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Our Stories
A Day in the Life of Our
Grade 6 Students
By the time our students are finished their
homework, their parents are probably finished
their work on the First Nation or nearby.
They come by to pick up their children and
head home.
After supper at home, which might include
wild rice and fish, our students might head
out to visit some of their cousins. They might
walk to the store, sit around and chat, or ride
their bikes down to Vimy Ridge to visit their
grandparents at a cottage there. After visiting,
they head home to prepare for school the
next day.
ur Grade 6 students get up early to catch
the school bus. They take a lunch, since the Depending on the time of year, on the
school isn’t close enough to walk home. weekend, they might head to a social (like a
OThe school day in Roseneath is pretty mini powwow), practise a musical instrument,
much the same as anywhere else in Ontario, or join their friends in online games.
but our students also learn Anishinaabemowin.
When our students get off the bus after
school, they might take their homework
and head to Student Services. They have
computers there, as well as a teacher on staff
to help get everything done and done well.
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