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A busy day! We were fortunate enough to have Elder Randy come in and talk to us and do some storytelling as well. Ask me about his visit and if I remember any of the Blackfoot language. We learned Hello and counted up to 10 with him. We are also bringing home a book today. (See below for more information.) With our buddy class, we did a math activity and in gym we practiced throwing and catching (the last photo is an action shot!). There are three steps to this important life skill.

About the book:

This fall, all Grade One children in Canada will take home a free copy of My Heart Fills With Happiness (J’ai le Coeur Remplie de Bonheur), written by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Julie Flett and published by Orca Book Publishers. In honour of 2019 being named the International Year of Indigenous Languages, both the English and French editions will include Plains Cree text (translated by Mary Cardinal Collins).

The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful book reminds readers young and old to cherish the moments in life that bring us joy.

Since 2000, in cooperation with ministries of education, school boards and library organizations across Canada — the CCBC has given every Grade One child a free Canadian children’s book.

The book is to be taken home by each child to keep and to read with their parents. This far-reaching annual book giveaway program, which provides over 550,000 books to Grade One children across Canada, is fully funded by TD Bank Group. The program is intended to encourage literacy and reading for young children and supports the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s mandate of bringing great Canadian books to Canadian children and to promote a love of reading and a passion for books.