United Nations Week
This week we celebrated our multinational community and how we are Better Together. The Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Nations kick started the events for the week. All students had the opportunity to wear national costumes from whatever countries they identified themselves with. Grades 1-3 children paraded behind their county flag while us in preschool stuck close together and did a mini parade and wave as we circled the gym.
I must say I felt such pride in my heart as the Canada flag rounded the corner, coming into view. Our Canadian clothing so casual compared to the elaborate outfits many others wore (hockey attire, roots gear, t-shirts, sandals, slogans such as "Canadian Eh?" and "Keep life simple - sleep, eat cereal, be Canadian").
The second day's highlights were the Food Festival and Class spins where kids would visit different classrooms for an assortment of activities. For this day I had painted t-shirts with my kids using their handprints and painting on their national flags.
Even Daniel came to try out some new foods. I think the Iranian Biryani rice won his taste buds favor where I really enjoyed a fresh Vietnamese Spring Roll. Oh, I also liked the Canadian maple/caramel popcorn.
Yesterday we wrapped the week up with the Closing Ceremonies. The primary choir sang, we heard some other songs and storytelling but the focus was on a performance by a drumming group. My children were so exhausted! With the week's routines out the window I had tears over discovering morning snack had been missed (even though we'd been at the food festival eating ALL morning) and children keeling over to sleep during the drumming music. We were all ready for the start of the holiday! Off to Cambodia in the morning....
