Friday Feeling – Our highlights from Truth and Reconciliation Day and more!

For this week’s #ocsbFridayFeeling we focused on our students and educators who celebrated National Truth and Reconciliation Week and Day with thoughtful reflection and reconciliation activities to honor every child. In addition, we recognized Franco-Ontarian Day and participated in the inspiring Terry Fox runs. It’s been a positive and meaningful week for all!

St. Marguerite d’Youville School

This morning we listened to the O’Canada sung in Ojibwe for Truth and Reconciliation week!🧡
•@OttCatholicSB @SMYocsb @ocsbindigenous #ocsbReconciliAction pic.twitter.com/uiqD6ZkjBO
— Leslie Emmanuel, OCT (@MissLEmmanuel) September 27, 2023

Laurel MacDonald Boucher @Macbouch

Powerful day for over 1000 students @OttCatholicSB attending @NCTR_UM Gidinawendimin.Heavy moments of remembrance,teachings re:original treaty intentions & truth of broken promises+presentations of hope,Indigenous pride,beauty&brilliance #OCSBReconciliAction @ocsbindigenous pic.twitter.com/3I0fQNA221
— Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) (@Macbouch) September 29, 2023

St. Kateri Tekakwitha School

🧡Truth and #ocsbReconciliAction Week: Day 1- Ss listened to Betty Ross (a Residential School Survivor)’s story. Then we read “When we Were Alone” & drew pictures, words to show the contrast of home and school.🧡@ocsbindigenous #ocsbarts #ocsbBeCommunity #ocsbHope pic.twitter.com/eZywvCqfJm
— ๑۩ Ⓔ.𝓜Ⓒᵇℝⓘ𝔡𝔢 (@ATeacherLifeSKT) September 25, 2023

Frank Ryan Intermediate School

Today in Gr7 Religion we made buttons for Orange Shirt Day. This week we focus on Truth & Reconciliation. We acknowledge our calls to action as educators & we push forward a new generation of learners who have empathy, understanding, & who can honour Residential school survivors. pic.twitter.com/P91oUZPAMd
— Ms Curry (@MsCurryOCSB) September 26, 2023

St. Isabel (Terry Fox)

All our @StIsabelOCSB 🦅s rocked our @TFFSchoolRuns today! Today we all “tried to be like Terry”, a truly inspirational Canadian hero 💚 @TerryFoxCanada @OttCatholicSB #ocsbHope #ocsbBeCommunity pic.twitter.com/lM9JCda5nR
— JPearen (she/her) (@ocsb_JPear) September 26, 2023

Alison Curry @MsCurryOCSB

Very proud of all the genuine support I have seen from students today! They have all been so engaged, asking question, & wanting to learn the truth! To my students: keep it up, you’re changing the world! 🧡 pic.twitter.com/mprBs7g00u
— Ms Curry (@MsCurryOCSB) September 29, 2023

St. John Paul II School (Franco Ontarien)

Nous célébrons ensemble la journée des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes dans nôtre classe.#ocsb #ocsbFSL @JohnPaulIIOCSB pic.twitter.com/TTbXyXHU8U
— MmeRamirez#0CSB (@RamirezMme) September 25, 2023

St. Anne School (Orange Shirt Day)

Today and every day #EveryChildMatters @ocsbindigenous @OttCatholicSB #ocsbReconciliAction 🧡 pic.twitter.com/9fhp9OdJ6I
— St. Anne School (@StAnneOCSB) September 29, 2023

Joanne Nisbet (Orange Shirt Day)

My grade 5's are all dressed in my favourite colour today…orange! So proud of them for supporting Orange shirt day and showing inquiring skills with discussion questions about the meaning of this Day. @TDOttawa @ocsbIndigenous @StJeromeOCSB @OttCatholicSB @slackt @YKrawiecki pic.twitter.com/GRinhYKIkS
— Joanne Nisbet (@joanne_nisbet) September 29, 2023

Corpus Christi School (Orange Shirt Day)

Grade 3 read and reflected about Phyllis Webstad’s story called ‘With Our Orange Hearts’. Then the Ss created paper orange hearts to display in our school ‘garden of love’. @OttCatholicSB @CorpusOCSB @ParentsCorpus @ocsbindigenous pic.twitter.com/dAuWdLJw3K
— Ms.Keyota (@MsKeyota) September 29, 2023