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FOY’s GOT TALENT!
Today several students showed off their talents for the school. Acts included singing, dancing, gymnastics, piano, and video submissions included horseback riding, baseball, 4 wheeling and magic. A big thank you to Mme. Trewartha for organizing and to our amazing student helpers! Check out some of these acts!🔥🔥🔥

Today, students and staff walked to Mallorytown’s Oak Ridge Trail. We walked the beautiful trails and along the way participated in mindfulness activities where we used our senses to be with nature. A big thank you to our guide, Kim Goodman for leading us through the trails and activities. Students can visit the trails with their families as a great free nature outing!🙂

Today was the final day of our pre-school program for the year. Thank you to the students and families who participated and a special thank you to our amazing volunteer, Ruth, for running the program! We look forward to doing it again next year.

📢REGISTRATION REMINDER: Our online safety webinars are this week. These webinars give parents/guardians practical information on online safety and the risks youth may encounter while using social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps. Steps to take should your child/youth become a victim of online harm will also be discussed.

👉Register here for the June 10 event: https://ow.ly/uACe50Z9oMt

👉Register here for the June 12 event: https://ow.ly/HiAw50Z9oMu

Tremendous gratitude to our special guests at FOY today as they taught our students how to make Bannock which became a staple of the fur trade blending Indigenous traditions and European settler influence. Students made the dough, helped others, added ingredients and cooked it. They also learned about the history of it. In the afternoon, they enjoyed their homemade Bannock. Thank you to our special guests for their knowledge, time and for this experience!

Here is our final calendar for the school year 📕✏️

The has partnered with Victim Services of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry & Akwesasne and the Cornwall Police Service to offer two webinars for parents/guardians that will:

✅help keep youth safe online
✅inform parents/guardians about actions to take and resources available if their child experiences online harm

Register for the June 10 event 👇 https://ow.ly/XaPo50Z6kE9

Register for the June 12 event👇 https://ow.ly/3Cgj50Z6kE2

The same info will be covered in both sessions.

To kick off Pride month, students and staff attended the third annual raising of the Pride flag in Rec Park. Gratitude to mayor Haley, Ruth and councillor Fancy, members of the OPP, and Mme Trewartha for her support, organization and leadership. A special thanks to members of our Pride group who spoke eloquently and passionately about rights, freedoms, inclusion and acceptance. Very important words expressed by them all!

Little Caesars orders are now ready for pick up. Please be here by 4:00. Thank you!

Today we celebrated baby Rosie’s last visit to FOY for the Roots of Empathy program. Baby Rosie has grown so much since she first started with us and she’s even walking now! Students have learned a lot about her growth and development throughout the months. She even celebrated a birthday since her last visit. Happy belated birthday Rosie! We will miss you! And thank you to her mom, Maude, for allowing our students to get to know and learn from Rosie.