The Global Education Club

Global Club Accomplishments

• For World Food Day, our school brought in 1600 items We did a "Jelly Bean Game" that helped us learn about why some people have more than enough food and resources, and some haven't enough.
• We collected used computer inkjet and empty laser cartridges for recycling.
• Caitlyn Solecki collected used batteries to be properly disposed of, instead of the toxic chemicals ending up in our landfill.
• We collected used eyeglasses for countries where needing eyes can use the glasses.
• Proceeds from recycled water bottles were donated to the Baptist Church Soup Kitchen. The Ewashko family matched the donation.
• We went on a fieldtrip in November to two local helping organizations, the Water Treatment Plant and the S.P.C.A.
• Brian Wolff shared Hanukah with us, with dreidles, a menorah, and potato latkes.
• We raised $100 through our Used Book Sale, and sent donations to the CNIB, to CODE to help literacy in other countries, Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief, and to our local SPCA.
• Students worked on individual helping projects while Ms Cochrane was away having her baby. Laura, Joshua and other students from Grade 5 raffled off prizes with proceeds going to the Food Bank.
• The club had their annual Anti-Racism face painting exercise.
• We raised $140 for orphaned children (SOS Children's Villages) through a candy jar raffle (699 candies!
• In lieu of receiving club medals at the end of the year, club members and our school donated the cost of them ($50) to the Children's Wish Foundation.

On November fieldtrip, we went to the S.P.C.A. and the Water Treatment Plant.

Recycling Proceeds: (Thanks to Ms Moisan who coordinated the recycling this year!)

• Ms Moisan and her students raised over $100 for the SPCA
• Junior High and Mrs. Gail Martin raised $100 for the Food Bank.
• Mme. Collin's class
• Ms Everett's class
• Mrs. Marcellus' class

Other School Kindness Efforts

• Sierra sold beautiful pictures to raise $58 for endangered dolphins throug  World Wildlife Fund. 
• Mr. Charlie Schrama organized our Terry Fox Walk
• The Marcellus family distributed the annual Unicef boxes. Grade 3K sorted and counted the money. We collected $1,100.
• Grade 3K celebrated Hannukah with Mahala Stafford. They also enjoyed Brian Wolff's dreidles and latkes.
• The staff collected items for a food hamper for one of our families.
• Mrs. Barb Clarke and Mrs. Isabelle Doblanko organized primary children to do crafts for wreaths to be donated to the Festival of Trees for our local Hospital Foundation.
• The Parent Association's annual Christmas bazaar raised over $2,000 for Santa's Anonymous and the Food Bank.
• The district librarians collected 355 books for "Loonies For Literacy".
• Mrs. Savi Houldin's Grade 1 class raised money for 6 kits for Bed Program, donating household items to needing children in developing countries.  
• We collected pennies for the Food Bank for Christmas
• SASP (Students Assisting Students) collected used clothing for the Salvation Army.
• Unicef did a presentation called "Alive" and "Education Around The World", helping educate students on work Unicef does with education, health, safety, water, shelter, nutrition, and refugee camps in developing countries.
• Ms  Barrington helped coordinate a Stationary Bike Race for the Cerebral Palsy Association.
• Our school secretaries Laura and Sheila coordinated an Earth Day question competition about various environmental issues. The winning class won a pizza party.
• April's school assembly was on the Environment, with different classes doing the "Recycling Rap" and presentations.
• Ms Melissa Everitt went to Chile with a volunteer teacher program for 2 months, doing presentations and visiting schools.
• Mrs. Houldin and Mr. Yakiwchuk coordinated Jump Rope For Heart, a health and fundraising event for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Our school raised $23,000! Wow!
• Mme Carol Poirier and other teachers and students participated in the Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion 3km and 5km fundraiser for spinal cord research.
• Bayonne, Jenne, Alyson and Heather from Mrs. Neumann's grade 4 class coordinated a classroom fundraiser for the SPCA. They made posters, collected money, animal food, toys, old blankets and towels. 

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