.org/

We learned a new thinking routine today that helps us take on different perspectives or point of views. It is called Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono.

Considering this was our first time using this routine, I was absolutely blown away by the brilliant reasoning about this very serious historical event. We broke up into groups of 3 and practiced using three of the hats: white, red and black. Here are some photos of the conversations and ideas captured on white boards. The dialogue sparked by the book When I was Eight was powerful and sophisticated.

Here are some photos of us in the Learning Commons. Our regular library time will be on Wednesday afternoons from 12:10-12:40. So, students should return library books every Wednesday so they can sign out new books each week. Thank you.