Greetings!
Fall is a wonderful time in Ontario for so many reasons! With weather just warm enough to enjoy, the beautiful site of leaves turning and the anticipation of the months ahead. That is why we thought we’d focus our Newsletter this month on all things to help you Fall In Love with Fall!
This fall will be different in a number of ways as our families reintegrate into workplaces, school and organized sport for the first time in a looooong time. It will be an exciting season for everyone, and maybe a little stressful so we have collected a number of articles and activities that focus on having fun as a family and supporting children in their transitions back.
This fall will also be different as a new federal statutory holiday will commence this year on September 30th. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an important day that was long coming. It is a day to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities and learn about the history as part of an effort towards reconciliation. Many of us were aware that September 30th was previously observed as “Orange Shirt day’, started by a Phyllis Webstad a residential school survivor that started a grassroots movement to commemorate the residential schools experience and honour the survivors. The elevation of this Orange Shirt Day to a nationally observed day was an important first step towards reconciliation.
We wish all the children heading off to school or daycare for the first time the best and to those who are returning, a year of growth and new adventures!
Other celebrations and observances in September and October:
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Sept 6th - Labour Day
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Sept 7th – Rosh Hashana
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Sept 16th – Yom Kippur
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Oct 11th - Thanksgiving
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Oct 31st - Halloween
Stay healthy,
Lisa Parise
