On Friday, September 30th, OJCS will participate in Orange Shirt Day in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As it is our Dress Down Day for September, don’t forget to wear your orange shirt and bring a loonie or toonie for tzedakah.
We recognize that this can be a sensitive topic for young children, so we thought we’d let you know how we will be handling this topic in SK. To explain why we are wearing orange shirts, we will talk briefly about about how when Phyllis Webstad was a little girl, she had a new orange shirt that was very important to her, but when she went to a new school they took her shirt away and that made her feel like she didn’t matter. We will then shift the focus to how every child matters even though we are all different and like different things, and we will talk about what makes each of us matter or why we are all unique and special. We will read a few stories, “You Matter” and “My Heart Fills with Happiness” that follow this theme and on Friday, we would like the kids to bring a special item that matters to them for Show & Tell. Their item should be something they can fit in their backpack and they should be able to explain why it matters so much to them. If the item they choose is something very precious, they could also bring a picture of the item to school.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Here is the link to our Back to School Night video for more information on our Kindergarten curriculum. The video from Madame Susan is coming soon.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Friday, Sept. 30 – Dress Down in an Orange Shirt for National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. All proceeds from loonies and toonies will go to the Orange Shirt Society. Bring something that matters to you for Show & Tell.
Tuesday, Oct. 4 – NOON DISMISSAL for Erev Yom Kippur
Wednesday, Oct. 5 – NO SCHOOL for Yom Kippur
Friday, Oct. 7 – Photo Day (students should wear their white uniform shirt)
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!!
