Celebrating Character & Multiculturalism

The Ben R. McMullin school community shared in a celebration of character and multiculturalism with many special events planned earlier in the school year. They continue to focus on building and enhancing a positive school culture that includes the importance of diversity and inclusion. Their high energy character assemblies involve student participation and sharing in character. Students and staff enthusiastically join in and sing along to their favourite character songs, participate in sharing a presentation of all of the many special activities they are involved in throughout the month that represent the character attribute focus and look forward to another month of good character.

In the beginning of the year, student members of the school community gave a very special presentation of traditional dance in anticipation of a successful Multicultural evening organized by the school. Community members including students, staff and parents were invited to share in an evening of Character that included traditional foods, song, dance and culture. Ben R McMullin is pleased to share more about their special Multicultural evening and their energetic character assemblies!

If you would like more information, please contact Kerry Grbich~ Character Education Special Assignment Teacher for more information.

grbichk@adsb.on.ca
or
705- 945- 7433

Aweres Students Demonstrate Caring, Citizenship,

Aweres Students Demonstrate Caring, Citizenship, and Leadership

The students at Aweres Public School have been examining texts involving the “Big Idea” of stewardship. As part of their examination of stewardship, two workers from Pauline’s Place Youth Shelter came to the school to give an interactive presentation entitled “Youth Homelessness and Poverty in Sault Ste. Marie.” Karen Evans, Pauline’s Place community Outreach Coordinator, and Jeany White, Ontario Works Youth Case Manager, provided our students in grades 5 to 8 with some valuable information about homeless in Sault Ste. Marie. The students had many questions for the two presenters. The students’ interest continued after the presentation and developed into an action plan to assist the youth who need to access the resources at Pauline’s Place. The students decided to collect items that they felt would be needed by the youth at Pauline’s Place. Mr. Kannenberg’s grade 5/6 class and Mrs. Gregoire’s grade 7/8 class collected the items and made a total of 7 baskets. Pictured below is the presentation of the baskets from the two classes to members of the Pauline’s Place team. The Aweres community is very proud of the students involved in this act of kindness.