WE Day!

Woohoo! The show's about to start!

Yesterday, Mrs. Tresoor, Mrs. Dehn, and I were fortunate enough to take 27 Grade Six students down to the MTS Centre to participate in WE Day with 18 000 other students! It was an amazing event! WE Day is a concert to raise awareness for social justice concerns around the world. It is a kick-off for students to initiate local and global fundraising efforts within their schools to be carried out during the year. You can learn more about the presenters we saw by clicking HERE.

Last year, Mrs. Dent Scarcello had great participation in her "Me to We" club, and we want to carry on with that enthusiasm. We opened the club up to Grade 5 and 6 students with the understanding that, due to age restrictions, only Grade 6 and up can attend WE Day. Mrs. Tresoor and I were so impressed with the interest from the students, especially our Grade 5 students! We had so much excitement from the Grade 6s that we even had to request that they research a presenter that would be at WE Day Manitoba because we only had 27 tickets for students! Upon returning to the school today, several students wrote thoughtful reflections about their experience at WE Day.

Now, as a group of Grade 5s and 6s, we need to decide on a name for our club and a focus for our local and global fundraising initiatives. I can't wait to see what WE will accomplish this year!

Here's a video of the WE Day Dance, which we all have been practicing! Isn't the energy in the MTS Centre phenomenal?! Wow!



We Day - October 30, 2012 from Krista Wasney on Vimeo.

This day was inspirational, memorable, and so very special. I am both pleased and proud that I was able to participate!