Phyllis Webstad was six-years-old when the new orange shirt she excitedly chose for her first day of school was stripped off her back. She never saw it again.
Orange Shirt Day, in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and wellbeing, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters.
Wearing an orange shirt is a way to honour the survivors and remember those that did not survive. Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.
Big Brothers Big Sisters/Boys and Girls Club is again sponsoring the Breakfast Program for the school year of 2018-2019. We, the staff and students would like to take this opportunity to thank their program for allowing us to feed our students a healthy/nutritional breakfast. Welaliok! Thank-you!
Today Mrs Scott’s class had a special visitor! Lisa Harris MLA (Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care) came to personally acknowledge the kind act the students did earlier this year for Antoine Babin’s 100th birthday. The whole class was awarded certificates of appreciation and Lisa had this special message for Mrs Scott’s class:
First Book Canada is a national non-profit organization that works with publishers to donate books for kids. The organization holds temporary bookshops to help distribute them in the community.
Tuesday, teachers from Metepenagiag had the opportunity to visit Saint John's Nick Nicolle Community Centre, the province's inaugural First Book Canada pop-up shop.
Today every student at Metepenagiag School received at least two new books to read. Thank you First Book Canada!
Earlier in the year grades three to six students worked with Phillip Sexsmith a professor from the University of New Brunswick and Bill Buggie an Elementary Specialist on poetry.
Report card #2 will go home with students on Wednesday April 11. Parent Teacher interviews will be conducted on:
Friday April 13th from 8:30 a.m to 12 noon
We are asking parents/guardians to help their child win a pizza party by attending their parent-teacher interview. All classes that receive 80% or higher in parent/guardian attendance will win a pizza party. Kids love pizza parties! Let's work together to win their class some pizza!!!
Happy Easter everyone! A reminder that Thursday March 29th is a half day for students (all students dismissed at 11:30am). Also there is no school Friday March 30th or Monday April 2nd.
