Day of Pink Seminar

Dear Families:

Mr. Jack MacKenzie envisioned this school as a place “Where Effort and Kindness Counts”.  On Wednesday, March 2, we will be focusing all our efforts directly on this with our Jack MacKenzie Day of Pink.

We have planned a full day around kindness and anti-bullying.  Our hard working SLC members will be visiting classrooms in the morning to share these messages.  In primary classes, our student leaders will be reading stories on anti-bullying, and talking with children about how to be a good friend.  In intermediate and senior classes, the SLC will be sharing activities and anti-bullying videos.  We are proud of these students who model such positivity.

In the afternoon, we are so pleased to welcome the Canadian Red Cross and the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club who are teaming up for a fight against bullying.  The Riders will deliver the “Beyond the Hurt” program, which explores all aspects of bullying and harassment in schools.  Beginning at 1:15, our K-4 students will participate in the first 30 minutes of this presentation, and our grade 5-8 students will remain in the gym for a further 90 minutes.  Parents are most welcome to join us for this powerful and informative afternoon.

Finally, we would like to invite parents and our community out to our evening Day of Pink Parent Seminar.  This will run from 6:30 – 7:45 pm, as we host the sessions listed below in the Library and the senior pod classrooms.  We have invited parents from our neighbouring schools, including our friends at St. Gabriel.  We are hoping for a great turnout!

TIME	Session Leader	Description	Location
6:30 – 7:45	Corporal Shane Barber / Corporal Cory Patterson	Helping Young People Stay Safe on the Internet	Library
6:30 – 7:00	Norm Jakubowski (Red Cross)	Bullying Prevention: How to Support your Child (Bullying vs Mean vs Just Plain Rude)	Room 139
6:30 – 7:00	Cecilia Prokop (Planned Parenthood)	Tackling the Hard conversations with Confidence: How to talk about healthy relationships and dating with Teens	Room 141
6:30 – 7:00	Jack MacKenzie Staff	Appie Hour:  The Best Educational Apps Around	Room 142
6:30 – 7:00	Syndee Kopec & Jorie Gilroy-Beck	How Parents can Help Support their Young Reader	Room 144
7:15 – 7:45	Norm Jakubowski (Red Cross)	Bullying Prevention: How to Support your Child (Bullying vs Mean vs Just Plain Rude)	Room 139
7:15 – 7:45	Cecilia Prokop (Planned Parenthood)	Tackling the Hard conversations with Confidence: How to talk about healthy relationships and dating with Teens	Room 141
7:15 – 7:45	Jack MacKenzie Staff	Appie Hour:  The Best Educational Apps Around	Room 142
7:15 – 7:45	Syndee Kopec & Jorie Gilroy-Beck	How Parents can Help Support their Young Reader	Room 144

Please show that you are behind the Anti-Bullying movement by wearing pink on March 2.  Thank you for supporting our efforts as we take steps to make our school the safe and kind place that Mr. MacKenzie envisioned.  We hope to see you at our Parent Seminar!

Sincerely,

Russ Clarke                                                                           Melanie Little