Drop The Pop & Certificates

March 19 – 23 was Drop The Pop Week.  The educational campaign encourages students & their families to lower their consumption of sugary drinks and make healthier food choices.  Some of these choices include: drinking more water, eating healthier foods including country food, and maintain consistency with a healthy food plan.

            

The school held a community breakfast on the morning of Thursday, March 22.  The staff arrived just before 8am to prepare the food and get the gym ready.  Much of the food was provided by the local Co-op store but the Breakfast Coordinator also made loaves of bread & pancakes.  I helped out in the Home Ec Room, cutting apples and slices of cheese.  I then walked over to the gym to set up chairs and arrange many rows of juice boxes.  When the food was ready, it was brought over to the gym in bowls and trays.  We quickly prepared many plates of food to distribute during the assembly.  We didn’t want to keep the students & parents waiting.

            

Everyone was called down to the gym at 9:15am.  Classes brought their Drop The Pop posters and taped them at the front of the gym.  Once everyone was gathered, the assembly began with a welcome statement from the principal and a prayer made by an elder.  The staff then distributed the many plates of food to everyone.  Everyone enjoyed the breakfast.

            

The Grade 7 teacher receiving her certificate.

Piuyuq receives her certificate
for 35 years of service.

Our superintendent happened to be in town, visiting our school during Drop The Pop Week.  I didn’t know that he was here to hand out Certificates of Appreciation to the staff until he began speaking into the microphone.  The certificates, presented in a formal blue folder, recognize the many years of service given by teachers.  Most of us were called up, one by one, to receive our certificate and have our picture taken with the superintendent.  We were publicly recognized for putting in 5, 10, 15, 20, and 35 years of teaching!  I received a 5-year certificate.  Piuyuq, the Grade 1 teacher, received an extended applause for her 35 years of service.

            

Two middle school students were also called up to the front to receive prizes for having their fire prevention drawings selected to be featured in a calendar.  Fire Prevention Week happened in late February. 

A middle school student receives a Northern Store gift card.