Dear AFS Families,

Please note that this Friday, February 28 there is NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS.  Staff have a non-instructional day. 

This Wednesday, Annie Foote School is participating in Pink Shirt Day.  We will also have a learning celebration and our book draw for this month's virtue, kindness.   If your child does not have a pink shirt, try to wear anything pink (socks, scarf, leggings...)

Pink Shirt Day is a day to raise awareness of bullying and to promote kindness and acceptance.  It's celebrated annually on the last Wednesday of February. 

How it started

• In 2007, two students in Nova Scotia organized a protest after a fellow student was bullied for wearing pink 
• The students convinced hundreds of their classmates to wear pink the next day 
• The act of kindness spread across the school, community, and country 

What it means

• It's a day to celebrate diversity and to create environments where everyone feels safe, valued, and respected 
• It's a day to encourage people to be inclusive, welcoming, and supportive 
• Pink Shirt Day is a symbol of solidarity against bullying in all its forms