Every Child Matters at Nesika

Last week, throughout the week at Nesika teachers pulled from a variety of sources to teach about Truth and Reconciliation, including indigenous authored story books, the Spirit Bear's guide, and the NCTR website resources. Many classes constructed displays of their learning throughout the school. 

• On Monday, we put out a call to our school community to donate back any outgrown Orange Shirts. All students were able to be outfitted with a new or gently used shirt.  
• On Tuesday, a few primary classes signed in to a live read aloud with Indigenous author David A. Robertson "When We Were Alone". 
• On Wednesday the whole school participated in an Orange Shirt Assembly where Ms. Murphy led storytelling and Mr. Brown read aloud to students "You Matter" by Christian Robinson. 
• Tuesday and Wednesday intermediate students made orange shirts as part of a collaborative art installation on the fence for the OSD event. Students in Ms. Murphy's Culture classes also got to construct (sewn) fabric hearts filled with sage and had the opportunity to participate in a smudge with her and Mrs. Swampy. 
• Thursday six classes, (Testawich, Routtu, Frost, Nasuszny, Svechnikov and Easthope) along with support staff and principals travelled to the Orange Shirt Day Event at the Stampede Grounds to participate in the OSD event.