Fairglen

K-6 TDSB school

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Ms. Polichronopoulos’s Grade 5 students wrote poems about the beauty of trees and each painted their own using watercolour and pastel. Look at how beautiful they are!

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Mrs. Kerr’s grade 5 students create artful masterpieces using Tangram Art to recognize the Year of the Rabbit.

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Talking to our students about Diversity and Race Part II. Our students’ responses were incredibly insightful!

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Our thoughts are with the victims of the earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria today and all those here in Toronto waiting to hear about loved ones in the days ahead.

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Our Grade 5/6 class taught by Ms. Luborsky invited the office staff to enjoy the performances of the her students’ interpretations of hoop dancing as inspired by Indigenous dancers from different Nations.

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We’re talking to our students about Diversity and Race. Grades 5 and 6 students engage in deep discussion in smaller groups mixed by grade, class and stream, and then share their ideas, wonderings and reflections with the larger group.

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November 8 is Indigenous Veterans Day - a time to honour First Nations, Métis & Inuit people contributions to war efforts https://t.co/iMRVVLLfPh and some truth about the ways the Indian Act impacted identity read here https://t.co/b4E0Y05rko

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Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has announced that their members will not be at work on Friday, November 4, 2022. As a result, the TDSB has no option but to close all schools for in-person learning for all students on that day. Read more: https://t.co/jKSEuqoo9T

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Wow, what an amazing turn out last night! Thank you to all the families that came out to our family curriculum night! Many of our past graduates came along as well. It was so nice seeing everyone in person again!

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Another year of recognizing the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. This year I visited every class teaching about the 4 medicines in the Medicine Wheel. Students learned about the significance of each and smelled the beautiful, calming scent of smudge washing over them.

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On Friday, Sept. 29, we gathered for a Student of the Month assembly to recognize students who demonstrated ‘respect’. Students also wore orange on this day to remember the children who never made it home, and the ongoing trauma of residential schools on families today.

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Join us and Karen Chaboyer, residential school survivor Thursday, September 29 12:45 - 1:45 sharing stories @tdsb - please sign up at https://t.co/01dvXQxhfS

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Our students ran for Terry or someone they know battling cancer right now in the Terry Fox run on Sept. 23rd. It was so nice seeing everyone out there showing their support and raising awareness.

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Students in Ms. Luborsky’s Grade 6 class are engaged in an inquiry to design a more environmentally friendly and sustainable space for the community in the Hydro Corridor at Pharmacy & McNichol.

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Ms. Luborsky’s class learns about and reflects on MMIWG (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls) on May 2, 2022. More must be done to being attention to this issue.

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Ms. Chow’s kindergarten students are excited about Spring!

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Ms. Polichronopoulos’ class is engaged in the design and engineering process to create innovative solutions to help solve environmental issues.

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Mr. Hunt’s class is learning about the lack of equality in rights to access education for girls around the world.

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May 12: Creating Spaces - Artists and Community Panel Join us for a panel discussion with Indigenous Artists and Community members as they share their experience and knowledge in Humor, Art, and Music in connection to mental health and well-being https://t.co/O6Y6HTDcje

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Ms. Cutting’s Gr. 1/2 students are learning about Indigenous perspectives and the many types of ‘beings’. All beings are equal to each other including human, and no one being is more important than another as we all fulfill an important role in keeping Mother Earth in balance.