​Esta mañana/This morning we had our first whole-school assembly.  Earlier in the day, teachers had set their students up for success by reviewing expectations for this and all future assemblies.   

In this assembly, we acknowledged the land, sang O Canada, and grade 5 students went over some rules in the playground, hallway, etc.  Grade 6 students did a review of bullying strategies to ensure our students have the skills to deal with teasing or bullying as well as to tell a trusted adult at school and home.  Srta. Rivas, grade 6 teacher, spoke and showed pictures of her teaching trip to Guatemala and incentivized students to share their gifts and talents in the school with Guatemalan children.  I spoke of the humble and poor Doroteo Flores from Guatemala. He was the first Latin American to win the Boston Marathon. Doroteo was so poor, that he was not able to afford running shoes.  Still, he was able to win the race wearing dress shoes.  He won the marathon almost not able to finish the race 200 meters before the finish line had it not been for the great cheering from the crowd.  You may have your child(ren) watch the following YouTube clip in Spanish and ask them to tell you about the message of perseverance and support for each other at school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp6CfrRA4NI .  Last but not least, new staff and students were introduced and welcomed, and to finish the event all students joined in the song Que Bonito/How Beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlQJyhFqVc. K-3 sang the Chorus while grades 4-6 sang the entire song.  It was indeed a beautiful inspiring moment.​