In celebration of Literacy Day on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, Kingsway Park Public School brought in national bestselling author, Jean E. Pendziwol, to a virtual session with the entire school. The local author presented a live reading of her new book, I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree, which features the themes of hope, discovery and wonder.
After the book reading, the school’s intermediate students were invited to generate a word cloud with their answers to the question “Where do you find hope?”. Results show that friends, family, and school currently offer the highest source of hope. “With the ongoing pandemic, Kingsway Park Public School is striving to spread hope that 2021 will be filled with new beginnings. We hope that our world becomes healthy and that we can soon enjoy our lives to the fullest once again”, said vice principal Kristi Lees.
Shortly after students in northern Ontario returned to physical classrooms following their winter break, a surprise came from the provincial government.