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Thank-You!

Our Empty Bowls celebration was a great success! I am SO proud of all the grade 5 students for all their hard work, dedication and wonderful performances last night! Way to go! It was a fun, but VERY busy day! Students practiced and polished, sliced and diced, carried tables and instruments, and best of all, had a chance to show our school what they had learned about poverty in Manitoba!

Best of all, we were able to raise $1600.00 for Winnipeg Harvest! Bravo!

I would also like to take this time to say a VERY special thank-you to all the staff at LM for supporting this project; specifically: Mrs. Braccio in the foods lab (you are wonderful!), Mrs. Van Nice and Mrs. Ahns in the Art department, Mrs. Wog for the music presentations, and the parents who also volunteered their time to help us get ready.

I would also like to thank Mrs. Janice Wheeler and Mrs. Cathy McKinnon who were here last night representing Winnipeg Harvest. Both Janice and Cathy are retired teachers who volunteer at Harvest regularly. They both came out to our classrooms in January to teach about poverty in Winnipeg, and also gave us our 'tours' through the Winnipeg Harvest warehouse on our field-trip. Janice and Cathy worked quietly behind the scenes all evening helping set-up, clean-up, jar-bar, supervision and many other roles. A tremendous thank-you to them! You have been wonderful!

Finally, I would like to thank the parents. Teaching empathy and compassion starts at home and we are thankful for all your support throughout this project. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated and will be forwarded to Winnipeg Harvest directly!

That's it for now! Thanks!!

Mr. A and the EB Team

Empty Bowls PUSH!

Hi all! It's our Empty Bowls PUSH Week! Leading up to our May 5th celebration (4:30pm - 5:45pm), students this week will be investing daily in EB activities. Parents - an informational letter was sent home last week describing all the elements of the hunger-project. Our main goal -- is to raise as much money as possible for Winnipeg Harvest!


Student Roles:
All students play an important role in this project. Some additional roles were determined this week as well. They include: MC's, media creation, art, jar-bar, announcements and others. All students will be responsible for preparing (in the food lab) the 'soup' for the meal, gym set-up, musical performances and clean-up.


Jar-Bar:
Students will be in groups of 3 to create a special 'jar' for our jar-bar draw. Students have been instructed on jar ideas and themes and have been asked to bring in their materials as soon as possible. We are going to start building our 'jars' on Monday. Once completed, the entire school (and parents) are encouraged to purchase as many tickets as possible in efforts to 'win' any jar (20 total) they are interested in. The 'jar-bar' will be open prior to our evening's festivities as well.


Clay Bowls:
All grade 5 students have designed and created a clay bowl to symbolize the 'empty bowls' in our own city and communities. Each student is request to 'purchase' their bowls for $10. This money will go directly to Winnipeg Harvest as a student donation. All bowls will be on display. As always, donations of ANY SIZE will be greatly appreciated by Winnipeg Harvest.


Food Prep Day:
Preparing the 'soup' on the day of our celebration is a full task (60 students). Students will be working in the food's lab under the guidance of Mrs. Braccio. Any parents who would like to volunteer their time in the lab (helping out, cleaning, etc.,) please email me directly. Additional support at these times is always appreciated.


"Supper":
Please be advised that this is NOT a formal supper. Rather, a humble demonstration that symbolizes the number of 'empty bowls' or people who go hunger in our province (and the world). Parents and students will be served a simple bowl of hot, yummy soup, a bun, and a drink of fresh water. Parents are also asked to bring in their own bowls, spoons and utensils to use.


Attendance and Clean-up:
The event itself is only 1hr and 15min. While we understand that students are invested in other activities outside of the classroom, it is expected that all students attend and support our hunger initiative. Each year, we are consistently finished before 6pm. "Many hands make light work" is never more clear upon the conclusion of our celebration, and anyone who can help stack chairs and tables afterwards is requested. Together, we can all clean-up quickly.