10/12/2026
Thanksgiving at WILDE didn’t begin at the table.
It began in the garden, by the fire, and in the hands of the learners who brought it all to life. 🍂
Before the feast, there was the harvest.
Before the gathering, there was the work.
Before the gratitude, there was connection.
A feast planned, prepared, and hosted by our 5/6 Ducks and 7/8 Wolf Pack—with so much care, teamwork, and heart.
They planned the day.
They delegated the tasks.
They harvested, prepped, cooked, decorated, tended the fire, moved picnic tables across campus, and welcomed the whole school into our gathering circle.
The Ducks harvested potatoes from the WILDE gardens.
They gathered flowers planted by the gardening club back in the spring, bringing beauty from one season into another.
The Grade 4/5 Otters pressed fresh apple c***r the old-fashioned way, turning apples into something sweet to share.
And then, gathered together, our students offered poems to their guests.
This is the meaning of Thanksgiving we hope our learners carry with them:
Gratitude is not just something we say.
It is something we practice.
It lives in the hands that harvest.
The friends who help.
The fire that warms.
The food we share.
The land that provides.
The words we offer.
The tables we move so everyone has a place.
Today, we are grateful for this earth, for this school, for these children, and for the quiet magic that happens when learning is woven into living.
Happy Thanksgiving from our WILDE family to yours. 🧡
