We just received this letter from a school teacher up on Manitoulin Island, let me tell you if our Country had teachers like her coast to coast we would all be better for it!
Well done Heather, Canada thanks you keep up the excellent work!
Good Morning!
Please find attached a photo of today’s Red Friday Event at Charles C. McLean Public School on Manitoulin Island.
Again this year my Grade 4/5 class has sent 35 Flat Stanleys to serving military members at 15 Canadian Forces Bases across Canada. These CAF members agree to be penpals with a student for the entire year, and they share their jobs and their lives with my students through letters, e-mails and photos featuring a Flat Stanley in uniform. In addition, my class adopted the 12 Canadians working with OP Soprano at the United Nations Mission to South Sudan, and we sent them special boxes of “treats” for the Christmas Season.
My class and I asked our entire school to wear red this Friday, to help us show our support for our penpals, as well as all Canadians serving both at home and on deployment. Our school answered our “Red Friday Challenge”, and massed in the gym this morning for this photo. Our Christmas wish for all our military members is for “Peace on Earth”, so that they could be home with the people they love every day of the year.
Cheers,
Heather Jefkins
Grade 4 / 5 Teacher
C.C. McLean P.S.
Gore Bay
