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Terry Fox Run:
Our Copperfield Terry Fox Assembly and Terry Fox Run will be on Thursday, September 26th starting at 9:30 am. Families are welcome to attend the assembly and the run. Grade 3 & 4’s will be singing “Never Give Up”. 
Donate ONLINE: This year our school is raising Toonies for Terry. The Terry Fox Foundation has a great reputation, with $.79 cents of every dollar raised going directly to cancer research. Donate online at http://www.terryfox.ca/CopperfieldElementary or by simply bringing $2 on or before Run Day. For more information, visit terryfox.org

Conferences:
Tomorrow afternoon from 4-8 are our conferences, and Friday from 8-12. We are looking forward to meeting you all! Your chid is welcome to join us at our conference. 

Picture Day:
Picture day is Monday, September 23.

Tomorrow we will be celebrating "Pin wheels for Peace" for international peace day. We read a book called "Peace is an offering" and brainstormed what we think peace means to us. Here is the list of some of our thoughts: 

Breathing in and breathing out. Aishu
Silence. Mannat 
Being kind. Veer
Being nice and kind. Keagan 
Making someone laugh. Addison 
Telling someone a joke. Nicholas 
Using kind words. Cooper
Giving a hug. Koston 
Helping someone. Amy
Giving them a present. Amaya 
Being kind. Jaeda 
Being respectful. Aria M.S.
Listing to the teacher. Emma 
Helping someone up. Becca
Reaching something high others can not reach. Desmond
Being helpful. Parker 
Making something for a friend. Mina
Draw something when someone is feeling blue. Lamia 
Being kind to the world. Hunter 
Picking up garbage. Hayley 
Using your hands gently. Paisley 

Our buddies spent the afternoon us helping us create our pin wheels for peace and will be using them tomorrow morning to celebrate. 




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