This day, students learned all about bullying from a special guest speaker, Officer Panagabko from the Halton Police. Officer Panagabko informed students of the different forms of bullying that exists and how it occurs. The take home message was clear: “Respect one another and treat others as you would like to be treated”.

Congratulations to all the members of Torrin as they earned the most points for wearing the most pink!

Every morning at opening this week the grade 2’s talked about the small things we can do to make a difference. We also watched an inspirational clip on Felix Finkbeiner founder of Plant for the Planet. A German student, who when in grade 4 decided he was going to help make a difference.

Students were challenged to do things at home to bring in to share too. For example:  Upcycle Challenge and Earth Day Photo Submission. What we received from the Earth Day Photo Submission were photos of plants growing in a garden. To some it looks like little seedlings, but with a little computer enhancement they turned out to be masterpieces.

Our Green Team met daily to do hands on activities like picking up garbage around the school. In just one 15 minute recess we were able to pick up one garbage bag full of trash. They learned by doing, that just taking 15 minutes out of your day to pick up garbage can make a huge difference.

As we all learned this week even the small things make a difference, and if everyone does their part the earth will be a better, cleaner, greener place.

Thank you to all the participants of the chess tournament. This year we implemented the use of the chess clock during the tournament. By doing so, we were able to schedule more matches this year and everyone had a chance to play each other.