Well as you all know, yesterday was Monday. At my school every Monday is the one day a week when the students have to dress in their "Number 1" uniforms. This means that they must be dressed "to the nines": blazer, shirt, skirt/pants, knee socks (if applicable) and black dress shoes. Those caught without proper apparel are punished and forced to wear lost-and-found articles of clothing.
Monday is also Assembly day. Every Monday from 8:30-9:35, the entire student body and staff congregate in the gymnasium for announcements, stats, up-coming events etc. I had the pleasure of going to morning assembly where I heard the choir sing, the principal make announcements and the Student Council make a presentation. Announcements and stats included "Plaid Day" on Thursday which is in honour of a grade 12 student who passed away in the spring of his grade 12 year; Current sports statistics; Clubs and Contest results/up-coming events; as well as the unfortunate fire that occurred in the cafeteria that morning - everyone was ok but the cafeteria would not be serving food from the kitchen and therefore pizza would be brought in.
The school culture is so diverse in this school; there is a wonderful mix of nationalities and religions and varying academic abilities. However, the entire school (staff included) are an extremely proud school. There is an abundance of school spirit and school pride. Everyone seems to be working together to create a fantastic atmosphere and whatever they are doing is working.
Classes on Monday went swimmingly. I actually went to a psychology course which is offered to grade 12 students and I found it so fascinating. The students were completely engaged, contributing to discussion, answering questions, and making comments that pertained to the course. This course had the largest class size I've seen so far (27) and therefore was held in the lecture theater. All of the other classes I've seen had a cap of 22 students but usually have between 9-18 students in the class. Talk about small class sizes.
Until Next Time,
LC
I think it's great that Collingwood has an assembly every Monday; more schools should adopt this tradition. That's funny that students have to wear items from the Lost & Found if they forget their Number One Uniform. I remember forgetting my blazer at home. Oh, the shame!
ReplyDeleteI remember those days too, and scruff hall...
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