Hello Gray Families,

It is time for our 5th connectedness activity! Please remember that all of these activities are optional, but encouraged. We are a great community and even though we are physically distanced from one another, we are not alone. By uniting through these activities, we show that we can still demonstrate togetherness.

This past week, we completed the rock garden and I encourage families to continue and add to it. It is looking great and we have so many people stop and take a look. It is really encouraging and beautiful to see all of the families who have contributed to spread hope, cheer and positivity. Thank you!

Activity:

If you are unaware April is World Autism Month. It is a time wear families light it up blue and show their support and acceptance for individuals who have autism. The goal is to increase awareness and promote acceptance/inclusion of people with autism. If you are interested in learning more or expanding your current understanding, please visit https://www.autismspeaks.ca/.

In honour of World Autism Month, I thought we could put our patience, concentration and shape awareness to the test. For those who do not know, the symbol most recognized for people in the autism community is a puzzle piece. It is a symbol to denote the complexity of the autism spectrum. Therefore, I am hoping famililes will take some time this week to complete a puzzle and then take a picture with that puzzle and send it to me at pklassen@deltasd.bc.ca

Although my two year old will not be doing any large puzzles, he does love his 2 and 3 piece puzzles which we will do and I will also start one as well; hopefully I can keep the pieces away from him and my dog. I wish everyone success and look forward to seeing the progress. If you do not finish, please do not worry, I would love to see a photo of any progress made!

We hope everyone has a lovely week! As usual, please continue to check your emails, as teachers will be connect and work with your families.

Have a lovely and safe weekend everyone.

All the best,

Mr. P. Klassen