Hello R7A Families –

This is a short week as there is no school on Friday. It is a PD Day.

Our Language Arts and Ourstory will be taken up with learning more about the 1837 Upper and Lower Canadas rebellions, and taking a side: are you a government loyalist or a rebel, and WHY? We will split up into Upper Canada and Lower Canada and the different factions that were in conflict over how government should run in BNA, heading up to Canadian Confederation in 1867, only a short thirty years after the rebellions. The students have been challenged to think about the BIG ideas behind our country’s story and to take a more philosophical slant in our discussions. For example: do you need conflict to bring about change; what kind of government do people want?; what makes people angry and want change and reform?

In Health Education, we are focusing on mental health, balance and learning about addictive substances such as drugs and alcohol. The R7A class will be having a mental health workshop with our social worker, Larry Gauthier, on Monday. I am also arranging a Collaborative Problem Solving workshop with Ms Davies this month.

April is Daffodil Month organized by the Canadian Cancer Society. I will let you know if daffodils are being sold at school in case your family would like to purchase some lovely spring flowers and support cancer research.

Take care of each other –

Ms. Swail