North Vancouver School District
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Nov 14
Remembrance Leaves

Contributor: Laurie Reichert, Teacher at Brooksbank Elementary

After a discussion about what we are able to take for granted and what other children in the world cannot, the students in Mrs. Reichert’s Grade 5 class wrote what peace means to them on leaves, which they distributed on the playground.

They are hoping that as the leaves are tossed by the wind, many people will see the messages and pass them onto others. Our wish and hopefully our collective goal is for all of the children in the world to experience peace. Here are some examples of their thoughts.

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They also created natural artwork which they hoped viewers would find peaceful.

The leaves where spread on the school grounds, and sure enough students found and picked upon the messages - sharing them with peers and staff.

The response was immediately positive: That was so beautiful, Laurie, and it really touched me as I was walking around the field before recess started. The kids were loving going around the school grounds and reading the positive messages I even saw some from other classes protecting and rebuilding the structures that your students had made. ~Ms. Frogley

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