We Day!

Today we missed Science and watched We Day. It was famous people from around the world who were at the MTS Centre. They were singing songs, talking about children in Africa and Haiti that needed clean water, beds, medicine, and schools. They were telling us how we could help the children, so that they don't have to work to live. - Joey and Hailey M.

This morning, we changed up our regular routine to watch part of We Day Winnipeg, which took place at the MTS Centre. What is We Day? Here is a great synopsis from their website:

At We Day, youth from across North America join together to celebrate the positive actions they are taking and to build the momentum of the movement of young people making a difference in their communities and around the world. Through We Day, youth learn that it is cool to care.

The students got to listen to speakers such as actress Mia Farrow, former Vice-President of the United States of America Al Gore, former Prime Minister of Canada Paul Martin, and musicians such as Shawn Desmond and Down With Webster. The class heard about all the ways that children around North America are making a difference in the lives of children all over the world! This afternoon, the students did some writing to describe their experiences of watching We Day. We are going to be talking more about We Day in the days to come, and to see if our class can be inspired to help children elsewhere in the world! You can learn more about the We Day movement at http://www.weday.com/, and you can learn more about today's event in Winnipeg at http://www.weday.com/event/winnipeg.