Honesty

I had the pleasure of first recess yard duty this morning.  When it's a nice sunny day, such as today, I love being outside with the kids.  (On a not so sunny day, I cannot say the same.) 

Today I had 3 different children come to me with toys they had found on the yard.  It would have been easy to tuck a dinky car or a Littlest Pet Shop kitten into a pocket and claim ownership, but these little ones wanted to make sure the right owners got their toys back.  Their names are going up on our character board for "honesty."

...made a nice day, even nicer.  I'm so proud of these little ones!

Anti-bullying week

Next week is Anti-bullying week across the board, and across the country.

The following activities have been planned at Eastdale to raise awareness.

1.  All week students and staff will be doing Random Acts of Kindness. 
2.  Tuesday we STAND UP.  Students will sign a pledge that promises they will stand up against bullying.  They'll also be displaying their belief that we need to stand up for ourselves and others by writing "Stand up" on their hands.
3.  Friday is Pink and Blue Day.  Pink is symbolic of the anti-bullying movement.  It started several years ago when a male student was teased for wearing a pink shirt.  The next day several students who had overheard the bullying chose to wear pink shirts in support of the boy.  The pink shirt movement has gone global since then.
Blue is the colour of the UN Peacekeeping forces.  It's the colour of peace.

Join us as we Stand Up and stand together.

K